After chairing last week’s Cloud World conference in San Francisco last week, I’m pleased to be serving as the chairman of the Cloud Futures for Software Vendors Conference taking place in San Jose, CA, this October 5 – 6.
 
This event is for established software vendors who are attempting to overcome the challenges associated with migrating to a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud computing model so they can capitalize on this rapidly growing market.
 
The conference will include speakers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Forrester Research and Cloud Security Alliance, along with presentations by representatives of many leading vendors in the SaaS and cloud computing industry, including Amazon Web Services, IBM, Salesforce.com, LiveOps, Callidus Software, Enomaly and others.
 
Our goal is to help software vendors achieve:

• CLOUD ECO-SYSTEM EXCELLENCE: Identify the partners you need to get your SaaS off the ground and run it the way you want – without compromise or change to your goals.
• SAAS BUSINESS MODEL BEST PRACTICES: Find out the best way to re-architect your applications, re-phrase your marketing and re-structure your pricing and distribution model to make sure you are reaping the in your SaaS profits as soon as possible.
• REACH NEW REVENUE THROUGH THE CLOUD: Take home the top tips to take your business global and access brand new markets through the SaaS distribution channel – enabling you to rack up revenue from across the world and on-demand.
• GET BROAD BUY-IN FOR CLOUD: Learn how to overcome your board’s concerns on security, data and supply chain management by delivering a projected balance sheet that clearly shows cloud computing’s silver lining – big time profits.
• BUILD A CLOUD COMPUTING ROADMAP: Discover the best way to take your first steps into the cloud by hearing how top SaaS providers such as Callidus On-Demand built their profitable businesses from the ground up.
• REDUCE RISK AND RAMP UP CLOUD SECURITY: What you need to know about enterprise risk, information & lifecycle management, compliance and audit, incident response and more.

You can find the rapidly evolving conference agenda at www.cloudfutures.com/usa/agenda.shtml.
 
You can obtain a $200 voucher by following these easy steps:

1) Register for the conference online at secure.firstconf.com/cloudfutures/usa/register.htm and type “think1633” into the discount box provided, or

2) Call the Cloud Futures team at 800-814-3458 ext 220 and mention “think1633” when you register, or

3) Email ravi@cloudfutures.com and type “think1633” into the subject line (don’t forget to include your contact details). 
 
Contact me at jkaplan@thinkstrategies.com if you are interested in speaking and sponsorship opportunities, or have any further questions.

I look forward to seeing you in San Jose.

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