March 3-5, 2025
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort – Orlando, FL

A busy Q1 continues with Vortex President Matt Wendroff and our Senior Director of Sales Carl Nordstrom planning to attend the upcoming SAP Partner Summit for Midmarket event in Orlando, Florida. With dozens of sessions spread across 3 unique content tracks, here are just a handful of those we are most looking forward to at this 3-day SAP event:

• SAP Industry Trends and the Future of Cloud Technology
• How SAP Partners are Evolving with the Cloud Landscape and Digital Transformation
• SAP Business One and Recent Innovation Highlights
• Making the Transition from SAP Business One to SAP S/4HANA Cloud
• Implementation Accelerators of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
• SAP Business One Analytics
• GROW with SAP on AWS Marketplace
• Accelerating Sales with SAP S/4HANA
• Life Cycle Management Tools for SAP Business One
• Make Your Business Unstoppable with Unified SAP Solutions
• Costs and Economies of Scale in SAP BTP
• Exploring Business Solutions Relevant to SAP Business Suite

Find out more at the official event page.

March 13, 2025 | 8am-5pm
Hyatt Regency – Milwaukee, WI

The spring ASUG Wisconsin Chapter meeting is taking an expanded approach and will be paired with a full-day Digital Supply Chain seminar, covering IBP, migration from APO to IBP, integrated planning, and much more. Attendees can select from one of two tracks or can customize their own itinerary pulling from both. Here are a few highlights from the packed agenda:

• Unlocking the Future with the New Business Suite
• Elevating Supply Chain Management: Planning & Business Networks in Focus
• Maximizing Profitability through Landed Cost Optimization with SAP Transportation Management
• AI-Powered Supply Chain Planning
• SAP Archiving and Content Management
• Removing Barriers for ECC to S/4 RISE Migrations
• Seamless Transition: Migrating from SAP APO to SAP IBP
• Unlock the Potential to Transform your Business with SAP on AWS
• Harnessing AI in SAP

Our own Christine Young is an active member of ASUG Wisconsin and is always at chapter events supporting their work and inviting new members to get involved. Let us know if you’ll be there and want to connect with Christine! Get event details and sign up here.

May 19-21, 2025
Orange County Convention Center – Orlando, FL

Expect to find Vortex at SAP’s flagship annual event, scheduled once again to take place in Orlando, Florida. Early programming previews give us a glimpse at what to expect in track focus areas:

Business AI: Bringing artificial intelligence into core business processes, including finance & operations, supply chain management, procurement, and more

Enterprise Resource Planning: From adopting your first ERP to migrating from an existing ERP setup to the cloud, using SAP analytics and other capabilities to drive performance

SAP Business Technology Platform: Building a unified SAP environment, tapping into AI, application development, data and analytics, and more

Business Transformation Management: Driving operational excellence and optimized customer experience by integrating and enhancing business processes

Finance and Spend Management: Increasing efficiency and reducing risk as you optimize financial practices

Supply Chain Management: Preparing for market fluctuations to ensure growth and resilience

Get further details on the event as they are released: SAP SAPPHIRE & ASUG Annual Conference.

February 11-12, 2025
InterContinental Houston – Houston, TX

In February, we’ll be in Houston, Texas for another 2025 kickoff event from SAP. The SAP 2025 Energy Go-To-Market Summit (EGTMS) promises to highlight the latest platform innovations that will drive cloud transformation for SAP energy clients. Event organizers have created an itinerary that will deliver messaging in these key areas: 

• The latest SAP trends, solutions, and technologies that deliver for SAP energy clients
• In-depth exploration of how we can prepare to face challenges in the fast-paced, future-focused energy industry
• Education on establishing best practices to ensure resilience and agility in 2025 SAP energy client cloud transitions and transformations

Find our new Senior Director of Sales Carl Nordstrom at the event as we gear up for another year of SAP innovation and growth in 2025. Get event details at the official event page. 

