OREANDA-NEWS. March 5, 2010. According to forecasts, during the next five years cloud computing will transform the information technology market and foster IT process development. Through the ‘IT Cloud Architecture: Business Benefits, Models, and Technologies’ conference, which is being organized by OSP-Con corporate communications agency and supported by CROC, you will learn how to efficiently and cost effectively transfer to the cloud computing model and what cloud computing solutions are offered by the largest global vendors. The conference will be held in Moscow on March 17, 2010. The event will also focus on such issues as architecture standardization and compatibility between various components of computing clouds.

In addition, CROC’s professionals will speak about the cloud computing experience of Russian and foreign customers and give advice on how to successfully implement such projects.

The conference will also feature an exhibition of cloud computing solutions from several vendors and demonstrate the operation of various cloud applications.

Information about the event

Date: March 17, 2010

Location: Renaissance Moscow Hotel, Moscow, Russia

AGENDA

9:30 - 10:00

Registration

Session 1. Cloud Computing: the Evolution and Case Studies

10:00 - 10:10

Opening of the conference
Welcome speech by the Conference Organizer and the General Partner
Pavel Ivanov, Director and Editor-in-Chief, OSP-Con Corporate Communications Agency
Ruslan Zaedinov, Deputy Director General, CROC

10:10 - 10:25

What is cloud computing and why is there so much talk about it?
Ruslan Zaedinov, Deputy Director General, CROC

10:25 - 10:45

Cloud computing and the evolution of IT
Matthew McCormack, Consultant, IDC

10:45 - 11:15

Standardization and compatibility issues in the field of cloud computing
TBA (representative of Cloud Computing Test Bed or Open Cloud Consortium)

11:15 - 11:40

The practice of providing cloud services
TBA (representative of a large foreign service provider)

11:40 - 12:00

Case Study. Опыт использования облачных вычислений в крупной компании
Joost Metten, CEO, Terremark Europe

12:00 - 12:30

Coffee break

Session 2. Practical Aspects of Cloud Computing

12:30 - 13:10

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – Part 1. Integration of Cisco UCS with EMC and VMware products
TBA (representatives of EMC and Cisco)
Anton Antich, Regional Manager, VMware Russia and CIS

13:10 - 13:40

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – Part 2. IBM WebSphere Host On Demand and IBM Cloudburst solutions
TBA (representative of IBM)

13:40 - 13:50

The impact of processor technologies on cloud computing economics
Pavel Stanavov, Business Development Manager in Russia and CIS, AMD

13:50 - 14:15

Platform as a Service (PaaS): Microsoft Azure, Google Apps
TBA (representatives of Microsoft and Google)

14:15 - 15:00

Lunch

Session 2. Practical Aspects of Cloud Computing (Continued)

15:00 - 15:30

Software as a Service (SaaS) – Part 1. Microsoft collaboration solutions, office and business applications
TBA (representative of Microsoft)

15:30 - 15:50

The use of SaaS model
TBA

15:50 - 16:50

Open discussion: Preparation to IT paradigm shift

Open discussion of various matters related to enterprise information systems transfer to the cloud computing model (such as organizational changes, data protection issues, the role of open source software in a new IT paradigm, and pitfalls associated with the use of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS).

16:50 - 17:00

Closing of the conference