How To Make The Cloud Really Work
The cloud may have failed to live up to some big promises, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a helpful tool for your organization—when used right.
The cloud may have failed to live up to some big promises, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a helpful tool for your organization—when used right.
Every tech buy should ultimately lead to revenue growth, but those investment decisions must be strategic in order to increase agility and pave the way for greater business value.
Cloud computing can allow for considerable cost savings, but keeping costs down requires diligence. One tip: avoid ‘cloud sprawl.’
They don’t have to be. But the more exciting things you do with cloud technology, the bigger the risk—and the more anxious your security team grows. Here are five ways to achieve a unified strategy.
A look at how emerging technology will forge an intimate connection between the physical and the digital worlds in the decade ahead.
Will high-performance computing level the playing field for small businesses? Will board integrity return to startups? What role will strategic partnerships play? Read on.
As the COVID crisis refocuses all of us on our spending, finding and rooting out zombie cloud costs is essential.
There’s plenty to like about cloud-based subscription solutions, including access to high-end tech. But there’s also plenty to be wary of.
When CEOs partner with procurement, they can dramatically increase their business’s profitability while maintaining growth goals and reducing risk.
There’s no question that companies need to get a better handle on data—how to get it, how to mine it and how to use it
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.