We are all set for the meeting this week at Irwin Seating Company, on Thursday the 26th beginning at 3:00 PM. We have a lot to cover, so I would highly recommend showing up a bit early so to not to miss anything. A couple of things to remember:

• Mini-Admin Training Session- Brian Connell of Astadia was excited to inform me that due to the interest level of the group (over 20 RSVP's so far), his colleague, Mr. Chris Thompson, Astadia's Director of Global Operations for Consulting and Delivery Services will be available as well. Brian said, "Chris is probably as knowledgeable as anyone as I have ever seen/heard.  And more importantly, he is able to think on his feet and translate any concept so that anyone CEO, CIO, IT programmer, SFDC Admin, or any end-user) can really "get it"." With Salesforce being used most often by non-IT people, the communication of the benefits and how-to-do-it are critical, so I am very excited about he joining the meeting.
• Google Integration Case Study- My colleagues and I will be presenting the experiences, pros/cons, and efficiency benefits we have experienced since becoming "Googlized" about 60 days ago. It has really reinforced our belief in being 100% SaaS (Software as a Service), as the Google Apps integration has gotten better and better even in the short time since we have been using it. We will also be discussing the Appirio integration applications we have put into place, which help Salesforce and Google Apps work together. The best part, we have had a total cash outlay of $0 to do everything we have implemented.
• Wireless access will be available, provided by Irwin Seating Co.

If you have not already RSVP'd, please do so by joining the group (fill out the form to the left) if you have not done so already. If you are already a member, just drop me an email at cgriffeth@myactium.com.

See you Thursday!

Chad Griffeth
Actium
616.871.0751 x102