Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
In response to massive demand, the world's largest Cloud event - the International Cloud Expo series - is expanding its number of tracks and sessions for its upcoming New York event: 5th International Cloud Expo.
The deadline for the very popular Call for Papers, which resulted in a greater deluge of submissions than ever seen before, is being extended to the other side of the holiday period - to January 15, 2010.
Topics to be covered at the 5th International Cloud Expo will include:
SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS
Storage as a Service
Cloud Standards
Green IT
Application Portability
Automation
High-Performance Computing
Cloudsourcing
Grid Software
Cloud-Delivered Testing
Performance Monitoring for Cloud Applications
Vendor Lock-in vs. Open Cloud
Web-scale Computing
In-Cloud Data Encryption
Cloud-Delivered Security
Cloud Reliability
Cloud Serviceability and Architecture
Elastic Computing
Secure Cloud Computing
Cloud Management
Cloud Databases
Private vs. Public Clouds
Cloud Computing & SOA
Scalability
Hadoop as a Service (HaaS)
Internal Clouds
Cloud Analytics
Cloud Computing & SMBs
Cloud Applications
Enterprise Cloud Orchestration
Fabric Computing
Cloud Building
Cloud Dataflow
Eclipse & Cloud Computing
g-Eclipse Project
HPC in the Cloud
Cloudbursting
Multi-Cloud World / Cloud Computing Interoperability
Cloud Internetworking
Virtual Private Inter-Cloud
Java Enterprise Clouds
Mobile Cloud Computing
Monetizing the Cloud
Government Cloud Computing
Cloud Federation
Cross-Cloud Management Tools
Cloud Firewalls
Cloud-Based Compliance
Speaker Candidates Ideal candidates are infrastructure experts who have first-hand experience in the development or implementation of cloud applications and/or services.
If you have something substantive, challenging, and original to offer, you are encouraged to submit a proposal. In the proposal, please highlight previous speaking engagements. Please provide at least three references with respect to speaking ability, as well as contact information that will allow us to reach you to evaluate presentation skills. Past speakers do not need to provide references.
Benefits of Being a Member of the Cloud Expo Faculty Speakers will receive unprecedented visibility in pre-conference promotion in print and online. They will also receive exposure via the accompanying 5th Cloud Expo conference portal for many months prior to and following the conference. Sessions may be recorded and made available via the Internet to a wider audience (at the discretion of SYS-CON Events).
Guidelines for Submitting a Proposal
All submissions become the property of SYS-CON Events.
All conference breakout sessions must be vendor-neutral. Proprietary or confidential material should not be included.
About SYS-CON Media & Events SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) has since 1994 been connecting technology companies and customers through a comprehensive content stream at www.SYS-CON.com - focused subject areas, from Cloud Computing to Web Security - interwoven with market-leading full-scale conferences produced by SYS-CON Events. The company's internationally recognized brands include among others Cloud Computing Expo (www.CloudComputingExpo.com), Virtualization Conference & Expo (www.VirtualizationConference.com), Government IT Conference & Expo (www.GovITExpo.com), Cloud Computing Bootcamp (www.CloudComputingBootcamp.com), and UlitzerLive! New Media Conference & Expo (www.UlitzerLive.com).
About Jeremy Geelan Jeremy Geelan is President & COO of Cloud Expo, Inc. and Conference Chair of the worldwide Cloud Expo series. He appears regularly at conferences and trade shows, speaking to technology audiences both in North America and overseas. He is executive producer and presenter of Cloud Expo's "Power Panels" on SYS-CON.TV.
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