Cloud Intelligence Conference: Kansas City 2012

• Title Sponsors
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  Centriq Training - a Gold Microsoft Learning Partner - is Kansas City’s most experienced technical training provider with over 20 years in the industry. Centriq is the only company in Kansas City offering the Centriq Choice where the customer chooses between: i) live, in the classroom, instructor-led training; ii) remote online live training; and iii) customized, private onsite training. www.centriq.com/CentriqChoice.aspx
  
  Centriq has an experienced staff of 20+ instructors operating in 16 classrooms in Leawood, Kansas. In 2011, Centriq trained over 3,000 IT professionals from over 400 companies. As the most diverse training company in Kansas City, Centriq delivers training on all Microsoft technologies, including Windows Server 2008, Exchange, SharePoint, Windows 7, System Center, Hyper-V and Windows Azure. In addition, Centriq trains on multiple other platforms such as Cisco, Adobe, Citrix, Novell, VMware, Java, Security, ITIL and Project Management.

  Website: www.centriq.com

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  Microsoft is a multi-billion dollar manufacturer of products and software, and a recognized leader within the technology industry. Microsoft is committed to optimally serving the needs of its customer base. This customer commitment is based on three tenants:

  • Help customers solve business problems
  • Help customers develop breakthrough ideas
  • Help customers stay connected to what's important to them

  
  

  Microsoft has recently added to its portfolio a suite of online services for business customers (small and large). In addition, the company continue to make advancements in the Unified Communications arena designed to help customers reduce costs and improve efficiencies.

  Website: www.microsoft.com

• Platinum Sponsors
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  Valorem is a premier consulting company providing world class business and technology solutions for business intelligence, collaboration, content management, and custom applications in the Cloud and on premises. We leverage enterprise-level technologies including Microsoft SharePoint, SQL Server, and Windows Azure as well as our extensive development expertise to create solutions that meet the unique needs of our customers.

  Website: www.valoremconsulting.com

• Gold Sponsors
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  We aim to be the industry’s best at designing, developing and deploying scalable IT solutions that help businesses meet technology challenges at a local level. We believe in going above and beyond to help you meet your business objectives. As a true partner to your business, we provide our clients with exclusive access to industry insights through Sogeti’s International Research Group, VINT – which stands for Vision, Inspiration, Navigation and Trends. We pride ourselves on supplying our clients with educational seminars and events to share best practices and explore specific technologies. With Sogeti, you can have it all.

  Website: www.us.sogeti.com

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  Founded in 1957, Vistage International, headquartered in San Diego, California, is the world’s leading peer advisory membership organization, serving more than 15,000 CEOs and senior executives in 15 countries. Vistage members participate in Chair-led advisory board peer groups, receive one-to-one coaching, learn from expert speakers, and interact among a global network of CEOs representing a broad range of industries. Its renowned Vistage CEO Confidence Index has been tracking CEO confidence and main street business issues since 2003.

  Website: www.vistage.com

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  Global Messaging Solutions, Inc. (GMSI) was formed in 1999 to specifically address the shortfalls and reliability issues of E-Mail. With clients that span the globe, GMSI has developed a solid reputation for the most innovative, reliable and secure cloud-based E-Mail messaging services. E-Mail is one of the world’s most mission-critical Internet applications. With an unparalleled reputation, GMSI helps corporations and government entities keep E-Mail flowing flawlessly. Our nimble and streamlined approach allows us to quickly customize the most flexible and cost-effective cloud-based messaging solutions available.

