Cloud computing event at SAP Labs Oct 13 in Palo Alto

This is a repost of another upcoming interesting GABA event.

We hope to see you next week for this exciting launch event of the GABA Software Industry Group with Nick Carr, author of the book "Does IT Matter?".

Cloud Computing - Is it ready for the Enterprise?

WHEN AND WHERE

Monday, October 13 2008, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

SAP Labs
Building D
3410 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
Cloud computing is all the rage. Companies like Salesforce.com and Amazon Web Services are attracting thousands of customers, not to mention scores of headlines, with their online services. But business executives remain wary of this new trend. They worry whether cloud providers will be able to offer the security, reliability, and customizability they require to successfully run their companies. Will cloud computing move into the business mainstream, or will it remain on the periphery of the enterprise? That's the question we'll examine in this exciting and timely discussion.

Kicking off with a brief presentation by Nicholas Carr, author of "The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google", a panel of IT providers and users will debate the future of the cloud in the enterprise.

Moderator:
Manoj Parameswaran, Professor, Santa Clara University.

Keynote:
Nick Carr, Former Executive Editor of the Harvard Business Review

Panelists: