Recorded Webinar: Datacenter.Next - An Online Panel Discussion on the Convergence of Physical, Virtual and Cloud

Original Air Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009

Cloud computing may have transformational potential, but its emergence has created an urgent and pressing question in the minds of today's IT leaders: How do we incorporate cloud computing into our existing datacenter operations? The reality is that&mdahs;while cloud computing holds tremendous promise for enterprise IT—it is not a silver-bullet solution. Today's IT leaders are trying to determine the right blend of internal, external, physical and virtual as the blended "fabric" of their next-generation datacenter.

Join this important online panel discussion to hear from leading thought leaders on the requirements and considerations for the next-generation datacenter. You'll hear from:

  • Michael Crandell, Chief Executive Officer of Rightscale
  • Erik Troan, founder and Chief Technology Officer of rPath
  • Dr. Rich Wolski, Chief Technology Officer of Eucalyptus Systems
  • Matt Zimmerman, Chief Technology Officer of Canonical
  • David Berlind , Chief Content Officer of TechWeb

The moderated panel discussion will include your questions that you submit during the live event and via Twitter using #datacenter.next. We'll discuss:

  • Incremental adoption strategies and reorienting to the "blended fabric"
  • Understanding the benefits and tradeoffs of physical/virtual, public/private, internal/external
  • Security, compliance, privacy and governance risks
  • Organizing for change: Roles, rewards and overcoming cultural resistance
  • Dealing with escalating management costs, lock in and other unintended consequences
  • Case studies and anecdotes on early adopters and emerging best practices

Register now for what will be a thought-provoking and entertaining discussion on the issues at the heart of the next-generation datacenter. We look forward to seeing you there!