Utah Tech Spotlight

Utah Tech Spotlight Events

June Spotlight: HireVue June 15th

  • Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on May 30

The Utah Tech Spotlight is pleased to announce that we  will be Spotlighting Ryan Money, and Mark Newman from HireVue on Friday, June 15th at the Bohemian.  If you haven’t been out to a Utah Tech Spotlight event, let us fill you in:  It’s free, no membership required.  Free drinks, a relaxed atmosphere, and a chance to learn about some cool Utah Technologies for an hour on a Friday afternoon.

Rather it’s your first time, or you’re a regular, we welcome you to join us as HireVue talks to us about how they are using technology to make the hiring process better, and more cost effective.  HireVue has recently receive recognition from the likes of: USA today, the New York Post, TIME Magazine, Marketwatch, and many others.

Date: Friday, June 15th
Time: 3:00 - 4:00
Location: Bohemian Brewery And Grill
(94 East and 7200 South, right off of State Street, SLC)
RSVP

Scheduling change: Control4 Spotlight May 18th

  • Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on May 07

Okay, so I gotta tell ya, when I walked in to the offices of Control4 and they started showing Control4 Logo me what exactly they were up to, I think I lost a bit of my objectivity as my credit card instantly leapt into my hand.  This stuff is neat.  Unfortunately, they are also pretty darned hard to schedule time with.  As such, we had to do some last minute shifting and we will be presenting Ryan Money and Mark Newman from HireVue (who also have extremely neat stuff) in June instead. 

So please join us on Friday, May 18th at the Bohemain (one building east of State Street on 7200 south in Salt Lake City) from 3:00-4:00 to listen to Eric Smith from Control4.  We have the whole upstairs reserved, and drinks are on us.  Bring your friends and co workers.  This is a do not miss presentation… I promise it will blow your socks off (as such, Utah Tech Spotlight takes to responsibility due to flip-flops and/or sandals.) 

Date: Friday, May 18th
Time: 3:00 - 4:00
Location: Bohemian Brewery And Grill
(94 East and 7200 South, right off of State Street, SLC)
RSVP

The Godin-mobile

  • Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on May 04

Well Utah, as you may have already heard, Seth Godin is definitely on his way to Utah. GodinMobile He’ll be here May 24th, so mark it on your calendar.  You can see more specific information at Wordmob.  I know there has been a lot of buzz about this on the web, but you might have also started seeing it around town today.  As an example, Ash took one for the team, and turned his minivan into the Godin-mobile.  To heck with purple cows… I want to see the next book about little white minivans (there’s a song in there somewhere, I just know it…)

 Congratulations to Wordmob, and to Utah.  If you haven’t bought your tickets yet, I would do so. 

May Event: HireVue

  • Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on Apr 30

Hirevue LogoWe are please to announce that we have chosen and booked a Utah tech company for the May event  (June has been chosen as well… look for an announcement in the coming weeks).  May 18th we will be spotlighting HireVue, who will have Ryan Money, and Mark Newman come talk to us about how their technology (recently written up by USA Today, the New York Post, and Time) is changing the way that companies interview and hire. 

We’ll be at the Bohemain again this month, which means a real cool atmosphere, the whole upstairs reserved, and free drinks.  It starts at 3:00 sharp, so we’ll see you there.

Mozy lands a big fish

  • Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on Apr 25

Those of you who were at our March Event, or who have listened to the podcast from it are aware  big fish of who Berkeley Data Systems is, and a bit about their product, Mozy.  Well, we just heard some big news, and wanted to pass it along.  According to the Salt Lake Tribune Article Mozy beat out several other online backup firms to close a deal with GE for roughly ten million dollars (that’s a lot of zero’s!)

Good job to Josh Coates and his crew!  Thanks go out to Phil Burns for keeping us all abreast of this exciting news. 

Reminder: Utah Tech Spotlight at the Bohemian tomorrow

  • Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on Apr 19

We just wanted to shout out a reminder to Bohemianeveryone about the Utah Tech Spotlight event, secheduled for tomorrow, April 20th at the Bohemian.  We have the whole upstairs reserved, and we’re buying the drinks. 