January 6-9, 2025
San Diego Convention Center – San Diego, CA

You’ll find senior members from the Vortex sales team alongside SAP consultants in California this week for the 2025 SAP Go-to-Market Kickoff event. Clean core strategy, S/4HANA implementation, and RISE with SAP are 3 major topics we’re expecting to find at the center of the conversation. Vortex Consulting’s Scott Doney and Carl Nordstrom will be joining other industry experts and SAP consultants in California at the event.

November 21, 2024 | 8:30am-5:30pm
The Osthoff Resort – Elkhart Lake, WI

Here’s a look at some of the topics planned for this ASUG fall meeting:

• Supplier Portal Transformation: Leveraging SAP BTP for Seamless Supplier Integration–leveraging SAP BTP tools to create fully integrated solutions that fit into existing SAP systems, ensure compliance with SAP standards, tap into the potential of an optimized and intuitive interface using SAP Fiori, and more
• Demystify Clean Core: What Does Clean Core Mean for Me?–learning about digital transformation best practices that include cloud-ready extensions, smooth integrations, organized management of master data, and more
• S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition Roadmap & Latest Release Highlights–reviewing the latest news in general and specific to manufacturing, asset management, supply chain management, artificial intelligence, and SAP Finance
• Plus additional sessions on SAP Application Managed Services, S/4HANA Settlement Management, S/4HANA Transitioning with Intelligent Automation, and more

Find information and sign up to attend the event.

October 23, 2024
Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, MA 

Once again, Vortex is a proud sponsor of the SIM Boston Technology Leadership Summit. Promising to deliver on this year’s theme of “Connecting for Evolution: Lead and Innovate,” the agenda is packed with sessions covering advances in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity modernization, data management best practices, and more. Find the Vortex team at the region’s premier single-day event for the IT executive community.

Explore the full event lineup and register here: https://www.simbostonsummit.com.

June 25, 2024 |  1pm-9pm
American Family Field – Milwaukee, WI

Join us at what may be ASUG Wisconsin’s most social (and most fun!) meeting of the year–their summer social at American Family Field. Spend the afternoon at sessions covering relevant SAP topics and then enjoy a Milwaukee Brewers game with friends and peers from the ASUG community. A detailed agenda is expected soon. Register here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-wisconsin-chapter-meeting-june-2024.

June 17-20, 2024 |  Las Vegas, NV

More than 1700 Oracle professionals attended the 2023 edition of Ascend. This year, guests will gain access to the latest Oracle news and best practices by selecting from more than 200 sessions, which fall into 10 education tracks:

E-Business Suite: the latest in Oracle application development, adding to Oracle Cloud performance–Financials, Manufacturing, Order Management and Logistics, ECC, and more

E-Business Suite HCM: Human Capital Management integrated with Oracle’s business intelligence applications and full analytics access–Workforce Analytics, Payroll Management, Talent Management, and more

Cloud ERP: Modernized ERP management in the cloud–Financials, ERP PaaS for SaaS, Risk Management, SCM, and more

Cloud HCM: Oracle’s human resources management cloud solution–HCM Core and HCM Foundation, Workforce Analytics, Generative AI in Cloud HCM, and more

Cloud EPM: Enterprise Performance Management solutions to optimize financial operations and business processes–Forecasting, Reporting, Cloud Integrations with Master Data, and more

PeopleSoft HCM: Advanced organization solutions–HCM Foundation; Payroll, Time, and Labor; Talent and Learning Management; and more

Technology and OCI: Understanding key terminology and performance highlights for both on-premise and cloud technologies from Oracle–Middleware, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), DevOps, and more

Database: Establishing and managing database standards to the highest level, Oracle data management on-premise and in the cloud–Database Security, Database Upgrades, Cloud Databases, and more

Analytics: Deep dive into the feature-rich Oracle Analytics platform, connecting to various data sources and full integration with Oracle applications–Cloud and On-Premise Analytics Platform, Analytics Visualization, AI Learning, and more

Professional Development: Career development, Project Management, Workforce Trends, and more

Get all the event details at the official Ascend 2024 website.

