Quality Assurance

Keywords: Virtual Data Center, Applications on Demand, Capex, Opex, Security, High Availability, Disaster Recovery.
SLA.
Authors: Ram Kumar, Persistent Inc. and Anurag Jain, Gigzee Inc and Atul Srivastava, Nexius Inc.
Abstract: We all know the cloud is the current day panacea for Enterprise Data Center Cost reduction. It started with outsourced IT that cut internal IT costs by a third but left everything else intact. Virtualization is a step in the delivery of Enterprise Cloud and dynamic applications on demand, and a first big step towards the imagined panacea in the cloud. Virtualization also has the transforming effect of moving Capex to Opex. Multiple vendors have come up with virtualization solutions, but the challenges to operate and maintain a Virtual Data Center remain.

Session Date and Time: Day 2, March 24 2010, 18:00pm EST (3.00PM PST) (45min)
Keywords: Web 2.0, Performance Testing, Scalability, Spike Load Test.
Authors: Neil Ashizawa, HP Software & Solutions.
Abstract: The health and availability of applications running in the cloud is a key concern for organizations today, especially during busy gift-giving holidays such as Father’s Day and Graduation. Both large and mid-sized enterprises need to prepare their web applications for sudden increases in web site traffic to prevent downtime and lost revenue. Why do IT execs and QA managers believe that they can execute a successful spike load test by simply starting a traditional load test, and then ramping up the number of virtual users until they have a large spike load test? The answer is cost and time constraints. HP’s Neil Ashizawa will address how organizations, both large and small, can deliver large load testing to ensure the global-class scale of their applications quickly and cost effectively, even in the most extreme situations.

Session Date and Time: Day 2, March 24, 2010 at 13:00 ET (10:00 PT) - (30 min)
Keywords: Agile, Scrum, Cross-Company, Trusted, Collaboration.
Authors: Miki Sandorfi, Hitachi Data Systems.
Abstract: As end-users look to deploy public or hybrid Clouds, it is important to have a set of best practices to guide them. In this session, Miki Sandorfi will discuss the foundational requirements every customer should look for in a Cloud solution. He will also identify how customers can consume Cloud storage, and the service-level, management, and security guidelines they need to consider. Learn how a phased approach to moving into the cloud will provide the greatest TCO impact to your organization. Explore possible on-ramps for moving data into the Cloud and the trade-offs of each.

Join Miki Sandorfi to learn about Cloud storage best practices including questions, features and attributes to consider before deploying a Cloud.

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.

Session Date & Time: Day 2, March 24, 18:00 EST (45 min)
Keywords: Video, Map Reduce, Amazon EC2, HaaS, PaaS.
Authors: Karin Breitman and Markus Endler, Depto. Informática, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro; Marcello Azambuja and Rafael Pereira, Globo.com.
Abstract: TV is dead! at least, as we know it. The traditional model, with clear separation between roles (producers, broadcasters and consumers) is giving way to a Cloud based one, where users produce, distribute, combine and watch video content anywhere, anytime, and using a multitude of different devices. In our presentation we’ll discuss some of its challenges, and demonstrate the solutions we’re working whith:
o Production challenges – The exponential growth of User-Generated-Content (UGG) makes it virtually impossible to estimate the volume of resources needed to run open submission systems, in particular those whose usage is seasonal. We introduce a cloud-based architecture that addresses this problem, and demonstrate an instance application that runs the registration system for candidates who wish to participate in the Brazilian Big Brother reality TV show (1).