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Been all-out busy since returning from SCTC’s annual conference, and am determined to get a quick recap posted before the week is out. Aside from this post, my next No Jitter column will run early next week, and it’s about the conference keynote about cybercrime - it was very good, so watch for that.

Aside from attending, I wore a few hats, namely giving the locknote presentation, playing a gig with the SIPtones, and even playing “UC Cookoff” Jeopardy. Overall, the conference had a strong mix of content, both from member speakers and the vendors during their segments.

SCTC is a small, but very collegial group, and being the only active analyst member (and probably with the highest public profile), you may not know much about this world. Most consultants in telecom and/or the broader communications space are not members, but it seems to me they could benefit from the collective knowledge base here. That’s a topic for another day, and for now, here are some high level takeaways and pix.

Cybercrime keynote from Lou Giannotti, IT Director, U.S. Naval Academy - really interesting perspectives, and that’s the focus of my upcoming No Jitter post.
Cloud panel debate - healthy back and forth of the merits of both cloud and on-prem. There’s a lot of old-school expertise in SCTC, and it’s easy to forget legacy basics - but it still drives a lot of thinking in IT circles.
Good overviews from the vendors, especially Genesys in talking about how the cloud helps enterprises prepare for the “exponential effect” of digital transformation, and Sprint for what’s coming with 5G and IoT.
Engaging talk from consultant Dennis Goodhart on disruptive technologies. Mostly familiar for me, but not for everyone there, and more importantly, this is what their clients need know to be on the right side of technology change. That said, legacy telecom isn’t in my DNA, so the Strowger switch was new learning - gee, what a great story! Nothing has changed in terms of why people do what they do…..
Our SIPtones gig went quite well. Too bad we only had one set, but it was fun and the dance floor was full - mission accomplished. Our time spent rehearsing the weekend before - see my “Little Pink” post for more - was definitely the right idea.

Below - welcome comments from Annapolis Mayor, Gavin Buckley, the cloud panel and “UC Cookoff” Jeopardy:

Below - another highlight - tour of the U.S. Naval Academy - tons of history, John Paul Jones crypt, inspiring architecture, and geez, I wish I could have played that organ!

Speaking of music, some of our SIPtones saga: “Little Pink” - lake house in the Adirondacks where we rehearsed, a taste of the pastoral setting, and the gig itself, held at the Naval Academy Club:

Finally, if you haven’t seen this, here’s a 10 second clip of us playing Tequila, courtesy of our guest singer, Jennifer Kang. Stay tuned - literally - more video coming. Need a band for your next event? :-)