Venture Capital

Combining File Systems with Key Value Stores – A Best of Both Worlds Approach

Session Date & Time: Day 3 March 25 12:30pm EST (9:30AM PST) (45min)
Keywords: Storage, Key Value Stores, File Serving Infrastructure, Storage Software, Scalable Infrastructure.
Authors: Mark Balch, MaxiScale.
Abstract: The widespread use of cloud applications, including photo-sharing sites, news feeds and social networks, is increasing so quickly that IT cannot keep up with the application requirements. In the past, the reliance on relational databases worked due to limited size and scale of the applications. But times have changed.

Modeling the Virtual Data Center: Organizing Resources and Applications for Smarter Automation and Management

Keywords: enterprise cloud computing, IT automation, private cloud computing, Virtual Data Center.
Authors: Stuart Charlton, Elastra Corporation.
Abstract: The shift to virtualization and cloud computing is an opportunity to deliver on the promise of reduced cost and lead times associated with providing enterprise IT applications and services. However, this freedom leads to an increased management burden, as the scale, variability, and combinations of services, applications and infrastructure grow tremendously.

With a virtual data center model as a foundational element of an enterprise cloud computing strategy, organizations can achieve reduced lead times to enact change to their information systems through model-driven automation. Stuart Charlton will discuss how such an approach provides the context and policy needed for an IT automation system to deploy, change, scale or recover applications on demand.

Measuring the Fully Loaded Costs of Cloud Computing

Keywords: service delivery, business case, costs.
Authors: Michel Feaster, VP of Products at Apptio.
Abstract: Like many outsourcing options vying for IT dollars, cloud computing creates price and service delivery pressures on internal IT. Before the enterprise can truly embrace the cloud they must understand one critical metric: how to make an apples-to-apples comparison between internal IT resources and those of a cloud provider. This session will demonstrate new methodologies for understanding IT costs and how to build a business case for cloud computing.

Cloud Storage – Where Does it Fit into Tomorrow’s IT?

Keywords: cloud storage, cloud implementation, storage solutions, cloud security.
Authors: Miki Sandorfi and Melissa Rische, Hitachi Data Systems.
Abstract: While the last 18 months have been flooded with Cloud related media coverage, vendor announcements, and market reports, IT users have naturally shown interest in Cloud Storage services and solutions. As such, the industry has seen growing concerns regarding Cloud security, integration with existing IT, the portability of data and services, and the reliability of service providers.

Join Miki Sandorfi in this exploration of the various facets of Cloud Storage and learn about the potential of the Cloud evolution. The discussion will provide an overview of the Cloud Storage landscape and the major use cases and requirements for cloud implementation. Hear how Cloud Storage can strategically anticipate today’s IT needs and prepare for tomorrow’s automated IT.

Three Learning Objectives:

  1. Learn what it takes to put Clouds together today and where Cloud storage fits in the overall IT ecosystem
  2. Discover how Cloud moving us forward architecturally, its impact on IT and business, and the pitfalls to avoid
  3. Understand how storage solutions providers are helping companies prepare for the transition to Cloud.

Addressing The Cloud Behind Building A Cloud Business - A VC Perspective

Keywords: startup, business, venture capital, business plan, entrepreneur
Authors: Balaji 'Bala' Pitchaikani, Aditi Ventures.
Abstract: With so much hype around cloud computing, are you wondering as to how you can turn your idea to the right business model for building the biggest cloud company?

Some of the other questions that we have heard from entrepreneurs:

  1. What will it take for a VC to fund my idea?
  2. Which segments of the cloud market do VCs see as a viable business?
  3. I am paranoid that my idea will be stolen? How do I approach with caution?
  4. How do I share the minimum yet convince that this is the 'next killer app'?
  5. I hear that I may loose control of my company if I bring a VC, what do I do?
    Or just plain simply I just don't know how to go from 'idea/concept' to building the business.

Even if one of these question seems to be something that has been lingering in your mind, then this presentation is for you.

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