Programme - Hosting & Managed Services 2010 Conference
About this event
9:00 - Registration
9:30 - Introduction
Pete Swabey, Editor, Information Age
9:35 - Comic Relief turns to cloud to deliver Sport Relief
Tim Savage, Donations and Platforms Manager, Comic Relief
- To deliver a Sport Relief or Red Nose Day campaign, Comic Relief has to create a high volume, high availability, high security donations platform which is operational for a very short timeframe, and at the minimum cost possible. This presentation will give the audience an insight into the challenges this presents, how it was done for Sport Relief 2010, and talk about some of the technologies that are making this possible. Download presentation here: PDF - Tim Savage - Comic Relief turns to cloud to deliver sport relief
10:10 - Cloud Computing: A step change for IT services
Dr Katy Ring, Director, K2 Advisory
- In this session, Katy Ring will present new research from K2 Advisory that assesses the key drivers and inhibitors of the cloud computing model. She will explore how cloud computing changes the dynamics of the IT services market and what that means when working with vendors to deliver cloud services. Download presentation here: PDF - Katy Ring - A step to change for IT services . For more info, visit www.k2advisory.com.
10:45 - Cloud VS Managed Services
Chris Higgins, Product & Services Development Manager, SunGardAvailability Services
- Chris will explore Cloud services in relation to Hosting & Managed Services. The linesbetween the two are blurring more and more: is what we are seeing revolutionary or evolutionary? Download presentation here: PDF - Chris Higgins - Cloud vs managed services
11:20 - Coffee break
11:35 - Managed Services: A legal analysis and template contract
Mike Conradi, Partner, Kemp Little
- Lawyer Conradi will discuss the legal component of establishing a managed services engagement, including the pre-contract tender process, the service level and credit regime, contracts tools for ensuring flexibility and ‘value for money’ and termination and exit. Download presentation here: PDF - Mike Conradi - A legal analysis and template contract
12:10 - Journey to the Cloud: Plotting the path to strategic advantage
Grant Tanner, Business Development Director, Hosting, Star
- This session will give you an overview of how businesses can utilise today’s familiar business tools and gain efficiencies, business agility and cost savings by consuming them as cloud based services. Learn more about the ease and speed at which these benefits can be gained by your business. Understand how to deliver transformational business advantages by migrating to the cloud while mitigating risks. Download presentation here: PDF - Grant Tanner - Journey to the cloud
12:45 - Lunch
2:00 - The Politics of Cloud Computing
Martin Hingley, Managing Director, ITCandor
- Analyst Martin will examine the ‘political’ aspects of cloud computing, which he divides into ‘inside politics’ dependent on the role one plays (finance, IT, HR, etc.) and ‘outside politics’ in terms of vendor positioning and competition. In this presentation Martin hopes to enliven the discussion, outlining what’s different about cloud computing, what suppliers are offering and how, when and what mid-sized companies should adopt. Download presentation here: PDF - Martin Hingley - The politics of cloud computing . Visit www.itcandor.com for more information.
2:35 - Stormy Weather: The perils of the cloud
Paul Court, Technical Director, Claranet
- This presentation will look to explore some of the myths and hype surrounding the cloud. Although this application of virtualisation technology is typically seen as good, what are the risks associated with this new raging phenomenon? Download presentation here: PDF - Paul Court - Stormy weather_The perils of the cloud
3:10 - How to Buy IT Services, from managed services to cloud
Mike Hill, Director, Itica Consulting
- There is a wide variety of IT services and an even wider range of ways to buy them. So how do medium sized organisations ensure they buy the right service from the right supplier? Mike Hill will describe the seven key questions to ask when buying any IT service and will provide hints and tips about how to apply the questions to different types of IT service. Download presentation here: PDF - Mike Hill - How to buy IT services
3:45 - Panel discussion
When to use the cloud, and when to stick to traditional hosting
- This panel debate will feature experts, industry representatives and practitioners as they discuss which IT workloads are suited to the high scalability and utility pricing of the cloud, and which are best left on dedicated infrastructure. No presentation is available.
4:20 - Closing remarks
Pete Swabey, Editor, Information Age
4:25 - Networking drinks
5:30 - Ends
