The Journey to Destination: Digital Continues—TIBCO NOW 2016
The first full day of TIBCO NOW was packed with an enthralling talk from Ray Kurzweil, informative keynotes, enlightening customer presentations, exciting announcements, educational breakout sessions, and fun! What part of today’s agenda are you most looking forward to?
We are excited to announce the recipients of this year’s annual Partner Excellence Awards. These awards recognized worldwide partners who use TIBCO technology to provide the marketplace and customer organizations around the globe with exemplary innovative solutions and services. TIBCO recognized Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HCL Technologies Ltd, Cognizant, and Behaim IT Solutions for offering exceptional service to TIBCO’s customers. Find the full list of this year’s awards and recipients and more information here.
Additionally, TIBCO announced a host of pivotal developments in our analytics offerings, including new data wrangling features in Spotfire, new code-free Operational Intelligence dashboards in LiveView, a new user-inspired developer community and component exchange, and a new Accelerator package for Apache Spark and the IoT. These advances, along with improved embedded BI support in Jaspersoft, and a host of industry awards signify both TIBCO’s unstoppable analytics momentum and its commitment to helping businesses successfully navigate their transformation into digital enterprises. Read the full press release here.
Today, we journey to outer space with Adam Steltzner, award-winning rocket scientist and one of NASA’s most brilliant engineers, who led the team responsible for landing the Mars rover, Curiosity, on the Martian surface and controlling it from our planet. Additionally, CTO and EVP of Products and Technology Matt Quinn, Chief Analytics Officer Michael O’Connell, SVP of Analytics, Event Processing, and Strategic Enablement Mark Palmer, and SVP of Products, Analytics, and Events Brad Hopper, grace the TIBCO NOW stage.
This morning, five winners of the TIBCO Trailblazer awards will be recognized. The program recognizes the companies and people leveraging technology in revolutionary and enterprising ways, transforming IT into a strategic differentiator that fuels business growth and an outstanding customer experience. One nominated company from each of the five categories—Pioneer, Innovator, Impact, Visionary, and Transformer—will take home the hardware. Tune into to Twitter and the live stream for up-to-the-minute coverage of the ceremony!
All-star TIBCO customers Norfolk Southern, First Citizens Bank, University of Chicago Medicine, TUI Group, and others share with you stories of their journeys to digital with TIBCO at the helm.
TIBCO NOW isn’t all business! Don’t forget about the concert tonight, with chart-topping artist Walk the Moon at the MGM Hakkasan Night Club, from
7:00 to 10:00. Walk the Moon’s platinum single “Shut Up and Dance” broke records as #1 on the Billboard charts. Experience the energy and excitement of the #1 nightclub in America where you’ll enjoy amazing food and drinks and end the night dancing to a top Las Vegas DJ.
Remember, if you’re not in Las Vegas you can still join the conference virtually by tuning into the live stream of the keynote presentations. Use the hashtag #TIBCONOW to connect with attendees, follow along with the event, and experience everything TIBCO NOW has to offer. See you on social!