I'm looking forward to once again attend IBM
Think, IBM's flagship technology conference. I attended the inaugural Think
conference and it was one of the highlights of the year (2017). This year IBM
Think is being held in San Francisco February 12 thru 15 at the Moscone Center
and surrounding hotels. San Francisco is a wonderful location because it will give
the conference more room to accommodate the large crowds more comfortably than
the Las Vegas venue of 2017.
One of the great things about Think is the breadth and scope of
pertinent technical content that it covers. So whether you are a developer, a
DBA, a data scientist, a manager, or any flavor of IT specialist, there will be
a plethora of useful sessions and activities to educate and make you “think.”
Now you all know that my primary background is database
administration and Db2, but I also work with and have interest in many other
technologies, including data governance, security and data protection, DevOps, machine
learning, AI, blockchain, quantum computing, and cloud computing. And the great
thing about the IBM Think conference is that it provides in-depth coverage of all
of these areas, and more.
A big struggle for such a large event (expected attendance in
excess of 30,000) is finding what you need. Well, IBM Think makes it a bit easier
because it is broken down into campuses that focus on a specific areas. This year’s
campuses include:
- · Smarter Business Showcase
- · Data & AI Campus
- · Cloud & Infrastructure Campus
- · Security & Resiliency Campus
There will be more than 2,000 business strategy sessions and
technical deep dives over the course of the week, along with professional
development opportunities from 100s of hands-on labs and certification exams.
One of the big highlights of IBM Think is always the great
speakers, and this year is no exception. From IBM speakers like CEO Ginni Rometty
and Sr. VP Hybrid Cloud Arvind Krishna, to industry speakers like Founder &
CEO of Mogul Tiffany Pham and AT&T CEO John Donovan, to researchers like MIT
Media Lab and Harvard research specialist Dr. Kate Darling, to entertainers
like Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, there will
be a lot of knowledge imparted. I’m particularly looking forward to hearing Paul
Cormier, EVP and President of Products and Technologies at Red Hat to hear how
the IBM / Red Hat combination is working.
Another advantage of attending IBM Think is the access to exclusive
information about IBM products, technologies, strategies, and services that are
sure to be shared during the event. IBM always unveils a ton of great stories
and technologies at Think.
I’ll be live-tweeting at IBM Think 2019, so be sure to follow me
at twitter.com/craigmullins so you can experience Think right along with me, as
it happens. Some of the sessions I plan on attending include topics on governed
data science, using machine learning to prioritize business issues, and Db2 on
cloud... but those are just the tip of the tech iceberg.
And finally, it is not too late. Click
here if you want to attend IBM Think 2019… If you do, maybe I’ll see you
there amongst 30,000 of our IT friends!
