Empowering the Cloud Ecosystem

Session Date & Time: Day 1, March 23, 1:00PM EST (30 min)
Keywords: Cloud, Ecosystem, efficiency, Open Source, Enterprise
Authors: Katrinka McCallum, Vice President, Strategic Business, Red Hat.
Abstract: Interest in cloud computing has been growing rapidly over the past year, with the advent of both new technologies and innovative business models. With many enterprises looking to deploy cloud solutions, there is a growing need for a comprehensive ecosystem of both service and technology providers to properly enable the cloud. Only by marrying the technical, business, and legal dynamics of cloud computing across a robust ecosystem will enterprises be able to achieve the reduced costs and increased operational efficiency at the scale that can be delivered by the cloud. This presentation will illustrate both the requirements as well as a strategy for building a robust open cloud ecosystem that will stay true to the promise of cloud computing and reinforce the value that open source is already bringing to the enterprise.

Katrinka McCallum, Vice President, Strategic Business, Red Hat
Katrinka McCallum holds P&L responsibility for Red Hat's Strategy Business, which has the mission to make Red Hat's open source offerings the most manageable, efficient and secured data center platforms in the industry by providing recognizable value to end customers. Flagship products within this business unit include: Red Hat System & Security Management Solutions such as Red Hat Network Satellite, JBoss Operations Network, Red Hat Directory Server, Red Hat Certificate System and Red Hat IPA for Identity Management. Katrinka co-leads the Platform Business Unit with Brian Stevens, CTO and VP of Worldwide Engineering. Katrinka joined Red Hat as Vice President of Investor Relations in March 2007. Prior to joining Red Hat, Katrinka was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors for Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE, acquired by IBM), a leading provider of realtime fault management and service assurance software. Prior to Micromuse, Katrinka served as General Manager and Senior Vice President of Operations at Aprisma Management Technologies Inc., a network management software company a subsidiary being spun off from Cabletron Systems, Inc. Katrinka received an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and a bachelor's degree in Economics from Wellesley College.

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