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Sage Summit Atlanta Agenda Released

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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 Atlanta Gold Sponsors

  • Aatrix – e-Filing
  • Altec – Document management
  • Avalara – Sales Tax
  • Paya – Credit Cards
  • Sage Summit Atlanta Silver Sponsors
  • Blytheco – Sage Partner
  • Certipro – Inventory
  • DSD Business Systems – Sage Partner
  • MAPADOC / SPS Commerce – EDI
  • Net@Work – Sage Partner
  • SWK Technologies – Sage Partner

 

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

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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

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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 2019 – San Diego – Sponsor List Released

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Sage Summit San Diego is being held February 13-15, 2019 in San Diego, CA. This is the first of two Sage Summit events for 2019 with the other event being held in Atlanta May 13-15, 2019.

The agenda for both sessions was previously revealed and can be viewed online at Sage Summit San Diego Agenda.

The announced sponsor breakout is as follows:

Platinum Sponsor:

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

 

Registration for Sage Summit San Diego is open. The cost through January 31, 2019 is $299 per person. Visit Sage Summit San Diego for more info and to register.

Sage Summit 2019 East and West Coast Locations Released

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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.

 

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