Hits and misses on the 2013 technology event calendar

Like people in most industries, IT staffers are being forced to do more with less these days. You may have less staff, but you definitely don’t have less work.

It’s harder and harder to get out of the office, and you can’t possibly attend all the conferences you’d like.

We’ve taken a look at the calendar for the first half of 2013 to begin helping you plan your calendar. Where’s the best training opportunity? Access to executives? Or more importantly, the best band and most swag?

Read on.

About the author / Jeff Jedras

A veteran technology journalist who has covered everything from start-ups and the reseller channel to smartphones and enterprise IT, Jeff Jedras was reporting on cloud computing before the term had even been invented. His work has appeared in trade magazines such as Computer Dealer News and ComputerWorld Canada, as well as newspapers such as The Ottawa Citizen and The Vancouver Sun. And he still loves his BlackBerry.