A COMPLETE DATA PICTUREOF THE ATTENDEE

The Data+ conference provides a holistic view of all the technologies involved in a data strategy, and connects IT and Line of Business decision-makers to the solution providers, technical experts, and successful practitioners that can

help them propel their business forward by taking full advantage of one of their greatest assets, their data.

THE ATTENDEE:ACTIVE DECISION-MAKER

THE DATA-FOCUSED IT CHALLENGES:NEED SOLUTIONS

REASONS FOR ATTENDING

HEAVILY INVOLVEDIN THE PURCHASEPROCESS

94%OF ATTENDEES ARE INVOLVED IN THE PURCHASE OF IT PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

HEAVILY INVOLVED INBIG DATA STRATEGY

HIGH LEVEL JOB TITLES

88%IT, EXECUTIVE & LINE OFBUSINESS MANAGEMENT

MAJORITY ENTERPRISEREPRESENTATION:EMPLOYEE SIZE:

WIDE RANGE OFINDUSTRIES REPRESENTED:

Finance/Banking/Accounting11%Healthcare/Medical/Pharmaceutical/Bio-Tech9%Government:State/Local8%Education7 %Manufacturing &Process Industries6%Retailer/Wholesaler/Distrubuter (Non-computer)6%Transportation/Utilities (Energy, Water)6%Manufacturing -Hardware/Software

5 %500-999

7%

More than 1,000

Less than 500

73%

20%

Looking for the newesttechnology solutionsand strategies forleveraging data.

Connecting withpeers and IT vendors.

Seeking answers to dataquestions from successful

practitioners, technicalexperts and solutions

providers.Q A&

WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING TO...

Meet a critical massof IT executivesresponsible forbudgets and objectives

Showcase yourorganization as aprominent voicein the community

... PROVIDES HIGH TOUCH EXPOSURE THAT INTRODUCES YOU DIRECTLY TO KEY DECISION-MAKERSTHROUGHOUT THEIR CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE – NOT JUST DURING, BUT BEFORE AND AFTER.

Contact the Network World team today to learn more:

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CONFERENCE THEMES & TOPICS

Advanced & PredictiveAnalytics - In the cloud,for mobile and on-premise.

Visual Analytics, Dashboardsand Self-service tools.

Big Data Infrastructureand Storage - Cloud,Software-defined, SSDand more.

Networks that Scale for Volume and Velocity (Fabrics,100G Ethernet).

Data Protection, Complianceand Privacy in an Era of BigData.

UNIQUE SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES

Along with keynotes, panels, and case studies,Data+ o�ers fresh, unique ways to craft the conversation:

RAPID-FIRE ROUNDTABLESSeries of quick roundtable discussions in a structured networking session. The session will begin with our host revealing a general question for each table to discuss. With the sponsor as moderator, table mates willintroduce themselves, and comment on the question. After seven minutes, attendees will move to other tables and another question will be announced.

UNCONFERENCE SESSIONSDynamic, crowdsourced session where sponsors andattendees can propose a topic and format (Ex. Ask the Expert, Customer Discussion on How to Prove the ROI of a Project, Architectural Diagramming). Attendees vote and the most popular ideas win.

TOWN HALLClosing town-hall style session bringing the entireconference together to discuss “All Things Data.”

GAIN ACCESS TO AN AUDIENCE THAT IS NOT ONLY LOOKING FOR PERSPECTIVES FROM THEIR PEERSBUT FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING IT VENDORS AT

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CONFERENCESEPTEMBER 7-9, 2014 DATAPLUSCONFERENCE.COM

Engage in mutualeducation with yourcustomers and prospects

Accelerateyour salescycle

Report businesshas been occasionally

or frequently lostdue to inability to

quickly find sought-afterinformation.

Lack skilledworkers

capable ofmanaging

data.

Report importantbusiness

decisions havebeen delayed dueto the data influx.

Feel frequentlyor occasionally

overwhelmed byincoming data.

Lack skilledworkers

capable ofanalyzing

data.

42% 38%53% 46% 40%

291CURRENTLY MANAGING AN AVERAGE OF TERABYTES OF DATA.

83 %OF EXECUTIVE IT AREINVOLVED IN THEIRORGANIZATIONS BIG DATAINITIATIVE

Source: IDG Enterprise Big Data Study, 2014; Data+ Event Profile, 2013.