SA Forum's AdvancedTCA Summit Highlights

By John Fryer, SA Forum president

On November 9-11, the SA Forum participated in the annual AdvancedTCA Summit tradeshow. The Forum had an exhibit, promoting the “Walter’s Moments” Cartoon Series and highlighting current activities including our SA Forum Application Webcast Series. The feedback we received will be valuable in planning our 2011 marketing activities. In addition, our members participated on several panels, providing insight on service availability and hearing about industry trends from diverse perspectives.

Perhaps the most valuable time was spent in one-on-one conversations with press and analyst attendees. We had excellent discussions about the latest industry activities and talked about SA Forum’s plans for next year, including a partnership with the OpenSAF Foundation on key marketing initiatives. The SA Forum also participated in a video interview with Converge! Network Digest which should be available shortly. 

It was great seeing all of you who attended the show, and we look forward to continued industry momentum in 2011. If there are areas you would like to see the SA Forum focus on for next year, please share your ideas with us.

John Fryer is President of the Service Availability Forum. He is also Vice President, Business Development, at GoAhead Software. You can reach him via Mary Slonske at nereus@saforum.org.