Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown (second from right) joined Saama at Intuition 2016
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown (second from right) joined Saama at Intuition 2016
On February 18th, 2016, Saama hosted Intuition 2016, its annual data and analytics summit. The event attracted more than 350 registered attendees, including some of the top customers, luminaries, analysts, C-level executives, and analytics-driven business leaders from around the world. Guest speakers included respected executives from Cisco, Salesforce, Booz Allen Hamilton, CSAA Insurance Group, Microsoft, and more. We also had the honor of hosting our special dinner guest presenter, Mr. Willie Brown, the ex-Mayor of San Francisco. Big Data expert Chris Surdak (@CSurdak) delivered a high-energy and entertaining view on Disruption: How the Digital Trinity Changes Everything and gave away his award-winning book Data Crush.
Partners, customers, and prospects found a great deal of value in the event and are already making plans to attend next year. Some early quotes from attendees include, “Thank you for an inspiring event – it was simply outstanding!” and “I liked every aspect of it, from the beginning until the last minute.”
Recognition of Partners and Customers
During this event, Saama announced a strategic alignment with Microsoft, including the debut of Saama Fluid Analytics Engine (FAE) on Microsoft Azure Cloud. With this, Saama has brought the strong capabilities of FAE closer to its customers. The event also recognized our customers and partners with the prestigious Intuition awards, which honor Saama customers and partners for excellence in analytics initiatives across a variety of categories:
- Genentech – a member of the Roche Group: Excellence in Business Outcomes (left)
- Delta Dental of California: Excellence in Specificity (top right)
- Hortonworks: Excellence in Partnering (middle right)
- The Motorists Insurance Group: Excellence in Speed (bottom right)
Intuition Goals and Future Plans
Themes throughout the event focused on accelerating business outcomes, and moving from an era of analytics conceptualization to one of continuous consumption. Suresh Katta, Saama’s Founder and CEO said, “Intuition brought together some of the top industry movers and thought leaders. The primary goal of this event is to create a platform for people to collaborate and engage. With eminent speakers, great customers and supporting partners by our side, the 2016 event was completely sold out. This reinforces our focus and dedication in the analytics space, and we look forward to next year’s event.”
For more information on Intuition, check out Intuition 2016.