Avanade Sponsors Upcoming CIO Summit

The CIO Summit team announced today that Avanade has signed on to sponsor the upcoming technology event to be held November 7-10, 2010 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

2010-11-04

HONOLULU, HI, November 04, 2010 (Press-News.org) The CIO Summit team announced today that Avanade has signed on to sponsor the upcoming technology event to be held November 7-10, 2010 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Avanade provides business technology services that connect insight, innovation and expertise in Microsoft technologies to help customers realize results.

The CIO Summit is a unique opportunity for CIOs and technology executives to discuss the latest IT topics and trends through networking opportunities and educational sessions, including think tank sessions, open forums, and panel discussions. Topics featured on this year's agenda include: cloud computing, enterprise collaboration, securing smart phones and tablets, IT consolidation and transformational leadership.

Chris Miller, corporate VP and CIO at Avanade, will be presenting a CIO Thought-Leadership Session at the event on Tuesday, November 9. The presentation, "The Business Impact of Big Data," will outline the challenges that executives face when dealing with data overload, including where data is coming from, who's creating it, who's demanding it, and what business value it provides, if any.

"Many of the CIOs and IT executives that I've spoken to are currently dealing with problems stemming from data explosions at their organizations. Avanade's presentation will be a great starting point for these executives, who are looking to take control of their enterprise data and use it in a way that will benefit their organizations," said Ross Abbott, Event Director, CIO Summit.

Avanade applies Microsoft expertise from its global network of consultants, drawing on the right mix of onshore, offshore and nearshore skills. Avanade, which is majority owned by Accenture, was founded in 2000 by Accenture and Microsoft Corporation and serves customers in more than 24 countries worldwide with more than 11,000 professionals.

If you are interested in participating in the CIO Summit, contact Ross Abbot at ross.abbott@cdmmedia.com or 808-694-3661. For more information about the event, please visit http://www.ciosummit.us.

About the CIO Summit
CDM Media brings together CIOs and technology executives from North America's Fortune 1000 organizations to develop business ideas and build lasting relationships with peers and colleagues. The CIO Summit, to be held November 7-10, 2010, allows IT executives to discuss the latest business technology issues and learn about current technology solutions. For more information, please visit http://www.ciosummit.us/.

CDM Media is a custom design marketing organization for companies who are looking to influence and build relationships with senior CIOs and technology management teams worldwide.

CDM Media is the worldwide custom design marketing company providing strategic solutions and specially-tailored packages for all of your marketing needs. Through innovative and creative planning and truly catering to our customers' marketing challenges, we provide a true one-stop-shop for companies looking for a quality partner to stand out in today's markets. CDM Media creates unique platforms on which we present our clients' marketing material that garners an audience of the highest level professionals in targeted verticals. Through the BIR (Business Intelligence Reports), SBS (Strategic Business Summits) and CDM (Custom Design Marketing) divisions of CDM Media, we cover all of our bases when it comes to providing complete and dynamic marketing coverage. For more information, please visit http://www.cdmmedia.com

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