Chris Whisonant and I had fun preparing and presenting this one together at IBM Connect 2014. Â If you are using IBM Connections this should help you get even more out of Profiles
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IBM Connect 2014 By the Numbers
Here is a quick look back at IBM Connect 2014 by the numbers
Photography
I felt like I did not take that many pictures this year, as I left the big camera behind most of the time and stuck with my phone, at the end of the week I somehow ended up with  2251 pictures between my phone and camera.
Here is my Flickr Collection for IBM Connect 2014
Steps
Everyone knows you walk, and walk, and walk at IBM Connect here were my Steps per day as tracked by my Fitbit One
Sunday – 18,428
Monday – 19,384
Tuesday – 24,298
Wednesday – 19,738
Thursday – 23,228
5 day Total – 105,076
TweetsÂ
When this slide was shown on screen at the Closing General Session more than one person remarked “and that was just Mitch”
It wasn’t all me, but I guess I did my fair share of tweeting with 459 tweets over five days
Sunday – 105
Monday – 141
Tuesday – 114
Wednesday – 34
Thursday – 65
Ice Cream
It was suggested to me that no numerical wrap up of IBM Connect would be complete with out a total on Ice Cream consumption. Â I can’t put an exact total on it but I can tell you that Chris Whisonant and I (along with various others) visited Beaches and Cream for Ice Cream at least 5 times during IBM Connect.
Much to Chris’s disappointment we did not order the Kitchen Sink
The 2014 Lotusphere Closing Ceremony
Yes it is called IBM Connect now, and the Closing General Session wraps up around 4:30 in the afternoon, but the true closing session takes place many hours later when Mat Newman finally removes his badge (well has his badge removed). Â The honor this year was given to Amanda Bauman.
Live Blog: IBM Connect 2014 Opening General Session
Thanks for joining me for Live Coverage of the IBM Connect OGS feel free to leave a comment on the post or in the live feed. Â For a live stream of the event Click here.
Live Blogging at IBM Connect
I will be live blogging (or at least trying) once again from IBM Connect. Â For now I plan on live blogging 2 sessions, though I might add more later on.
Monday January 27th 7:45 AM IBM Connect 2014 Opening General Session
Thursday January 30th 11:15 AM Ask the Product Managers
My full blogging and speaking schedule is available on my IBM Connect 2014 page, and visit the IBM Connect Livestream page for live coverage
How to add IBM Connect 2014 Online to the IBM Connections Mobile App
For those attending IBM Connect 2014 you should have already received your credentials to the Connect 2014 online site, which in large part is powered by IBM Connections. If you want to use the IBM Connections Mobile App (Android, iOS) it can be easily configured as follows.
Add a new account and select
“My company’s server’
Next use the this URL “https://connections.connect2014.com/mobile” along with the credentials you should have received from IBM.
Simple as that you now have access to the Connect 2014 Connections environment on the go.
Speaking at IBM Connect 2014
I am looking forward to warm weather in Orlando a few short weeks from now, and looking forward to speaking twice at IBM Connect 2014
First on Monday a Show and Tell session with Chris WhisonantÂ
SHOW304 : How to Create a Perfect Profile: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to A Smarter Workforce
Date/Time : Mon, 27/Jan, 02:00 PM-03:45 PM
Room : Swan-Osprey 1 & 2
Profiles are the centerpiece of IBM Connections and your social business. IBM Connections ships with scripts to connect to your LDAP Directory. However, most organizations also need to integrate HR data to build complete profiles and reporting structure.
In this session we will teach you step-by-step how to add custom fields to your Profiles configuration, and how to populate data from multiple sources including LDAP and HR systems.
On Wednesday I will be presenting in the Best Practices track
BP311 : Sunny Days, (Smart)Cloud-y Users
Date/Time : Wed, 29/Jan, 05:30 PM-06:30 PM
Room : Dolphin-S. Hem IV-V
Learn how you can leverage the data in your existing on-premises or cloud systems (LDAP, Profiles, Active Directory, and others) to automatically provision users in IBM Smart Cloud for Social Business. This session will provide a basic introduction to Tivoli Directory Integrator, and how to connect to multiple data sources to create users in IBM SmartCloud.
We will cover user the automation of user creation, changes, and deletions, as well as explain different enrollment and log in methods available to your users.
Looking forward to seeing many of you in Orlando in a few weeks.
Dilbert Goes To Lotusphere
Yes I know it is IBM Connect now, but I liked the sound of “Dilbert Goes to Lotusphere” I am a huge Dilbert fan and super excited about this
Hat Tip Salvador Gallardo who spotted this on the IBM Social Business Facebook Page