The event organizers honored me with an invitation to speak at the
   [1]IBM Watson Summit 2016 here in Tokyo. My talk, [2]Building a Next
   Generation SOC on Hybrid Cloud, was (I think) well received.

   The talk covered many items: why we build these things called SOC; what
   is the next generation of SOC; how can we move toward it; how can we
   leverage a hybrid model and cloud tools to enable the transition. I
   can't share the deck. The presentation was not recorded, though cameras
   captured me in action quite often. Glad I was looking sharp!

   It's been a while since I presented with simultaneous translation into
   another language. The translators were great. By all accounts they
   captured not only my words but a bit of my passion and energy.

   I'm not sure how my audience received the message. Crowds didn't up and
   leave. No one fell asleep, something of a victory for a 4PM talk on day
   3. About 130 of an expected 200 showed up. All in all, I think it went
   well.

   I wish there was a question and answer session or a time for Sato-san
   and me to answer questions one-on-one.

   I want to thank my colleague, Sato Takuya, for introducing me and
   closing out the session. I wish I knew the names of the translators to
   talk them by name as well.

   p.s. - If you are an event organizer and you chose lanyard-attached
   name tags, please print the information on both sides of the insert
   card!
   Also on:

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   4. https://www.prjorgensen.com/?p=584

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