March 21
Chuck Ladd's Day 2 Takeaway
So I had to leave a little early today, but I was fortunate to be able to get around and talk to many of the partners that I interact with the most, and the feedback on the summit was extremely positive.
One session that I attended today was the Hosting 2.0: An Analyst’s view with Andy Schroepfer, where he did a year in review of hosting since the last hosting summit and gave insight to where hosting may be headed. With 60 slides in 1 hour, only some of the message resonates in my head, first one being for hoster’s to continue to offer hosted exchange. Go get those corporations and get them hosting their email platform. Second, was around SaaS, and how employees will want to get to their applications no matter if they are in the office or at home. Again, stressing that hoster’s should make partnerships with the ISV to create opportunity.
Andy also stressed the point to embrace your partnership with Microsoft!!
All in all, I had a great time at the summit and look forward to next year!
-Chuck Ladd