JOIN MICROSOFT AND DAVID CHAPPELL, TECHNOLOGY ANALYST AND AUTHOR, FOR EXCLUSIVE INSIGHTS ON THE ADOPTION OF ENTERPRISE CLOUD COMPUTING    
Public cloud platforms are entering the mainstream. If you’re an IT leader, you need to have a clear view of what this technology offers and how it will impact your organisation.

Join an invited group of IT leaders in exploring the path to the cloud. Led by cloud computing thought leader David Chappell, Principal of Chappell & Associates in San Francisco, California, this session will provide an independent perspective on the topic, using Microsoft’s Windows Azure as an example.

Public clouds represent the next big platform decision you have to make. The goal of this conversation is to help you make better choices about why, when, and how your organization should embrace this significant shift in enterprise computing.

About David Chappell (homepage)

David Chappell is Principal of Chappell & Associates in San Francisco, California. David has been the keynote speaker for more than a hundred conferences and events on five continents. His books have been published in a dozen languages and used regularly in courses at MIT, ETH Zurich, and many other universities. David has also been a Series Editor for Addison-Wesley and a columnist for several publications. David's comments have appeared in The New York Times, CNN.com, and many other publications.

The topics he’ll cover include:

• Defining public cloud platforms: What are we talking about?
• Using public cloud platforms: Benefits and risks
• The most common enterprise scenarios for public cloud platforms
• How private clouds fit with public clouds, and why you’re likely to use both
• What Windows Azure provides as a public cloud platform for enterprises

You can register here, or via telephone on 0870 166 6670 with event reference 1914.

We hope to see you.