| 08.45 |
Microsoft Breakfast Briefing (By Invitation Only) |
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| 09.15 |
Registration & Early Morning Refreshments |
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| 10.00 |
Chairman’s Welcome And Opening:
Alexander Shepherd, Partner, Information, Communication & Technology, Simmons & Simmons Middle East, UAE |
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| 10.10 |
The Profit Model For Cloud Computing: Is The Cloud Cheaper Than On Premise?
• Comparing SaaS with on premises cost
• Benefits of cloud computing over on premises
• A shift in cost allocations
• TCO Factors
Alex de Santiago, Application & Platform Director, Informa USA |
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| 10.50 |
CASE STUDY
Credit Suisse: Building A Platform As A Service With Oracle
Darshan Chandarana, Director – EMEA Middleware, Oracle UAE |
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| 11.30 |
Mid-morning Refreshments & Networking |
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| 12.10 |
The Enterprise Private Cloud - From Infrastructure To Applications
• Applications, platforms and infrastructures – manageable features to enter the cloud
• At what level of organisational size and IT maturity does it make sense?
• A review of global and multi-vendor cloud initiatives
• Enterprise importance of specific technology models and implementation options
Prentice Dees, Senior Vice President of IT, Bank of America USA |
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| 12.50 |
Migrating Collaborative Applications To The Cloud
• Harnessing flexible and efficient IT infrastructure with the very latest applications
• Migrating your on-premises collaborative applications to the cloud
• Discussing strategies to drive forward the successful evaluation and migration of collaborative applications
Dr. Yousif Asfour, Chief Information Office, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 13.30 |
Networking Lunch For Speakers And Delegates |
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| 14.30 |
Legal And Contractual Issues: Securing The Cloud And Establishing A Level Of Trust
• Data protection and security –what is difficult about it?
• New and key legal and regulatory challenges in cloud computing
• Contractual and commercial issues to consider when engaging your service provider
Chris Edwards, Senior Legal Consultant, DLA Piper, UAE |
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| 15.10 |
Setting The Stage For Virtualisation
• Technology progress and business need: Playing the role of the devil’s advocate
• Identifying the risks of virtualisation and what to be aware of
• Outlining what needs to be addressed prior to starting a virtualisation project
Ahmed Qadri, Corporate Information Systems Manager, Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) UAE |
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| 15.50 |
Server Virtualisation: The Key Legal, Regulatory And Operational Risks And Issues
• Understanding the new software licensing and support models and and managing the complexity of software licensing and support in a virtualised environment
• Dealing with the legal, regulatory and operational issues around virtual server sprawl
• Maximising service performance in a virtualised environment
Martin Hayward, Associate, Simmons & Simmons Middle East, UAE |
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| 16.35 |
Chairman’s Closing Remarks |
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| 16.45 |
Close Of the 2nd Cloud Computing / Virtualisation Summit |
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