The CIO Challenge: Integrating Data in the Clouds

Session Date and Time: Day 2, March 24, 15:15pm EST (12.15pm West Coast)- (45min)
Keywords: Data Integration.
Authors: Mark Smith, CEO & EVP Research, Ventana Research.
Abstract: Advancements in private and public cloud computing have dispersed the data underlying business applications to locations across the planet, lowering IT infrastructure costs. But that coin has a flip side as well: Using that data to gain business insights and support decision-making has become much more difficult. Technology now is emerging that the CIO can utilize for cloud-level data integration for a range of migration and replication needs and also to ensure data quality. In data terms, it’s a whole new ball game, and organizations must focus on this new utilization of data integration across and within private and public clouds as well as within and outside of the enterprise. In this session, Mark Smith, CEO & EVP Research at business research and advisory services firm Ventana Research, will lead a tour of the technologies and deployment scenarios that can advance every organization’s cloud computing information maturity.

Mark Smith, CEO & Executive Vice President of Research Mark is responsible for the overall direction of Ventana Research and drives the global research agenda covering both business and technology areas. He defined the blueprint for Performance Management and Information Management as the linking together of people, processes, information and technology across organizations to drive effective results.

Mark is an expert in technology from mobile computing, cloud computing, analytics, information management and business applications across finance, human resources, sales, supply chain, operations and IT. Mark has pioneered the industry innovative thinking and the ability to bring research and experience for practical insights into the industry. As an industry veteran with more than 22 years of experience, Mark can be found on Twitter at @marksmithvr and on LinkedIn.