{"id":17557,"date":"2019-05-20T13:20:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T13:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/?p=17557"},"modified":"2019-07-09T04:45:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T04:45:46","slug":"9-key-take-aways-from-sage-summit-atlanta-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/2019\/05\/20\/9-key-take-aways-from-sage-summit-atlanta-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Key Take Aways From Sage Summit, Atlanta 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sage<\/a>, a global leader and provider of\naccounting software hosted The Sage Summit&nbsp;in Atlanta this year \u2013 home to\nSage North American headquarters from May 13<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 15<sup>th<\/sup>,\n2019. So, what is it that you missed while not being at the event? With\nSessions featuring the best and the brightest speakers, Sage has reached out\nthe global audience showcasing out of the box capabilities, optimizing businesses\nwith personalized tools, helping customers, colleagues, Partners and resellers\nto reimagine business with timely and engaging content. This year too Sage\nmarked a huge success at the event. The theme for the event was \u2018Where\nBusinesses Thrive\u2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/\">Greytrix<\/a> \u2013 Sage\nGold Development Partner for over two decades and a regular sponsor for Sage\nevents exhibited at <a href=\"https:\/\/events.sage.com\/profile\/web\/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x3250abcd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sage\nSummit<\/a> as a Bronze Sponsor. The attendees also witnessed an upbeat\nperformance from The Bourbon Brothers and Dueling Guitars that jazzed up the\natmosphere at the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Speakers | Sage Summit 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some of the most sought after and finest keynote speakers in one great\nevent!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The yearly Sage Summit is aimed\nto equip and support the businesses by putting them at the center of\ndiscussions to succeed and grow with informative Sage sessions and\ninspirational keynotes from the industry experts. The solutions offered by Sage\nhelped business builders to manage everything from money to people which was\nalso a sub \u2013 theme for the event. If you missed the chance to attend the event\nin Atlanta this year don\u2019t worry because we have a ravishing recap for you!\nCheck out our favorite takeaways from Sage Partner Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Jennifer Warawa: Sage as SAAS<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jenniferwarawa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Warawa<\/a> &#8211; EVP, Partners, Accountants and Alliances Sage, provided great insights on Sage as SAAS emphasizing the need for cloud based applications and the fact that are we prepared for the next generation of Business Builders. With data stored in the cloud, users can access their information from any Internet-connected computer or mobile device. Additionally, it eliminates the need of any expertise to manage the security issues inherent in mobile computing. She added that Sage is now aiming to be a great SAAS company for customers and colleagues alike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/jennifer-warawa-1024x258.jpg\" alt=\"jennifer warawa\" class=\"wp-image-17559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/jennifer-warawa-1024x258.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/jennifer-warawa-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/jennifer-warawa-768x194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/jennifer-warawa-660x166.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/jennifer-warawa.jpg 1991w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Jennifer.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer\" class=\"wp-image-17558\" width=\"477\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Jennifer.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Jennifer-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Ron Mc\nMurtrie: Future with Marketing<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ronmcmurtrie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron McMurtrie<\/a> &#8211; CMO, Sage, spoke on Future with Marketing and the importance of Customers for a successful business. He explained that how for a successful business it is necessary to follow the Customer like a North Star because the buyer behavior is changing. The keynote by Ron gave the attendees immense knowledge on the mega trends of Marketing talking about \u201cLife as a Service\u201d in today\u2019s world of technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ron.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17567\" width=\"474\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ron.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ron-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Nancy\nHarris: To Cloud or Not to Cloud<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SageNancyHarris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nancy Harris<\/a>&#8211; Executive Vice- President and Managing Director, North America, Sage, raised a very imperative question, \u201cTo Cloud or Not to Cloud?\u201d which is the major concern among businesses for taking the big leap. She also added that the Sage Partners and Customers can have it their way and that Sage is not intended to push customers to the cloud instead its main aim is to lead a path to SaaS for all customers supporting choice and industry requirements. She shared that even though the world is moving towards cloud but the SMB\u2019s want choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Nancy-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17568\" width=\"455\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Nancy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Nancy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Nancy-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Nancy-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Nancy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Dave\nFaupel: Focus is the Key to Marketing<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davezamazing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave Faupel<\/a>&#8211; Vice President, Marketing, North America, Sage, kicked off his keynote by talking about driving success with Sage Partners through Joint Marketing. He resonated the FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) through the Marketing perspective. He delivered his keynote on the main points that through Focus you can deliver and pick the right content to relentlessly drive your business forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dave-Faupel-1024x258.