Enterprise computing is often about enforcing control and conformity, but the world is not cooperating. An unprecedented onslaught of chaotic realities — including the rise of Web 2.0, rampant market consolidation, and information virtualization — threatens to unravel the structure, predictability, and control that IT leaders have brought to the workplace.
Forrester's Technology Leadership Forum 2008 is designed to arm technology and business leaders with emerging organizational, process, and technology practices that balance chaos and control to drive new business value.
As an attendee, you'll learn how to face these chaotic challenges:
- Web 2.0. The rise of Web 2.0 and what Forrester calls Technology Populism will introduce unauthorized and potentially incompatible technologies into the workplace, emboldening users to disrupt IT status quo.
- People. Business users demand tools to assemble and change systems with no prerequisite knowledge of the underlying infrastructure.
- Consolidation. Rampant market consolidation erodes and dismantles well-intentioned vendor ecosystem strategies.
- Virtualization. The virtualization of human, data, and machine resources limits IT's explicit control over access and use of resources.
Podcast: Event Preview
IT and business leaders are wondering how to institute command and control of social technologies, but such top-down thinking may be the wrong approach. Vice President and Research Director Sharyn Leaver talks about ways to embrace chaotic technologies. (Total running time: 6:25)
Who Should Attend?
Forrester's Business & Technology Leadership Forum examines critical issues at the intersection of business and information technology. This year's theme will draw active participation from leading executives in the following roles:
- CIO
- Business Process & Applications professional
- Information & Knowledge Management professional
- Application Development & Program Management professional
- Enterprise Architecture professional
Why Attend?
Timely Insights From The Experts
- Hear compelling keynotes by industry executives and Forrester analysts.
- Choose from track sessions on the trends and topics that matter most to your role.
- Meet one-on-one with Forrester analysts.
Daily Networking Opportunities
- Interact with 400+ attendees at networking meals, breaks, and receptions.
- Connect with other IT professionals in your role within any of our three tracks.
Relevant Technology Solutions
- Meet leading vendors and discover emerging technologies at the Technology Showcase.
- Leave our Roll-Up-Your-Sleeves sessions with profitable action plans and strategic initiatives.
IBM Pre-Event Conference
Sustainable Agility For Your Complex IT Environment
Monday, September 22, 2008 • 12:30–5:00 p.m.
Your business, like most, relies increasingly on IT to reach new markets, deploy new products and solutions, and remain competitive. As a result, the challenges you face on the IT front are daunting. Organizations today are asking themselves:
- How can we implement an IT strategy that enables quick and reliable responses to support our dynamic business needs without creating an increasingly complex and expensive collection of disconnected systems?
- How can we create a comprehensive approach to IT deployment and management that leverages existing investments, exploits new technology, and maintains control of our assets and processes?
- What about policies for energy use, security, service levels, interconnectivity, and floor space?
- How can we create an IT strategy that works for the whole organization while absorbing unstoppable growth?
IBM has solutions for these challenges. Attend this complimentary pre-Event conference to learn new ways to meet tomorrow’s IT challenges — and the ones that will hit you the day after that. Complimentary for all registered Business & Technology Leadership Forum 2008 attendees. Email Forrester Events to reserve your seat today!
Planned Agenda
Achieving Business Results In The Midst Of IT Innovation
Organizations continue to adopt IT innovations and best practices focused on enabling dynamic and efficient responses to changing business requirements. Ensuring that you realize the desired results from key IT initiatives such as Virtualization, SOA, Green IT, and Cloud Computing requires that strong service management principles and enterprise-wide capabilities are in place. IBM will discuss ways to achieve and sustain the value from IT innovation and effectively manage your evolving business and IT landscape.
Real World Examples And Case Studies
A review and discussion of enterprise initiatives currently underway at client locations.
Delivering Enterprise-wide Visibility Control And Automation™ For Enhanced Service Management
A series of pragmatic discussions and example demonstrations that link IT to business performance:
- Session 1: Enabling organizations to improve the customer experience with end-to-end visibility of profitable transactions across disparate systems, applications and platforms.
- Session 2: Understanding the impact of IT performance to the line-of-business service.
- Session 3: Leveraging automation to protect critical business services and ensure optimal performance.
Panel Discussion
Subject matter experts discuss and take your questions about the practical implications of a range of related topics – Green IT, Data center consolidation challenges, Cloud computing.
