The widespread adoption of cloud computing has allowed for more scalable and flexible computing and service delivery, while adding new layers of complexity for IT departments. With this dynamic environment and increased rate of change, effective service management is needed to continue to deliver services in a consistent manner. At this thought leadership summit, industry leaders will present innovative thoughts on the impact of cloud computing on IT Service Management. This summit will feature live presentations from Zeus Technology, Intellect, The 451 Group and TM Forum.
The live, vendor-neutral, interactive webcasts will offer practical best practice advice and case studies, the latest trends and research.
WHAT: Managing Cloud Services Summit – Free, Interactive Best Practice Webcasts
WHEN:
July 14, 2010 and afterwards on-demand
TOPICS AND PRESENTERS:
“Managing Services across Hybrid Data Center & Cloud Environments”
Ian Osborne, Intellect; William Fellows, The 451 Group; Kosten Metreweli, Zeus Technology; Tim Savage, Comic Relief; Nick Barron, Carrenza
“Seeing Through the Clouds: Overcoming Barriers to Adoption”
Matthew Edwards, Director Cloud Services Initiative, TM Forum & Mike Kelly, Senior Program Manager, TM Forum
“Cloud Computing: Fluff or Lightening?”
Martin Palmgren, CIO & IT Strategy Transformation Executive,.COMMUNICATE
“Using the Cloud to Build Reliable, Scalable Applications”
Owen Garrett, Director of Cloud Solutions, Zeus Technology
“Communicating Cloud Services to SMBs Using ITIL Best Practices”
Johannes W. van den Bent, Principal Consultant, CLOUD-linguistics
“Unlocking the Value of the Cloud”
Bryan Che, Product Manager, Red Hat
You will be able to attend any or all of the webcasts, submit real-time questions to presenters, and vote in audience polls. If you are unable to attend the webcasts live, you can also view them afterward on-demand.