Like most things in business, maximizing your time at technology conferences is all about strategy and planning. This year’s Dreamforce Conference had more than 90,000 attendees with more than 700 sessions and 350 companies showcasing difference solutions. Registration for the conference ran anywhere from$300-$900. Many other conference passes are equally expensive. So how do you make the most of your investment?
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Thinking Bigger Gives Your Business Room to Grow
If sales doubled overnight, can your system infrastructure handle it? What if it tripled? This scenario is more common that one might think. Let’s take a look at the popular and relatively small photo sharing company Instagram (which had only 13 reported employees at the time it was purchased by Facebook in April 2012). On May 1, 2012 Instagram passed the 50 million user mark. This statistic alone is astounding, but consider this: in October 2010, just 15 months earlier, their user count was a measly 200,000. How in the world did their back end infrastructure handle a growth of that magnitude? Before we can get the answer, we must first ask the right question. Continue reading “Thinking Bigger Gives Your Business Room to Grow” »