The Pinnacle Q1 2019
Center Updates Santa Clara AWS Summit 2019
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HE Santa Clara Convention Center held the AWS Summit 2019 on March 25. It is a free event, attended by 5,000 people, designed to bring together the cloud computing community to connect, collaborate, and learn about AWS. The AWS Summits are tech-heavy events, and at Santa Clara, in 2019 the show required 275 Mbps of bandwidth, 110 internet drops, 5,500 yards of Cat5
cable, with five separate Wi-Fi sponsorships for 5,000, 300, 250, 200, and 100 users. To meet these requirements, Smart City Santa Clara enlisted the help of five technicians and programmers from San Diego, Anaheim, and Reno for additional support. To ensure the best service for the show the team installed an extra 123 Cisco AP devices, 33 Cisco managed switches, 35 AP stands, and 260 AP antennas. With everyone coming together Smart City was able to provide top-of-the-line support to the AWS Summit 2019 proving our Business Principle #7–Teams Work.
Picture: Santa Clara team at AWS Summit
Miami Beach Help Name MBCC’s Park
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OW that the renovation is almost complete at the Miami Beach Convention Center the focus is on the 5.8acre parking lot located just west of the building that is being converted into a park that will feature canopy trees, a public lawn, and a plaza. The conven-
tion center will look out over the park, due for completion in Fall 2019, adding to the facility’s tropical feel. Help be part of establishing a name for the new park across the Miami Beach Convention Center. Please go to the link below to place your vote: https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/cityhall/communications/city-park-survey/
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Boosts Anaheim Convention Center “I was in a bind in the Press Room and Michelle Dolf-Gualtieri (Event Coordinator) went out of her way to help. Thank you Michelle, you made my day!” Patty Maroder, American Rental Expo Greater Columbus Convention Center “Bill Duke (General Manager), thank you for providing the Wi-Fi service to our staff, speakers, and attendees at the 2019 National Reading Recovery & K-6 Literacy Conference. You and your staff met our Wi-Fi challenges with much professionalism. We thank you for this awesome customer service. It means a great deal to our speakers and attendees. Going into the planning stages for the 2020 National Conference, we look forward to working with you again. Many thanks to you and your team for providing such excellent customer service which aided in the success of our Conference!” Amy Summers, Conference Manager, 2019 National Reading Recovery & K-6 Literacy Conference
