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WHO ATTENDS CATALYST
Seventy percent of Catalyst Conference attendees
come from enterprise-class end user organizations
that include Global 2000 and Fortune 500 companies,
government agencies, and higher education institutions.
The other 30 percent represent software vendors,
hardware vendors, and service providers who come
to gather industry intelligence and hear Burton
Group’s vision of the industry.
Catalyst Confernece attendees are mid- and upper-level
IT planners, architects, directors, and managers.
Participants are technically adept and they know
they can count on Catalyst Conference for in-depth
product exploration and unbiased strategic advice.
| Breakdown of Catalyst
Conference Attendees by Title/Job Function |
|
IT Mgr/Senior IT Mgr/Technical Mgr/Product
Mgr |
 23% |
| Director, Technology |
16%
|
| Business
Support |
16%
|
| Architect |
10% |
| VP/Executive, Technology |
8% |
| Engineer |
7% |
| C Level: CIO, CTO, CSO,
CEO |
5% |
| Project Mgr/Lead |
5% |
| Enterprise Analyst, Tech
Systems Analyst (In-House) |
5% |
| Sample of Past Companies
Represented at Catalyst Conference |
· Bank One
|
· BMW |
| · Target |
· Daimler Chrysler |
| · Ford Motor Company |
· Shell |
| · Goldman Sachs |
· Pfizer |
| · Sandia National Laboratories |
· Texas Instruments |
| · Marriott International |
· Wyeth Pharmaceuticals |
| · MITRE |
· Salt River Project |
| · New York Life Insurance Company |
· Capital Group |
WHY DO ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGISTS ATTEND
CATALYST?
The carefully selected presentations
delivered at Catalyst arm IT professionals with
the knowledge to confidently select the right
technology providers and partners to ensure success.
The conference spotlights pressing issues such
as the role of outsourcing and the ongoing debate
between advocates of short-term solutions and
those who favor long-term integration projects
that can ease future application deployment.
Catalyst presentations represent a breadth of
perspectives from across the industry. Hear Burton
Group’s advice about practical IT architectures
and best practices for strategic technology deployment.
Evaluate the offerings from established and startup
vendors who present their latest product and service
plans. Only a select group of providers has the
opportunity to present each year (see Speaker
Application for details). Finally, learn from
case studies presented by global enterprises that
have successfully deployed infrastructure technologies.
Each year Burton Group highlights important technologies,
trends, and issues for IT professionals. Catalyst
Conference topics vary each year according to
industry focus and market trends.
Catalyst Conference enables enterprise technologists
to build the IT infrastructure needed to succeed
in today's complex, interconnected global IT environment.
Catalyst participants cite these as the
top four reasons to attend:
- Strategic and future-focused
IT information
- Access to enterprise best practices
- Support for IT architecture
planning
- Independent analysis from Burton
Group
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