About the Conference
Taking place on the 27th and 28th November 2012, the 3rd Cloud Computing World Forum Asia brings together the IT industry’s biggest players to discuss cloud computing and do business together.
Cloud Computing has become a truly mainstream form of IT delivery in the last few years, but with the evolution of the industry moving at lightning-fast pace, it’s important for businesses and organisations of all sizes to be given a clear picture of how this form of technology can improve and develop their use of IT – both in the workplace and on the move.
With over 500 people in attendance from across the Asia-Pacific region, and a number of top global exhibitors and expert speakers giving focalised talks in our large keynote theatre, the 2012 Cloud Computing World Forum Asia is expected to be a one of the most anticipated events on the region's IT calendar.
Unique Agenda
Attended and sponsored by some of the most important and well-respected thought-leaders and innovators in the regional and global IT industry, the agenda for the Cloud Computing World Forum Asia is divided between 2 days, with a number of carefully chosen topic areas that drive the agenda in our speaker theatres.
Areas to be covered include:
- How cloud computing has changed IT practices in Asia in 2011
- The costs and implications involved in making the switch to cloud
- The on-going issue of security and global data protection
- How cloud can help make small and medium-sized businesses more mobile
...and much more.
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Speakers
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2012 Hot Topics
Below are just some of the Hot Topics identified by our board of advisors to be covered at the 2012 Cloud Computing World Forum Asia:
Cloud Security
2011 may have become synonymous with a series of high-profile security breaches online, but 2012 is about shaping the cloud computing industry to ensure the problem is safe-guarded against as best as possible. Cybercrime has long been an issue for the digital world, but cloud computing providers are leading the way in developing security technology to combat the criminals, and the topic will once again be a focus for debate at the show.
The Mobile Cloud
There’s no denying the rise of the mobile cloud, with handheld devices having an increasingly large part to play in both our work and home lives. But with the development of cloud-based applications so suited to mobile, questions about speed, connectivity, safety and efficiency need to be addressed. And can tablets and smartphones realistically take over from desktops in the workplace? Who’s building the software and infrastructure that will allow us to successfully integrate?
Building Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud no longer needs an explanation. Most IT departments no longer want to hear about what cloud is. They want to know how best cloud computing can be built into their IT infrastructure. This year, expect cloud computing vendors to provide more and more detailed analysis on how cloud should be built into different organisations facing different issues. Each IT infrastructure has different requirements, but these are continuously being addressed.
Improving Applications
At the 2011 Cloud Computing World Forum Asia we saw a number of companies showcasing novel application monitoring tools. The speed of applications may well be a sticking point for cloud computing at the moment, but many providers and vendors are developing methods by which to test in real-time and improve cloud-based performance.
Virtualization
What was once a privilege for the biggest companies is now available to all, with start-up businesses and SMBs now profiting from using virtualized machines and virtual desktops to alternate their IT practices. More and more tools are becoming readily available for all manner of organisations, and virtualization is finally addressing one of the biggest problems for an IT infrastructure – practicality.
Cloud Communications
With a market expected to reach $36 billion by 2016, communication tools in the cloud are big business. Whether it’s next-generation Contact Centres, Unified Communications or IP telephony, the Enterprise is becoming smarter; and the methods in which we reach out to customers and fellow employees becoming slicker. Expect the fusion of cloud and communication over the next 12 months to enhance these tools even further.
Social Cloud
The Amazon Cloud Player, Apple iCloud, Google +…from social media to entertainment storage, the social cloud, or ‘consumer cloud’ may well be a difficult bridge for some organisations to envisage crossing over to, but it’s importance in spreading an organisation’s message can be unparalleled. Social media, media storage and the mobile cloud are all areas of the enterprise we expect to increase in usage and usability in 2012.
Cloud CRM
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) – We’re all looking for new ways to improve and streamline our customer relations. Now, thanks to the development of software and applications in the cloud, organisations are able to cut costs on in-house hardware and maintenance and gain real-time results. With the release of packages such as Office 365, this year will be a defining one for how we use CRM.
See the Conference Programme for full details of the streams and sessions for 2012.
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