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Episode 89: Inspiration and Excitement

We held our Momentum conference about 10 days ago which is the annual gathering of the Documentum family. This year's conference was held in Athens. I was really looking forward to the trip, and fortunately it exceeded my expectations.

 

We had more than 1000 people in attendance, and it was great to meet with the customers, prospects and partners who attended.

 

A highlight for me was hosting a VIP event for about 20 executives from some of the biggest brand names across EMEA. I was able to hear the vision these leaders had for their organizations while showing them how our current solutions and roadmap could help meet their information management requirements. I think many of them were comforted by the fact that other large organizations shared many of the same challenges.

 

Once again, the team delivered a solid program for the attendees – great presentations, networking opportunities and parties. It was truly inspiring, and I can’t wait for next year’s show.

If you’re interested in viewing my 30-minute keynote, here you go:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glj9is3N_6o&feature=related

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXw7idlUeCw&feature=related

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKgWudg4j4g&feature=related

 

I left Athens and traveled to Moscow to present on the future of IT and cloud computing, and why EMC is so uniquely positioned.

 

There’s great interest for what we are delivering so I’m excited to get out as much as I can to share the vision we have for helping customers get maximum leverage from their information.

 

Mark…

Episode 88: Momentum Athens, 2009

I’m on my way to Athens for our annual users conference, Momentum. I’m excited.

We’re expecting over a thousand customers and partners from all across the EMEA region, and the CMA team has worked really hard to give a rich, memorable experience.

The theme of the show is, “Inspired by the past, Primed for the future,” which is appropriate in so many ways. Take the location of Athens itself. Not too many places in the world so nicely blend the old and the new. Even more relevant to me, is thinking about how our solutions mirror this theme of building on past successes to give customers even more value and more innovation.

In my keynote at the conference, I will share with our guests why I’m so confident about the future. The CMA solutions for Information Governance, Information Access and a development platform for building case management applications, are all target areas of strength for us.

I look forward to meeting new friends and re-connecting with old colleagues who’ve followed the Documentum brand for years.

Mark…