In WHO and CURRENT SCHEDULE sections, title for Ben Kepes should read: Ben Kepes, analyst, Diversity Limited (sted Ben Kepes, Director, Diversity Analysis at Focus Research).
The corrected release reads:
CLOUD VISIONARIES TO SIGNAL PROGRESS ON OPEN CLOUD ADOPTION AT ODCA FORECAST 2012
Open Data Center Alliance Announces Forecast 2012 Agenda, Speakers & Moderators
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The Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) has announced leading speakers, panel moderators, and targeted sessions for its upcoming ODCA Forecast 2012 event. The presenters and moderators represent leaders in shaping today's conversations on cloud computing supporting an agenda focused on broad adoption of open cloud solutions. Forecast 2012 will feature leading enterprise IT executives discussing their progress in adopting cloud solutions based on the requirements defined by the ODCA and offers an opportunity for IT managers and industry leaders to engage with leaders of the organization. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 co-located with Cloud Expo in New York City. Registrants to the event have been granted access to attend Cloud Expo with their Forecast 2012 badge, a discount from Cloud Expo event pricing. Attendees will also receive access to exclusive IDC whitepapers.
The event will feature three focused topic tracks:
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| WHO |
Tracks will be kicked off by leading enterprise IT, service provider, and computing industry visionaries for cloud computing:
The event will feature a series of “rapid fire” panels to drive best audience engagement and will feature moderators including:
For more information on the moderators, as well as the track speakers, please visit the Forecast 2012 Speakers page.
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The current schedule includes three tracks with multiple focused sessions:
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| Cloud Storm: | Cloud Ceiling: | Cloud Formation: | ||
| Top Challenges Facing Widespread Deployments | Sharing Best Practices from Leading Innovators | Delivery of Open Cloud Solutions | ||
| 8:30-9:15 | Welcome Keynote: | |||
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Curt Aubley
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Cyber & NexGen Innovation at Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Solutions (LM IS&GS) |
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| 9:15-10:00 | Guest Keynote, TBA | |||
| 10:00-10:15 | Break | |||
| 10:15-11:00 | Cloud Storm Track Kickoff | Cloud Ceiling Track Kickoff | Cloud Formation Track Kickoff | |
| Andrew Stokes, Chief Infrastructure Architect, Deutsche Bank | Petteri Uljas, Head of Infrastructure Services, India, Eastern Europe and LatAm, CapGemini and CEO CapGemini Finland | Jason Waxman, General Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Group (CIG), Intel | ||
| 11:05-11:50 | Rapid Fire Panel | Proof of Concept Insight | Service Provider Panel | |
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Cloud Security Moderator: Christopher Hoff, Chief Architect, Security, Juniper Networks |
Moderator: Virginia Agee, Research Director, Infrastructure Channels and Infrastructure, Enterprise Platform Group (EPG), IDC | |||
| 11:50-1:00 | Lunch | |||
| 1:00-1:45 | Rapid Fire Panel | Proof of Concept Insight | Cloud HW Infrastructure | |
| Cloud Transparency | Delivery Panel | |||
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Moderator Krishnan Subramanian, |
Moderator: Michelle Bailey, Research Vice President, Enterprise Platforms and Datacenter Trends, IDC | |||
| 1:50-2:35 | Rapid Fire Panel | Rapid Fire Panel | Cloud Software Innovation Panel | |
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Cloud Management Moderator: TBA |
Enterprise Cloud Best Practices Moderator: Ben Kepes, analyst, Diversity Limited |
Moderator: Virginia Agee, Research Director, Infrastructure Channels and Infrastructure, Enterprise Platform Group (EPG), IDC | ||
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| 2:35-3:20 | Rapid Fire Panel | Rapid Fire Panel | Industry Standards Development Panel | |
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Cloud Regulation Moderator: Deborah Salons, TITLE |
Public Cloud Services Best Practices Moderator: TBA |
Moderator: Michelle Bailey, Research Vice President, Enterprise Platforms and Datacenter Trends, IDC | ||
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| 3:20-3:30 | Break | |||
| 3:30-4:20 | Speed Networking | Poster Chats | Birds of a Feather Sessions | |
| 4:20-5:00 | Open Data Center Alliance Steering Committee Wrap Up Q&A | |||
| REGISTER |
To register for Forecast 2012 and take advantage of early bird pricing, or for more information on speakers or sponsorships, please visit: |
About The Open Data Center Alliance
The Open Data Center Alliance℠ is an independent IT consortium comprised of global IT leaders who have come together to provide a unified customer vision for long-term data center requirements. The Alliance is led by a twelve member Board of Directors which includes IT leaders BMW, Capgemini, China Life, China Unicom, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, Marriott International, Inc., National Australia Bank, Terremark, Disney Technology Solutions and Services and UBS. Intel serves as technical advisor to the Alliance.
In support of its mission, the Alliance has delivered the first customer requirements for cloud computing documented in eight Open Data Center Usage Models which identify member prioritized requirements to resolve the most pressing challenges facing cloud adoption. Find out more at www.opendatacenteralliance.org.
For The Open Data Center Alliance
Chase Perrin, 425-405-0842 (Media)
chase.perrin@nof9.com
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