Computing in the Clouds
WHEN
- October 17, 2008 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
WHERE
- Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
- Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance
- 1000 Winter Street - Suite 4000
- Waltham, MA 02451
- Map
DESCRIPTION
Cloud computing is suddenly one of the hottest topic in technology. The list of companies seeking to conquer the cloud is a who's who of major players: IBM, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, EMC. And there could be plenty of opportunity for the small, stealth companies now working under the radar, some ready to emerge in the next 12-24 months.
This panel will seek answers to key questions surrounding the cloud phenomenon:
- What exactly is cloud computing?
- How is cloud computing distinguished from SaaS and utility computing?
- How will cloud computing change business models in the near future?
- What will businesses be able to do by accessing the cloud that they have not been able to do before?
- Can a business really use the cloud and keep its data safe?
- Who will win and who will lose? What investment and entrepreneurial opportunities exist in the cloud?
Join us for a lively panel discussion as we seek to define the cloud and its impact on the technology world -- here and around the world.
Moderator:
Foster Hinshaw, President and CEO, Dataupia
Panelists:
Bill Blake, CEO, Interactive Supercomputing
Bob Zurek, CTO, EnterpriseDB
COST: Cost for Individual Member: $45; Cost for Individual Non-Member: $65