CIO Perspectives Houston 2016
 
2016 Sponsors
UNDERWRITERS
CloudVelox is an award-winning pioneer in cloud automation and orchestration software. Led by a deeply experienced team of system software, security and networking executives, CloudVelox provides cloud automation and orchestration software to securely move and protect workloads between data center and clouds. CloudVelox gives enterprise data center teams the ability to reduce business risk and increase IT productivity and resilience with a single solution based on an application blueprint-centric approach.
Rackspace (NYSE: RAX), the #1 managed cloud company, helps businesses tap the power of cloud computing without the complexity and cost of managing it on their own. Rackspace engineers deliver specialized expertise, easy-to-use tools and Fanatical Support® for leading technologies developed by AWS, Google, Microsoft, OpenStack, VMware and others. Learn more at www.rackspace.com.

EXECUTIVE CONNECTION
Aerohive (NYSE: HIVE) enables our customers to simply and confidently connect to the information, applications, and insights they need to thrive. Our simple, scalable, and secure platform delivers mobility without limitations. For our customers worldwide, every access point is a starting point. Aerohive was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. For more information, please visit www.aerohive.com.
BMC delivers software solutions that help IT transform digital enterprises for the ultimate competitive business advantage. From mainframe to cloud to mobile, we pair high-speed digital innovation with robust IT industrialization—allowing our customers to provide amazing user experiences with optimized IT performance, cost, compliance, and productivity. 
We believe:
  • Technology is the heart of every business
  • IT drives business to the digital age
BMC – Bring IT to Life
Delphix enables companies to release applications 10x faster by delivering secure, virtualized data, while using half the infrastructure. Over 30% of the Global 100 use Delphix to mask and deliver data across development, testing, and reporting environments, improving developer productivity and data security.
Mendix is the fastest and easiest Rapid Application Development platform to build and deploy smart mobile and web applications at scale. Cloud-native, open and enterprise class, Mendix is the only platform that supports the full application lifecycle with collaboration, speed and control.
NETSCOUT is a market leader in real-time service assurance and cybersecurity for today’s most demanding service provider, enterprise and government networks. NETSCOUT’s solutions continuously monitors the service delivery environment to identify performance issues and provides insight into network-based security threats, to quickly resolve issues that impact business disruptions and user experience. 
TREAT YOUR SOFTWARE LIKE A PRODUCT
Seilevel provides services to help non-software Fortune 1000 companies treat their software projects like products. Seilevel helps companies to achieve business and IT alignment by increasing agility, managing software project portfolios, and eliminating gold plating within projects so that project teams can maximize revenue and time to market.
PARTNER SPONSORS
BlueSky IT Partners is a global IT solutions company focused on field services, telecom, and cloud consulting. We support your IT people and projects, with an eye on efficiencies and savings.  We are the experts in delivering and executing your initiatives. Smarter, Faster, Better.
BOARD International, provider of Business Intelligence and Performance Management software, enables companies worldwide to improve the effectiveness of their management decision making processes by unifying BI and CPM. Controlling operational and financial processes, BOARD’s programming-free toolkit enables enterprises to deploy analytics applications in a fraction of the time and cost.

Enaxis Consulting is a specialized consulting firm operating as the trusted advisor to the enterprise IT executive. Our consultants are focused in the business of IT and help minimize the time and cost associated with transformative changes. We offer the quality of a global firm without billing for global-size overhead. We have the ability to successfully leverage client resources by ensuring that every consultant has significant broad experience as well as expertise in specific areas. This approach provides high value to our discerning clients who recognize and appreciate the value we bring to the table. As a result, we take pride in the fact that referrals contribute significantly to our client base of Fortune 500 companies. 
iSphere is a Texas-based IT services firm that partners with clients to provide the necessary governance and resources to meet critical IT and business goals. For more than 15 years, we have proudly provided global and local businesses alike with successful business-IT strategy, top technology systems, and bright IT talent. iSphere and our skilled consultants are experts at turning business and technology needs into smart, profit-building IT solutions. iSphere always put performance excellence and client loyalty first.
Whitlock is a video collaboration company that provides strategy, management, technologies and support to the world’s largest and most innovative businesses. We believe face-to-face collaboration creates stronger relationships and makes way for both business and personal success. What we give to a customer is the ability to connect, work together and share ideas with each other and the world, with a reliable video experience every time. Whitlock serves customers across the U.S. and worldwide through the Global Presence Alliance.

RESEARCH PARTNER

 IDC is the most experienced and most trusted IT advisory firm in the market. Our global team of 1,100 analysts assist businesses around the world in moving to the 3rd Platform of computing. Our IT advisory services not only advise on the technologies of the 3rd Platform (cloud, mobile, social and analytics), but also on how to effectively lead technology initiatives. To learn more visit www.idc.com/itexecutive.