SugarCon is well and truly behind us and it left a lot for us to digest in its wake. The two-day extravaganza was full of intuitive, thought-provoking keynotes and immersive breakout sessions that brought all things SugarCRM to the heart of Las Vegas. Following the theme of the event, SugarCon focused on the future of CRM in light of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain. Technical discussions on how to leverage the most out of CRM ran concurrently as SugarCon 18 made good on its promise, as one of the biggest CRM events of the year!
Rolustech was there in Las Vegas as the Official Sponsor of SugarCon and introduced a number of SugarCRM plugins and industry solutions to the delight of those in attendance. Read on for our highlights from SugarCon 2018.
Keynote Speeches
The keynote speakers had very insightful things to say. The event was kickstarted by Maribel Lopez (Lopez Research), who emphasized the importance of customer relationships for a successful business model. She highlighted how CRM has made this task considerably easier and leveraging the most out of it is the key to effective business relationships. The highlight of her speech was a metaphor all the way from Anchiano, Italy; she explained how Da Vinci mastered his craft in a number of disciplines and continued to collaborate well after this milestone and the way forward for the world of technology is along the same lines.
The second keynote speech was given by Leonard Brody (Clarity Digital Group), who pulled things from the 15th century to the forefront of today’s day and age. He highlighted how the world has evolved at a more rapid pace in the last century than it has over the past millennium, and that it may all look and seem good but comes with threats and disruptions of its own. Keeping humanity and industry both in view is crucial for innovations and developments that are both sustainable and effective.
Attendees had to wait until Day 2 to hear David Rowan (WIRED) share his two bits on innovation and technology. He took to stage with a round of applause to share his extensive knowledge in the industry. David talked about how innovations are a result of a process and for organizations to tap into that, they need to have an environment that emanates innovation. He emphasized on how constant evolution is the only way forward. The theme of the future resonated in each of the keynote speeches as those in attendance were left in awe.
You can find a detailed account and history on the keynote speakers in our SugarCon 2018 preview.
SugarCon Products
There was a dedicated Sugar Learning area where you could get a sneak-peek into the products and features still under development or due to be released. Safe to assume, we made sure to pay a visit. Multiple SugarCRM products were available at multiple demo booths. Three things particularly caught our eye;
SugarCRM Hint Update
SugarCRM Hint has a fresh new update on its way with an Insights dashlet. This dashlet consolidates news for the Accounts module to streamline processes. With this update, you can also choose to enable alerts i.e. push notifications.
Quotes Customization
When this update rolls out, SugarCRM administrators will be able to add custom fields to the Quotes module. (Keep your eyes on this one!)
Project Dossier
Project Dossier will leverage AI to improve business relationships. It can optimize day to day processes by providing you insightful details and data on your contacts.
PitchFest!
Enough shindigs, let’s talk about Rolustech. Rolustech took to stage for the inaugural PitchFest by introducing three new amazing plugins and three industry solutions. All six of these new products leverage the SugarCRM platform in unprecedented ways and were well received by those in attendance.
RT Stiki Notes
RT Stiki Notes is a FREE utility plugin that lets you take sticky notes inside SugarCRM. These Stiki Notes can be linked with any record and can also be used to put reminders and priority tasks in order; just like regular sticky notes, but only better.
RT Personalize
RT Personalize adds a touch of personality to your Sugar. This plugin gives the user the ability to choose personalized typography and themes and is available with all Sugar versions. You can also get SugarCRM custom login screens and more.
RT SugarStripe
RT SugarStripe is a payment handling plugin that streamlines and optimizes your payment receiving processes. Simply use this plugin to track, split and secure your payments in a simple and easy way.
Rolustech also introduced 3 new SugarCRM Industry Solutions for the Construction, Fitness, and Legal industries.
The Rolustech Booth!
As is customary in every SugarCon, Rolustech set up its booth to showcase its new products and provided demos to all those in the queue. The Rolustech booth this year had a number of interesting giveaways and surprises that made it the talk of the Cosmopolitan. During the course of SugarCon, a vast number of people paid a visit to the Rolustech booth including Donna Ewart, The Fanatical Labs, Charles Hicks and more, capping off one of our busiest SugarCon in recent history!
Over to You!
No doubt remains about the success of SugarCon ’18. We all got to see some new features of Sugar as well as new products that made Sugar even better. Furthermore, Rolustech had a great time at this event, having had the chance to introduce some of its new products to the public. All in all, this year’s event has raised the standards of SugarCon even higher.
