CRUX: ⤑ Strategic ADVISOR, invited to Microsoft Councils, Microsoft Advisory Board, and other NDA programs (e.g., Microsoft, Google, Intel) ⤑ Speaker, Founder, Chief Computing & Technology Monetization Officer Founded & built HDC® with zero-debt without outsourcing … earned multiple Microsoft recognition. In Decade-2, going global, expanding portfolio, growing partnerships (interested? apply www.HybridDecisions.com). Sincere thanks to our Customers, Board of Advisors, multi-faceted Team!► Cultivate & Nurture Steadfast Relationships⇢ with Tier-1s, such as, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Intel, & RedHat◌ 1 of 3 US partners recognized & invited by Fujitsu to the Fujitsu Forum Munich, Germany◌ invited by Fujitsu to showcase HDC® Products & Platforms at Microsoft World Partner Conference◎ Microsoft's Customer Advisory Board, Architect Council, Developer Council, guest on TechNet Edge Show, speak at various Computing conferences/events, Microsoft, Oracle. ► Create ¦ Architect ¦ Develop Niche Portfolio & Capabilities⇢ our products qualified us for Microsoft Gold Partner since year-1 (2005 to until Microsoft terminated the program in 2019) — in multiple competencies:◌ Gold Data Analytics◌ Gold Data Platform◌ Gold Cloud Platform◌ Gold Collaboration & Content◌ Gold Application Development⇢ Other Partner Programs — proof of longevity, breadth & depth of expertise:◌ Intel Gold Partner since year-1/2005 to 2019◌ Fujitsu Partner - Embedded Solutions, Accelerator◌ Microsoft Windows Embedded ~ now IoT◌ Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Partner ~ now CSP◌ Microsoft FrontRunner: Office, SharePoint, SQLServer, Azure, WindowsServer◌ Microsoft Early Adopter: Office, Office365, SharePoint, SQLServer, WinServer, and Azure stack◎ Our Offerings {Products & Platforms | Strategies & Services} — Deliver™⇢ proof: see THREE Case Studies done by Microsoft on www.HybridDecisions.com«±»

2019: ⤑ Brothers_Moreign™ (Valentino & Zane) took helm of HCCUG.org™, and in 1 year we exploded from a cozy less-than-300 members to over 1K and counting, expanded focus and services, and included support for more Community User Groups … resulting in the birth of HybridCloudGroup.org™ (Hybrid Cloud Group Corp) to continue our vision of HCCUG.org™ … more info at www.HybridCloudGroup.org 2008: To give back we (Samantha & Anthony) founded Houston Cloud Computing User Group (HCCUG.org™) in 2008, at a time when Cloud was NOT yet a common term, to offer our community (individuals & businesses) a single point of contact, to get vendor-neutral unbiased point-in-time info, at no charge, — for everything Cloud & Cloud related — from multiple perspectives (e.g., consumer/enterprise, provider/business, developer/technologist) — from multiple providers (e.g., Microsoft, Google, RedHat, LinuxFoundation, etc.)Though we founded, sponsor, & manage HCCUG.org™, we could not have grown without the help/support of:◌ our SPONSORS ⤑ Microsoft, Google, ValZane Corp◌ our SUPPORTERS ⤑ individuals and our area groups {.NET, SQL, C++, Azure, Linux, SharePoint} for giving us the opportunity to collaborate/present at their meetings & events, such as, HoustonTechFest, SQL Saturday (Houston), and SharePoint Saturday◌ our SPEAKERS ⤑ for their outstanding content, and traveling from out of town, at their own expense, to share their knowledge, to give back,◌ our MEMBERS ⤑ without whom this whole effort would be for naught,◌ our PATRON ⤑ Hybrid Decisions Corp without whom we would NOT be around.... more info is on https://www.hccug.org is now https://www.HybridCloudGroup.org«±»

TL;DR ⤑ evolved with the IT/IS/Computing industry + business of computing — from the trenches to Lead/Manage/Guide Local Businesses & Global Enterprises — across multiple continents, roles and entities/verticals (e.g., energy, finance, broadcasting/entertainment, academia),— hands-on in various cross-platform computing technologies & trends (regional/global)Design/Architect, Develop/Code/Program, Demo/Present & Exhibit/Showcase software products (e.g., the Broadcast Exhibition & Symposium 1999). Build C/Unix/Pascal curriculum, train faculty, and teach computing ~ all the while evolving/growing hands-on in the business/monetization of computing/technologies.⇢ Just 1 example of ROI: 1 of the 3 business units calculated 31 days saved per year per employee, in addition to other productivity and soft/abstract benefits, plus CapEx & OpEx cost savings over alternative PDF Engine "server" licenses◌ PDF Express: custom SharePoint.NET application with workflow bridging/integrating SharePoint with Java/Vignette/Oracle/Siebel, and managing files within custom/CAML SharePoint libraries, that are scrubbed, protected, & publish PDF files generated by (now available) HybridDecisions.ePubEngine™ per the customer controlled settings (e.g., PDF Password, PDF Print Standards) to the customer-facing CMS/Portal/Vignette⇢ Just a sampling of technologies used over the years to massage Data-into-Information:◌ C, C++, C#, .NET, VB, Java, Pascal, Delphi, etc. ⋮ Windows, Linux, Unix, OS2, NeXTstep ⋮ SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc. ⋮ SharePoint, Office365, Google Apps, Lotus, etc., and quite some more … cross-platform closed & open source➟ our www.ePubPoint.com is part of an entire ECM/ePublishing suite based on SharePoint+Office365+Azure that includes more than the above, such as, Contract Management with "early warning" of multi-sub-level-document expiration (e.g., Master Contracts with multi-sub-level SOW's)… more? see www.hybridDecisions.com «±»