Testimonials
From our IT Executive Attendees
"I didn't see the point in attending this meeting and essentially 'paying' for Vendor Focused meetings by taking three days out of the office...
I'm glad I did though! The networking, and strategic insight of what my peers are doing, and learning about new products in a surprisingly unobtrusive and educational way was fantastic. Also having access to benchmarking IT implementations compared to other organizations was a huge differentiator. I was very satisfied with the onsite experience."
-Mark Kocour, CIO of ZS Associates
"My work demands are too significant to justify coming to vendor sponsored boondoggle and I almost said no to the invite to attend the event. But I'm walking away now after attending the event with knowledge gained from vendors I never heard or worked with that will provide potential help for my organization. I have follow-up with 5 providers to see if their solution will be a fit for my organization and a handful of CIO peers to keep in touch with. This was a great opportunity to meet and discuss real IT issues with peers and insight on potential vendors solutions in a non pressure sales pitch environment. To think I almost missed it!"
- John Matrachisia, SentrySafe
Traveling to the East coast for a West coast event almost prevented me from attending. I'm glad it didn't. Midmarket CIO Forum was better than most I have attended in the past several years. The team did a superior job in organizing it and making it logistically simple for me to attend. The structure of the days & mix of sessions in the agenda kept my interest, allowed for pointed networking opportunities, and I'm walking away with multiple solutions for my organization. This was a surprisingly valuable experience that was well above my expectations. This was a very high value for my time and well with the trip!"
- Edward Poshkus, CIO of Creative Strategies Ventures Corp
"Very useful! Great opportunity to share experiences with peers and plenty of time to meet with vendors. I have a much better knowledge of tools available to me in the marketplace as a result of attending."
- Jim Horlacher SVP, Southeast Corporate Federal Credit Union
"Well worth the time! Well targeted! Intro to some great vendors I did not know."
-Anthony Mills CIO, Allen Group Marketing
"I found this event very valuable. The pace was relaxed and there were plenty of opportunities for peer networking. I found some unique products that meet some current needs. I also made new contacts and connected with past friends. This event really focused on giving us the knowledge WE can use! I appreciated the war stories and learned from others' mistakes."
-Ted Maulucci CIO, Tridel Corporation
"This is THE best format for keeping informed about potential solutions, ie the boardroom sessions, peer discussion, and getting away from the office! I made some new contacts and a couple of newly discovered vendors."
-Bob Farrar CIO, Hometown Health Plan
"Justifying time away from business and personal obligations to go to an unknown event, especially at the end of the year was very difficult!
"The event is small enough to interact with your peers & have good 1x1 discussions with them as well as the vendors. The vendor solutions were excellent. The boardroom interaction with my peers during and after the case study presentations by vendors was a highlight! For my first time attending, this was absolutely first class!"
- Robert Popiak, CIO of At Home Healthcare
"The Midmarket CIO Forum provided an excellent opportunity to network with my peers as well as an educational opportunity to learn from some of the sponsors - many of which were not previously on my radar."
-Hans Keller Sn Director, IT, Erickson Retirement Communities
"An excellent opportunity to network with your peers in the midmarket space as well as effectively evaluating vendors and products with 'right-sized' solutions for midmarket organizations."
- Michael Cisek Director of Infrastructure & Operations, Pitt Ohio Express
"Great Peer Interaction, very appropriate vendors were present, tremendous opportunities to share experiences and learn from other experiences."
-George Dufour CTO,CBIZ, Inc
"Great peer to peer interaction and opportunity to learn about products and vendors. Excellent opportunity to learn what others are doing to solve midmarket problems!"
- Jerry Harder CTO, Shadow Mountain Ministries
From Our Event Sponsors
"After our first sponsorship of the Midmarket CIO Forum in November 2010, we are true believers. The event team was so helpful in preparing us for our first event and set us up for solid success. The online community allowed us to connect with IT executives prior to arrival and organize our own networking event while in Orlando. From start to finish, the Midmarket CIO Forum team made our experience stellar. We love selling to the midmarket audience and these were dollars well spent to reach that market."
- Andy Schroepfer, VP, Enterprise Strategy, Rackspace Hosting
"Well run event! Effective at connecting us with CIOs and IT Executives AND getting our marketing message to them clearly! The smaller scale of this event is an advantage. We met with nearly everyone and the atmosphere is casual, & intimate, friendly. People WANT to learn about us."
- Jim Van Valkenburg, Tango
"This was a good way to introduce and explain our product and message to decision makers! We had an opportunity to get one-to-one conversations with 80 CIOs in a couple days, which could have taken us more than a year! You can't do that anywhere else!"
-George Bradley, Global Software Business Dev. Manager for Hitachi Data Systems
"Cost, time, and resource allocation were significant factors I needed to consider before sponsoring the event. The case study presentations in the boardrooms were a highlight of the event. I wish I had presented to more boardrooms to help me get in front of every CIO! The ITBE events team and tools in place helped me to maximize my experience onsite. Overall the Midmarket CIO Forum is one of the best events I've been to!
-Matt Kalmenson, VP Channel Sales, CA Technologies
"This was an effective event!"
-Cristina Mondini, Google
"This was my first such event. I look forward to others! The IT Business Edge staff were both knowledgeable and helpful. This was a very positive experience. The diversity of the midmarket was the single greatest take away."
-Mark Morton, IBM/Cognos
"The most valuable aspect of the Midmarket CIO Forum is the quality of the individuals attending the conference. People here are REALLY looking for solutions and technologies for their respective enterprises."
-Alan Sabin, field account executive for Cast Iron Systems
