Topic: Forecasting the Future: The Promise and Reality of Cloud Computing

The Cloud Computing Roundtable is hosting its kickoff event on January 21, 2010, where participants will discuss the opportunities and challenges of the cloud. The first meeting will include a review and analysis of a recent MPS Partners and Microsoft survey, The Future of Cloud Computing: Is “The Cloud” the Next Revolutionary Change for IT?. These ongoing surveys are designed to explore the progress of the cloud and offer the perfect starting point for discussing the state and future of cloud computing today. We will also count on input from Roundtable participants to help shape the kind of issues and topics the forum will tackle over the year. 

Join us in this first of many events throughout the year designed to increase the knowledge and resources of IT leaders and professionals seeking to advance business performance by way of the cloud.

Who should attend:

Heads of IT (CIO, CTO, VP of IT) who are responsible for shaping the future of the cloud within their organization.

Kick-off Event Facilitator:

Chris Kabat is Vice President of Connected Business Systems for MPS Partners. In this position he is responsible for overseeing solutions based on Enterprise Integration, Trading Partner Integration and Service Oriented Architecture. Through the use of Microsoft technologies, such as Microsoft BizTalk Server, the CBS service line provides fast and proven patterns for Service Oriented Architecture and Integration Solutions. Chris also serves as a Microsoft Virtual Technology specialist for the Microsoft BizTalk Server product.