June 3-5, 2024 | Orlando, FL

This is SAP’s biggest event (and you can always count on finding Vortex there). A dozen specialized tracks focus on these key areas:

Business Technology Platform: Application development, integration, data and analytics, and more

Customer Experience: Commerce and marketing, sales, and customer service

Discover SAP: The latest advances and innovations at SAP

Enterprise Resource Planning: RISE with SAP, GROW with SAP, financial management, and more

Human Capital Management: Best of SAP SuccessFactors, including HR analytics, sales performance management, and more

Industries: Targeted information on heightened performance for manufacturing, energy and natural resources, and other industries

Services and Support: SAP support for smooth digital transformation

Spend Management and Business Network: Procurement, Supply Chain ERP, External Workforce Supplementation, and more

Supply Chain Management: Supply Chain Planning, Manufacturing Logistics, ERP Asset Management, and more

Sustainability Management: Working toward a future with lower environmental impact using cloud-based ERP solutions

Business AI: Exploring how to incorporate AI into essential business functions and processes

Trends and Strategies: The most modern SAP technology trends and business management practices

Don’t miss out on this information-packed event: SAP SAPPHIRE & ASUG Annual Conference.

April 25, 2024 |  8am-4pm

Google Offices – Austin, Texas

Find Vortex Vice President of Sales Scott Doney at the upcoming ASUG Central Texas Chapter meeting in Austin, Texas. Here’s a look at some highlights from the event agenda:

Expand & Accelerate Adoption of S/4HANA with Embedded Analytics: a deep dive into the value of embedded analytics in SAP S/4HANA, maximizing the Fiori interface, and setting up S/4HANA to delivery custom analytics with minimal technical assistance

Optimizing the Procurement Process with Standard SAP: success story on understanding SAP procurement capabilities and easily configuring settings to maximize operations performance

Leveraging SAP Signavio: a guide to streamlining business processes during SAP S/4HANA digital transformation

SAP Info Session: covering everything from support related to RISE with SAP, S/4HANA on-premise, SAP cloud subscriptions, and more; discussing how to get the most out of your business’ investment in SAP

Get full event details and sign up at this official event page.

March 8, 2024 |  8am-5pm

Kimpton Journeyman Hotel – Milwaukee, WI

More information expected soon. You can sign up here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-wisconsin-chapter-meeting-march-2024.

November 14-16, 2023 

Ritz-Carlton – Amelia Island, Florida 

Vortex is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of this year’s SIM TechExec event in Florida. Be sure to connect with our team while you’re there. SIM Members can find information and register via this link: https://www.simtechexec.org/2023/

October 25, 2023 

Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, MA 

Find the Vortex team at the SIM Boston Technology Leadership Summit–the region’s premier single-day event for the IT executive community. We’re are proud to be the event’s breakfast sponsor, so be sure to come by and fuel up for a phenomenal day!

Get all the information here: https://www.simbostonsummit.com

October 12, 2023 |  8am-6pm

Molson Coors – Milwaukee, WI

Get all the information and sign up here: \https://www.asug.com/events/asug-wisconsin-chapter-meeting-october-2023.

September 27, 2023 

Boston, MA

Find more information about this invitation-only event at https://www.simboston.org/boston-programs/bostoncioroundtable.

August 3, 2023 |  6-8pm

Edelweiss Cruises & Boat Tours – Milwaukee, WI

Get all the information and sign up here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-wisconsin-chapter-social-august-2023.

June 14, 2023 

Cyprian Keyes Golf Club – Boylston, MA

Vortex is looking forward to joining SIM Boston’s annual flagship event. Come by the Vortex tee box to say hello to Matt and our team! Non-golfing guests can enjoy a garden tour, while everyone will come together for cocktails and dinner after spending the day outdoors. Get all the event details here.

