Secure Navigation Through The Cloud

Air Date: Friday, December 11, 2009

Cost: $250

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Who should attend: Vendor Strategy professionals

Description:

IT mega trends are supporting the market push toward cloud computing. Understand why cloud computing is becoming more and more important today.

There is a lot of confusion in the market on cloud computing. Are people talking about the same thing when addressing the cloud? This session will introduce a cloud taxonomy that brings clarity to the many different aspects of cloud computing including the private cloud, virtual private cloud, and public cloud across infrastructure, platform, software, and business processes.

What is the market size of cloud computing today? Based on the introduced taxonomy the market opportunities for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, for example, will be discussed for vendors interested in enhancing their portfolio of deployment models including cloud services.

The future of cloud computing: Three distinct scenarios on how cloud computing will develop over time will be outlined including the vision of a new level of cloud computing — collaboration-as-a-service.

Agenda:

• Cloud computing — why now?
• Understanding the cloud — a clear taxonomy on cloud computing.
• Cloud computing market sizing — where are the opportunities in cloud computing?
• Cloud computing 2015+ — a vision for cloud computing in the future.

Vendors mentioned: Amazon, Boomi.com, Cisco, Citrix, Concor, Cordys, Emptoris, Google, Hubspan, Ketera IBM, Intuit, Microsoft, NetSuite, Oracle, RightNow, Salesforce.com, SAP, Siemens, Successfactors, Taleo, Verizon, Wipro, and Workday

Related Research:

Yet Another Cloud

by Stefan Ried, Ph.D., July 30, 2009

Platform-As-A-Service Market Sizing

by Stefan Ried, Ph.D., July 13, 2009

Forrester's SaaS Maturity Model

by Stefan Ried, Ph.D., August 14, 2008

Technical requirements:

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