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Sage Summit 2020 Location Announced for May 12-14, 2020

July 11, 2019 by Wayne Schulz

We’ve received many inquiries about where and when Sage would host their Sage Summit 2020 event in the United States.

Sage Announces Sage Summit Orlando Location – May 2020

While the location(s) initially mentioned included both west and east coast locations it appears that Sage has decided on Florida as the location for their mid-market flagship event in 2020.

The event website indicates Sage Summit US will be hosted May 12-14, 2020 at the Gaylord Palms Orlando.

This hotel has previously held Sage Summit events and has the capacity to hold groups significantly larger than the last few Sage Summit events.

Note from Sage: Sage Summit US, May 12-14, 2020, is for small and medium-sized businesses, not the Sage X3 audience. The Sage Partner Summit, March 2-4, 2020, will be held for Sage X3 partners only.

According to the Sage Summit US website:

Our largest event series is coming to Orlando in 2020. Save the date for Sage Summit US, your opportunity to learn, connect, and grow with the Sage ecosystem. Sage Summit US brings Sage customers, partners, and accountants from around the country together for multiple days of deeper learning, product training, thought leadership, and networking to help your business thrive.

You can expect inspiring speakers that lead impactful conversations, dedicated networking opportunities to share ideas, best practices, and knowledge, and future-thinking technology from Sage and our ecosystem.

Additional details including agenda, speakers, and more will be coming later this year.

It’s still early in the planning process so undoubtedly we will see more details prior to the event date.

The Gaylord hotels are larger venues which seem to indicate Sage is leaning back toward hosting larger events in central locations versus a series of smaller sessions.

For more information on Sage Summit US 2020 in Orlando visit the Sage Summit Orlando website.

Sage Summit Atlanta Agenda Released

February 18, 2019 by Wayne Schulz

Sage has updated their event website for the upcoming Sage Summit 2019 – Atlanta event ( May 13-15, 2019 – Hyatt Regency). While Sage previously stated the agenda between their Sage Summit San Diego event and their Sage Summit Atlanta would be identical, I did spot a few minor differences.

Sage Summit – Atlanta – Partner Day

First, on the Atlanta partner day – May 13, 2019 (Partners, Sponsors, and Accountant Network Members Only) there is a session with Gary Boomer titled Workshop for Accountants. There isn’t much detail on this session however this is likely content complementary to the Sage Accountants Network (SAN) Client Advisory Services (CAS) Program.

The partner day agenda may be downloaded directly from the Sage Summit Atlanta website – here.

Sage Summit Atlanta – Customer and Partner Days Agenda

Day two and three include a nearly identical agenda to what was presented in San Diego. Some titles have been slightly changed but the overall content appears to be the same. Perhaps the biggest change is that Sage has added roughly a half-dozen additional sponsor exhibitors giving an even better opportunity for attendees to learn about integrated products or services of interest.

The full agenda for Sage Summit Atlanta – Day 2 and 3 is available for download here.

Sage Summit Atlanta – Sponsor List

The Sage Summit Atlanta sponsor list is larger than the San Diego event. While Sage Summit San Diego’s agenda showed 27 sponsors, the agenda for Atlanta is current showing 33 sponsor exhibitors.

According to the Exhibitor Prospectus posted on Sage’s site and used to provide sponsorship information, the expected Atlanta Attendance is 1,500+

The following sponsor exhibitors are expected in Atlanta:

Sage Summit Atlanta Platinum Sponsors

Scanco – Bar Code, Warehouse Management, Manufacturing
TrueCommerce – EDI

Sage Summit Bronze Sponsors

AppComputing – Budgeting
Centage – EDI
cimcloud – e-commerce integrated to Sage 100
DataSelf BI – Business Intelligence
Delphia Consulting – Sage HRMS
Dimension Funding – Financing/leasing options for Sage
edisoft – EDI
GotoMyERP – Cloud hosting
Greytrix – Sage developers
Insperity – HR services
Kerr Consulting – Sage Partner
MSI – Field service
North 49 Webtelligence – Sage 300 ecommerce
Perryman & Associates – Sage Partner
QBuild – CAD integration
ROI Consulting – Integration and synchronizations between web shopping cards/stores and Sage
ScanForce – Barcode scanning and mobile warehouse & sales automation solutions
Summit Hosting – Secure cloud hosting for Sage products
SwizzNet – Cloud hosting
TrueSky – Budgeting and forecasting

Tickets are now available for the event. Through March 31, 2019, the cost is $299. After that date, the price rises to $399. To register, visit the event site here.

Sage Summit San Diego 2019 Wrap-Up

February 15, 2019 by Wayne Schulz

Sage Summit San Diego is wrapping up today. The three-day event held February 13-15, 2019 was the first Sage Summit branded event since Atlanta in May 2017.

Sage Summit 2019: San Diego and Atlanta

During 2018 Sage held a series of “mini-Summits” which they branded as Sage Sessions. The first of these was held in Los Angeles which I attended and reviewed here – Sage Sessions 2018 – Los Angeles Highlights and Recap.

Sage Summit San Diego featured a partner day followed by 1-1/2 days for customers. I was unable to attend this Sage Summit, however, what follows is my analysis based upon a close review of the Twitter activity throughout the 2-1/2 days.

Sage Summit San Diego – Partner Day – February 13, 2019

Partner day one opening welcome was delivered by Sage North America Managing Director Nancy Harris. About 200 partners were present at this event to learn more about Sage’s vision for 2019. After a brief introduction, things kicked off to the executives in charge of Sage’s channel partners.

The kickoff session was led by Sage North America VP Partner Strategy & Sales, Scott Ehmen, and Sage EVP Partners, Accountants & Alliances Jennifer Warawa.

