Forrester Research analyst to speak Oct. 16 about enterprise cloud computing  

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Sept. 20, 2012)—The Enterprise Cloud Summit kicks off on Oct. 16 at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Business executives and IT leaders will interact with technology experts including an analyst from Forrester Research and panelists from Cisco, EMC and VMware.   

Keynote speaker Bill Martorelli of Forrester Research will discuss “Navigating the second wave of cloud computing.” Among other topics, Martorelli will talk about the key selection criteria that should be used when moving from the enterprise data center to cloud centers. He will also discuss the potential performance and financial benefits of cloud-based IT delivery.  

Martorelli will be joined by Clint Harder, TDS Hosted & Managed Services vice president of Product Strategy. Harder will talk about the key decision points business executives and IT leaders should consider when selecting cloud computing services. He will also provide an overview of ReliaCloud and discuss the development, design and engineering of this new enterprise-class IT Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform.  

Enterprise Cloud Summit Event 

When: Tuesday, October 16 

Time: 7:15 to 11 a.m.  

Where: Minneapolis Institute of Arts 

Note: Complimentary hot breakfast and the chance to win the grand prize drawing (a Nexus 7—the new Android tablet from Google).  

RSVP: cloudsummit2012.eventbrite.com 

For more information, visit http://www.visi.com/cloudsummit.  

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