I've just returned from a week in Las Vegas, where I attended the yearly Inforum conference. I'm glad to be home.
The conference was, in my opinion, well structured and informative. I learned quite a lot while there and felt like the time away from home and the office was not wasted. I was there to learn more about Infor's ERP product, Syteline, and this I did. It looks like the newest version, V8, is far and above preferrable to previous versions, if for no other reason than because it's easier to deploy, support and modify. It is much easier to customize and has a rich event/workflow model and enhanced support for web services.
I was not as impressed by the city of Las Vegas, which seemed rusty under a thin veneer of gold. I feel for the people who work there. I watched drunken casino-goers harass and proposition a couple of young female shop-keepers in one casino, and while in the elevator in another I was approached by a pan-handler. Outside, shills for escort agencies lined up sometimes 15 abreast to thrust pornographic business cards at all passers-by (even families with small children).
The casinos themselves are a wonder, especially the Venitian and the Mandalay Bay casinos. The Bellagio has a nice indoor shopping boulevard and the conservatory/botanical garden is a treat.
One of the most popular topics of conversation at Inforum seemed to be virtualization. Everyone wanted to know more about it and the hottest question was does Infor support Syteline on virtual machines. The answer, even though Infor support personnel currently use virtual machines for their own testing, is not now--but soon. I guess this is reasonable considering the wide diversity of hardware and software that syteline runs on.
The conference was, in my opinion, well structured and informative. I learned quite a lot while there and felt like the time away from home and the office was not wasted. I was there to learn more about Infor's ERP product, Syteline, and this I did. It looks like the newest version, V8, is far and above preferrable to previous versions, if for no other reason than because it's easier to deploy, support and modify. It is much easier to customize and has a rich event/workflow model and enhanced support for web services.
I was not as impressed by the city of Las Vegas, which seemed rusty under a thin veneer of gold. I feel for the people who work there. I watched drunken casino-goers harass and proposition a couple of young female shop-keepers in one casino, and while in the elevator in another I was approached by a pan-handler. Outside, shills for escort agencies lined up sometimes 15 abreast to thrust pornographic business cards at all passers-by (even families with small children).
The casinos themselves are a wonder, especially the Venitian and the Mandalay Bay casinos. The Bellagio has a nice indoor shopping boulevard and the conservatory/botanical garden is a treat.
One of the most popular topics of conversation at Inforum seemed to be virtualization. Everyone wanted to know more about it and the hottest question was does Infor support Syteline on virtual machines. The answer, even though Infor support personnel currently use virtual machines for their own testing, is not now--but soon. I guess this is reasonable considering the wide diversity of hardware and software that syteline runs on.
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