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Enterprise Cloud Summit - Conference Overview

Monday-Tuesday, May 18-19, 2009

Enterprise Cloud Summit is the industry's only event focused on how traditional enterprises can adopt cloud computing models. Featuring panels of thought leaders, candid conversations with industry luminaries, and hands-on real-world demos that showcase the promise—and risk—of on-demand computing, Cloud Summit is a no-holds-barred reality check for enterprise cloud computing.

Explore four topics in the leading cloud computing conference:

Clouds and the Enterprise - Early cloud computing innovation has focused on public web applications, leaving enterprises with little to use beyond on-demand hardware. To understand what clouds can offer to enterprise users, we first need to look at the specific needs of enterprise applications.
Sessions include:
- Unique needs of enterprise applications
- Data models and EAI
- Portability and cloud/private hybrids
- Service Level Agreements

The Dark Side of Clouds - Every cloud has a dark side If you're going to make on-demand computing a cornerstone of your IT strategy, you need to know what you're getting into.
Sessions include:
- Legislation and compliance concerns
- Vendor lock-in and data portability
- Cloud-specific security vulnerabilities
- Risks that may undermine cloud adoption for enterprise buyers

The Business Case: RIO and Migration - What's the promise? Despite the downsides, there's little doubt that on-demand computing services are the future of both consumer and enterprise IT.
Sessions include:
- Adoption of cloud applications and what applications work best for on-demand
- Licensing and pricing
- Reviewing steps companies can take to leverage cloud computing within their organizations

On the Horizon: The Future of On-Demand IT - As cloud computing matures, enterprises will seek not only its economic benefits and flexible capacity, but also the advantages that come from always-connected users and powerful services that extend the capabilities of their applications.
Sessions include:
- Emerging trends in cloud computing
- Keynotes from three companies that are driving on-demand technology
- Panel of industry leaders speculating on what the future holds

Enterprise Cloud Summit is co-located with Interop Las Vegas, the leading business technology event. Focus on cloud computing with an Enterprise Cloud Summit pass or opt for an Interop Flex Pass for access to Enterprise Cloud Summit plus 16 Interop conference tracks including SaaS, Cloud Computing and more.

HOST:

Alistair Croll, Principal Analyst, BitCurrent

Enterprise Cloud Summit will be hosted by Alistair Croll who is a principal at analyst firm Bitcurrent, and a frequent contributor to the GigaOm family of sites. Prior to Bitcurrent, Alistair co-founded Coradiant, a leader in online user monitoring, as well as research firm Networkshop. He has held product management positions with 3Com Corporation, Primary Access, and Eicon Technology.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED:

Thomas E. Hogan, Senior Vice President, Software, Technology Solutions Group, Hewlett-Packard Company

As senior vice president for HP's Software business, Thomas Hogan has responsibility for all software functions, including sales, marketing, engineering, product development, operations and technical support. HP's Software portfolio is focused on linking business and IT so IT can be managed as a business.