2012 Emerging Technology Conference

Please join us for our annual Technology Conference. I will be attending our event in Denver on March 6th, so please send me a comment if you plan to attend and I’ll introduce myself. We are also holding events in Minneapolis (3/8), Iowa City (4/3), Des Moines (4/4) and Kansas City (4/5).

New technologies are hitting the market at record-breaking rates and now, more than ever, is the time to create an innovative and sensible IT roadmap. Attend McGladrey’s 5th Annual Emerging Technology Conference to learn how to reap the benefits of new technologies including greater agility and scalability, lower costs, less on-premise maintenance and increased mobility.

According to an October 2011 Forrester survey of 2,800 IT executives and technology decision-makers:

• Increasing IT capacity and resources to drive innovation is the top priority for IT decision-makers at small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs).
  
• Spend on new IT initiatives has steadily increased to more than 30% of the total IT budget.
  
• The proliferation of mobile and cloud is driving R&D spending to increase more than 40% compared to last year.
  

It’s clear that executives are interested in adopting emerging technologies as part of a push to drive improved innovation throughout the organization. What remains still undefined is how to create a roadmap to guide the organization through the vast market of emerging technology products. Cloud, mobile and tablet technologies are bursting onto the IT scene with upgraded systems hitting the market at an astounding rate. Is it Innovation overload?

Join RSM in Spring 2012 to learn how to cut through the noise and create a roadmap for your IT organization that will ensure your business is adopting the right technologies. Our IT experts will help your organization develop a plan to focus on innovation, with an eye towards governance and cost savings, while supporting the overall business strategy.

Choose from the following dates and locations:

• Denver, Colorado
  Tuesday, March 6
  8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  

  Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
  650 15th Street
  Denver, CO 80202
  

• Minneapolis, Minnesota
  Thursday, March 8
  8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  

  DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington Minneapolis South
  7800 Normandale Boulevard
  Minneapolis, MN 55439
  

• Iowa City, Iowa
  Tuesday, April 3
  8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  

  Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
  300 East 9th Street
  Coralville, IA 52241
  

• Des Moines, Iowa
  Wednesday, April 4
  8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  

  Prairie Meadows Events Center
  1 Prairie Meadows Drive
  Altoona, IA 50009
  

• Kansas City, Missouri
  Thursday, April 5
  8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  

  Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center
  6100 College Boulevard
  Overland Park, KS 66211
  

Meg Moss