Join us at Google Cloud Next '23

Activities

To help make the most of your time while at Google Cloud Next '23,
check out the list of activities and speaking sessions we have lined up.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Friends of Pythian VIP Reception

Date: August 29
Time: 8-11 PM PDT

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Connect with the Pythian team

Date: Aug 29 - 31

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Speaking Sessions

Cloud Talk 1: Theater 2
Aug 29. 11:30 - 11:45 AM

Title: Data-driven Retail: Stand Out For Good’s Journey to Building a Modern Data Platform with Google BigQuery

Speakers:
Aric Bandy, Executive Vice President, CloudOps, Pythian

Joergen Scheuer-Larsen, CIO,
Stand out for Good

More About this Session:

CIO of retail brands, Joergen Scheuser-Larson, Stand Out For Good discusses their move to a modern customer data platform. Learn how the shift to BigQuery helped overcome key data source restrictions, grow their e-commerce business and how consolidating collaboration platforms to Google Workspace streamlined costs, simplified management and leveraged integration with the rest of the Google Cloud ecosystem.

Cloud Talk 2: Theater 2
Aug 29. 12:45 - 1:00 PM

Title: Cascades unlocks the value of SAP data in Google Cloud

Speakers:
Paul Lewis,
Chief Technology Officer, Pythian

More About this Session:

For many manufacturers the prospect of innovating to optimize core business processes isn’t an easy decision. Join us as we reflect on Cascades journey to accelerate data-driven business decisions. Hear why inventory at risk data was the catalyst to choosing an enterprise data platform on Google Cloud and how Google Cloud Cortex Framework was instrumental to overcoming SAP data challenges.

Cloud Talk 3: Theater 2
Aug 30. 11:30 - 11:45 AM

Title: Data-driven Manufacturing: QAD Saves with Google Cloud Machine Learning

Speakers:
Joey Jablonski, Vice President
Data & Analytics, Pythian

Scott Lawson, Director
IT Security & Architecture, QAD

More About this Session:

QAD delivers ERP and supply chain solutions to 2,000+ manufacturing companies in 100 countries. Faced with the need for fast, accurate, cost effective translations for its online help; QAD shares how they automated this work. 20 years of QAD-specific lexicon combined with DITA encoded content produced rapid results and $1.7M in savings using Google Translate API and AutoML.

Cloud Talk 4: Theater 2
Aug 30. 12:45 - 1:00 PM

Title: How a Global Media Company Used GenAI to Improve Support

Speakers:
Joey Jablonski, Vice President
Data & Analytics, Pythian

More About this Session:

By leveraging their data estate, enterprises can leverage AI to bridge the gap between creativity and technical solutions. This session illustrates how a global media company and others leverage GenAI to solve internal and external support challenges to improve customer support service and the top 3 things organizations need to do before getting started with GenAI to use it effectively.

Breakout: Database Professionals | DBS208

Title: Run your high-performance database workloads on any cloud with AlloyDB Omni

Speakers:
Kevin Jernigan, Senior Product Manager, Google Cloud

Gabe Weiss, Developer Advocacy Manager, Google Cloud

Simon Pane, Principal Consultant,
Pythian

More About this Session:

By now, you’ve hopefully heard of AlloyDB for PostgreSQL – our PostgreSQL-compatible database with improved performance, AI features like an index advisor, and a columnar engine that enables up to 100x faster analytical queries. What if you could access that technology anywhere? AlloyDB Omni allows customers to download a version of AlloyDB and run it on almost any platform, including private data centers, any cloud, and even their laptops. Join us for a deep dive on our newest product: AlloyDB Omni. Discover how fast and easy it is to set up, and how it can support workloads that span from private data centers and Google Cloud to other hybrid configurations.

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