{"id":8829,"date":"2019-10-22T14:51:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T13:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asmtech.com\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2023-10-17T13:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T12:00:39","slug":"one-week-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asmtech.com\/blog\/one-week-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"One Week in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"
There I was<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0packing my bags\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>my forthcoming business trip<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0singing\u00a0<\/span>an a<\/span>bundance of songs about San Francisco<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>dreaming\u00a0<\/span>of taking in the fantastic\u00a0<\/span>Californian\u00a0<\/span>views<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n How wrong <\/span>could I be<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Let\u2019s get this bit over and done with<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0the travel was\u00a0<\/span>hard work,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>b<\/span>ut I mustn<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t complain\u00a0<\/span>–\u00a0<\/span>I was in S<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0F<\/span>rancisco!<\/span>\u202f I was keen to take it all in but arriving at night left nothing but an air of of trepidation <\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0mainl<\/span>y\u00a0<\/span>around my alarm\u00a0<\/span>going off<\/span>\u00a0the next\u00a0<\/span>morning<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As someone who has been working in IT for\u2026 well let\u2019s say\u00a0<\/span>lots<\/span>\u00a0of years, it was wonderful to be in the heart of innovation and see some incredible\u00a0<\/span>businesses.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>E<\/span>ven the adverts\u00a0<\/span>in the airport<\/span> were of tech companies; it was like being in a microcosm of IT and I loved it. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As I had never visited the city before i<\/span>t seemed only logical\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>ee<\/span>\u00a0some of\u00a0<\/span>the sights<\/span>\u00a0while I had this great opportunity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>So<\/span>\u00a0I spent the early morning walking around finding the offices of everyone we needed to visit. I<\/span>\u2019d<\/span>\u00a0walked so far and wide learning the streets and buildings my boss renamed me sat nav for the remainder of the trip.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019d arranged a busy week visit<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0our key business partners\u00a0<\/span>alongside the<\/span>\u00a0Opswat Partner Summit.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Our partners, Elastic, were so welcoming\u00a0and I really felt that our business partners appreciated the time we took to visit and ut<\/span>i<\/span>lise the time we had<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>W<\/span>e often meet the UK and Europe<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0teams\u00a0<\/span>to learn about their software and how it makes data useable for our customers in real time, so\u00a0<\/span>it was fantastic to learn more about the US markets and meet their teams.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n PDF specialists Nitro had\u00a0<\/span>the most amazing offices I have ever\u00a0<\/span>seen,<\/span>\u00a0with a beautiful view over the bay and bridge.<\/span>\u00a0We were<\/span>\u00a0totally blown away to be welcomed by the CEO\/Founder and the Head of Global Channel<\/span>. I<\/span>t\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>great<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>use<\/span>\u00a0the opportuni<\/span>ties with our partners<\/span>\u00a0to throw around ideas, talk about\u00a0<\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>successes and\u00a0<\/span>see\u00a0<\/span>what more we can do to support our customers.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>Opswat Partner Summit<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>CEO and Senior V<\/span>ice President<\/span>\u00a0welcomed partners from all over the globe.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>As\u00a0<\/span>the UK approved partner for Opswat\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u2019s great<\/span>\u00a0to spend a few days\u00a0<\/span>gaining<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a deeper insight<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>into<\/span>\u00a0the product<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>values<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the company\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>future<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>H<\/span>earing successes from partners in other countries<\/span>\u00a0enables us to expand\u00a0<\/span>our knowledge which we can then pass on to our customers.<\/span>\u00a0O<\/span>n\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Saturday we had the\u00a0<\/span>most\u00a0<\/span>wonderful boat trip into the bay to watch\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0display by the\u00a0<\/span>B<\/span>lue\u00a0<\/span>A<\/span>rrows while sharing the day with the wider Opswat team and their families. I really did feel part of the team and\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>goes a long way to\u00a0<\/span>continuing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>strong business relationship.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Overall it was very exciting to\u00a0<\/span>experience<\/span>\u00a0part of a technology driven state with\u00a0<\/span>so\u00a0<\/span>many business leaders and innovation that<\/span>\u00a0it<\/span>\u00a0just screams from the buildings and billboards<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>t was a pleasure to visit San Francisco<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0be welcomed by our business partners and I\u00a0<\/span>look forward<\/span>\u00a0to visit<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0again.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n