Cloud Computing Summit: Driving IT Efficiency
& Cost-savings in today's Enterprise

INTRODUCTION

Cloud computing is reforming the IT marketplace offering a much cheaper way for businesses to acquire and use IT.
iQuest & The Sunday Business Post in association with the Irish Software Association and The National Digital Research Centre are delighted to launch the inaugural Cloud Computing Summit specifically devoted to this dynamic business solution. This summit focuses on how traditional enterprises can adopt Cloud Computing and features thought leaders, industry experts and end-user experiences of cloud technologies.

Our programme will provide you with the resources, ideas and examples you can apply immediately to leveraging the cloud, helping you to maximise performance, minimise cost and improve the scale of your endeavours.
The Cloud Computing Summit takes place over a day and a half - a half-day technical Cloud Computing Boot-Camp on September 22nd 2009 and a full-day summit focusing on the business issues surrounding Cloud Computing, on September 23rd 2009.

CTOs, CIOs, system architects and development managers who need a detailed understanding of what is on offer in the world of cloud computing.

[...] The summit is aimed at business and technology leaders who need to understand how Cloud Computing is fundamentally transforming the way in which we think about, acquire and use computing resources. [...]

The summit is aimed at business and technology leaders who need to understand how Cloud Computing is fundamentally transforming the way in which we think about, acquire and use computing resources. The Cloud Summit will allow senior decision-makers to determine what level of Cloud Computing engagement is appropriate to them and how cloud technology can be deployed alongside and in concert with existing static deployments of hardware and software.

 

• Cloud Computing: What Is It? Is it right for me?
• How to take advantage of the cloud - a business perspective on cloud computing
• The reality of doing business in the cloud - what are the reality checks for customers excited by the perceived benefits of cloud computing?
• The everyday uses of Cloud Computing
• A road-map to adopting Cloud Computing illustrated by end user experiences
• Challenges and barriers to adoption
• Security, availability and compliance: major issues facing IT executives who are evaluating and implementing cloud services
• Key legal & compliance issues that come with the cloud
• Vendors & end-users discussions - key vendors give their perspectives on the business advantages of cloud computing and end-users discuss their experiences

 

CTOs, CIOs, system architects and development managers who need a detailed understanding of what is on offer in the world of cloud computing.

About the organisers

Established in 2001, iQuest creates quality events on the issues that matter most to Irish business.
Our summits provide a forum for executives to receive and share information, exchange and hear new ideas, update on the latest national and international developments, and probably most importantly of all to network with peers and potentially do business together.
Since 2002, iQuest has been working in partnership with The Sunday Business Post, one of the most recognisable names in Irish business and a company whose reputation is second to none when it comes to professional conference organisation. Together we have held successful events in Healthcare Management, Waste Management, Water Management, Infrastructure, eGovernment, Information Security and Renewable Energy.

The Irish Software Association is a powerful united voice for the technology sector, enables companies to build their ability to scale, increase funding levels in the sector and push the sector's requirements in the political sphere in a coherent way.
With over 160 member companies, the ISA's strong links with key government ministers, senior public officials, the All-Island Software Network, EU institutions and international software associations' ensures members can gain access to both the indigenous Irish and International markets.

The National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) is an independent, not-for-profit, national, collaborative and collaborating research centre. NDRC translational research themes are Healthcare, Education, the Environment, and Entertainment. The NDRC is an investor in collaborative, translational research projects.