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Sage Summit 2019 East and West Coast Locations Released

November 7, 2018 by Wayne Schulz

Sage North America is reintroducing its Sage Summit conference in 2019. Instead of one big conference, Sage has decided to host two conferences – one on the West Coast and one on the East Coast.

During 2018 Sage hosted a series of six one-day Sage Sessions events across North America. These events were designed to be more convenient for customers and partners to attend since many would not have to travel overnight to reach one of the six stops on the Sage Session tour.

Update February 16, 2019: Read our analysis of Sage Summit San Diego which was held February 13-15, 2019

According to the Sage mailer:

We are thrilled to bring back Sage Summit in 2019 at two locations! You are invited to join us in San Diego on Feb 13–15 or in Atlanta on May 13–15.

With an audience of accountants, small-to-medium-sized businesses, and partners, we will focus on global cloud technology with relevant content, connections, and experiences that will provide actionable takeaways for future business success.

Each Sage Summit event will kick-off with an exclusive Partner’s Day, where you will learn more from Sage executives on market changes, our product strategy and dive deeper into product integrations. The day will end with a Welcome Reception for all Summit attendees.

Sage Sessions: Construction and Real Estate will be held in Portland, OR, on April 24-26, and will focus exclusively on Sage CRE solutions. For Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management, Sage Sessions: Enterprise Management will be held in October 2019. Separate communications will be sent with more details for those events.

If you’re looking to add credit card / ACH payments, warehouse management or cloud hosting to your Sage 100cloud system, visit our sponsors at the Sage Summit events:

APS Payments – integrated payment processing ( credit card, ACH ) for Sage 100 & Sage 100cloud, Sage 300 & Sage 300cloud, Acumatica, Adagio, SAP B1 and QuickBooks.

ScanForce – barcode scanning and mobile warehouse & sales automation solution for Sage 100 / Sage 100cloud software

Summit Hosting – secure cloud hosting for Sage 100 & Sage 100cloud, Sage 50, Sage 100 Contractor, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage Enterprise Management ( X3 ), Sage BusinessWorks, Sage CRM, Sage Fixed Assets, Sage HRMS, QuickBooks.

Registration for Sage Summit San Diego and Atlanta open on November 20, 2018, and February 13, 2019, respectively. Pricing and a detailed agenda should be available shortly before the start of registration.

The content for both of the Sage Summit events will be identical so you only need to register for one event.

Sage Sessions 2018: Registration, Agenda Now Available

January 13, 2018 by Wayne Schulz

Sage North America has just opened registration for their first stop on the Sage Sessions 2018 tour.

As indicated in early January, 2018 these events will replace the single Sage Summit conference in 2018 although Sage’s announcement leaves the door open for a Sage Summit event in 2019.

From the Sage Sessions website:

The Sage Sessions is a single-day event designed for Sage customers driving our economy. This is a must-attend event that delivers a learning, training and networking experience that will inspire you to drive your business forward. Focused on the Sage product portfolio and roadmaps, Sage Sessions provide Sage customers, partners, and accountants with actionable tools and insightful knowledge.

Link: Register for Sage Sessions – Los Angeles

Sage Sessions 2018 Pricing

Early bird pricing, good until one week prior to the event is $29. After that time the standard rate will be $49.

The full list of Sage Sessions locations for 2018

The Sage Sessions 2018 Agenda

7:30 AM – Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM – Welcome & Keynote by Sage leadership team
10:30 AM – Coffee break
10:45 AM – Breakout sessions & product demos
11:45 AM – Breakout sessions & product demos
12:30 PM – Lunch & mingle
1:45 PM – Breakout sessions & product demos
2:45 PM – Breakout sessions & product demos
3:45 PM – Breakout sessions & product demos
4:30 PM – Wrap up & feedback

At each stop of the Sage Sessions events, we expect a limited trade show with some access to demonstrations of third-party products and services. As of now, there is no list of the third-parties participating at a particular Sage Sessions stop.

For more information visit the Sage Sessions 2018 website.

Sage Sessions 2018: 1st Stop is Los Angeles – Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites

January 10, 2018 by Wayne Schulz

Sage just announced the location for their first Sage Sessions stop of 2018. The company previously announced that a series of 10 local Sage Sessions would replace their single Sage Summit event in 2018.

The first stop is February 13, 2018 in Los Angeles:

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites
404 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: 213-624-1000

According to Sage:

Each stop will be a full-day event with a keynote, breakout sessions, and a networking reception—and provide time for you to host your customer appreciation and other activities

Each stop will have in-depth product sessions and show off the latest innovations from Sage

We have yet to spot a registration link. As soon as that link goes live we’ll update this post.

What Is The Status Of The Sage Summit Conference for 2018?

