| 9.00 am |
Registration and Welcome Coffee & Tea |
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| 9.30 am |
Welcome Address and Opening Remarks |
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Graeme Wong
Regional Account Manager, IDC Asia/Pacific |
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| 9.45 am |
Here Comes the Cloud: New IT Models for Growth and Innovation |
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Claus
Mortensen
Principal, Asia/Pacific Emerging Technologies Research, IDC Asia/Pacific |
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Very few business strategies today can be successfully executed without information technology (IT) to support them. In fact, market leaders acknowledge that IT is not really so much a separate function within their companies, as it is an integral and strategic part of their operating infrastructure. Yet, with traditional IT systems requiring large capital outlays and technical staffs, and taking too much time to implement and change, many businesses - large and small alike - have been severely limited in their ability to use IT to innovate, compete and grow - especially in the current economic climate. But all of that is about to change.
This session will share the latest intelligence from our Asia Pacific research and our perspectives on new "cloud-enabled" IT models that leverage software-as-a-service, "mashup" application models, next-generation on-premise systems, and very large, global solution marketplaces to "democratize" IT access, and finally allow organizations to out-innovate and out execute their competitors, not based on the size of their IT budgets or skills, but on the power of their ideas. |
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| 10.15 am |
Cloud Computing: Powering the Smarter Planet |
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Jinzy Zhu
Executive, IBM Cloud Labs & HiPODS of GCG |
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In the last two years, Cloud Computing has revolutionarised the concept of IT being consumed as a service (ITaaS). We are seeing the emergence of new business models based on this evolutionary technology and its influence on the strategic directions of governments and enterprises. In this session, we will discuss the current state of Cloud Computing and illustrate its power with real case studies. |
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| 10:45 am |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:15 am |
Chairperson’s Remarks |
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Graeme Wong
Regional Account Manager, IDC Asia/Pacific |
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| 11.25 am |
Open the Cloud. Unleash the Open Source Potential. |
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Frank Feldmann
Senior Product Manager, Red Hat Asia Pacific Japan |
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Cloud computing is one of the key trends that is set to reshape the IT marketplace with two attractive promises. First, it promises a degree of flexibility and agility that in traditional data center thinking is only available to those with deep pockets. A luxury many do not have. Secondly, it represents the next logical step in the commoditization of the computing resources which simply put means you can save cost.
In this session, Red Hat will explain why Open Source is a vital ingredient of Cloud Computing and the role Linux and Open Source Virtualization play in the Construction of the Cloud. Public and Private cloud concepts and examples will be discussed. |
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| 11.55 am |
Cloud Computing - End User Experiences and Lessons Learned |
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Dennis Kwok
Senior Technologist, IBM Innovation Network, Hong Kong |
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In this practical session, IBM will share where you should start Cloud Computing from architectural model and common technology foundation point of view, with 3 customer deployments sharing and IBM internal deployment. |
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| 12.25 pm |
Panel Discussion: Managing the Complexities of Security, Availability and Compliance in the Cloud |
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Moderated by Claus
Mortensen
Principal, Asia/Pacific Emerging Technologies Research, IDC Asia/Pacific |
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Cloud computing promises tremendous growth, innovation, scalability and cost reduction opportunities for enterprises - all critical in today’s economic state. However, it also requires users to relinquish a certain level of control which can be a frightening prospect -- especially given that corporate data is in now outside of your four walls.
Security, availability and compliance are major issues facing IT executives who are evaluating and implementing cloud services. This interactive panel discussion brings together senior IT cloud services executives to share their experiences around ensuring the security and availability of client data, and maintaining compliance requirements across multiple geographies. We will also explore the benefits provided by cloud providers in their ability to provide a higher level of security and redundancy than what is currently available in most enterprises. |
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| 12.55 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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Graeme Wong
Regional Account Manager, IDC Asia/Pacific |
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| 1.00 pm |
Networking Lunch / End of Conference |
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The
Organizer reserves the right to amend the agenda,
as deemed necessary, without prior notice. |
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