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

Cloud Computing is once again on the CIO's radar. The IT leader is now ready to further embrace the technology. This playlist will help you review your cloud conversations in the last few years and let you move to the next phase of cloud computing.

Cloudy Conversations

Security is one of the main priorities of CIOs and CISOs across the world this year. What are some of the concerns that CIOs need to be on top of? How do they make it a more strategic concern? Here are a few talks that explain that the concern is common across different sectors.

Tightening Security Bolts

The year 2011 saw a lot of CIOs brace themselves for new technologies such as  cloud, mobility, and big data. Listen to these talks from 2011.

Best Talks of 2011

Guest 1: Peter Cook
Title: Chief Information Officer Europe, Global Shared Services, Wolters Kluwer N.V.

Guest 2: Carl-Magnus Hallberg
Title: SVP of Global IT Services, NASDAQ OMX

Cloud Computing has been around long enough for us to have ironed out most of the kinks and is quickly becoming part of our enterprise computing DNA. But does that mean most of us have aced the Cloud Computing paradigm or that we use the mature technology to its best advantage? If we fail at using it properly, then where are we and what do we need to do to get to the next level? Is there a clearly defined ONE cloud maturity model we can follow, that has established benchmarks?

Where are you on the Cloud Maturity Model?

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: Wayne Shurts
Title: Executive VP & Chief Information Officer, Supervalu

Guest 2: Lt Gen William T. Lord
Title: Chief of Warfighting Integration & CIO, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

Almost everyone is tuned into social media in their personal lives, so it’s no surprise social media is making inroads into the business world as well. While businesses are using SM to connect with new customers externally, could IT use SM for better communication with its own business customers within the enterprise, and to better align IT with the business? What is being tried, and what is working? What isn’t working?

Can a CIO use Social Media to deliver better IT?

Guest 1: Gary Foster
Title: CTO of Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), Boston, MA

Guest 2: Allan Steele
Title: VP & Chief Information Officer, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

Every day, those of us who depend on public transit expect it to get us where we’re going inexpensively, safely, and with the reliability and consistency of a utility. How has mass transit changed from the past? How is IT transforming public transit now and for the future with regards to offering real time statuses on arrivals/departures, connecting with riders via social media, offering information over the Internet, et al? What innovations are being contemplated or deployed to improve today’s commuter experience? What could our transit systems learn from global transit solutions? What transit system is doing the best job of moving people?

Intelligent Public Transit through IT

Guest 1: John Crary
Title: CIO, American Red Cross

Guest 2: Dale C. Potter
Title: SVP and Chief Information Officer at the Ottawa Hospital

Enterprises are expecting big results from Big Data. Mining Big Data sets (like web searches or twitter postings) is expected to help business managers leverage data-driven strategies to innovate, compete, and enhance productivity. Beyond the hassle of storage, how prepared are IT leaders, to fully exploit the potential of Big Data.

Predicting Big Business Value from "Big Data"

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 1: Deena M. Amato-McCoy
Title: Research Analyst, Retail & Consumer Markets, The Aberdeen Group

Guest 2: Richard C. Hollinger, Ph.D.
Title: Professor, University of Florida in Gainesville, Chair and a tenured faculty member of the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law

As retailers aggressively grow and evolve to fight the threat of digital disruption, one equally prevalent threat is an actual security risk. Retailers need to be able to provide a secure customer experience in order to drive competitive advantage and differentiation, and that means protecting the organization at the store front and the back end. As new forms of payment, mobility and online touch points are being introduced, how are retail CISOs meeting compliance needs and securing the many wide reaching points of entry? How can data driven approaches from other sectors of the organization be used to bolster security efforts, and how conversely can security support retail's revenue-generating ventures?

Combating Retail Security Challenges

Guest 1: Dan Lohrmann
Title: CSO, Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB), Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Protection, State of Michigan

Guest 2: Elayne Starkey
Title: CSO, Department of Technology and Information (DTI), Delaware

Even in our modern workplace, we’re still having discussions about gaps in our BYOD security policies or that many companies don’t even have one in place. If you listen to many blogs or vendor white papers, employees are utilizing workarounds, executives are being careless and many organizations are still living in the stone age. Aren’t we just peddling fear at this point? What do we have to do to put these concerns behind us? How bad is the problem really, and what can we focus on so far that’s actually worked as a benchmark moving forward?

Getting Past BYOD Security Concerns

Guest : Adam Rice
Title : CISO, ATK

As threats from APTs and other attackers continue to rapidly morph, the CISO faces an uphill battle of getting his or her team up to speed on the dangers that face an organization. The traditional model of waiting for a breach and then reacting has changed to be preemptive and preventative, and with that comes a score of new skills and strategies the CISO must develop among his or her team. What challenges are CISOs facing in this regard, and how can they address them? Where can they look for help, talent and added resources?

How to Build an IT Security Team

Guest 1: Derek Brink
Title: Vice President, Research Fellow, IT Security and IT GRC, The Aberdeen Group

Guest 2: Jeffrey Wright
Title: VP & CISO, Allstate

With the rise of data breaches, CIOs and CISOs are quickly learning that internal security breaches as a result of social engineering are occurring more often than they’d like to admit. And while everyone seems to be championing best practices for Cyber Security, awareness is not the same as changing behavior. It’s our human qualities that make us most susceptible to human engineers. If a company were to take the millions they invest in security technology and begin focusing on the people side, how much of a real difference can smarter awareness make?

Improving Cyber Security Awareness and Behavior

Guest : George Surdu
Title : Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Comerica

In planning your application and infrastructure environment, an essential step is to determine their cloud suitability. How do you go about determining that? Since each application and infrastructure element may have its unique provisioning needs, how do you transform or modernize these elements to run on one cloud foundation? Can you plan all this upfront or have to play it by ear as you unearth the intricacies?

Cloud Suitability And Transformation

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

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