January 5, 2018 by Wayne Schulz

Many people have asked where the annual Sage customer conference – Sage Summit – will be held for 2018.

UPDATE: SAGE SUMMIT 2019 ANNOUNCED

Sage Summit is one of the conferences produced annually by Sage North America. The format can vary from a single day to multiple days. Typically there are educational sessions, the opportunity for networking and a trade show. The products discussed at Sage Summit have included Sage 10o, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage Fixed Assets, Sage Intelligence, Sage 50, Sage X3 (Sage Enterprise).

Sage Summit 2019 Announced – view locations and dates

For 2018, it appears Sage will host a series of local Sage Summit Tour events. This will be instead of a single larger Summit conference for 2018.

Each stop will be a full-day event with a keynote, breakout sessions, and a networking reception—and provide time for you to host your customer appreciation and other activities

There will be 10 stops: 6 in the U.S. and 4 in Canada
◦ Los Angeles – February 13
◦ Chicago – April
◦ Toronto – May
◦ Dallas – May
◦ Atlanta – June
◦ Montreal – June
◦ Edmonton = July
◦ NYC – July
◦ Seattle – August
◦ Vancouver – September

Sage just released additional information about their future conference plans:

Many of you joined us for the Sage Summit series in 2017. The eight-city tour around the world allowed us to engage with you in your local communities. Through this experience, it became clear to us that more business builders and their partners need access to events that help them transform the way they work. With that in mind, we want to provide a quick update on our plans for future Sage events.

Sage Summit: Sage Summit events deliver multiple days of experiences and learning that evoke passion, emotion and inspiration. Many of you have asked about Sage Summit in the U.S. and U.K., and we anticipate hosting these events in 2019. More information will be available in mid-2018.

Sage Sessions: Throughout 2018, we will host Sage Sessions around the world. Sage Sessions are single-day events that bring local businesses together to network, gain inspiration through expert advice and tailored content, and learn about new Sage technology. Sage Sessions events are already underway in many regions. Specific locations and dates for these events will be coming soon.

Sage Forum: Sage Forum events are single-day events that offer highly-focused business agendas and content. Sage Forum events will be taking place around the world in 2018 and can take many formats, such as luncheons, business meetings, panels, or lectures.

Conference events for many technology companies have seen their formats change over last few years. It would not be surprising to see events continue to change so continue checking with us as to the latest Sage events by signing up for our Sage email newsletter.

Sage 100 Roadmap – May 2017

May 15, 2017 by Wayne Schulz

I’ve just returned from Sage Summit in Atlanta. This is a trip I had not expected to make but last minute plans were changed and I found myself on a plane to Atlanta where I spent the better part of three days commuting by foot between the Hilton Atlanta and the Georgia World Congress Center, home of Sage Summit 2017 – Atlanta.

Sage Summit Road Ahead For Sage 100 and Sage 100c

Here’s a summary of the two-part session hosted by Sage to showcase planned developments for Sage 100 and Sage 100c. Before I begin, realize that the timeline and even features may change between now and the forecasted shipping date. Some features may be deferred or even dropped while others may be added.

Key Announcements:

Job Cost is moving to the framework (ETA Sage 100 v2018 due October 2017) – a quick self-running demo was given of what is referred to as Job Cost 2.0. From those who have seen the update in more detail, it has been described as more of a migration than a big re-write.

Payroll is also moving to the framework (ETA Sage 100 v2018 due October 2017). This is a project that was started not last Sage Summit but the one before. Sage have thrown a lot of engineering power at this project which is believed to be one of their biggest internal programming efforts (Job Cost 2.0 was reportedly completed by one of Sage’s third party Master Developers)

Work Order is not yet scheduled to be upgraded to the framework but discussions have begun about who will do the upgrade and on what timeframe.

The remainder of the enhancements spotlighted on the roadmap appears to be integrations that will hook into Sage 100 or Sage 100c.

Sage 100 v2017.2 – ETA June 2017

Payroll 2.0 Limited Release
eInvoicing with Sage Payments Center
Beanworks AP Automation
Saget Budgeting & Planning integration

Sage 100 v2018.0 – ETA October 2017

Payroll 2.0 Generally Available
Bank Reconciliation- Auto Bank Feed
Office 365 Contacts Integration
Job Cost 2.0 Released
Inactive Warehouse Option

Sage 100 v2018.1 – ETA February 2018

Timecard to Framework
e-Commerce (Details TBD but likely third party integration)
Point-Of-Sale (Details TBD but likely third party integration)
BOTS – KPI Bots
Paperless Office to Office 365

What was shown during Sage Summit was very high level. There were few demos in the road ahead itself. In the final shipping versions it’s likely we will see further smaller enhancements that Sage have not listed on their larger roadmap.

These enhancements will be available to everyone who is active on a Sage 100 maintenance or Sage 100c subscription plan.