The Boulder BI Brain Trust
   
   
   
Brain Trust: Past Participants
Composite Software "Working with the BBBT was a truly unique experience that provided significant value to Composite Software. In our session we were able to do deep dives into three significant topics, gaining positive encouragement on our strategy and useful feedback on our tactics. Frankly, it was a ball! I cannot wait to do it again"
- Robert Eve, Vice President of Marketing, Composite Software Inc.
DATAllegro "My sincerest thanks for allowing us the opportunity to present to the BBBT. What a truly great thing you have created and an incredible group of professionals. It was such a pleasure getting to know you and the team and, most valuable to me, getting your open-honest feedback."
- Jesse M. Fountain, Vice President of Product Marketing, DATAllegro
HP "I have two words to describe my experience at the Boulder BI Brain Trust: uncommon synergy. There are not many places where you can find a group of people who are interested in a dialogue and relationship for the common good of all involved. Thank you for your questions, insight, time and friendship."
- John Santaferraro, Director of Marketing for the HP Business Intelligence Portfolio


"What an unusual opportunity to meet with such a concentration of great BI talent and exchange ideas on topics of current interest."
- Rod Walker, VP Information Management, C&I Americas, Hewlett-Packard
IBM "Many thanks for inviting us to present to the BBBT. We really enjoyed the discussion and thought the two-way exchange of ideas provided valuable insight. We look forward to many future interactions."
- William O'Connell, Ph.D. - Distinguished Engineer, Data Warehousing CTO - IBM Software Group - Information Management Division
InfoBright "The Boulder BI Brain Trust provided Infobright with access to leading thinkers in the Data Warehousing industry. The conversations were lively and thoughtful, providing Infobright with valuable insight and great feedback on our value proposition and market opportunities. It's hard to imagine any other organization bringing so much Data Warehousing expertise to bear at any cost."
- Miriam G. Tuerk, President & C.E.O., Infobright Inc.
Kognitio "Kognitio's meeting with the BBBT was incredibly valuable and to our product and go to market plans. Members of our marketing and technical leadership team presented Kognitio's plans and vision and the BBBT team provided constructive, clear and concise feedback on where we could augment, sharpen and focus our efforts to increase the clarity of our message and the penetration rate of WX2 and DaaS into the vertical and geographic markets we have chosen to attack. This was the best half day I have spent with a group of advisers in the 20+ years that I have been working in the field of data warehousing and business intelligence. We look forward to collaborating with the BBBT team again in the near future and over the coming months and years."
- John K. Thompson, President, Kognitio
LucidEra "I wish all my meetings were as valuable as my meeting with the BBBT! It's a rare opportunity to get the chance to speak with so many industry gurus and thought leaders. The discussion was highly interactive, and the questions I was asked were definitely thought-provoking. It was a great combination of the team wanting to know more about our strategy and direction, and also providing feedback and insight to help us adjust that same strategy and direction. And, I can't forget to mention that it's a fun group of people, and the location is fantastic!"
- Ken Rudin, CEO and Cofounder of LucidEra
Talend "The BBBT experience was very valuable, enjoyable and the feedback received from the attendees extremely useful. The opportunity to spend half a day with leading analysts and industry experts in the Data Warehousing Industry was very unique and certainly one of the most (if not THE most) intense and insightful meeting that I have had an opportunity in which to participate. The environment was to-the-point and dynamic, providing us with a great opportunity for exchange on our respective perceptions of the market and our product positioning; there are not many circumstances where this would have otherwise been feasible. Our sincere thanks to the BBBT group… and we look forward to the next opportunity to provide an updated presentation to this group in the near future."
- Vincent Pineau, Vice President and General Manager for the Americas, Talend
Vertica "Our session with the BBBT was extremely valuable for us as we look for new business opportunities and prepare Vertica for its next stage of growth. The level of data warehousing industry knowledge and expertise the BBBT possesses meant the questions were incisive and their feedback highly credible. We look forward to continuing our relationship with the BBBT as we evangelize the benefits of grid-enabled, column-oriented analytic database technology."
- Andy Palmer, Co-Founder, Vertica
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