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Faupel\" data-id=\"17569\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/?attachment_id=17569\" class=\"wp-image-17569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dave-Faupel-1024x258.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dave-Faupel-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dave-Faupel-768x194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dave-Faupel-660x166.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dave-Faupel.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Brian\nSolis: You Don\u2019t Wake Up Trying to be Mediocre<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/briansolis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brain Solis<\/a>&#8211; Principal Analyst and Futurist, Altimeter, shared a powerful message about serving Customers. He stated that it isn\u2019t just disruption you should worry about, its mediocrity that will drive your Customers away and if you are waiting for someone to tell you what to do then you are on the wrong side of innovation. He added that in the advent of technology The Four Horsemen of the Modern Apocalypse are wi- fi, battery and the network connections which is the driving force for anyone seeking innovation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Brian-Solis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17570\" width=\"456\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Brian-Solis.jpg 574w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Brian-Solis-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Blair\nCrump: Customer Led, Partner Driven<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blair_crump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blair Crump<\/a>&#8211; President, Sage, spoke about how Sage transforms the way people think and work so they can thrive in an ecosystem of opportunity. He summarized that how your business should be Customer centric because success starts with Customers. He coined the term \u201cNew Sage\u201d that is Customer driven and Partner led. He also discussed the US market opportunity in his keynote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/blair-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17571\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/blair-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/blair-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/blair-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/blair-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/blair.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mike\nRitchie: Product Highlights<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Ritchie- Director, Product Management, Sage, North America, provided great Product and feature upgrades for Sage 50Cloud, 100Cloud and 300Cloud. In his keynote he mentioned that Product focus is directly proportional to customers for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mike-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mike-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mike-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mike-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mike-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mike.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tom\nHood: Future Ready Finance<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomhood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Hood<\/a>&#8211; CPA, CITP, CGMA, addressed the attendees of the Sage Summit with a question, \u201cWhat are your biggest challenges?\u201d While stating that 98.7% of tax preparers have a chance of being automated against 93.5% of accountants and auditors. He also added that being automated doesn\u2019t mean that your job will be automated, it means that many functions of your job will be automated. Automation will allow more room to grow your advisor role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tom-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tom-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tom-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tom-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tom-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tom.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Kristen\nRampe: Iteration or Innovation<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristenRampe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristen Rampe<\/a>&#8211; Founder, Slide Deck Improv, kicked off her keynote teaching how to weave Improv into our business lives. She quoted that,\u201d \u201cYes, and\u201d is not only important for improv &#8211; it knocks down barriers for communication.\u201d She raised an intriguing question to the audience \u201cIteration or innovation? What are you doing that is disruptive and valuable?\u201d She also spoke on combating your fears in public and how to overcome them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D6nGSvyXsAAdh2a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D6nGSvyXsAAdh2a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D6nGSvyXsAAdh2a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D6nGSvyXsAAdh2a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D6nGSvyXsAAdh2a-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D6nGSvyXsAAdh2a.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was a\nhuge success like each year and made Sage Partners to rethink the way their\nbusinesses operate by making the best use of Sage technology. Well, we think\nthat those present at the event did get a chance to explore what was new in\nGreytrix box this year and for those who missed it, be sure to meet us at the\nGreytrix booth in the next event! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Think Greytrix, Grow Big!<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sage, a global leader and provider of accounting software hosted The Sage Summit&nbsp;in Atlanta this year \u2013 home to Sage North American headquarters from May 13th \u2013 15th, 2019. So, what is it that you missed while not being at the event? With Sessions featuring the best and the brightest speakers, Sage has reached out\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/2019\/05\/20\/9-key-take-aways-from-sage-summit-atlanta-2019\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2672,2776,2775,1721,1762,1770,1799,2773,2774,2732,2731,1822,2772],"class_list":["post-17557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sage-erp-x3","tag-greytrix-event","tag-key-highlights","tag-product-highlights","tag-sage","tag-sage-enterprise-management","tag-sage-erp","tag-sage-event","tag-sage-family","tag-sage-summit-2019","tag-sage-summit-atlanta","tag-sage-summit-us","tag-sage-x3","tag-sage-x3-event"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17557"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17582,"href":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17557\/revisions\/17582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sagex3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}