We asked some of our partners and sponsors why they are attending Knowledge14 — what they hope to see, learn, and achieve April 27 — May 1 in San Francisco. Read on for their answers, and let them inspire you to respond in the comments with your own!
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"I'm looking forward to attending the session "Multi-Site IT at Einstein Noah Restaurant Group." It will be interested to see how they've used service automation across the enterprise in departments like HR and risk management."
Joanna Duff, Cloud Sherpas
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"To teach discovery and meet customers I hear on the phone on a daily basis."
"To network with other ServiceNow professionals and teach people how to disco!"
Marcus Fly, Cloud Sherpas
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"Knowledge14 is the place to watch and learn what other ServiceNow customers and Partners are doing with the platform, and to see what can be adapted to our and our customers' needs. This year I am especially interested in IT GRC and Orchestration and taking a sneak peek to Eureka release."
Henri Uusoksa, Symfoni
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"Definitely looking forward to the great content at K14!"
"I am going to K14 to experience the ServiceNow "Koolaid". Understand the direction and vision of ServiceNow and how I can contribute. I expect to see great ideas and innovation for IT and the platform."
Sherard Pulmano, Evanios
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"As a primary Scripting I instructor this year at Knowledge as well as co-presenting with multiple ServiceNow customers, I'm very much looking forward to spreading as much knowledge around as I can."
Chris Pearson, Cloud Sherpas
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"I am going to Knowledge14 to interact with fellow ServiceNow enthusiasts and learn more about all of ServiceNow's exciting new functionality."
John Gubatayao, Cloud Sherpas
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"I'm excited to see what all the hype is about, connect with clients, prospects, ServiceNow team and the Cloud Sherpas team."
Jason Hildenbrand, Cloud Sherpas
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"This being my 6th Knowledge conference (my first one being 2008) it's mainly a time to for me reconnect with customers, and meet some that I've worked with for years face-to-face for the first time. Plus, there's always good food and events surrounding the sessions. The customer interaction is by far the best part, however. I love seeing the myriad of things customers have built on the platform, getting ideas on how to improve my own solutions, and of course doing impromptu "stump the chump" (the chump being me) sessions at the Cloud Sherpas booth. Plus, with there being so many smart people all in one place, there's bound to be that light bulb 'I didn't know you could do that!?' moment several times over the course of the event."
Valor Poland, Cloud Sherpas
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"There is no better event in the world to network, educate, and demonstrate innovation on and for ServiceNow!"
Jason Wojahn, Cloud Sherpas
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"I am attending K14 to learn more about the ecosystem and the partners supporting SRM."
"I am most looking forward to see what new features or new partners the ecosystem is developing!"
Ryan Northington, Cloud Sherpas
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"I am going to Knowledge 14 because it is energizing. Throughout the year we work on projects that can be fun, but are still work. At previous Knowledge conferences I've been inspired by the innovation I saw and the enthusiastic people I talked with. That's what I hope will happen this year as well."
Peter Oneppo, Intreis
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"History is sure to repeat itself this year at Knowledge 14! I am looking forward to networking with an incredible group of professionals and learning how others are using ServiceNow to automate and manage IT service relationships across their enterprises."
Lawne Gerhardt, Cloud Sherpas
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"K14 is not only an opportunity to learn more about ServiceNow as a solution, it's an opportunity to meet new people and get fresh ideas that will inspire me to build better and more creative solutions using ServiceNow."
Michael Yee, Covestic
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"I'm going to K14 to teach and learn from the pre-K14 students, to meet my clients, and to see all the cool new things coming in ServiceNow."
Dennis Fitzpatrick, Cloud Sherpas
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"One of my favorite things about the Knowledge conferences is seeing all of the different ways ServiceNow customers have innovated, extended the platform, and built custom apps. I always leave Knowledge with lots of ideas and inspiration because of the breadth of things I see there."
Brad Tilton, Cloud Sherpas
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"To see and be seen; to learn and to teach; to spread the word far and wide."
Sean Caron, Linium
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"Excited to learn how ServiceNow users are evolving their operations processes with ServiceNow."
Andy Ray, Evanios
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"I am going to Knowledge14 to meet, mingle and learn from world class thought leaders and experts in the Service Management space."
Stephanie Keelan, Cask LLC
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"I am going to K14, to expand my knowledge of ServiceNow and to meet new people, and re-connect with people I have met in the past few years. I am going to be on Vacation next week when you have your kick off meeting."
Jason Whitesides, Evergreen Systems
Jeff Benedict, Evergreen Systems
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"Knowledge events are a 'must go' event for us each year—what we learn and the connections we make at these events are invaluable to us and our clients. This year for Knowledge14, we have several core reasons for attending, of which are mostly driven by what our clients and prospects have expressed interested in learning:
- Share ideas and client experiences about how ServiceNow is being used in and outside of IT.
- Learn about the new capabilities on the horizon for ServiceNow and its future product roadmap.
- Help attendees understand the ever-growing value ServiceNow brings to their ITSM initiative.
- Help others become ServiceNow superheroes within their organizations by passing our superpowers on to them!"
Karin Glazier, Inergex
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"My primary reason for attending KNOW14 is to enhance my knowledge of the platform as a whole, and bring back actionable advice for my company and clients on how to implement new features, design custom applications, and leverage the community around ServiceNow to ensure that we are best in breed."
Chris O'Neill, Computer Aid — CAI ITC
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"I am going to the Orchestration class and hope to acquire more knowledge on how I can implement and learn more about what Orchestration can do."
Becky Whiten, Triad Tech Partners
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"I'm looking forward to Knowledge14 to learn how organizations are using ServiceNow outside of ITSM and creating other business value in the enterprise."
Matt Hooper, Acorio
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"Looking forward to learning more technically about ServiceNow's and talking to ServiceNow customers about their mobility needs."
