Well, I'm in Washington DC following the aftermath of Shmoocon 2010. Despite
me being an avid security/hacker con goer, this was my first.
Let me start by saying that "aftermath" is no exaggeration. Between the 24+
inches of snow and the crazy antics one can only find at a hacker convention,
aftermath may even be a weak term. Due to the snow, the city shut down... all
forms of life ceased to exist and the president was driving a monster truck
around town. Okay, not really, but me and my fellow Americans have been stuck
in the hotel and DC for the past 3 days with basically no place to go.
The conference itself was a great time. I always enjoy meeting a bunch of
different people, and seeing familiar faces from other cons like DEFCON,
which I try to attend as much as possib... (more)
In an interactive general session that forms part of its Data in Action
virtual conference, IBM has really hit the jackpot.
It has managed to snag Donald Feinberg, VP Distinguished Analyst at Gartner,
to talk about current trends in the Data Management market. There is a live
Q&A session too, and all of it - both the general session and the Q&A - are
well worth viewing.
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Cloud Expo New York
In response to massive demand, the world's largest Cloud event - the
International Cloud Expo series - is expanding its number of tracks and
sessions for its upcoming New York event: 5th International Cloud Expo.
The deadline for the very popular Call for Papers, which resulted in a
greater deluge of submissions than ever seen before, is being extended to the
other si... (more)
Early Bird Savings Cloud Expo
Cloud computing is a game changer. The cloud is disrupting traditional
software and hardware business models by disrupting how IT service gets
delivered. Entrepreneurial opportunities abound as this classic disruptive
technology begins to proliferate, so it is no surprise that SYS-CON's
industry-leading International Cloud Expo is going from strength to streng... (more)
Adaptivity Keynote at Cloud Expo 2010 East in New York
Adaptivity provides integrated solutions that automate IT Delivery
optimization across enterprise computing environments. Their integrated
solutions include a unified knowledge base and an expert workbench that
allows customers to design and optimize the delivery model of their
infrastructure computing environments.
In this exclusive ... (more)