Technology Record - Issue 22: Autumn 2021

35 AVEVA has announced a three-day virtual event, AVEVA PI World Digital 2021, on 19-21 October, for its PI System and AVEVA customer and partner communities. To be held across three time zones, the event is expected to bring together more than 6,000 attendees from 12 industries, and feature more than 130 presentations, including over 50 customer success stories. It will cover how AVEVA and OSIsoft have come together to help customers progress digital transformation in their industrial operations. AVEVA PI World Digital 2021 will feature a Business Day with product and portfolio tracks; an Industry Day with customer presentations, roundtable discussions and live networking events; and a Technical Day with product deep-dives, Ask the Expert sessions, developer-focused content, and hands-on labs. Lucas Joppa, chief environmental officer at Microsoft, will speak at the Sustainability Executive Forum during the event. To learn more or register for the event, visit https://piworld.osisoft.com/aveva21 AVEVA PI World Digital 2021 announced Grey Matter to deliver ISV-focused conference Cloud service provider Grey Matter will hold its annual Microsoft Partner Conference, ISV Partner Day, on 13 October 2021. The event will focus on the enablement of independent software vendors (ISVs) and technology partners and will see many senior members of Microsoft UK in attendance. ISV Partner Day is a demonstration of Grey Matter ’s status as an Azure Specialist for ISV, given by Microsoft for a second year running and achieved by only 45 partners globally. The event will feature sessions on the eagerly anticipated Visual Studio 2022, Azure Architecture Excellence, Microsoft Partnership for Growth, and much more. Sessions can be watched via the Grey Matter website: www.greymatter.com