Key takeaways:

The market is changing
Sage is committed to becoming a great SaaS company
Specialization is a key to future growth

The remainder of partner day one included various marketing presentations as well as a partner panel where Sage announced the expansion of their Partner Advocate program with DSD Business Systems being one of the Sage VARS who will join.

Sage Summit San Diego – Customer Day February 14-15, 2019

About 700 people reportedly attended day two which kicked off with Sage MD Nancy Harris interviewing Tarryn The Tax Lady who gave an inspirational discussion of how she got her start in business and presumably the role Sage played.

You can view the detailed agenda of Sage Summit San Diego to get a better idea on the topics discussed.

Once the opening session was complete the remaining sessions went into more depth on the Sage 100 platform.

The opening slide showed the current status of Sage 100cloud – including a customer count of 20,000+ users.

Sage Senior Product Marketing Manager Timothy Harfield and Sage Product Manager Linda Cade provided a review of the road ahead for Sage 100.

The biggest announcement for Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud was the addition of newly updated manufacturing modules. Work Order and MRP are now at the framework. This means that advanced methods of scripting now work with those modules. The ability to run these modules on Sage 100cloud Premium (aka SQL) is now a possibility.

Expect to see these new and updated modules rolling out starting with the March 2019 planned release of Sage 100cloud 2019.

Also announced is a lower licensing cost for certain types of Sage 100 Production Management licenses.

With the March 2019 release comes an expanded set of options for manufacturing with Sage 100cloud

Paperless Office is due for some enhancements. Soon you’ll be able to include email attachments and make use of the CC and BCC fields as well as copy a salesperson on invoices sent to their customers.

New “Grad Caps” are coming with Sage 100cloud 2019. These are similar to context-sensitive online-help except they lead to anytime learning options on Sage University which are directly related to the task on screen.

Sage’s integration with Office 365 – aka Sage Contact – has been enhanced to include vendor information.

Sage Summit – San Diego also featured a scaled back trade show with dozens of Sage ISVs there to discuss their products in-depth.

Dan Rodriguez of ScanForce was manning their display and available to answer questions from anyone interested in Warehouse Management for Sage 100.

Overall, Sage Summit San Diego seemed to more closely match Sage Sessions than the larger Sage Summit conferences of past. This may be a worthwhile conference for anyone who is a user of Sage products or who are considering becoming a user. The exhibition area is much less hectic which means you have plenty of time to talk to any exhibitor whose products you are considering.

The next Sage Summit is in Atlanta May 13-15, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency hotel.

List of Exhibitors Scheduled to Appear at Sage Summit Atlanta

Sage Summit 2019 – Agenda for Sage 100 Customers Released

January 20, 2019 by Wayne Schulz

Sage has posted a sample agenda for Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud customers who may be attending their Sage Summit event February 13-15, 2019, in San Diego, California.

For 2019 Sage has announced two conferences:

Sage Summit – San Diego – February 13, 2019, to February 15, 2019
Sage Summit – Atlanta – May 13, 2019, to May 15, 2019

As listed below, the agenda spotlights the following sessions relevant to Sage 100 / Sage 100cloud users:

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

5 pm – Welcome reception to network with other users, consultants and ISV representatives

Thursday, February 14, 2019

9 am – Keynote with Sage North America EVP & Managing Director Nancy Harris

10:45 am – Lessons from the field: Overcoming barriers and accelerating growth with Sage 100cloud

11:45 am – Proven, Open, Connected: A cloud-connected vision and the road ahead for Sage 100cloud

12:30 pm Lunch / product showcase

1:45 pm Mythbusting Sage 100cloud – Everything you wanted to know

2:45 pm Gain a deeper understanding of Sage Intelligence Reporting

3:45 pm My ERP can do THAT? Tips and tricks for Sage 100cloud

4:30 pm Product showcase

Friday, February 15, 2019

9 am Keynote TBD

10:15 am Leveraging Microsoft Office 365 Power Platform

11:15 am Navigating the challenges of a growing business

12:00 pm Lunch and product showcase

Sage Summit San Diego 2019 – Agenda and Breakout Sessions

December 20, 2018 by Wayne Schulz

Sage Summit San Diego is scheduled for February 13-15, 2019, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. The agenda has just been released which provides further detail on the classes and breakout sessions to be held during Sage’s conference. ( Registration Link )

The event costs $199 through December 31, 2018, $299 if registered between January 1 and 31, 2019 and finally rises to $399 if registered after February 1, 2019, and up to the day of the event.

The day one agenda, February 13, 2018, is for Sage partners and accountants only with registration and breakfast from 8 am to 9 am. General sessions follow as per the following.

After lunch, the partner and accountant sessions zero in on various roadmaps and technical sessions centered around the following Sage products:

Sage 100cloud
Sage Payments & Banking Services
Sage Financials
Sage 500
Sage 300
Sage People
Sage HRMS

On Thursday, February 14, 2018, the agenda expands to include customers. Day two of Sage Summit – San Diego session topics include:

Sage 50cloud and Office 365
Sage 300cloud
Sage 100cloud
Sage Alerts & Workflow
Sage Fixed Assets
AP Automation
Sage Manufacturing
Sage People

The conference wraps up with a half-day on February 15, 2019, and topics such as:

Sales Tax
Sage Enterprise Intelligence
Sage Inventory Advisor
The Data-Driven Finance Leader

This agenda will be repeated on the East Coast in Atlanta for the second of the two Sage Summit events to be held in 2019. Watch for registration for Atlanta to go live February 5, 2019.

Detailed PDF copies of the Sage Summit Partner Day may be downloaded here. The Sage Summit agenda for the remaining two days (customers and partners) may be downloaded from here. A set of frequently asked questions is available here.