Tag: Cloud Management Summit


Taking a Look at Cloud Management Trends

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12th May

Now that the idea of Cloud Computing has become generally understood, the discussion about this concept has shifted from “what” and “why”, to where, when and how.

This is bringing greater attention to questions about how to best manage hybrid Cloud environments, which is the focus of the second of THINKstrategies’ series of Cloud Innovators Summits, the Cloud Management Summit on June 19.

In anticipation of that event, I’ve discussed today’s rapidly evolving Cloud management technologies and techniques in my most recent commentaries in these online publications,

IT Services Blog: Cloud-Based Analytic Tools Can Improve IT/Application Performance, 05/11/12

E-Commerce Times: Cloud Management Keys to Success, 05/11/12 


Oracle, enStratus, Centerbeam & Chipita America Executives to Speak at Cloud Management Summit

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29th April

THINKstrategies, the Cloud Computing Showplace and Rising Tide Media are pleased to announce the latest round of senior executives who have agreed to speak at the Cloud Management Summit on Tuesday, June 19, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

The Cloud Management Summit will provide an intimate opportunity for corporate decision-makers to learn about the latest Cloud management solutions and share industry best practices for acquiring and administering today’s rapidly evolving Cloud alternatives to achieve their business objectives.

The following executives have agreed to speak at the Summit on June 19 to date:

Sushil Kumar, Vice President of Product Strategy and Business Development at Oracle
Scott Martin, CIO at Chipita America
Shahin Pirooz, EVP of Engineering Operations and CTO at CenterBeam
James Urquhart, Vice President of Product Strategy, enStratus
Michael Crandell, Founder and CEO of RightScale
David Roth, CEO & Co-founder, AppFirst
Feyzi Fatehi, CEO, Corent Technology
Russell Hertzberg, VP SaaS and ISV Solutions, SoftServe
Joseph R. Szmadzinski, CEO, IT Management … Read More »


Jane Griffin, Principal Responsible for Deloitte's Analytics Practice, to Speak at the Cloud Analytics Summit

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29th February

I’m pleased to announce that Jane Griffin, a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP responsible for leading the firm’s Analytics practice, will speak at the Cloud Analytics Summit on Wednesday, April 25 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

The goal of the Cloud Analytics Summit is to provide a meeting place for corporate decision-makers to learn about the latest Cloud solutions aimed at addressing their BI and analytics needs, so they can harness their ‘Big Data’ sources, and integrate their systems and applications into a more productive enterprise-wide resource to satisfy their corporate requirements.

Jane’s keynote will discuss, “Capitalizing on Cloud Analytics to Harness Big Data, Social Media and Mobility”. Her perspective on this important topic is based on more than 30 years of information technology experience focused on information management, business intelligence, data warehousing and master data management.

As Americas Leader of Deloitte Analytics, Jane brings her vast experience to help … Read More »


RightScale CEO, Michael Crandell, to Kick Off THINKstrategies' Cloud Management Summit

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1st February

I’m very pleased to announce that Michael Crandell, the Founder and CEO of RightScale, has agreed to present the opening keynote talk at the Cloud Management Summit on Tuesday, June 19 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

The Cloud Management Summit will provide an intimate environment for corporate decision-makers to learn about leading Cloud solutions and share industry best practices for managing today’s rapidly evolving Cloud services to achieve their business objectives.

RightScale  has pioneered innovative ways to bring the power of Cloud Computing to organizations of all sizes. Its Cloud management solutions enable users to easily deploy and optimize the performance of business-critical applications across public, private, and hybrid clouds. It provides Cloud configuration, monitoring, automation, and governance capabilities. Millions of servers have been launched using RightScale’s solutions by a wide array of organizations, including the Associated Press, CBS Interactive, Intercontinental Hotels Group, PBS, … Read More »


Call for Speakers for the 2012 Cloud Analytics, Management and Channel Summits

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31st January

I’m very pleased with the immediate response we have received regarding our upcoming Cloud Analytics, Management and Cloud Channel Summit conferences.

In order to systematically respond to the steady stream of speaking requests we are receiving, we have established an online submission process to ensure that we can select the best speakers for our events.

Please go to the following links to submit speaking proposals for each of the Cloud Summits:

Cloud Analytics Summit
Cloud Management Summit
Cloud Channel Summit 

We will consider each proposal on a first come, first serve basis. However, preferential treatment will be given to proposals focused on key business issues rather than specific technical topics.

We will also prioritize proposals that suggest CIO speakers for the Cloud Analytics and Management Summits, and channel company executives with first-hand experience working in Cloud environments. Summit sponsors and start-ups with a track-record of success will also receive greater consideration.

Contact me if you have … Read More »





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