There are many things that are up in the air these days – including the interesting matter of cloud computing. For those unaware of the topic, cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. Inspired by the cloud symbol that is frequently used to represent the Internet in flow charts and diagrams, cloud computing has three distinct characteristics that distinguish it from traditional hosting: it is sold on demand, typically by the minute or the hour; it is ‘elastic’, in that a user can have as much or as little of a service as they want at any given time; and the service is fully managed by the provider (in other words, the consumer needs nothing but a computer and Internet access).
Significant innovations in virtualization and distributed computing, as well as improved access to high-speed Internet and a weak economy, have accelerated interest in cloud computing, which makes it an intriguing if not timely topic for debate. To this end, in recognition of the important opportunities that cloud computing can bring to all businesses, large and small across all sectors, Enterprise Ireland, along with Irish Internet Association, Irish Software Association, Irish Computer Society, IBEC, Irish Software Innovation Network and EuroCloud Ireland are collectively presenting the Definitive Cloud Computing Debate.
Taking place on Thursday February 10 at Dublin’s Westbury Hotel, the open debate amongst industry thought leaders from a cross-section of technology and consumer businesses will deal directly with the issues around cloud computing as well as addressing the positives and negatives. Speakers at the evening event include Hasan Nasiri (Enterprise Architecture Group, Bank of America), Conor O’Riordan (CEO, Tradefacilitate.com) and Tim Willoughby (Assistant Director, LGCSB). The debate will be facilitated by John Kennedy, Silicon Republic.
Registration for the event commences at 6.30pm, with the debate starting promptly at 7pm. The fee is €100 per person, and is booked here. The event, by the way, is not-for-profit, and any proceeds above cost will be given to charity.
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