We had to make some tough decisions today. To postpone our NetApp INSIGHT events in Paris and Berlin that were scheduled for March 2020. NetApp INSIGHT events are something I look forward to: hosting our customers, our partners and our employees in venues where we come together to collaborate on data-driven innovation—in the public cloud and on-premise IT environments.
But, the health and safety of all INSIGHT attendees is absolutely a priority and we want to do our part to help minimize the spread of this highly contagious Coronavirus (COVID-19). Therefore, the events in Paris and Berlin are postponed.
This was not an easy call to make. These in-person conferences are exceptionally valuable for our community to spend time together sharing ideas and learnings on how to put the power of data to work. And, I acknowledge all the hard work from many people that has gone into event planning and developing content. However, postponing the events is the right decision.
Having said that, I will not let all this hard work go to waste. We are tapping into our innovative NetApp nature to design a cutting-edge, digital experience that will bring the content that we had planned for Paris and Berlin to audiences across EMEA in a digital format.
As we continue to refine our programs over the coming weeks, we will be posting updates on our INSIGHT EMEA plans at https://insight.netapp.com/emea.aspx
We appreciate your flexibility and support during this time. Our thoughts remain with everyone affected by COVID-19.
James Whitemore
James Whitemore 是 NetApp 的行銷長。他負責推動公司的全球行銷策略,並加強市場知名度以加速成長。 身為雲端運算、網路與儲存產業的資深人士,James 在領導及實作成功的全球銷售、產品管理與行銷策略方面擁有超過 25 年的豐富經驗。James 自 2016 年初透過 SolidFire 併購案加入 NetApp 以來一直是團隊的重要一員,也是我們開發和執行行銷策略,以將 NetApp 從儲存設備重新定位為資料和雲端的關鍵。 在先前擔任 NetApp 現場與需求行銷副總裁的職務中,James 負責打造並領導現代化的需求引擎,以及管理現場與合作夥伴行銷、需求中心、全球行銷活動、活動行銷、數位行銷、社群、影響力與社群行銷。 身為 SolidFire 的行銷長,James 的任務是推動全球使用雲端的方式,並負責企業、產品及現場行銷等所有職能。在加入 SolidFire 之前,James 曾在雲端領域的新創公司帶領銷售和行銷職能,在歐洲、亞洲和美國擔任過各種銷售和行銷職位,包括 SAVVIS、Sun Microsystems、IBM、StorageTek 和 Standard Telephones and Cables。 James 擁有英國諾森布里亞大學 (Northumbria University) 企管和管理學士學位。查看 James Whitemore 的所有文章