Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing

Sept. 8, 2010 - PRLog -- Sramana Mitra has launched a new series of in-depth interviews - Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing - on her blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy. An overview of the Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing (TLCC) series and all interviews can be found here: http://www.sramanamitra.com/2010/07/27/thought-leaders-in-cloud-computing-overview/

As part of Mitra’s One Million by One Million (1M/1M) global initiative aimed at helping one million entrepreneurs reach $1 million in revenue, this series reinforces her commitment to the 1M/1M cause and concerted efforts in bringing entrepreneurs closer to the thought leaders and early adopters in the cloud computing space. TLCC explores cloud computing adoption across industry verticals with the objective of drawing out entrepreneurial opportunities, gaps and missing solutions, areas ripe for innovation and blue skies from the projected $100 billion cloud market.

Mitra talks to top IT executive at various organizations to share their perceptions of how cloud computing is shaping the IT industry, including:
Pat Toole, CIO of IBM
Mark Settle, CIO of BMC
José Almandoz, CIO of Novell
Nati Shalom, CTO of GigaSpaces
Fred van den Bosch, CEO of Librato
Ric Telford, Vice President Of Cloud Services, IBM

Topics discussed include cloud adoption, cloud-based business models, private, public and hybrid clouds, integration with on-premise applications and infrastructure, standardization, security, geo-impact and legal aspects of data in the cloud, new markets and opportunities, cost benefits, impact on IT organizations and others. TLCC will cover the adoption of cloud across SMBs, mid-sized, and Fortune 500 companies from diverse verticals such as tech, finance, healthcare, government, and manufacturing.

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About Sramana Mitra: Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley, and she runs the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) global initiative (http://www.sramanamitra.com/1m1m/). She has founded three companies, writes the business blog, Sramana Mitra on Strategy (http://www.sramanamitra.com) and is the author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series, including Entrepreneur Journeys, Bootstrapping: Weapon Of Mass Reconstruction, Positioning: How To Test, Validate And Bring Your Idea To Market, the recent Innovation: Need Of The Hour (June 2010), as well as Vision India 2020. All her books are available on Amazon.com.