Justin Boeckler, Mobile Reach
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"K14 is one of my favorite conferences because it is so content-rich. Breakout sessions are largely based on customer experiences, and focus on both technical and process driven aspects. Lab sessions provide attendees hands-on experience with the tool, and an opportunity to up-skill in what seems like an endless list of specific topic areas such as reporting, configuration management, SDLC, catalog workflow or the CMS.
This year, I am looking forward to sitting in labs related to some of my client project work so that I can bring back some fresh perspectives and ideas. I'm also looking forward to connecting with industry peers, different customers and many members of the ServiceNow team to exchange thought leadership, hear about progress they have made over the last year, and share a few good laughs."
Farah Remtulla, KPMG
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"I'm attending to network, learn about the future of ServiceNow and see some great new custom apps!!"
Will O'Brien, Manta Group
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"The best part about the ServiceNow Knowledge conferences is the community! I'm looking forward to having conversations with some old friends and also talking to new people about some of what we have each done in the past year."
Jason Rosenfeld, Cask LLC
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"Knowledge" has evolved more than just an annual conference. It has brought more IT professionals closer together than ever before. All with one common goal. To share our experiences around how we have been able to bring innovation with ServiceNow that has brought real value to our business."
Roderick De Guzman, Innovise ESM
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"We are excited about Knowledge14 and look forward to engaging in customer conversations to highlight how Sumo Logic and ServiceNow are better together when addressing growing pain points and challenges associated with streamlining event detection and remediation, identifying anomalies across infrastructures and applying consistent service management approaches that can help organizations boost productivity and reduce costs. We are eager to garner further feedback on customer challenges including those with their existing systems, evolving use cases and their expectations from a next generation solution that can meet their growing and diverse needs."
Sanjay Sarathy, Sumo Logic
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I'm attending Knowledge to be immersed in the ServiceNow ecosystem. I'm especially excited to hear all the amazing customer stories. This is my first time attending Knowledge so hearing first hand from ServiceNow customers about how they have used the platform to elevate their business will be a big highlight for me.
Lauren Biese, Acorio
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"I am going to K14 to discuss the importance of data to their ServiceNow implementation. At BDNA, we want to be the data platform for all ServiceNow installations."
Lennard Fischer, BDNA
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"I'm going to Knowledge14 to create awareness about BDNA solutions for ServiceNow, to understand the products and partnerships trending in the ServiceNow world and to generate more business."
Archana Penukonda, BDNA
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"To meet prospects and customers, connect with ServiceNow colleagues, and have some awesome fun! Hoping to spread the BDNA message, learn ServiceNow tips, tricks and best practices, acquire some new friends and party."
Saranya Babu, BDNA
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"Knowledge14 is where the latest and greatest technologies for enterprise IT automation hang out. There is no room for old, legacy software in the world of Web-scale IT. SaltStack integrated with ServiceNow makes configuration management, public cloud orchestration, and private infrastructure automation easier and more powerful than any legacy IT software available today.
This will be my sixth consecutive ServiceNow Knowledge conference. I haven't missed it since 2008 and every year I'm amazed at the new tech bling on display. As always, Knowledge will showcase the bleeding edge of enterprise IT automation, not just from the software vendors, but from the end users and consumers of the technology. This year I'm particularly interested to see the latest in cloud orchestration and configuration automation."
Rhett Glauser, Salt Stack Inc.
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"If you've already been to Knowledge then you already know why. If this is your first time, then welcome to the best vendor conference for one of the IT industries most exciting companies. I guarantee that you will learn something amazing that other ServiceNow users just like you are doing. I'll be there to find out what incredible ideas customers have put together this year and maybe share some of the things Aptris has had the privilege of working on."
Eros Canabrava, Aptris
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"I'm going to share my vast knowledge of the ServiceNow platform, IT service management, and other cloud technologies. I'm also looking forward to collaborating with my peers in the ServiceNow ecosystem."
Shane Brazeal, Fruition Partners
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"Network with industry peers; Understand what the world is doing with the platform; Talk about the KPMG differentiators in market; Learn about the future vision and versions of the product."
Saurabh Dubey, KPMG
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"I am going to Knowledge to learn more about what customers are doing with ServiceNow and to receive additional education."
Dan Gale, Insource Technology Solutions
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"This will be my third trip to the Knowledge conference and I get more excited about it each year. I'm looking forward to reconnecting with many members of the ServiceNow community (partners, customers, etc). I'm also looking forward to the keynotes and lab sessions, which gives me a great opportunity to expand my SN expertise and stay current with the goings on of the tool."
James Divine, Covestic
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"At Knowledge 14, we look forward to understanding the needs of both ServiceNow customers and partners. As a certified ServiceNow partner we're excited to see the innovative ways end customers want to use ServiceNow by integrating it with different systems."
Shohil Kothari, Mulesoft
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"K14 is an amazing opportunity for me to delve into technical exploration of ServiceNow and find new applications for the platform, be with tons of awesome people all aware of the immense value ServiceNow offers businesses and organizations, and share knowledge and expertise to guide successful implementations and expand others views of what's possible with ServiceNow."
Lauren Hughes, Triad Technology Partners
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"BusinessNow hope to achieve the latest knowledge about new features in ServiceNow, share implementation ideas with other SreviceNow partners and to discuss ideas and requirements with customers from all over the world. We also see a chance to get in touch with the development teams and product managers from ServiceNow to be able to influence and discuss features and functions in Servicenow based on what we hear from our customers. The social sharing event, will support these efforts, and also give us as a company and proud implementers the chance to show our passion and enthusiasm for Servicenow and the capabilities available to solve business issues."
Peter Ravnholt, Business Now
Lasse Wilen, Business Now
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What are you looking forward to?
