 Presented by NaviSite and sponsored by leaders in the cloud computing space, NaviCloud Expo was conceived to allow business executives and IT professionals using cloud technology, or thinking about using it, to share best practices, network and hear directly from their peers on how to more effectively navigate their new roles within the organization. Please join us Thursday, April 11 - Friday April 12 at the Ritz Carlton in Charlotte, NC. Agenda
Thursday: April 11, 2013
12:30 – 1:30: Being in the cloud isn't the end game - what you do with it is the key
Keynote Speaker James Staten, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research, Inc.
If you are thinking cloud is a cost savings move you might want to rethink your strategy. The key to cloud computing is knowing how best to leverage it for business agility. In this session, Forrester Research VP and principal analyst James Staten will give you will get a real world understanding of how enterprises are leveraging cloud platforms to deliver new capabilities, enhance existing services and accelerate business innovation. You'll learn the best practices, mind shift necessary and path forward so you too can take advantage today.
1:45 – 3:00 Leveraging the Cloud for Enterprise Agility
As cloud computing gains momentum, companies from SMB to enterprise continue to struggle with effective strategies that will help them achieve their business goals. Together we will discuss and evaluate integrated cloud solutions that help organizations develop agility to more effectively compete and achieve success in dynamic markets. Hear directly from Sapient, an industry leader in technology delivery and consulting, on techniques that enable organizations to effectively manage and navigate change.
Speakers: Brooks Borcherding, Cloud Leader & Expert, NaviSite; Mohammed Wasim, Director, SapientNitro, Infrastructure Practice Lead 3:20 – 4:30 Business Resiliency is Not an Option but a Necessity
To remain competitive and reduce risks and costs of downtime, today’s IT professionals must deliver services that are designed for uptime but prepared for failures. In order to achieve this vision, companies must evolve from the traditional risk management and disaster recovery thought process to a more holistic approach that includes a more sustainable fabric for service, systems, infrastructure and people. The more closely aligned that these areas are, the more that an organization can achieve business technology resiliency -- the ability to spring back from any kind of disruption in a coordinated fashion. In the session, the panel will discuss specific ways enterprises can ensure the key applications and tools within their organization, and the business itself, is prepared for anything.
Speakers: David Grimes, Cloud Visionary, NaviSite; Alert Logic; Chris Noell, Vice President, Product Management; Jitesh Bhayani, Vice President, Product Management & Marketing, Time Warner Cable Business Class
4:40 – 5:30: Breakouts sessions: Cloud Computing - Creating an Environment for Innovation
Technical track: Expediting Innovation and the Deployment of New Solutions and Tools for the Organization.
Speakers: David Grimes, Cloud Visionary, NaviSite; Michael Carmen, Business Development Solution Provider, VMware
Business track: Hear how business leaders are leveraging IT in to Drive Bottom Line Success
Speakers: TBA
6:30 - 7:30: Cocktail reception at the Urban Garden (Adjacent to the Ritz Carlton)
7:30 - 10:00: Dinner at the Urban Garden
Friday, April 12
9:00 – 10:00 The Changing Role of Business and IT Executives in a Cloud Environment
Cloud computing is changing the game for many companies. But just as technology is transforming IT environments, the nature of the business executive role is also changing. Thanks to the ease of adoption of “as-a-service” solutions, technology buying decisions are shifting from IT to the business units within organizations. During this panel we will focus on how business and IT executives alike are reinventing their roles to keep pace with shifting priorities while, at the same time, IT organizations are taking a more holistic and strategic role within the company to develop business strategies.
Speakers: Rick Blaisdell, CTO, ConnectEDU; Keith Blachowiak, CIO, Pomeroy
10:30 – 11:30 Enabling a Radically Different Organization through Technology
As consumer technology infiltrates organizations, the impact on IT is dramatic. Employees require flexible work environments, access from anywhere, and on-demand availability for corporate data and applications. These requirements are dramatically changing the types of solutions IT departments deploy. At the same time security, compliance and business resiliency need to factor into tomorrow’s technology decisions. This session will provide real world examples and scenarios of how cloud based solutions are helping transform the way businesses operate in a dynamic and highly competitive world.
Speakers: Paul August, Infrastructure Architect, End User Computing, Nike; Chris Patterson, VP Product Management, NaviSite; David Grant VP Marketing & Product Management, Desktone
11:30: Open Discussion: Melodye Mueller, VP Marketing, NaviSite
11:45 : Lunch Roundtables (Topic Tables to include Security, Disaster Recovery, Messaging & Collaboration in the Cloud, and more)
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