June 11-14, 2023 

Orlando, FL

This year’s theme for Oracle Ascend (formerly known as Collaborate) is “Elevating Insights for the Oracle Community: Get Away to Get Ahead!” The event will be taking place at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.

The event boasts a full schedule that will appeal to Oracle professionals–both customers and partners, like Vortex–and is organized by the Oracle Applications & Technology Users Group (OATUG) and Oracle HCM Users Group (OHUG). With more than 200 sessions to fill out the schedule, we are looking forward to a busy couple of days! Ten education tracks cover these key categories:

1. Technology (Middleware and Integration, Oracle Development, Cloud Hosting, etc.)
2. Analytics (Cloud Analytics, Data Science, Data Warehouse, On-premise Analytics, etc.)
3. Oracle E-Business Suite (AppsTech, EBS on OCI, Procurement, and Enterprise Command Center, etc.)
4. E-Business Suite HCM (HCM Core, HCM Foundation, Payroll, Time and Labor, Absence Management, Talent Acquisition and Onboarding/Offboarding, Workplace Analytics, etc.)
5. Cloud EPM (Cloud Essbase, Cloud Profitability and Cost Management, and EPM PaaS for SaaS, etc.)
6. Cloud ERP (ERP Financials, ERP Procurement, Project Financial Management, SCM, etc.)
7. Cloud HCM (Compensation and Benefits, Workforce Analytics, Technical and Integrations, and Oracle ME, etc.)
8. Database/Database Cloud (Database 101, Database Security, Database Upgrades and New Features, Autonomous Database, etc.)
9. Professional Development (Networking for Success, Project Management, Workforce Trends, etc.)
10. PeopleSoft HCM (HCM Core, HCM Foundation, Talent and Learning Management, Workforce Analytics, etc.)
11. Taleo (Sourcing, Talent Acquisition and Onboarding, Digital Assistant, etc.)

The keynote sessions are titled, “Robot Queen to Change the World” and “Sustainable Finance Transformation in a Digital World.”

Get your tickets and all the details: https://ascendusersconference.com/

June 1, 2023 

Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium

The ASUG Wisconsin Chapter is hosting their summer meeting at an extra fun venue–Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, WI. The agenda includes sessions titled, “How SAP Gives Opportunity to Build the Digital Shipment Fulfillment You Want,” “Expedite Your SAP Digital Transformation Journey,” “Kodak’s Journey to S/4HANA and the Cloud,” and “Decision Intelligence for SAP RISE–Pyramid Analytics.” There will be plenty of time for networking, enjoying food and giveaways, and then dinner and a Timber Rattlers baseball game in the evening! Christine will be there representing the Vortex team and she is very active with the ASUG Wisconsin chapter, so if you have questions or would like to meet up with her, be sure to send us a message. Get full event details here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-wisconsin-chapter-event-june-2023-2.

May 15-18, 2023 

Orlando, FL

SAP SAPPHIRE & ASUG Annual Conference is the industry’s largest annual event and not to be missed. Here’s a look at a few high-profile sessions on the agenda:

• “Accelerate Your Business Innovation with SAP Business Technology Platform”
• “Build a Future-Ready Workforce with SAP SuccessFactors Solutions”
• “Choose the Right Cloud ERP for Your Business”
• “Move into the Future of ERP with RISE with SAP”
• “Secure Your Business with a Risk-Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chain”

Get all the event details here: https://www.asug.com/sap-sapphire-asug-annual-conference-2023

March 20-23, 2023 

Las Vegas, Nevada

Bellagio Hotel & Resort

Vortex will be at SAPinsider 2023 in Las Vegas this year. Event organizers call it the place to get “the most up-to-date learning on trending SAP topics.” A huge variety of tracks cover all things SAP, including Finance, GRC, Cloud Operations, SAP S/4HANA, Data & Analytics, Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Management, SAP BTP, Enterprise Architecture, and Enterprise Planning. We expect to hear from President of SAP North America Lloyd Adams in the opening keynote, plus enjoy networking opportunities at meals, breakout sessions, and the cocktail reception. Get full event details here and feel free to reach out to us if you’d like to find a time to chat with someone from the Vortex team while you’re at the event!

