Program
The SharePoint Symposium is something very different, a
conference on the topic of Microsoft SharePoint that does not
proselytize. Whether you already have SharePoint in your organization
or are looking to acquire it, you will encounter no sales pitches here.
What you will experience are sessions led by true industry experts who
lead you through the pros and cons and strengths and weaknesses of
SharePoint in practice. From managing (and avoiding) the threat of
sprawl and viral growth, to considering cloud alternatives and add-on
technologies, all the conference sessions draw from real-life experience
and best practices from leading practitioners.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Grand Opening Reception in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Join us on Wednesday evening for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as we celebrate the grand opening of the Enterprise Solutions Showcase. The showcase will feature the top companies in the KM, CM, search, taxonomy, and intranets marketplaces, offering attendees an opportunity to explore all of the latest in product and service solutions.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Big Data Vs Human Data
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Will information come from the misty mountains of the internet or the cloud with no human engagement as Big Data suggests? Don’t we need human sensors to share knowledge? Our popular and provocative speaker discusses the cycles of techno-fetishism that try and ignore the importance of human intelligence, seeking to create the great algorithm which will answer the question of life, the universe, and everything else. Big data is important, but it’s only the start of the journey and savvy organizations realize they need a synthesis of machine and human intelligence. Get lots of insights and ideas to take home to your organization.
Enterprise Search in Virtual Environments
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Virtualized data centers, cloud infrastructures and virtual desktop environments are gaining critical mass in the enterprise. While there are many compelling benefits associated with this trend, one emerging and serious challenge is the search and retrieval of large data sets residing in enterprise private clouds and other virtual environments. Hear how organizations are solving these challenges and driving revenues for their organization.
Coffee Break in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
SharePoint and Beyond: A New Emerging Digital Workplace?
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
It is now a truism that SharePoint is not an end in itself, but a means to an end.What’s the larger goal here? Today, savvy enterprise leaders are trying to craft a new digital workplace that allows digital workers to perform without barriers. Where does SharePoint fit into the equation? Where does SharePoint come up short? How should you revisit your strategies in light of SharePoint 2013?
Customer Panel: SharePoint at Scale
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
What happens when you deploy SharePoint in the world’s largest enterprises? This special keynote panel brings together SharePoint program managers from large enterprises from varying industries to discuss their experiences and lessons.
Attendee Lunch in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Mastering Findability in SharePoint
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
SharePoint search simultaneously is both a sought-after and reviled feature. Sometimes called a “random document generator,” organizations of all shapes and sizes struggle to “get search right.” However, what if search was not the solution? What if find was the solution and search was simply one of many components? During this talk, Shawn Shell, vice president of Hitachi Consulting’s U.S. Microsoft Platform Practice in the Midwest, demonstrates innovative ways to create information findability using a variety of methods, including search. Using real-world examples, Shell shows you how to create successful SharePoint solutions where users can actually find what they’re looking for.
SharePoint in the Cloud: A Critical Assessment
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
It seems like everyone is talking about moving to the cloud. What does “cloudification” mean for SharePoint owners? In this lively session, two consultants debate the pros and cons of using SharePoint in the cloud versus using SharePoint in a traditional, on-premise installation.
Coffee Break in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Stump the SharePoint Consultant
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
For those of you unfamiliar with this format, the concept is simple: Bring your toughest, thorniest,most intractable SharePoint conundrum or challenge and a team of experienced SharePoint Consultants will compete to offer you the best advice in 2 minutes or less. But there’s a twist … we’ll use noise-canceling headphones to make sure the Consultants can’t hear the answers that the other Consultants give. Come and get insightful, likely controversial, and sometimes entertaining answers to your most pressing questions.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
KEYNOTE: Transforming the Way We Collaborate
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
External forces are transforming how knowledge managers formulate strategies and value propositions for their programs. New technologies and disciplines are constantly influencing the portfolio, use and value of available KM approaches. Based on 20 years of KM leadership by APQC, O’Dell discusses how to harness these forces while also dealing with the consumerization of IT, how and when to apply social media tools to collaborative work, and how to use analytics to set the KM agenda.
KEYNOTE: Enterprise Search in the Age of Big Data
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Is the search solution you are using today solving yesterday’s problems? As knowledge workers rely more on mobile, social, and cloud technologies to perform their jobs, the boundaries between personal and professional data are becoming blurred. Unstructured data, including video and other rich media, now forms a large portion of an enterprise’s information assets. How do these trends affect your enterprise search requirements? Find out what you can do to succeed in today’s information age.
Coffee Break in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Industry Analyst Debate: 5 Critical Questions You NEED to Answer About SharePoint
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Featuring analysts from Real Story Group and Forrester, this world-class panel shares their thoughts on SharePoint today and its impact on the technology sector. Each analyst explains and debates the five critical questions that you need to answer about SharePoint. Find out what about SharePoint is hype and what is real, the highs and lows of the SharePoint experience in the cloud.
The Federal Government Experience With SharePoint
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
How is SharePoint similar or different in the government space? Veteran consultant Dan Elam moderates a panel of SharePoint users and managers who explain where SharePoint can be successful and where it has caused issues.
Attendee Lunch in the Enterprise Solutions Showcase
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Spotlight on Solutions
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Top SharePoint solution providers and their customers share successful deployments built on what is arguably the industry’s most versatile platform.
Reduce Migration Time and Costs to CQ by 80-90%
[2:00 pm - 2:15 pm]
Kapow Software helps organizations reduce the time and cost of web content migrations by 80-90%, all while improving accuracy and eliminating business disruptions. Kapow Software can automate migrations from any legacy source and can do this with no freeze on the content. Companies like Audi, Intel, Fiserv, Lowes, NetApp, and more have leveraged Kapow Software to reduce their time and costs.
K2: No Code Solutions for Building Workflow Applications in SharePoint
[2:15 pm - 2:30 pm]
See how K2 offers an easier way to build and automate process-driven solutions in SharePoint, plus provides the tools necessary to support the entire life cycle of your business processes, including workflow design and modeling, business data and enterprise system integration, reporting and analysis, and process administration. All without code!
Best Practices in Enterprise SharePoint Info Architecture
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
The way you organize your content can dramatically impact your SharePoint project’s success. In this session, two experienced SharePoint IA consultants reveal real-life tips to improve your SharePoint implementation’s usability.
Closing Keynote - Town-Hall Discussion: What Did We Learn?
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
We end wrapping up the key takeaways that we have learned at this year’s SharePoint Symposium. We also field any lingering questions from you to make sure all of your pressing SharePoint questions have been answered.