Cloud computing in practice. How companies are moving to the cloud

Venue: Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Date: September 23rd, 2010
Session time: 8.30am to 12.30pm. Registration and networking breakfast at 7.30am
CPD credit: 0.5
Fee: Engineers Ireland members €70* / €95 Non-members €120* / €145

* Early bird special: Quote promotional code CC747 to avail of this offer (Offer ends September 16th, 2010)

Course aim

This half-day seminar will provide delegates with an insight into the realities of moving to the cloud. Delegates will learn through case studies and company experience how companies have moved applications to the cloud, what are the risks and obstacles and their vision of what cloud computing offers for their organisation. Finally, the latest national and international survey information will enable delegates to learn what’s working, what’s not, and benchmark their organisation.

Overview

While everyone is talking of the benefits of moving to the cloud the real challenge arises when moving from theory to practice. What are other companies doing, how does it fit in with organisations’ overall strategies, how are companies overcoming the risks and obstacles associated with moving to the cloud?

Learning objectives

At the end of this half-day seminar, delegates will:

• Have an insight into the vision of cloud computing as a utility
• Learn how cloud computing fits into a sustainable, zero carbon producer strategy
• Understand and be able to assess the risks of cloud computing
• Learn what types of cloud computing environments are being used, considered and/or ignored
• Discover what are the major drivers and expectation
• Know which countries, industries are leading and lagging in adoption
• Be aware why discovering real trends and the correct balancing points matter

Programme

• Networking breakfast
• Welcome and introduction
• Will Cloud Computing become a Utility? (Peter O’Shea, CIO, ESB ICT Group)
• Case Study: Moving applications to the cloud (Microsoft)
• Assessing the Security Risks of Cloud Computing (Jared Carstensen, MD, TeamInfoSec)
• Q&A
• Tea/Coffee
• Are Irish companies cloud computing? (Gerry Power, Consultant, Sysco)
• What are organisations globally doing, or planning to do, with Cloud Computing? (Fergal O’Connor, Founder and CEO, CloudICT)
• Q&A and closing remarks

Who should attend

Company IT Directors, managers and key decision makers as well as IT consultants and web professionals.

Who should attend

You may have learned of the benefits gained from moving to the cloud but this half-day seminar will enable you to learn exactly how to make that move and what other organisations are doing both nationally and internationally in terms of cloud computing.

Course contact

CPD Training, Engineers Ireland
T: +353 1 665 1305 / F: +353 1 665 1370
E: cpdtraining@engineersireland.ie