March 16, 2023 

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

8am-5pm

ASUG Wisconsin Chapter members are invited to attend the spring meeting for a full day of presentations, Q&As, demos, and more. Speaker sessions include these titles among others: “SAP Pricing Updates Simplified,” “SAP Security 101: 5 Things Every Leader & Organization Should be Doing to Secure SAP,” “Change the Way You Work with SAP through Automation” and “SAP Enterprise Data Integrity Testing.” Attendees can choose from 2 tracks to learn about the topics areas they’re most interested in. Vortex will be represented by Christine Y., so reach out if you’d like to meet up with her that day! Get full event details here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-wisconsin-chapter-meeting-summer-2022.

October 6, 2022 | Briggs & Stratton

A full day of activities is scheduled for the fall 2022 ASUG Wisconsin Chapter meeting. Expect to hear from SAP professionals on a wide variety of topics:

• Fast Parallel Workstreams in a Multi-Supplier Environment
• S4/HANA Data Volume Management Strategies
• S4/HANA Migrations
• SAP Cloud 2022 Release Notes
• And much more

Sign up and get full event details here.

July 21, 2022 

In collaboration with the University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium (UWEBC), ASUG Wisconsin invites members to attend this unique summer 2022 meeting, as part of the UWEBC Digital Symposium.

In addition to the opening general session, which includes a lunch & learn titled “SAP Signavio: Business Process Optimization,” attendees may choose from two tracks:

Track 1 features presentations on SAP Process Automation, App Development and Integration with the SAP Business Technology Platform, and Maximizing Value with SAP S/4HANA in the Cloud, among others.

Track 2 topics include SAP S/4HANA Roadmap to the Intelligent Enterprise, Data Integration Challenges when Migrating to S/4HANA, SAP Pricing, and more.

The day will end with giveaways and Happy Hour.

Get full event details here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-wisconsin-chapter-meeting-summer-2022.

May 10-12, 2022  |  Orlando, FL

SAP’s largest annual gathering is back (and in person) in Orlando: https://www.sap.com/about/events/sapphire/orlando.html

We are eager to be in attendance and look forward to classes in these areas, among others: SAP best practices, successful ERP implementations, Supply Chain digitalization, making the move to SAP S/4HANA Cloud, innovations in SAP BTP, SAP Data and Analytics solutions.

April 3-7, 2022

The Vortex senior leadership and extended team are in Hollywood, Florida this week. We are reviewing a successful Q1, while planning for an even busier period ahead, with major projects in both SAP and Oracle. Conversations are based on ensuring that we are best serving both our long-time and newer clients amid consistent business growth and expansion of our consultant team. The team is looking ahead to our 25th anniversary celebrations later this year.

December 2, 2021  |  5pm-8pm

We invite you to visit the event page for more information on the ASUG Wisconsin Chapter’s upcoming end-of-year gathering. Third Space Brewing 1505 W. St. Paul Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53233

July 21, 2020

Members are invited to attend this virtual presentation and discussion with Menasha Packaging Company, based in Neenah, WI. Along with the presentation, which will cover the company’s background, SAP business use cases, SAP technical footprint, and success stories, there will be a live demo and Q&A. Register and learn more here.

May 12-14, 2020

Every year, the team at Vortex looks forward to this annual event, which features inspirational customer success stories, innovative applications of the SAP platform for advanced problem-solving and business process optimization, and insights into the best of the ASUG community. Get full details at the official event website.