Also, we want to make sure that everyone is aware that we are actively taking submissions for technologies to be spotlighted.  Have a Utah technology that is cool?  Know of one?  Be sure to tell us, so we can make sure everyone else knows too.

Date: Friday, April 20th
Time: 3:00 - 4:00
Location: Bohemian Brewery And Grill
(94 East and 7200 South, right off of State Street, SLC) Feel free to RSVP for a reminder
Or we’ll just see you when you get there.

Also, we encourage you to bring a thumb-drive to this event.  You’ll see why when you get there.

Seth Godin comes to Utah

  • Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on Apr 12

Seth Godin, acclaimed auther, blogger, and basic Marketing God is on his way to Utah.  This is a huge opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more about marketing from one of the most outspoken, and looked to voices on the subject.  So who is Seth, and why do you want to hear from him?  Well, if you are into marketing, you probably already know.  If not, google will give you just over 2 million gems to choose from on the topic.  Alternatively, a good summary I found can be accessed here. 

So why is Seth Coming to Utah, well obviously he must have heard that the Red Iguana is the best dang Mexican food that can be found.  Or, more truthfully, we have a real local mover and shaker, Phil Burns to thank for this.  Please click over to Phil’s blog and see how you can participate in the event.   This is a real opportunity, and I thank Phil, and those who are making Herculean efforts to make sure that Utah gets this kind of exposure, and opportunities like this and so many of the other exciting upcoming events they have in the hopper.

 Want to see what other Utahns are saying about this?  Check out:

codeAway
KitchenSinkWebMarketing
Newspapergrl
Phil801
WordMob

April event: Bohemian Rhapsody

  • Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on Apr 04

The April Utah Tech Spotlight event location has been chosen.  We will be meeting at 3:00-4:00 on Friday, April 20th.  The location has changed however.  We have reserved the upper floor of the Bohemian Brewery And Grill at 94 East and 7200 South, right off of State Street, on the south side of the road. 

Drinks are on us.  We hope to see you there.

Wanna be heard?

  • Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on Apr 04

We have had enough positive feedback about the sight, our intentions, and the podcast, that we got to thinking about how to take this to a bit more that just a monthly spotlight.

So what we would like to do, is record an additional podcast mid-month, between the spotlights. The goal of this mid-point podcast would be to hear from some of the individuals in the community. Who are the movers and shakers? The serial entrepreneurs? The mentors? Who has their finger on the pulse of the future?

Know some folks we should interview? Have something you want to say?

Let us know

Mozy: One heck of a technology

  • Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on Apr 02

We want to thank everyone who attended our first Tech Spotlight.  The technology that was spotlighted was Mozy by Berkeley Data Systems.  I am personally a user of mozy, and loving it.  What is it?  Well, imagine you could take 30 seconds, download a program, install it on your computer, and it would just run silently in the background from then on, making sure that a secure backup of your files gets stored by Mozy every time you make any changes.

This stuff is just cool.  Basically, it takes the folders and files you specify, and replicates any changes.  Cooler if than than, it does block level incrementals (copies only the bits that have changed… even from large files like video or databases).  It Can handle open or locked files.  It is all encrypted.  Up to 2 gig for FREE!  It even stores 30 days snapshots, so if you accidentally corrupt a file, get a virus, etc.  Just pull the version from 30 days ago.

Drop your laptop?  Get a virus?  Remove files you didn’t mean to?  No sweat.

If I don’t sound entirely objective about this product, forgive me.  But after running it a few days, the peace of mind was so awesome I logged on and bought it. 

Want to know more?  Check out the podcast, or subscribe to the podcast with 30 minutes of Q & A with the folks that make Mozy happen.

Have questions or comment?  Chime in here and Mozy will be happy to respond.

Thanks again to all who attended, and to Josh Coates for such a great presentation.  We will have pictures up within the next day or two as well. 

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