Last week I went to the MicroStrategy World conference in Las Vegas.   It was a jam-packed full two days of learning and networking.  It was also my first time in Las Vegas as an adult.  Truly, there were a lot of new experiences for me!

The kick-off general session began with a Gwen Stefani impersonator who fooled most of us in the audience into thinking she was the real thing.  We should have known, we were in Vegas, after all!  

I spent most of my time in the technical sessions learning more about Intelligence Server and administrative components like Integrity Manager and Enterprise Manager; in the evenings we explored Las Vegas in all its glory and exchanged notes on what we had learned that day.

I love going to conferences.  I think it’s because I love to learn and am always looking for ways to improve the work I do with my clients.  After any conference I have a long list of new things to try and I feel rejuvenated and excited to get back to work to put all my new found knowledge to use!   This conference had an added benefit in that MicroStrategy just released a new version of their software and each session was focused on showing all the cool new stuff it can do!  It helped me expand my knowledge and showed me how to take advantage of the new features.   Of course, I also gambled $2 and came out ahead $1.37 – but I had to spend $1.99 on a package of band-aids for all the blisters I attained while walking down the Strip…. But I still think I came home a winner!