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Check out these two great conferences

18-Feb-2011

Tags: Digital and Media Asset Management, Document Management (ECM), Enterprise Collaboration & Social Software, Enterprise Search, Portals and Content Integration, SharePoint Ecosystem, Web Content and Experience Management, Industry Events, Selecting Technology

The era of the mega-IT exposition may be closing, but two large conferences -- info360 and Interop -- continue to thrive. I think it's because both events are very well run, and both focus on meaty business problems.

The info360 expo has broadened to cover "information management" more generally, which I think is very wise. There are several implications here, but most importantly the event will add coverage of data-oriented services to its traditional emphasis on content technologies. In the real world these lines are blurring, and those of us on the content side have a lot to learn from gurus like Cindi Howson, Colin White, Mike Ferguson, and Mark Madsen.

At info360 next month in Washington DC, my colleagues and I will be leading a day-long workshop, "An Insider’s Guide to Selecting Content Technologies." It's designed for business analysts, enterprise architects, program managers, or IT leaders who need a no-nonsense primer on how Social, Content, Portal, SharePoint and related technologies really work (and often don't work), as well as how to make the right vendor choices in confusing marketplaces.

At Interop in Vegas, I'll be leading a similar workshop, "A Fresh Look at Content, Collaboration, Social, and Portals: Enterprise Information Technologies for Today's Knowledge Worker." Here again, if you're looking for practical explanations and skeptical view of the key players, this is the place to get it.

I hope you can join us at either event.

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