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One day with HDS

Attended #HDSday yesterday in San Jose.  Listened to what seemed like the majority of the executive team. The festivities were MCed by Asim Zaheer, VP Corp and Product Marketing, a long time friend and employee, that came to HDS with the acquisition … Continue reading

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1 on 1 auctions vs. person years of A/R time

I have had this conversation before (and have blogged about it with Crowdsourcing business analyst …) where there is lots of time and effort (person years?) devoted to scheduling one-on-one meetings between analyst firms and corporate executives. I may be … Continue reading

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Hitachi-HDS Strategy Sessions in Japan

Went to Tokyo at HDS’s expense this week and had a great time talking with Hitachi and HDS about their current and future product portfolio. Arrived Monday evening and went out for an informal dinner.  In the photo foreground one … Continue reading

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Crowdsourcing business analyst 1 on 1 scheduling with executives

Just got back from a conference with business analyst meetings and while there I talked with a number of analyst relations people in the audience about what it takes to pull these meeting together.  I was astounded by the effort … Continue reading

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