by Steve Earle | Aug 17, 2015 | Events
Big Tech Events like ‘Tech Night at the Ballpark’, ITPalooza and eMerge distinguish themselves by appealing to a diverse cross-section of the South Floria tech community. At these events, visitors and partners will have the opportunity to interact and network with a broad demographic from product development, through sales and marketing to C-level executives – all ready to offer their unique perspective on what makes the South Florida tech scene so dynamic – all you have to do is ask, Oh and BE THERE!
For details about upcoming events, please visit the ‘Big Tech Events‘ page at the SherlockTalent website.
If you have any questions about participation or partnering, please contact me Alex@SherlockTalen.com

by Steve Earle | Aug 17, 2015 | Events
Tech Night is Next Tuesday! Are you ready!
Sign-up today for the 3rd Annual Tech Night at the Ballpark – Aug 25, 2015, Marlins Ballpark, Miami
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM – Private Pre-Game Party!
7:10 PM Let’s Play Ball!
Get Your Name In Lights at the HOTTEST SUMMER Tech Event in South Florida
Get your company name in lights – sponsor the 3rd Annual Tech Night at the Ballpark and get you company name on the Marlins Ballpark Jumbotron. (more…)
by Steve Earle | Aug 17, 2015 | Events
IBM, Miami International Airport, Mirum, Norwegian Cruise Lines.
Join our panel of distinguished ‘C-level’ leaders to discuss important mobile trends, including personalization, beacons, mobile payments, and the future of the mobile industry. This is a discussion you don’t want to miss!
Are you providing optimal user experience for your customers on their favorite mobile device? Mobile device technology plays an integral role in all of our lives – at work, at play and at home. And it is a key part of the profitability picture for businesses.
MODERATOR: Alex Barenboim, VP Enterprise & Mobility, AAJ Technologies
PANELISTS:
- Arnold Bramnick, Chief Technology Officer, Norwegian Cruise Line
- Gary Guenard, Sales Director, IBM Customer Engagement Solutions Digital Analytics and Tealeaf
- Maurice Jenkins, Vice President of IT, Miami International Airport
- Lorenzo Vallone, SVP & CTO, Mirum

AGENDA:
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Registration and Networking
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Personal & Profitable
8:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Meet the Speakers
8:30 pm – Conclusion
– See more at: http://www.southfloridatech.org/event/personal-profitable-your-company-mobility-and-the-customer/#sthash.MGNciuh7.dpuf
by Steve Earle | Aug 17, 2015 | Events
Join SoFloPHP and special guest Cal Evans to discuss the forthcoming PHP 7 release and the 5 things that will make the biggest difference to developers.
Upgrades are scary. Many of us remember moving to PHP 5.3 and all that it entailed. Some of us remember moving to PHP 5.0 and the headaches that caused. Now we are all faced with PHP7 and some of us are starting to sweat.
Fear not. While PHP7 is a major upgrade to the engine, the big changes are new features for developers to use, there are very few BC breaks.
This class takes a look at the 5 things that will make the biggest difference to developers. it will get you started down the road of preparing your code for PHP7

by Steve Earle | Aug 17, 2015 | Events
Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available!
Buy your ITPalooza sponsorship early and save big with great value packages. We are offering all our sponsorship opportunities with three cut-off dates – August 31, October 31 and After November 1. You know you want to be there, so take advantage of the reduced prices.
EXPLORE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
2015 ITPalooza tickets are now available!
As in years past, ITPalooza is offering ‘Early Bird’ ticket rates as well a ‘Marine Toys for Tots Drive’ Ticket.
Why offer two ticket types? ITPalooza supports several local charities and non-profits through ticket sales, sponsorship revenues and toy donations.

Welcome to ITPalooza 2015
Now in its 4th year, ITPalooza 2015 is set to be the best yet. During the coming months, the ITPalooza team will be working hard to bring you an event that is unique in the region and perhaps in the world. That’s because ITPalooza is the only event that brings together the entire South Florida IT community from CIOs through Tech User Groups to top local, national and international presenters and guests.
Marine Toys For Tots Drive

Every year, ITPalooza donates thousands of dollars in toys to the Marine Toys for Tots Drive. This is made possible throught the generous toy donations of ITPalooza attendees. ITPalooza offers attendees the option of a free ticket in return for unwrapped toy donations or the option to buy a ticket.
Supported Charities

Attendees can support ITPalooza charity organizations in one of two ways. ITPalooza offers two ticket types to give you a choice of how you would prefer to support our charities. Through the purchase of a ticket or by supporting the Marine Toys for Tots Drive.
Stay Connected
ITPalooza 2015 is about staying connected to our fantastic South Florida tech community. It’s about learning and experiencing insights from top local, national and international presenters and guests. It’s about sharing and giving as we honor local charities. But most of all, it’s about having some good old-fashioned FUN!
by Steve Earle | Aug 10, 2015 | Events
Tonight, joint the South Florida Xamarin User Group as Anthony Serpico takes us through Xamarin Date Persistence with SQLite.XM.
Data persistence along with server-side synchronization is common requirement for many, if not most mobile applications. However, writing a persistence layer is a lot of work. Add cloud synchronization to the mix, and you can wind up spending huge amounts of time on the database back-end. This takes valuable resources away from the development of your apps unique, core value proposition.