*Important Update Announced March 26, 2020: In response to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, SAP has announced that this year’s SAPPHIRENOW + ASUG Annual Conference will be hosted online. Find the complete announcement and supporting information here.

*Meeting postponed until further notice.* March 27, 2020

Please note that due to public health concerns related to Coronavirus COVID-19, the ASUG Wisconsin Chapter meeting originally scheduled for March 27, 2020 has been postponed. Watch for the announcement of future meeting dates.
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Members of the ASUG Wisconsin Chapter will gather for the spring session at ManpowerGroup. Remember–attendance is included for no additional charge to all chapter members. Get all the info here.

Experis – ManpowerGroup
100 Manpower Place
Milwaukee, WI 53212

*Meeting postponed until further notice.* March 12, 2020

Please note that due to public health concerns related to Coronavirus COVID-19, the ASUG Chicago Chapter meeting originally scheduled for March 12, 2020 has been postponed. Watch for the announcement of future meeting dates.
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Join fellow ASUG members for the first chapter meeting of 2020. Click here for info.

Harper College
Wojcik Conference Center
1200 W. Algonquin Rd.
Palatine, IL 60067

January 11-14, 2020

Javits Center
429 11th Avenue
New York, NY 10001

With an estimated 38,000 attendees, NRF 2020: Retail’s Big Show is the largest annual retail business gathering. Its focus is on highlighting upcoming technology advancements, retail trends, and optimization of retail business practices. Among this year’s esteemed speakers: Luq Niazi, of IBM; Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson; and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella; along with dozens of other multinational retail business leaders. Learn more at the official website.

October 25, 2019 | 8:30am-4pm

Join us in Waukesha for the fall meeting of the ASUG Wisconsin Chapter:

Generac Power Systems, Inc.
S45 W29290 WI-59
Waukesha, WI 53189

Get event details here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-wisconsin-chapter-meeting-fall-2019

October 11, 2019 | 8am-4pm

Join us for the fall meeting of the ASUG Chicago Chapter:

NIU Naperville Conference Center
1120 E. Diehl Road
Naperville, IL 60563

Find event details and register here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-chicago-chapter-meeting-fall-2019

June 28, 2019 | 8:00am – 4:30pm

Location:
Briggs & Stratton
12301 W. Wirth St.
Milwaukee, WI 53222

Scheduled sessions include: “SAP Data Warehouse Cloud,” “SAP BW/4HANA Roadmap,” “Unleash Analytic Power of SAP S/4HANA,” and more. Get full event details here.

June 20, 2019 | 8:00am – 4:00pm

Join Vortex Consulting at the upcoming ASUG Chicago Chapter Meeting:

NIU Naperville Conference Center
1120 E. Diehl Road
Naperville, IL 60563

Learn more about the event and register here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-chicago-chapter-meeting-summer-2019

May 7-9, 2019

Don’t miss a beat when it comes to the latest and greatest developments in SAP and the international ASUG Community:

Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida

Get all the event details here: https://events.sap.com/sapandasug/en/home

April 7-11, 2019

You’ll find Vortex at Oracle’s largest annual event. Join us there to maximize your knowledge on everything Oracle and bring back the tools you need to help your organization take the platform further. Register and get all the info you need on COLLABORATE 19 here: https://collaborate.oaug.org

March 22, 2019 | 8:00am – 5:00pm

Find Vortex Consulting at the upcoming Chicago Chapter Meeting:

Harper College
Wojcik Conference Center
1200 W. Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL 60067

Get all the details and an event schedule here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-chicago-chapter-meeting-spring-2019

March 20, 2019  | 8:00am – 4:00pm

Join us for the first ASUG Wisconsin chapter meeting of 2019:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
3202 Maryland Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53211

Get event information here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-wisconsin-chapter-meeting-spring-2019

November 1, 2018

Join members of the ASUG Wisconsin Chapter at the next quarterly meeting:

Embassy Suites – Milwaukee Brookfield
1200 S. Moorland Rd.
Brookfield, WI 53005

August 22, 2018

Join us for this fun day of education sessions, networking, and a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds! 

