Cloud is a viable option and a top consideration for IT leaders. In fact, the technology has come a long way since it was adopted as a mainstream technology. Listen to these talks that take you on a tour of the technology since its adoption.

10 Best All-time Cloud Computing Talks

Guest 1: Elayne Starkey
Title: CSO, Department of Technology and Information (DTI), Delaware

Guest 2: Dan Lohrmann
Title: CSO, Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB), State of Michigan

Three security issues loom large over the future of Cloud Computing: 1) Will corporate IT security policies still apply to the applications and services delivered via the cloud? 2) How will a CIO prove to management and clients that the company’s applications and services are as secure as before the cloud and meeting all SLAs? 3) Will security be robust enough to pass any compliance audits required? Only when each of these 3 concerns can be answered with a resounding “YES!”, will cloud computing be finally considered secure. Meanwhile, what will IT leaders and vendors have to consider, change, revamp, or manage differently in order to achieve this end goal?

How to enable Secure Cloud Computing

Guest 1: Teri M. Takai
Title: CIO, US Department of Defense

Guest 2: Suren Gupta
Title: EVP of IT at Allstate Insurance Company

With Cloud computing bringing disruptive and progressive approaches to business transformation, it would seem naïve to think we could adapt Cloud to traditional Enterprise IT norms. Any such attempts are certainly knee jerk reactions when we don’t know what else to try. So, how does an organization transform its enterprise IT to adapt to Cloud and realize its full potential? What people, process, policy, and pocketbook changes would be needed?

Transforming Traditional IT into Cloud IT

Guest 1: Thomas Trappler
Title: Director of Software Licensing, UCLA; Instructor, Contracting for Cloud Computing Services, UCLA Extension

Guest 2: Thomas Struan
Title: Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Army Aviation Center Federal Credit Union

Guest 3: John Engates
Title: CTO of Rackspace

Cloud’s obvious advantages make it seem like a no-brainer. But what are the “gotchas?” How can CIO’s ensure they get the best contract deals? And how do they mitigate excessive risk? What are the new/changing trends in Cloud Pricing models, contracting, and SLAs? What are the hidden costs and key risks in Cloud contracts, and more importantly, how can CIO’s avoid them and protect their organizations?

Cloud Contracts – The Hidden Costs & Risks

Guest : Wayne Shurts
Title : Executive VP & Chief Technology Officer, Sysco

Cloud Computing, Big Data and mobility arguably share similar intrinsic features such as distribution, and geographical dispersion. How can you utilize these common intrinsic features to invite Big Data and mobility into your organization, leveraging an existing cloud infrastructure, at a low risk, low cost and with high resilience to meet changing business demand?

Leveraging Cloud To Invite Big Data And Mobility

Guest : Larry Biagini
Title : Chief Technology and Security Officer, GE

Traditionally, cloud has been seen as having major security vulnerabilities. Is it now possible to ensure that corporate and customer data is protected when used over public and private cloud services? What new security policies and architectures actually take advantage of cloud delivery in order to increase the levels of security?

Cloud Enabled Security

With rampant use of legacy further compounded by isolated use of best-of-breed point solutions (often Software-as-a-Service), we may be unintentionally losing the enterprise perspective much needed to realize the Patient Centered Care (PCC) dream. Do/should you have a “Best-of-breed OR Enterprise Strategy” or a “Best-of-breed AND Enterprise Strategy”? How do you manage and govern?

Maintaining Health IT Toolset For Patient Centered Care

Guest 1: Torri Martin
Title    : Director of SMARTATL, City of Atlanta

Guest 2: Otto Doll
Title     : Chief Information Officer, City of Minneapolis

Guest 3: Scott Cardenas
Title      : Chief Information Officer, City and County of Denver's
                Technology Services

Smart City initiatives are pervasive globally and a lot of tax dollars are being invested. How measurably smart have such cities become? What are the lessons for the cities that are just getting started?

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