Enterprise Cloud Summit

Cloud Computing Conference Chair:
 Alistair Croll
Principal Analyst
BitCurrent

Alistair is the Founder of Bitcurrent, a research firm that produces content and events on subjects such as cloud computing, human-computer interaction, and emerging technologies as well as the Bitnorth conference. He is also a principal at startup accelerator Rednod, an advisor to several technology venture firms, and a board member of Visible Government. Alistair co-founded web performance management firm Coradiant, as well as Networkshop, the analyst firm from which Coradiant was created. Prior to Networkshop, Alistair worked as a product manager for 3Com Corporation, Primary Access, and Eicon Technology.

Alistair is a frequent contributor to a range of technology publications, and has taught at industry conferences such as Web2Expo, Interop, Structure, Enterprise 2.0, Velocity, and eMetrics. He is also the co-author of Complete Web Monitoring (2009, O'Reilly) and Managing Bandwidth: Deploying QOS in Enterprise Networks (1999, Prentice-Hall).

In the last two years of ECS, we've tracked the evolution of utility computing from technical novelty to core IT strategy. On the public side, cloud providers now offer robust, proven solutions and boast hundreds of enterprise customers. On the private side, cloud technologies—from big data models to turnkey cloud stacks—are transforming how we build and run private infrastructure.

This year, we'll move from discussing the what and why of clouds to the how: emerging design patterns and best practices, keeping data private in public places, economics justification, and real-world lessons learned. Also, in a new addition to the ECS curriculum, major public cloud providers will respond to our shortlist questionnaire, giving attendees a practical, side-by-side comparison of public cloud offerings. It's two foundational days on utility computing no IT professional should be without.

Enterprise Cloud Summit – Public Clouds
Sunday, May 8, 2011, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Room: South Seas B

In Day One of Enterprise Cloud Summit, we'll review emerging design patterns and best practices. We'll hear about keeping data private in public places. We'll look at the economics of cloud computing and learn from end users' actual experience with clouds. Finally, in a new addition to the Enterprise Cloud Summit curriculum, major public clouds will respond to our shortlist questionnaire, giving attendees a practical, side-by-side comparison of public cloud offerings.

Enterprise Cloud Summit – Private Clouds
Monday, May 9, 2011, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Room: South Seas B

On Day Two of Enterprise Cloud Summit, we'll turn our eye inward to look at how cloud technologies, from big data and turnkey cloud stacks, are transforming private infrastructure. We'll discuss the fundamentals of cloud architectures, and take a deep dive into the leading private cloud stacks. We'll hear from more end users, tackle the "false cloud" debate, and look at the place of Platform-as-a-Service clouds in the enterprise.