Visit the event page for all the details and to register: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-wisconsin-home-run-event

July 12, 2018

Join Vortex Consulting and members of the ASUG Chicago Chapter for its next gathering at Harper College in Palatine, IL. 

Details are available here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-chicago-chapter-meeting-summer-2018

June 5-7, 2018

Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida

Thousands of individuals come together annually to talk technology for 3 days straight, focusing on proven and emerging technologies and techniques within the world of SAP. If you’re looking to learn how to embrace SAP, you won’t want to miss this event.

https://events.sap.com/sapandasug/en/home

April 22-28, 2018

Get ready for COLLABORATE 18, Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG)’s biggest annual event, taking place once again in Las Vegas, Nevada.

You’ll find the Vortex Consulting team at Booth 1231 during trade show hours. We invite you to visit us and discuss our approach to providing customized Oracle solutions, including:

• Oracle E-Business Suite – On Premise and Cloud
• Business Intelligence OBIEE / OBIA
• Hyperion EPM
• DBA Services
• Upgrades and Extensions
• Project Staffing

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

Visit the official Oracle COLLABORATE 2018 website for more information: https://collaborate.oaug.org.

March 21, 2018

NIU Naperville in Chicago, Illinois

Join an estimated 200 local ASUG members for this semi-annual event. Get event details here: https://discuss.asug.com/community/chapters_communities_discussion_forums/illinois_-_chicago

March 9, 2018

Manpower Group in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Join us at the upcoming ASUG Wisconsin Chapter Meeting for networking and education in 3 tracks, including data and analytics, SAP HANA & IoT, and more. The chapter is also hosting a hands-on demo of SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA with SAP Fiori. Get all the details here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-wisconsin-chapter-meeting-1

November 9, 2017

Join us at Harper College and choose from 5 tracks that cover everything from SAP Analytics Strategy, to Pricing Analytics, to SAP SuccessFactors, and more. We’ll also hear customer success stories from AT&T, CenturyLink, Cooper Standard, and Reynolds Brands.

Get all the details and sign up to attend here: https://www.asug.com/events/asug-chicago-chapter-meeting-fall-2017

October 13, 2017

Join us in Pewaukee, Wisconsin for the upcoming ASUG Wisconsin Chapter Meeting. Attendees can choose from more than a dozen sessions, ranging from “Get More Value from Your Existing SAP License and Support” to “Rapidly Deploying S/4HANA in the Cloud.” Learn more about the sessions and sign up at the official website. 

ASUG Wisconsin Chapter Meeting
Country Springs Hotel 
2810 Golf Road, Pewaukee, WI  53072

July 20, 2017

Northern Illinois University – Naperville
1120 E. Diehl Rd.
Naperville, IL  60563

Click here for event details.

April 2-6, 2017

Join us, along with thousands of members of the worldwide Oracle user community, at COLLABORATE 17. This annual event will be held at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, with attendees building custom agendas from hundreds of sessions on everything relevant in our industry.

Find us at Booth #1241.

Attend our session – ID #10337 – titled “Oracle BI Applications – Keys to Successful Analytics,” on Wednesday, April 5 at 1:30pm local time. Visit the official COLLABORATE 17 website for more information and to sign up to attend: https://app.attendcollaborate.com/event/member/317827

For more information about our session on Oracle BI Applications, contact us at 1.585.394.8756.

