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Event Overview

As the global economy begins to recover, it’s time to get the key infrastructure and operations projects that were either postponed, delayed or curtailed for budgetary reasons over the last two years back on track. Of course, the projects that you propose and the IT investment decisions you make in this recovery period will be scrutinized and judged for their value against all the other projects on the IT list.

• Where should IO leaders focus their energy to get important projects back on track?
• How can your IO organization help drive a fast recovery for your company?
• What important lessons have we learned from the recession?

This year’s IO Forum will focus on the enormous tasks of IO planning, prioritization, justification and careful execution for the wide range of people, process and technology-based projects on your agenda.

TRACK SESSIONS GIVE YOU TAKEAWAYS YOU CAN USE IMMEDIATELY

Now that we are looking beyond the recession to the next period of growth and investment, IO leaders face some tough decisions about their priorities as not every project will come back.

• Track A: Getting IO Projects Back On Track. The recession put many projects on the backburner or cancelled them altogether. This track will focus on planning, prioritization and revitalization of IO projects.
• Track B: Recessionary Lessons That Must Stick. Fiscal discipline, careful justification, and execution oversight – all behaviors that were more rigorously enforced during the recession – should continue through the post-recession era.
• Track C: Building Your New Five Year IO Plan. This track will focus on the people, process and technology-based projects that you should focus on in the post-recession era.

KEY QUESTIONS THIS FORUM WILL ANSWER

Attendees of the Infrastructure and Operations Forum will learn how to revitalize and accelerate their key organizational imperatives to help fuel growth and reduce operational costs including:

• How do I balance new IO opportunities that will drive business growth and reduce the cost of operations against the backlog of projects already on the list?
• How do I effectively plan, justify, select and optimize critical IO solutions over the next five years?
• What impact will these technology investments have on people, skills, and the process of running IT operational teams?
• How do I accelerate the transformation of IO from a technology silo-led to a service delivery centric organization?

Who Should Attend?

The Forrester IT Infrastructure & Operations Forum examines the key issues for making IT I&O organizations successful and well-aligned with business objectives. This year’s theme, “Back In Black: Planning And Executing Your IO Initiatives In The Post-Recession Era” addresses issues relevant to all technology professionals, but its content will focus most closely on these roles:

• Infrastructure & Operations professionals
• Security & Risk professionals
• CIOs
• Sourcing and Vendor Management Professionals focusing on infrastructure issues
• Enterprise Architecture professionals
• IT professionals involved in consolidation and virtualization projects, automating IT processes, building business continuity plans, and hiring and training the next generation of I&O professionals

Why Attend?

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