by Steve Earle | Dec 2, 2013 | ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
This year at ITPalooza the CIO Council will host a VIP Executive luncheon followed by a targeted track of 4 CIO focused sessions. After the sessions you are invited to continue to the VIP tent in the Courtyard to enjoy the evening with friends, colleagues and the ITPalooza House Band.
For a targeted track of 4 Exclusive VIP – CIO sessions
11:30am  – 1:00pm: CIO VIP Luncheon with your peers by the CIO Council
1pm – 1:45pm:Â Challenges facing Big Data Scale-out
2pm – 2:45pm:Â Cyber Intelligence Fighting Cyber Crime
3pm – 3:45pm:Â Moving to a risk-based Security Model
4pm – 4:45pm:Â The Future of Ethernet Service Delivery
5pm – 9pm: VIP Courtyard Tent Party with Live Entertainment
If you are a CIO or Sr. IT Manager and you have not received your invitation, please email Alex@SherlockTech.com
by Steve Earle | Nov 25, 2013 | ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and colleagues. May you enjoy the peace and happiness of this family oriented celebration.
I also wish to thank the tireless work and support that the ITPalooza organizing team is pouring into the event to make it a great success.
The ITPalooza Organizing Committee will be hosting a Sponsors, Speakers, Volunteers dinner on Wednesday December 11th. Please click here to register.
by Steve Earle | Nov 25, 2013 | ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
ITPalooza is just 2 weeks away and still FREE with your donation of New Unwrapped Toys. Marines Toys For Tots will be on hand to collect and marshal your Toy Donations to spectacular Toy Wall the volunteers build each year. Be sure to bring a camera to capture the fun. ITPalooza honored the Marines Toys for Tots program by donating more than $15,000 of Toys and Fun to the cause. Toys are needed for children of all ages boys and girls – indoor and outdoor. Also sports accessories like baseball gloves and basketballs are welcome.
by Steve Earle | Nov 25, 2013 | ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
There’s a growing demand for information technology professionals in South Florida, according to a survey by Miami Beach-based staffing firm SherlockTech.
Sixty-one percent of companies surveyed said they have immediate plans to hire additional IT staff in 2014. That’s up from 57 percent in 2013.
The survey identified the most demand for the following jobs:
• Enterprise-level mobile application developers ($105-$150,000)
• Cloud infrastructure engineers ($100-$105,000)
• IT security analysts ($80-$150,000)
SherlockTech said it surveyed more than 500 IT professionals and local companies, in conjunction with the upcoming ITPalooza event being held at NSU’s Graduate School of Information Sciences on Dec. 12.
On average, starting salaries increased 10-18 percent for the jobs in the most demand.
“There is a new paradigm emerging in the information technology arena,†said Alex Funkhouser, CEO of SherlockTech Staffing, in a news release. “It used to be the IT department in the driver’s seat; now, it is sales and marketing calling the shots as IT supports brand building and business development.â€
The survey’s results also showed a change in attitude from local IT professionals. Sixty-nine percent said they were open to new opportunities as compared to 67 percent last year and 16 percent in 2011. Funkhouser has seen turnover rates increasing significantly compared to 20 percent during the height of the recession.
by Steve Earle | Nov 25, 2013 | ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
“You did a great job with ITPalooza last year. This year I will encourage all of my staff to attend.” Greg Taffet, CIO US Gas and Electric.
If you are a CIO or Senior IT Manager, please follow the example of CIO Greg Taffet and encourage all your staff to attend ITPalooza 12/12/13.
As A bonus, CIO’s are invited to participate in our Invitation only CIO Insights track. If you are a CIO or Sr. IT Manager and you did not receive an invitation, please email Alex@SherlockTech.com.
by Steve Earle | Nov 18, 2013 | ITPalooza, Marketing, Newsletters
This year we are encouraging you to take lots of pix at ITPalooza and share them on the Facebook page – Why? Because a picture is worth a thousand words and we want to keep improving ITPalooza year after year – your photos and videos will help to build a permanent record of just how awesome South Florida’s biggest User Group Meeting and Tech Party really is!
Visit the ITPalooza photo album. We have a selection of the the best pix from ITPalooza 2012. There is also an unabridged gallery with 107 pix.
