This year’s Aras Community Event (ACE) was held in Aras’ hometown of Boston. The week kicked off with the Aras Tech Summit, an all-day event focused on our incredible developer community. It’s my favorite part of the event, and other developers seem to agree. This was our first open-invite Tech Summit, where anyone attending ACE could join. With 70 registrants, having so many knowledgeable developers in one room was incredible.
We started the day with introductions, and participants shared what they wanted out of the day. The overwhelming majority were interested in seeing what other developers were doing with Aras Innovator®. Coming in as a close second was AI capabilities. With the rest of the morning dedicated to community demos, attendees were presented with new ideas, strategies, and applications developed by other users. Some demos highlighted how fully custom clients use Aras and DevOps solutions specifically created for developers. And of course, there were some AI-related demos as well. These demonstrations launched discussions, and the presenters were able to share some of the more interesting things they’ve done with our platform. It’s great being in a room full of people who like to talk about the nitty-gritty of Aras Innovator.
Afternoon sessions included community updates from our new Senior Manager of Developer Relations, Eli Donahue. Eli’s new role and the return of Chris Gillis to the Aras Labs team mean great things for the Aras community. More resources mean more time for blogs, forum posts, and Community Projects. Keep your eyes out for some more exciting announcements in the coming months.
After the community update, there were lab demos primarily focused on AI. The community response to these demonstrations was exciting, and we’re working on figuring out the best way to share these projects going forward.
The day wrapped up with some open forum discussions. Topics included potential use cases for Aras InnovatorEdge, customizations to the Aras platform, and sharing potential developer pain points. It was a full day of discussions and talking shop. Luckily, it was followed by the Aras welcome reception, which spiced up the event with some great food and conversation.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s ACE Tech Summit, especially those who presented. These community events are stimulating and wouldn’t be possible without all of you. Looking forward, we have a few options for those who couldn’t join us in Boston. In the fall, we will have our second annual Virtual Tech Summit, a shorter online version of the full event. Watch out for future announcements. If you’re in Europe, I highly recommend attending our ACE Connect events, each with its own Tech Summit. I could not recommend these events more highly to a developer interested in Aras Innovator.
The first Aras Connect will occur in Japan in June. It will be followed by Aras Connect events in France, Germany, the UK, and the Nordics in fall 2025.
We would love to hear your feedback. Feel free to comment on this blog post or contact me for further conversation.
We started the day with introductions, and participants shared what they wanted out of the day. The overwhelming majority were interested in seeing what other developers were doing with Aras Innovator®. Coming in as a close second was AI capabilities. With the rest of the morning dedicated to community demos, attendees were presented with new ideas, strategies, and applications developed by other users. Some demos highlighted how fully custom clients use Aras and DevOps solutions specifically created for developers. And of course, there were some AI-related demos as well. These demonstrations launched discussions, and the presenters were able to share some of the more interesting things they’ve done with our platform. It’s great being in a room full of people who like to talk about the nitty-gritty of Aras Innovator.
Afternoon sessions included community updates from our new Senior Manager of Developer Relations, Eli Donahue. Eli’s new role and the return of Chris Gillis to the Aras Labs team mean great things for the Aras community. More resources mean more time for blogs, forum posts, and Community Projects. Keep your eyes out for some more exciting announcements in the coming months.
After the community update, there were lab demos primarily focused on AI. The community response to these demonstrations was exciting, and we’re working on figuring out the best way to share these projects going forward.
The day wrapped up with some open forum discussions. Topics included potential use cases for Aras InnovatorEdge, customizations to the Aras platform, and sharing potential developer pain points. It was a full day of discussions and talking shop. Luckily, it was followed by the Aras welcome reception, which spiced up the event with some great food and conversation.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s ACE Tech Summit, especially those who presented. These community events are stimulating and wouldn’t be possible without all of you. Looking forward, we have a few options for those who couldn’t join us in Boston. In the fall, we will have our second annual Virtual Tech Summit, a shorter online version of the full event. Watch out for future announcements. If you’re in Europe, I highly recommend attending our ACE Connect events, each with its own Tech Summit. I could not recommend these events more highly to a developer interested in Aras Innovator.
The first Aras Connect will occur in Japan in June. It will be followed by Aras Connect events in France, Germany, the UK, and the Nordics in fall 2025.
We would love to hear your feedback. Feel free to comment on this blog post or contact me for further conversation.
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