Dreamforce '06 Videos & Slides
IT Executives
Introduction
Target Audience:
IT managers and executives looking to understand and make use of the
AppExchange platform for their development organizations.
Key Take-Aways:
Hear from senior IT executives and product experts how to use the
AppExchange to automate business processes, integrate with other
systems, and improve the partnership with business users. Discuss
strategies for leveraging the AppExchange to lower IT costs, improve
nimbleness, and drive innovation.
Best Practices for Integrating with Your ERP
Integration in a Web 2.0 world should be the least of your implementation challenges. Let us explain Web services and ERP integration in simplistic terms that will help you develop an efficient and effective solution using repeatable design patterns. We�ll remove any fear or doubt by demonstrating some innovative platform solutions that use a metadata-driven approach to integration.
Track: IT Executives
Date and Time: October 10, 2006 12:45 PM
Presenters:
- Tom Ackerman, Symbol Technologies, Inc
- Cole Orndorff, Lawson Software, Inc.
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IT Success with the Winter '07 Release: Platform Overview
The AppExchange platform should be an essential part of your IT strategy for automating processes across your enterprise. AppExchange excels at delivering process-centric applications with all advantages of the on-demand model. Whether your mission is cost reduction, compliance, or increasing your agility at responding to LOB requests, this session will show you how AppExchange can help.
Track: IT Executives
Date and Time: October 11, 2006 10:15 AM
Presenters:
- Eric Bezar, salesforce.com
Architecting Apps for the AppExchange
Learn how to build and deploy simple yet powerful applications using the AppExchange, salesforce.com's revolutionary platform for building, deploying, and managing on-demand applications. And no, you don�t have to be a programmer or developer to join the revolution: Just point and click your way to this session.
Track: IT Executives
Date and Time: October 9, 2006 03:15 PM
Presenters:
- Todd McKinnon, salesforce.com
Identity 2.0 and Salesforce
When thinking of identity and salesforce.com, several things come to mind: users logging into salesforce.com; the customer data stored in the application; and customers logging into the self service portal. Learn how all three of these are related with the emerging Internet Identity Infrastructure known as Identity 2.0, as well as what salesforce.com customers are doing today in identity management.
Track: IT Executives
Date and Time: October 9, 2006 04:30 PM
Presenters:
- Greg Schueman, Employers Direct Insurance Company
Introducing Analytics Mash-ups
Salesforce.com's Winter '07 release takes business analytics to the next level by leveraging the power of composite applications. Learn how these analytics mash-ups will allow you create, share, and combine advanced analyses and components. Learn how you can seamlessly combine multiple sources of data into integrated dashboards that deliver on the promise of business intelligence.
Track: IT Executives
Date and Time: October 11, 2006 09:00 AM
Presenters:
- Darren Cunningham, Salesforce.com
Developing an SOA Strategy
Many IT organizations have developed a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as the roadmap for their existing environment and rationalization for the acquisition of new applications. This session covers the opportunities and best practices for utilizing SOA strategies as a means to improve integration and speed the deployment of applications to end-users.
Track: IT Executives
Date and Time: October 10, 2006 03:45 PM
Presenters:
- Saideep Raj, Accenture
The Mystery Is Solved: Demystifying Integrations
Integration can describe an array of use cases and requirements. But what does it mean to your organization, and what do you need to make it work? From common design patterns and strategies to the range of options available from the AppExchange and our world-class partner ecosystem, this session helps you understand some of the tools used in a successful integration project.
Track: IT Executives
Date and Time: October 10, 2006 11:30 AM
Presenters:
- Sean Coutts, Open Text
- David McMath, Payment Processing, Inc
- Prasad Ramakrishnan, Brocade
- Patrick Nolan, Brocade
Lower TCO and Higher ROI
Return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) are extremely valuable tools for analyzing the value of Salesforce for your organization. Both require establishing baseline metrics and instilling an ongoing process for measuring value. Take the opportunity at this session to learn how to use these tools to evaluate Salesforce, the AppExchange, and their impact on your organization.
Track: IT Executives
Date and Time: October 9, 2006 02:00 PM
Presenters:
- Wanda Dembeck, R. L. Polk & Co.
- Tom Ford, Polycom, Inc.
- Mark Dickey, Polycom, Inc.
CIO Roundtable
Join us for a discussion with top IT thought leaders on how to maximize the value of the the AppExchange platform for your development organization. Hear insights and best practices on how to automate critical business processes, integrate with other systems, and improve the partnership with business users.
Track: IT Executives
Date and Time: October 10, 2006 05:00 PM
Presenters:
- Cliff Bell, Phoenix Technologies
- Jim Benson, K/P Corporation
- Jeff Guillot, Hoover's, Inc.
- Scott Barstow, Bandwidth.com
