Cloud Computing's Impact On Vendors

Air Date: Monday, March 31, 2008

Cost: $250

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Who should attend: Vendor Strategy professionals and IT Infrastructure & Operations professionals

Description:

Cloud computing is a phrase increasingly being used to describe various ideas for having applications, data, or servers reside in a third party data center, often using subscription or pay per use payment models. Cloud computing ideas are being offered as ways to server both consumers and businesses with new models for computer-based capabilities. How will these ideas affect technology suppliers of hardware, software, and services that will be used to build the data centers for cloud computing?

This teleconference will categorize the various ideas and technologies behind cloud computing and provide technology strategists with recommendations for taking advantage of new opportunities from cloud computing and dealing with shifts in existing markets caused by cloud computing.

Agenda

• What are the categories of ideas in cloud computing?
• What new markets for technology products will cloud computing create?
• How will cloud computing impact existing technology product markets?
• How should tech vendor strategists plan for these market shifts?

Vendors mentioned: Amazon, Box.net, CohesiveFT, Dell, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Mosso, Sun, 3Tera, and more.

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Technical requirements:

An Internet connection and a one-time download of the WebEx™ Player are required.