November 11, 2016

A.O. Smith Corporate Headquarters
11270 West Park Place
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53224

Meeting Highlights:

• Presentations on SAP® SuccessFactors®, automation, and more
• Customer stories from A.O. Smith and Rockwell Automation
• Networking opportunities
• Tours of the A.O. Smith Corporate Technology Center

Learn more about the ASUG Wisconsin Chapter here: https://discuss.asug.com/community/chapters_communities_discussion_forums/wisconsin/people

November 4, 2016

Nissan Stadium
One Titans Way
East Side – 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37213

Simply ILM, a Vortex affiliate company, offered 10-minute “Ask the Expert” sessions with Partner and Director of ILM Services Deanna Mollett. To learn more and sign up for a no-cost, no-obligation chat with Deanna, contact Christine Young directly at 1-262-971-0767.

Get more information about the ASUG Tennesee Chapter here: https://discuss.asug.com/community/chapters_communities_discussion_forums/east_tennessee/people

October 6, 2016: ASUG Chicago Chapter Meeting

TopGolf Naperville
3211 Odyssey Ct.
Naperville, IL 60563
8:00am-4:00pm

August 4, 2016

The Pyle Center
University of Wisconsin – Madison
702 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53706

July 27, 2016

One of three annual ASUG Chicago Chapter meetings was hosted at Harper College in Palatine, IL

May 17-19, 2016

Orlando, Florida
https://events.sap.com/teched-global/en/faqs1

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

1:00-1:30 Session: “Preparing for HANA: Avoid Transferring the Junk Drawer to Your New Investment”
Deanna Mollett, Partner & Director of ILM Services at Simply ILM, a Vortex affiliate company

April 15, 2016

Deanna Mollett, partner and director of ILM services at Simply ILM, a Vortex affiliate company, presented a session titled, “Data Quality in Document Flows: Common Problems and Practical Solutions.” To learn more about future ASUG events, visit the full event listing on their website.

April 10-14, 2016

This year, COLLABORATE 16 brought together more than 5,500 Oracle users to learn tips, best practices, and cutting edge techniques related to CRM On Demand, Oracle E-Business Suite, Business Intelligence, CRM, Cloud/Fusion applications, Primavera EPPM, and dozens of other topic areas. To learn more, visit the official website.

November 5, 2015: Joint Meeting – ASUG Chicago and Wisconsin Chapters & Wholesale Distribution SIG

10:00am-10:40am Session: “Ryerson’s SAP Data Volume and Retention Management Journey”

Deanna Mollett, partner and director of ILM services at Simply ILM, a Vortex affiliate company, co-presented with Ellyn Gavin, director of IT applications development at Ryerson, Inc. They discussed how data volume management has helped Ryerson maintain a healthy system for nearly 10 years. The presentation also addressed key topics related to data management, including the importance of identifying timely solutions in both new and aging systems, and how data quality can impact an organization’s overall data retention and governance strategy. 

To learn more about future ASUG events, visit the full event listing on their website.

October 21-24, 2015

See a fun event recap here: https://events.sap.com/teched/en/session/22774

October 21, 2015: SAP TechEd in Las Vegas, NV

Simply ILM, a Vortex affiliate company, presented a session titled “Integrating Data Volume Management and Information Lifecycle Management” at this year’s SAP TechEd conference in Las Vegas. The following key areas were covered:

• Important metrics every IT organization needs for aligning buy-in and benchmarking the value of DVM and ILM
• Facts about achieving sustainability after the go-live and what it takes to maintain DVM and ILM 
• Key things to know and do before implementing SAP ILM

Find more details about the session in this blog post, or contact us to connect directly and learn more about the difference a strong SAP ILM plan can make for your organization.

October 1, 2015: Simply ILM Webinar “How Avid Innovates SAP Post-Production with Total Volume Management”

Simply ILM, a Vortex affiliate company, discussed how they helped Avid Technology avoid at least 4 refresh cycles per year, reduce the environments in their landscape, and improve key transaction runtimes on average by 40% with archiving in production, all while managing expired data risk.

May 5-7, 2015

Once again, the Vortex team attended SAPPHIRE NOW + ASUG Annual Conference to stay abreast of the latest developments and biggest news in our industry.