The Big Debate - Outsourcing vs. Cloud Computing (SPONSOR PANEL)

Date/Time:

23 Sep 2010
11:15-12:15

Location:

Keynote Theatre

Chairperson:

Professor John Walker
Visiting Professor Of Science & Technology, School Of Computing & Informatics and member of ISACA Security Advisory Group

Speaker/s

	Mr. Mateen Greenway, HP Fellow, Chief Technologist EMEA Defence, Security, Government & Healthcare, HP
	Mr Tony Morgan, Chief Innovation Officer, IBM
	Mr. Gregor Petri, Advisor Lean IT and Cloud Computing, CA Technologies
	Mr. Errol Rhodin, Director EMEA - Communications Service Provider & OEM Solutions , Symantec

Seminar Details

For any relationship to succeed both partners must get something out of it, and it is only natural that the organisation that treats it's IT suppliers as true partners will benefit from insights into new technology and higher levels of service.

This panel will consist of CTOs from innovative IT vendors who will discuss which approach is best - outsourcing or cloud computing covering:

- What are the new cloud and outsourcing offerings
- What has changed and what are the impacts?
- What are the economic pro's and con's of each offering?
- What are the core operational issues of the 2 offerings?
- What is the risk profile for the 2 offerings?
- Which is best for innovation?
- Data security issues
- Where is my data?!
- Which is suitable for your business
- Where will you reap the most benefits?