Please join IBM on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, for an afternoon of innovative discussion on how
to maintain focus and win in an ever changing market.  With 4Q well underway, the focus of this event will
be how we can help your company close more opportunities.  This event is about you! 

This Connect to Win session will be in the form of Speed Dating, giving you the opportunity to speak with
Collaboration and Channels executives, sales and technical teams. 

Ask yourself:
• Do I have opportunities which are stalled? 
• Am I getting push back from a customer? 
• Is there a creative approach to help me close this deal? 
• How do I pull in some deals from 2014 to have a successful 2013 year end? 
• What can I do to help my customer with financing? 
• I have a customer with a technical issue and I’m not sure how to resolve it.  What do I do? 
• More of my customers are looking for a solution approach.  How can I stay relevant? 

If you answered YES to any of these questions, then you should not miss this session.  In a one-on-one
environment, the Collaboration sales and technical teams will meet with you to address the questions
which are top of mind, help you develop a solution and win the business. 

Hosted in Markham by the IBM Innovation Center, this event will help you uncover new opportunities to
expand your ecosystem.  You’ll find ways to create successful business connections no matter who you
need to meet: IBM representatives, other ISVs, Resellers, or Systems Integrators.  You’ll also hear how
you can drive sales through technology integration, joint marketing, and connections to the IBM sales
teams. 

Register online at - http://ibm.co/1fY9Mwd (Note: All guests must be registered in advance)
IBM does not charge to attend this 'Connect to Win' event.  If you have special needs or dietary
restrictions or questions, please contact Jeanette Lee at jeanette@ca.ibm.com. 

Note: A bit of pre-work is required.  Each partner registered for the individual breakouts will be assigned
a 20-minute slot.  Availability is not guaranteed.  To best maximize your time, please fill out the attached
template with three questions which you would like to have answered
Business Partner Profile Form: http://ibm.co/17hrhFh
Please complete and return the profile form no later than Tuesday, November 12. 

From this session you will learn how to enrich and extend your Microsoft environment and see just how easily IBM integrates with what you have.  You'll also come away with a deeper understanding of the latest in social and mobile technologies, and how organizations like Cemex, TD Bank and Lowes are working smarter and driving innovation. 

From this session you will learn how to enrich and extend your Microsoft environment and see just how easily IBM integrates with what you have.  You'll also come away with a deeper understanding of the latest in social and mobile technologies, and how organizations like Cemex, TD Bank and Lowes are working smarter and driving innovation. 

Attendees will learn how Streams works, how to administer Streams as well as learn how to develop Streams applications using Streams Processing Language (SPL).  Among them you will learn how to implement data filtering and transformation, database access and text mining applications. 

From this session you will learn how to enrich and extend your Microsoft environment and see just how easily IBM integrates with what you have.  You'll also come away with a deeper understanding of the latest in social and mobile technologies, and how organizations like Cemex, TD Bank and Lowes are working smarter and driving innovation. 

IBM Flex System™ is a new category of computing that integrates multiple server architectures, chassis, storage, networking and system management capabilities into a single, integrated system that is easy to deploy and manage. 

This event is designed for Business Partners, ISVs, MSPs looking to maximize their relationship with IBM.  Learn best practices, meet local contacts and establish next steps as you partner and grow with IBM.  You will learn through IBM Roadmaps.  These sessions can be held in a one-on-one environment or in groups.  Contact us to schedule a private session. 

From this session you will learn how to enrich and extend your Microsoft environment and see just how easily IBM integrates with what you have.  You'll also come away with a deeper understanding of the latest in social and mobile technologies, and how organizations like Cemex, TD Bank and Lowes are working smarter and driving innovation. 

The DB2 10 Bootcamp introduces features and enhancements in the latest version of DB2 for Linux®, UNIX® and Windows®.  Detailed presentations and hands-on labs are included where attendees will gain in-depth knowledge of exciting new features. 

This event is designed for Business Partners, ISVs, MSPs looking to maximize their relationship with IBM.  Learn best practices, meet local contacts and establish next steps as you partner and grow with IBM.  You will learn through IBM Roadmaps.  These sessions can be held in a one-on-one environment or in groups.  Contact us to schedule a private session. 

IBM Flex System™ is a new category of computing that integrates multiple server architectures, chassis, storage, networking and system management capabilities into a single, integrated system that is easy to deploy and manage. 

Socialytics = Social + Big Data + Analytics

Great presentation on this topic very in depth. 

What is Socialytics?  It is a way that companies can simply collect big data across the social spectrum, and within seconds conduct complex analytics functions that show what your customers are saying and buying.  What your competitors are saying and doing.  And what is happening in the markets in real time. 

IBM InfoSphere Guardium is a highly scalable, database activity monitoring system that is able to collect audit information on databases at an extremely fine grained level of detail with almost no performance impact for the database.  InfoSphere Guardium's architecture also ensure a true separation of duties, and can prevent data leaks both from internal and external threats.  InfoSphere Guardium is also able to detect vulnerabilities within databases, helping prevent leaks before they occur.  Finally, InfoSphere Guardium integrates with the enterprise and supports a wide variety of database management systems, reducing the complexity of enterprise compliance systems. 

This technical workshop is for IBM business partners who are currently working with or are interested in working with IBM InfoSphere Guardium Database Activity Monitoring system.  Detailed presentations and hands-on labs on InfoSphere Guardium v8 are included where attendees will gain in-depth knowledge on topics including:

Learn how IBM InfoSphere Guardium can help add value to your solutions and extend your market opportunities.  Business partners working in the consulting industry who are currently working with or plan to work with InfoSphere Guardium are also welcome to attend. 

Come join us at the IBM Big Data Connect to Win - Big Insights at the Speed of Business event on Tuesday, October 16 where industry experts will share their real-world experiences to help you learn how to take control of your ever-growing supply of data and turn it into an enterprise source of knowledge. 

HIGHLIGHTS
- Evolve your data warehouse to take advantage of new technologies like Hadoop
- Speed up your analytics with DB2 BLU
- Discover insights and optimize decisions fast enough to impact your business in real-time
- Deliver trusted information for data warehousing and business analytics
- Network and create relationships with other Business Partners in the community

Wow...this is amazing....looking forward to using this new portal..newblueedge.ca! 

“Waterfront Toronto is creating an Intelligent Community that uses technology to enhance quality of life and economic opportunity,” said John Campbell. “ Together with partners like IBM and Element Blue, we are delivering future-ready infrastructure that will allow people and businesses to thrive and deliver a competitive advantage for the City of Toronto on the global stage.” 

Join us in Las Vegas for a blend of business, technical and leadership training, along with the deep insights into Business Analytics, Enterprise Content Management and Information Management.  More than 13,000 Customers, Business Partners and IBMers are expected.  Come and experience proven technologies and meaningful business insights that improve performance while reducing costs. 

Early Bird Rate
Register between now and September 13 and receive the Early Bird rate.  Save $300 on your registration.  And, if you have attended the Information On Demand conference in the past, you can save an additional $100 on registration with the alumni discount.