  Website: www.gmsi1.com

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  NetStandard Inc. is a leading provider of strategic information technology solutions for businesses. 15 years of proactive IT process improvement and very integral partnerships in support of numerous companies have enabled NetStandard to develop CLARITY, an outsourced IT solution that its customers recognize as far superior to other offerings. As a Microsoft Dynamics Partner, NetStandard is experienced in implementation and support for Microsoft Dynamics GP, Exchange, SharePoint and OCS/Lync. NetStandard also offers all of these products plus other Microsoft ERP solutions through its cloud computing platform, Myappsanywhere, sold through a network of Microsoft Channel Partners. These cloud computing business solutions are customizable with approximately 50 Independent Software Vendor applications certified for implementation with Myappsanywhere. NetStandard owns and operates its own private Data Center facilities which are audited to meet SSAE16 Type 2 standards and supports customers in many industries including financial, healthcare, distribution, government, professional services, and others.

  Website: www.netstandard.com

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  LightEdge Solutions is a customer-centric cloud computing and consulting company devoted to solving IT issues of businesses nationwide. By utilizing economies of scale, connections with world-class vendors and our own internal passion for engineering, LightEdge allows its customers to “plug in” to enterprise-grade IT solutions that maximize uptime and performance, yet fit into their budget.

  Website: www.lightedge.com

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  Choice Solutions delivers a formidable combination of strategic and business acumen-backed by the highest level of product, service and technical knowledge with a bias toward none. Choice Solutions learns your business goals then creates application delivery and desktop virtualization solutions that will maximize your productivity and profitability. Choice Solutions tackles and solves the most complex business challenges with forward-looking IT solutions serving clients in the Central US since 1985 from offices in Kansas City, Dallas, Omaha, St. Louis, and Cedar Rapids.

  Website: www.choicesolutions.com

• Silver Sponsors
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  STI specializes in certified pre-owned enterprise Dell, EqualLogic and Cisco IT hardware. Our certified technicians custom-configure high quality servers, workstations and storage devices, saving customers 40% to 60% off the price of new. Partnered with Dell and Microsoft, STI also offers software and new Dell hardware at huge discounts.

  Website: www.stikc.com

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  Tech Orchard is a customer-focused organization that provides complete Mobile Device Management services for devices such as Apple iPads, Apple iPhones, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone, Symbian, webOS, Lotus Traveler, Kindle Fire, Samsung Galaxy, laptops and others. In addition, we provide managed services that included leasing, training, implementation, 24/7 support, and recycling services.

  Website: www.techorchard.com

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  Time Warner Cable offers a full complement of business products and services for small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as enterprise-sized companies. From data, voice, video and security, to innovative advertising that is targeted and affordable, Time Warner Cable's Business Services has the solutions for your business needs.

  Website: www.timewarnercable.com

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  1102 GRAND is a Midwestern carrier hotel and network neutral collocation facility specifically enhanced with the infrastructure to host and provide services to an array of global network operators including carriers, service providers and enterprise customers who demand highly secure and connected, customized solutions for their core networking equipment. 1102 GRAND offers a wide array of collocation options including cabinets, cage space, suites and space for private data centers, all of which are connected to a carrier neutral Meet Me Room, housing nearly 30 carriers and service providers. Twitter @1102grand.

  Website: www.1102grand.com

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  HCONN provides IT consulting and technology solutions to clients all over the United States. As the largest Microsoft Gold Certified SharePoint Partner in the Midwest, our clients include small to medium size corporations, Fortune 500 companies, and assorted state and federal government organizations.

  Website: www.hconn.com

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  Constantly growing in response to the needs of our customers in all sectors and verticals, SHI has transformed itself from a $1 million "software-only" regional reseller into a $3 billion+ global provider of information technology products and services. SHI offers custom IT solutions for every aspect of your environment. Our organic growth and two decades of stability are a direct result of backing a highly-skilled and tenured sales force with software volume licensing experts, hardware procurement specialists and certified IT services professionals. SHI's goal is to foster long-term and mutually-beneficial relationships with our customers and partners, every single day. The expertise, dedication and commitment to excellence of each member of your SHI account team (and the support organization that backs them) have made SHI into the industry-leading, complete IT solution provider we are today.

  Website: www.shi.com

For information on sponsorship, contact Justin Ruby at
912-322-7062, jruby@centriq.com, OR fill out the inquiry here.