New Online Conference Analyzes Top Cloud Computing Trends and Challenges

By DE Editors

Cloud Slam ’09, a virtual conference developed to promote collaborative analysis of the latest trends and challenges in the world of cloud computing, will commence on April 20.

Organized by more than 30 experts and authorities in the field, this four-day conference will highlight research, developments and accomplishments by industry leaders whose contributions are helping to shape the future of cloud computing. Key topics will include the significant benefits of an open cloud, enterprise readiness of IaaS architectures, and the impact of cloud computing on application developers.

Cloud virtualization is expected to explode over the next 18 to 36 months, and by 2012 will account for new tech spending. Cloud Slam ‘09 gives insights into published research, evolving ideas, and best practices, as well as an opportunity to network with experts in cloud computing. The conference is designed to be a career-enhancing experience for researchers,  engineers, directors, and IT professionals.

Cloud Slam ‘09 will feature several keynote speakers, and presentations from academia on the current and future aspects of cloud computing. Among the featured speakers are Songnian Zhou, CEO of Platform; Simon Crosby,  CTO, Virtualization and Management, Citrix Systems, Inc.; Russ Daniels,VP and CTO, Cloud Services Strategy, HP; Hal Stern, SVP Global Systems Engineering;  Maximilian Ahrens, CTO of Zimory; and Jayshree Ullal, president and CEO, Arista Networks.

For more information, visit the Cloud Slam ’09 site.
 
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.