UNITE 2018 Recap: Great EAE and AB Suite Content

UNITE 2018, the annual conference for members of the International Unisys User Association and the broader Unisys user community, took place from September 17th through 19th in Chicago, Illinois.

As with every year of the conference, the 2018 version offered a great opportunity to meet old acquaintances, make new friends, network with partners, clients, and peers, and spend some dedicated time learning interesting information about all things Unisys.

And once again, UNITE 2018 included some valuable EAE and Agile Business Suite (AB Suite®) content.

In the “AB Suite Program Update” session, attendees learned about the high-level status and direction of the AB Suite program, heard about new clients and the exciting things they’re doing with AB Suite, and got a glimpse into what to expect in the software’s upcoming release.

Meanwhile, EAE users who’ve been considering whether or not to move to AB Suite received some compelling reasons to make the change in “EAE to AB Suite Upgrade,” a session that walked through the transition and highlighted how new AB Suite capabilities make the process even easier. And then, “Getting Started with AB Suite” showed how clients that are new to AB Suite can make life easy for veteran EAE users, new hires, and anyone with familiarity in Microsoft® Visual Studio®, Eclipse™, C#, Java, and web or mobile development tools.

We made sure to get into some specifics, as well. For instance, “Version Control Best Practices” examined the value inherent in version control, showed how the software’s integration with Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Visual Studio simplifies the process, and shared some insightful best-practice guidance from real-world AB Suite users.

Likewise, “Good Glue: It’s All About Integration,” looked at all the “other stuff” EAE and AB Suite applications have been connected with over the years, and detailed the various tools, products, and interfaces you can employ when considering integration projects for your own applications.

And “Differentiate with AB Suite” showed how existing and enhanced AB Suite features designed to support DevOps, create rich user experiences, and facilitate enhanced integrations help developers set the businesses they support apart from the competition.

As is tradition for a UNITE conference, we concluded with “EAE and AB Suite Birds of a Feather,” an open discussion that allowed users to share how they’re leveraging EAE and AB Suite to address specific operational and technical challenges at their sites.

It was a great year at UNITE – and yet another example of the value of face-to-face interaction.

We’d like to extend a hearty “thank you!” to everyone involved in UNITE 2018 – leadership, volunteers, and presenters included – for making this valuable, informative, high-energy conference possible.

We look forward to seeing you all at UNITE 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota!