Sylvie Otten (Sollod85
Welcome to the 1st CrowdChat of 2015. I am humbled & honored to be part of the #EMCElect Community, and look forward to collaborating, engaging & learning to help drive innovation with you. What does being a part of EMC Elect mean to you?
Sylvie Otten (Sollod
Please reply to the topic feed to help streamline the conversation! Check out this really cool interview about #EMCElect with @dathbrun by @RachaelFstr http://isys6621.com/...
John Furrier
good morning #SiliconValley
Dean of Big Data
Hey Sylvie, the best thing about #EMCElect is the people and the chance to learn from others' experiences. It's great!!
John Furrier
. @sylvie75015 Congrats on the selection for the Elect program an elite crew of #techathletes
Sylvie Otten (Sollod
Agreed Bill - what have you learned in your time as an EMC Elect member - as I know you're a veteran?
Mark Browne
Thanks @sylvie75015 for sharing this, I was just about to myself. It's a good run down on what's behind the #EMCElect program
Ian Anderson
Hello all. For me, being part of #EMCElect means being part of a community of some of the most interesting and influential people in tech. I stand in awe.
Michael Leeper
good morning from #PDX, wasn't there talk about @henrikwagner73 providing coffee this morning?
Ishitsuka Tomonori
Hi all, thank you for this great time. I'm joining from Japan.
Suhela Dighe
Being an #EMCElect means you are a brand advocate, passionate and knowledgable about tech topics & EMC
Sylvie Otten (Sollod
What have been some of the really cool outcomes from #EMCElect in your opinion - perhaps some of the veterans can provide some perspective?
Sylvie Otten (Sollod
@mleeper Where is @henrikwagner73?
Henrik Wagner
having a #Nespresso :-)
Eric Hagstrom
Engagement with folks I wouldn't normally be exposed to is one of the best benefits I have seen
Henrik Wagner
my favorite was when we took the #EMCElect crew to drive engagements at #SAPPHIRENOW...
Michael Leeper
seeing the EMC product teams start to realize the value of the #EMCElect in sharing the great things about new products and also providing real feedback when needed.
Sylvie Otten (Sollod
There you are! What's amazing to me is just how global this Community is, and I am so excited to collaborate and share ideas with you to gain different perspectives.
Suhela Dighe
I wasn't officially a member last year, but always supporting events where #EMCElect were onsite, adding great value to conversations.
Dean of Big Data
My fav: press/industry announcement and #EMCElect's take on what it really means #SignalFromTheNoise
Sylvie Otten (Sollod
@mleeper Listening to customers is where innovation starts.
Peter Herdman-Grant
after a great first full year at EMC on the EverythingOracle Community, achieving #EMCElect feels like recognition, but also asking me to continue engaging with our technical specialists, partners and customers
Ian Anderson
@erichagstrom Agree completely. I've met a lot of really cool people from around the world through the #EMCElect program.
Mark Browne
@ionthegeek a good point and it is a globally dispersed membership this year. With 6 members located in APJ, 31 Members located in EMEA and 64 in the Americas
Henrik Wagner
@dathbrun whats the breakdown of EMC, client and partners?
Sylvie Otten (Sollod
@henrikwagner73 Some great ideas have also come out of some brainstorm sessions with #EMCElect members...I can think of a few. ;-)
Henrik Wagner
definitely some #Pure Magic moments including Project Costeau :-)
Suhela Dighe
@50mu There he is!! :)
Mark Browne
37% of the #EMCElect are Partners, Customers and Independents make up 16%, 48% are EMC Employees
Sylvie Otten (Sollod
@henrikwagner73 Yes, that's one of the ones I am very excited about. Collating & correlating data to make the impossible possible..no longer talking data lakes here more like data oceans in this case!
Rob Koper
@henrikwagner73 I'd love an espresso now too
Henrik Wagner
@50mu Dont leave your house without one :-)
Rob Koper
@henrikwagner73 I'm home now. Just finished 8 hours already
Henrik Wagner
Can't wait for some of this ideas to become outcomes... #PureMagic
Sylvie Otten (Sollod
@henrikwagner73 Agreed Henrik - and I can't wait to collaborate & engage even more.
Mark Browne
@henrikwagner73 it's been huge actually, with great feed back going along to engineering and Product Managment teams
Mark Browne
@henrikwagner73 but also what is incredible is the collaborative nature of this. its not one way traffic, and more improtantly its authentic, with warts and all discussed
Sylvie Otten (Sollod
What's the feedback mechanism? How does that occur? Sounds like some terrific innovation can come from it!
Mark Browne
through exclusive beta access, private briefings and meetings as well as collating data and feedback @sylvie75015
Mark Browne
There is. That's within the private Elect community. But we will be sharing caertain Elect events on the public facing EMC Elect space @sylvie75015
Mark Browne
@mleeper you will definitely in the loop very soon. time is moving fast. rest assured we'll have the proper preparation in place
Mark Browne
I love the problem with having trouble keeping track of this conversation. It's a good complaint for a vibrant conversation :)
Mark Browne
@50mu happened me too
Sylvie Otten (Sollod
I just want to say a special THANK YOU to @furrier for providing us this fabulous #CrowdChat platform to use for our #EMCElect Community!