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Good conference since it was focused on IT issues. I met a lot of great people who are experiencing similar issues to what we are facing in my company. It was great to listen to how people are handing some of those issues.

Great turnout from the industry leaders. Though some sessions maybe sales-y, good network of people overall.

Good industry event, lots of good learning nd discussion on procurement challengs and best practices!

As a first time attendee, it was a great learning experience. I particularly loved the sessions related to software audits. I did dislike the incessant sales calls and emails from the vendors weeks and days before the event and even during. I would like to have seen more time for questions after each of the sessions. At times it seemed very rushed. I hope I will receive a link to the presentations.....Thank you!

I thought that some of the sessions, especially the keynotes from fellow industry professionals were very interesting and informative. At times, the forced interactions with those who are trying to earn business such as placing the food in the exhibition hall and having them pitch their products as Chairman was a bit excessive and would take away from the positives of learning from peers. That is what I would like to see more of; have a company who struggled with a certain area but was able to find a solution come speak to us about their approach w/ a particular vendor even if that vendor didn't sponsor the event. Also, I felt that hardware sourcing was neglected. I only heard a short presentation around networking hardware and that was led by a company with significant volume and forecasting measures (to the point they were direct sourcing) that most in attendance don't have.