Cloud computing is praised for delivering remarkable IT benefits that can drive real, measurable business impact. Greater flexibility, fast startup, less cost and commitment, and dynamic performance all contribute to growing organizational interest and adoption of cloud architectures and solutions.  

That being said, most companies are still in an evaluation phase.  This webinar will bring the enticing topic of cloud computing down from the sky and create relevancy for you from a grounded, practical perspective.   Our expert speakers will cover real-world problems and cloud solutions, equipping you with what you need to know about cloud types, concerns and risks, design challenges, and a new process for assessing and implementing a realistic and functional cloud solution for improved agility and competitive positioning.

 This session will cover:

• Cloud types and delivery models:  private, public, hybrid; software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service
• One company’s cloud adoption story, from strategy to implementation and the results one year later
• Best practices in cloud evaluation, risk mitigation, and implementation

This is the first webinar in a series on cloud topics.  Ajilitee’s cloud webinar series will help you better understand the cloud opportunity, answer the important question of “What should we be doing in the Cloud?” and take steps toward building your business case.    

Be sure to read the complementary white paper “Cloud Computing From the Ground Up:  Cloud Basics and Pragmatic Best Practices for Getting Started.”

Speakers:

• John Bair, Chief Technology Officer, Ajilitee
• John Rhoton, distinguished technologist, cloud author and expert

This session was originally recorded on July 28, 2010.  To listen, click here.

As the economy recovers, companies are gearing up for growth. Sales and marketing teams are joining force with their IT organizations to put all customer information to work to grow revenues.

They need a comprehensive view of what products their customers own and from which partners they’ve purchased them. They need visibility to customers’ behaviors, preferences, and purchasing patterns. And the information must be complete, accurate, and consistent. This level of information management will help them create a game plan to keep and grow the customers they have and find new profitable ones.

Join a team of experts to learn how to:

• Gain single, 360-degree, and extended customer views based on relevant, timely and trusted data
• Deploy, refine, and benchmark customer information initiatives
• Leverage all customer data, in all applications, for all sales and marketing programs

Speakers:

• John Bair, Chief Technology Officer, Ajilitee
• Wes Flores, Director of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing, Verizon
• Richard Trapp, Managing Partner, J Baron Group, LLC
• Tommy Drummond, VP of Data Quality Product Marketing, Informatica
• Julianna DeLua, Enterprise Solutions Evangelist, Informatica

This webinar originally aired on July 13, 2010.  To listen, click here.