Business information provider UBM TechWeb, US, has announced keynote speakers and new conference programmes for the Cloud Connect 2011 event, scheduled for March 7-10, 2011 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. Cloud Connect is the premier technology event for cloud computing, featuring the latest technologies, strategies and innovations within cloud computing.
The keynote lineup features some of the top minds in cloud computing, including executives from large enterprises, leading industry analysts and vendor experts. Conference attendees will hear from the people defining cloud computing as well as the organisations leveraging the cloud to drive their business objectives.
Cloud Connect 2011 will also feature several new programmes, including two new in-depth workshops. The ‘Moving to the Amazon Web Services Cloud Step by Step’ programme will offer best practices for using the Amazon Web Services platform to build highly scalable web applications, for both beginner and advanced audiences. The Cloud Performance Summit will present participants with the insight of top-tier vendors and end users discussing important issues around application performance in on-demand environments.
In addition to new workshops, the Cloud Connect 2011 programme presents the Cloud Industry Summit. This exclusive track seeks to bring together investors, entrepreneurs, and prominent figures in the cloud computing industry for two days of networking and dialogue on business opportunities in an era of on-demand IT. Other new conference tracks include Cloud Economics, Design Patterns, Cloud Security, Data and Storage, DevOps and Automation, the Future of Utility Computing, Culture, Risks and Governance, Performance Monitoring, and Private Clouds.