Come to OpenSource World, Next Generation Data Center and CloudWorld to experience keynotes by top experts in the technology industry sharing their strategic insight and perspective on the future outlook for IT.
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Keynote: Dell Inc.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
8:15 am - 9:00 am
In the opening keynote entitled “Building an Efficient Enterprise”, Dell will address the challenges that today’s businesses face when it comes to cloud computing and open source technologies, as well as how companies can determine if these technologies are right for them. The keynote will also cover how these transformational technologies enable IT to be more efficient and responsive to business needs.
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Keynote: Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Debra Bowen is a pioneer in open government reform, election integrity, and personal privacy rights, Debra Bowen became only the sixth woman in California history elected to a statewide constitutional office when she was elected as Secretary of State in November 2006. Her keynote is entitled, "Open Source, Open Government." Read her full biography here.
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Keynote Roundtable: Assessing the Real Market Opportunities and Obstacles for Making Cloud Computing Mainstream
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Everyone has their own views regarding the long-term potential for cloud computing. This roundtable session will bring together key strategists at some of the leading companies in the cloud computing arena, who will discuss and debate the steps the industry must take to make the promise of cloud computing a reality.
Moderator: Jeff Kaplan, Managing Director, THINKstrategies and CloudWorld Conference Chair
Panelists:
Sam Charrington, VP of Product Management & Marketing, Appistry, Inc.
James Urquhart, Market Manager, Cloud Computing and Virtualization, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Joe Weinman, Strategy and Business Development, AT&T Business Solutions
Timothy Chou, Chairman, Ming Holdings
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Keynote: Lew Tucker, VP and CTO of Cloud Computing at Sun Microsystems
Thursday, August 13, 2009
8:15 am - 9:00 am
Sun Microsystems’ Lew Tucker will deliver the keynote address, “If Cloud Computing is the Answer, What is the Question?”. His keynote will address how cloud computing has become an umbrella term for utility computing, grid computing, and on-demand application delivery and, as such, covers a broad range of options for both IT consumers and providers. Mr. Tucker will discuss the problems that cloud computing solves and its benefits, as well as explore various aspects of the technology and how different cloud computing approaches can address different needs and solve different problems. Read his full biography here.
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Keynote: Robert "r0ml" Lefkowitz, Vice President of Technology Research and Development at Asurion
Thursday, August 13, 2009
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Robert Lefkowitz will present “IT as a Software Deli,” a discussion of how corporate IT departments have come to think of themselves as large, labor and capital-intensive "software factories." However, today’s advances in open source technology enable companies to build out sophisticated information technology applications more quickly and cost effectively. Lefkowitz will explain how large corporate IT departments, when equipped with these tools, can act less like a factory and more like a deli where customer orders are filled quickly and at lower cost, even if it involves a bit of customization. Read his full biography here.