{"id":21050,"date":"2018-09-20T08:30:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T15:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebigdata.com\/?p=21050"},"modified":"2019-03-08T08:54:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T16:54:46","slug":"field-report-tibco-now-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebigdata.com\/2018\/09\/20\/field-report-tibco-now-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Report: TIBCO NOW 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"FIELD REPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I was pleased to be on hand for the 2018 edition of the TIBCO NOW Innovation at the Edge<\/em> conference in Las Vegas on September 4-6. This was my first time covering the show for insideBIGDATA, and I was eager to get the pulse of the event because you can tell a lot about the state of a company by attending their global user conference. I wasn’t disappointed. The event was very well thought-out, planned and executed. I had a bit of trepidation with the show being held in Vegas (not my favorite destination), but the venue of the Aria Resort and adjacent Convention Center West facility made for an excellent location. I only had to brave the 100+ heat twice, to and from the hotel\/airport! In Vegas style, the convention center even had a chapel for impromptu assignations.<\/p>\n

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\"\"I was looking forward to getting an update on TIBCO as insideBIGDATA goes a long way back with the company. In the past, I\u2019ve worked on some very cool marketing programs with the company including a couple of our popular technology guides: insideBIGDATA Guide to Predictive Analytics<\/a>, and insideBIGDATA: An Insider\u2019s Guide to Apache Spark<\/a>. So I was eager to meet with some of the company execs to hear what\u2019s new, including a status report on their acquisition spree in 2017: Statistica platform from Dell in May, Cisco data virtualization business in October, and Alpine Data in November (more on this later).<\/p>\n

In the spirit of companies transitioning from digital transformation strategy to implementation, TIBCO NOW focused on how businesses can continuously adapt with innovation, and operate at the cutting edge. Innovation is the key to differentiation. Whether you need to grow, transform, or even just survive, innovation is the key to getting and staying ahead. However, according to PwC research, more than 54% of executives surveyed admit they struggle to align innovation strategy with business strategy. The goal for the conference was to show how to make innovation more predictable and repeatable so you can deliver fresh, compelling customer experiences and optimize your company’s operations using the latest technology trends. The many technical sessions allowed attendees to learn how TIBCO customers, partners, and prospects are using the convergence of the Cloud with technologies such as AI, Blockchain, and the IoT, to reinvent their businesses and stay ahead of their competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nice touch! Treats for the techies along with some pretty incredible grilled cheese sandwiches.<\/p><\/div>\n

The conference addressed three perspectives, all of which are required to lead with innovation:<\/p>\n