Navigating the "FOG" of Cloud computing.

Date & Time: Day 3, March 25, 5:30pm EST (2:30pm PST) (45 minutes)
Keywords: BPOS, Azure, Microsoft.
Authors: Greg Dodge, Enterprise Consulting for Cloud Computing and Mark Alexander, IS Consulting.
Abstract: Over the past few years the various cloud services have been 'rolling in', and now that Microsoft and Google have decided to do battle in the Cloud they are changing the game for everyone. It's not that either company will revolutionanize this market or develop that next killer application, what they bring to the table is low cost utility computing. As companies are screaming to lower their IT costs the offerings in the cloud seem enticing soley based upon price, but don't let that be the only deciding factor.

This dicussion will focus on the fundamentals of utility computing in the cloud and provide guidance on what parts of your business belong up there and which parts needs to stay squarely grounded inside your four walls. A discussion of the vaious cloud offerings, from BPOS to Azure, will be intermixed with some demos to keep things light and fun.

WE'RE ALL MIGRATING TO THE CLOUD, WHETHER WE KNOW IT YET OR NOT