Connecting People with Collaborative Business Networks Through SaaS Now more than even, business gets done through connections. Information sharing, community building, and collaborative planning are necessary ingredients for staying effective. Software as a Service (SaaS) is rewiring the approaches for how people and information are aligned. Entire value chains and business ecosystems are now collaborating in the cloud in ways that were not possible in the analog world. Internal teams can access information in more fluid, more intuitive ways. Moderated by leading cloud analyst Jeff Kaplan of THINKstrategies, this webinar will feature thought leaders from IBM client Apex Supply Chain Technologies and IBM who will discuss how the modern enterprise is collaborating internally and externally leveraging SaaS solutions.

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SaaS Webinar Series
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Connecting People with Collaborative Business Networks
Through SaaS

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Discussion Host
Jeffrey Kaplan
@thinkstrategies
Managing Director
THINKstrategies
Founder
Cloud Computing Showplace

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Theme
Make Your Business
Smarter with Cloud-based
Analytics
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Connecting People with
Collaborative Business
Networks
Theme
Turbocharge Your
Business: Leveraging
SaaS to Drive Innovation
and Results
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Discussion Theme Preview
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Becoming a Social Business
Enabling Business Ecosystems
Collaborating for Success

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Discussion Panelists
Armen Najarian
@ArmenNajarian
Sr. Marketing Manager
IBM SmartCloud Solutions
Karolyn Schalk
@KarolynSchalk
VP, IT Infrastructure
Apex Supply Chain

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Introducing Apex Supply Chain Technologies
Global supplier
network Shared IT and back
office services
based in US Global
clients
A Global Enterprise

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IBM SmartCloud Solutions = 100+ SaaS and BPaaS Applications
Deliver Business
Analytics at
Point of Impact
Accelerate
Business
Process
Innovation
Connect People
with Collaborative
Business Networks
• E-commerce purchasing
• Customer self-service
• Public safety
• Service delivery
• Digital marketing optimization
• Pricing, promotion, product mix analytics
• Procurement analytics
• Business insights
• Intelligent city operations
• Employee and partner collaboration
• Strategic supply management
• Product planning and development
• Talent management
Learn more at ibm.com/saas

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Discussion Theme #1
Becoming a Social Business

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Audience Polling Question
Where does your company fall on the social business continuum?
Response options (select one):
 Fully social, defines our culture
 Mostly social, emerging as a standard
 Coming up to speed
 Just getting started
 Facebook for my business? No thanks.

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Discussion Theme #2
Enabling Business Ecosystems

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Discussion Theme #3
Collaborating for Success

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Audience Polling Question
Within your organization, identify the top 3 business functions where
collaborative business networks are leveraged today, or have the greatest
potential to impact your business:
Response options (select three):
 Marketing operations w/ agencies
 Supply Chain Management network
 Procurement ecosystem w/ suppliers
 Sales ecosystem with customers
 Human capital management
 Collaboration w/ managed services partners

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Discussion Theme Summary
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Becoming a Social Business
Enabling Business Ecosystems
Collaborating for Success

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Q&A Session
Jeffrey Kaplan
@thinkstrategies
Managing Director
THINKstrategies
Founder
Cloud Computing
Showplace
Armen Najarian
@ArmenNajarian
Sr. Marketing Manager
IBM SmartCloud Solutions
Karolyn Schalk
@KarolynSchalk
VP, IT Infrastructure
Apex Supply Chain

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Reinvent the Way Work Works with
the Leading Social Platform
• Learn about the IBM Social
Business Platform
• Hear from customers and IBM
thought leaders
• Explore latest social, mobile
and cloud technology advances
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September 18th, 10AM ET to 1PM ET

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Theme
Make Your Business
Smarter with Cloud-based
Analytics
Theme
Connecting People with
Collaborative Business
Networks
Theme
Turbocharge Your
Business: Leveraging
SaaS to Drive Innovation
and Results
View On Demand! 2013 IBM SaaS Webinar Series
Tuesday, May 7 Thursday, June 27 Tuesday, September 17
Replay available now!
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Replay coming soon!
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Replay available now!
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To learn more about IBM SmartCloud Solutions:
ibm.com/SaaS
@ibmsaas #ibmsaas
Armen Najarian
@ArmenNajarian
650-504-3430
armen@us.ibm.com