This is a guest post by Damien Joyce, of HP in Galway. Damien is working in conjunction with GMIT Galway to host the CloudBusting event on the 14th of September. For more news, follow @DamienJoyce on Twitter.
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CloudBusting a FREE day-long tech conference hosted in association with ITAG ,GMIT and supported by HP will be held on the GMIT Galway campus (http://www.gmit.ie/), aims to tackle that question examining the technologies and services offered in the cloud.
Despite cloud computing’s growth in popularity, many IT professionals are still unsure of all the available benefits this platform offers.
This day will give attendees insight on essential cloud topics including available delivery models, market trends and benefits you can achieve by implementing a cloud solution.
Learn about Cloud offerings from Private, hybrid, to public cloud and understand the differences between IaaS, PaaS, SaaS .
Where ever you are on your journey to the cloud there should be something of interest for you across the day which features five distinct tracks (start-ups, web, social media, DevOps,music) and over twenty sessions that attendees can pick and choose content to fit their unique needs.
There will also be a chance to listen to and meet with some of the new exciting Irish start-up companies working in the cloud as they share their experiences.
The goal of this cross-over community day is that attendees leave understanding what is necessary for the different ways to architect, develop and deploy applications and IT solutions in the cloud.
More details on our Facebook page including speakers. Link to the eventbrite page for registration, which is mandatory if you wish to attend
Cloud, Galway, GMIT
The “data cloud” spells enormous opportunity for Ireland. “Innovation Ireland” (the three Irish agencies responsible for developing Ireland’s capability in this area – Enterprise Ireland, IDA and Science Foundation Ireland) have teamed together with the Dublin Web Summit to host a major international event in Dublin entitled “Beyond The Cloud” taking place in the RDS on 27th October.
The cloud computing market is projected to grow to $150bn by 2013 (Gartner). It is estimated that over €7bn is spent on designing and building datacentres across Europe per annum (DCD). Demand for data storage is growing at over 40% per annum. A recent report from Goodbody Economic consultants notes that cloud computing sales by Irish based companies could reach €9.5bn per annum by 2014 and provide up to 8,600 jobs.
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Cloud computing is a key strategic focus for the Irish Government, and is a priority area for development and support. The IDA has ensured that Ireland is leading the way in global cloud computing investment as evident by recent investments by global leaders, who are making Ireland the centre for their cloud computing strategies (Amazon, IBM, Dell, Microsoft, Google, HP).
Irish companies have been behind the design, build and fit-out of these centres and other major international datacentres. 34 of these and other Enterprise Ireland client companies providing innovative solutions to help in the efficient and secure operation of these centres will meet over 100 international buyers invited by Enterprise Ireland to attend the event. These include global heads of Innovation and Technology at both Deutsche Telekom and Deutsche Bank, and senior decision makers from Telefonica, BT France, IBM, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, H&M and Mail.RU (Russia’s largest Internet Provider).
Key to the development of new cloud computing technologies is the presence of a supportive R&D collaborative environment and the development of innovative technologies underpinning the sector driven by Science Foundation Ireland researchers.
This unique ecosystem of multinational and indigenous expertise combined with significant research spend is helping to position Ireland as a leader in cloud and datacentre capability. “Beyond The Cloud” enables Ireland to further extend international recognition and position Ireland as a centre of excellence in this area: details of topics and speakers are available at http://www.dublinwebsummit.com/schedule#5. For more updates, keep an eye on #beyondthecloud on Twitter.
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This is a guest post from Dave Feenan, a key promoter of the CloudArena Group. Find out more on the CloudArena LinkedIn group.
I’m delighted to announce that Kevin Leahy, the IBM Worldwide Director of Cloud Strategy will in Dublin to speak at our Cloud Computing Showcase on Wednesday, 20th April. The show case is at at the National College of Ireland, IFSC, Dublin on Wednesday, 20th April . Kevin will be talking about Capturing the Value of Cloud Computing: Service Delivery and Model Infrastructure Implications.
Kevin’s key expertise and experience is in helping clients move to and get the most value from Cloud Computing. Kevin has defined IBM’s strategy for the Cloud, including the Cloud adoption framework and he co-authored IBM’s vision for the future of the IT Dynamic Infrastructure
I see Kevin’s participation as yet more confirmation of IBM’s view of Ireland as a Centre of Excellence for Cloud Computing. IBM’s on-going development and innovation at their Technology Campus in Mulhuddart is testament to the ability of Ireland to attract this type of investment.
Interested in coming along to the free-to-attend event? Register at www.cloud-arena.com. Also presenting on the day, at this free to attend event will be speakers from Microsoft, Fujitsu, EMC and CloudMover.
Cloud, IBM, Open Data, Potential Exporters, SaaS
How does that saying go?
Well, if you want to get there, I certainly wouldn’t start from here
As a software company executive, does that even begin to describe your experience with SaaS? Try coming up with a definition of SaaS and see where that gets you!
Are you pulling out the last of your hair when thinking about compensation models, Adwords, trials, adoption, renewals, contracts, SLAs, liability, change management, customer led innovation … .should I go on?
But, in all seriousness, Enterprise Ireland would like to invite you to the following session to discuss all this SaaS stuff on Friday morning the 15th April in our offices in East Point. All the details are there, including a link for registration. We hope to see you there! .Register Here
Software as a Service; Introductions & Execution
Venue: Enterprise Ireland, The Plaza, East Point Business Park
Time: 8.30 to 11 am, Friday, the 15th April 2011
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This is a guest post from Dave Feenan, Vice-Chair at EuroCloud Ireland and Business Development Director at ASPeon, an Enterprise Ireland Client.
The term Cloud Computing is bounded around to explain a number of new emerging trends and options available to the marketplace. Are they brand new solution or is it just a bundling together of different technologies that are in existence for many years?
Whatever your views are, we must not forget that in order for all this to happen the software development community play a significant role. You may ask yourself “Who are these people” ? “What are they working on”? We are all familiar with the large corporate players in the Cloud space but through-out Ireland there are many wonderful indigenous companies successfully developing and deploying solutions in the Cloud. So let’s bring them and you together at the forth-coming EuroCloud Ireland Seminar “Developing in the Cloud” to be held on Wednesday 20th October, at the National College of Ireland Campus in the IFSC from 2pm.
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Cloud, EuroCloud, Potential Exporters, SaaS
Want your chance to meet the US based speakers from Enterprise Ireland’s Partnerships in the cloud event? The evening of Wednesday the 16th June starting at 8pm Dublin Time our guests travelling from the U.S. will be at Searsons to network with anyone that would like to come and chat.
Patrick Harr and Edgard Capdevielle are the Co-Founders and Managing Directors of the Cloud Strategy Group that provides planning and consulting services for start-ups formulating or refining their cloud computing strategies. Geoff Tudor is the Co-Founder & Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at Nirvanix, Inc. Geoff is visiting Ireland looking for partnering opportunities with Irish hosting, managed services, ISV companies.
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