Agenda

10:00 a.m. ET

Exhibit Hall Opens

Visit booths in the Exhibit Hall to speak with company representatives.
Interact with other attendees in the Virtual Lounge.
View On-Demand Presentations in the Presentation Center.

11:00 - 12:00 p.m. ET

Opening Keynote Address: Beyond SaaS: Everything as a Service

A combination of macro forces and unprecedented industry transformation is redefining how organizations leverage software and computing power. This scene-setting keynote will outline the fundamental shift from technology-centric products to services-driven solutions, along with the big coming changes in IT roles and vendor-customer relationships.

Key topics to be discussed include:

Understanding the business benefits
Security and other concerns - What to worry about
Industry directions, selecting right vendor
Why "industry inversion" will require IT and telecom professionals to swap old technical skills for new business proficiencies
And more

	Moderator: Joe Maglitta, Editorial Director and Market Expert, Ziff Davis Enterprise Market Strategies and Content Services
	Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey Kaplan, Founder, THINKstrategies, Inc

1:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET

Session 1
Reality Check: Service-Based Computing

Private and public clouds, Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), ASPs, even good old-fashioned hosting. Each offers big potential opportunities – and hazards. What are companies really doing today – and why? What are keys to successful deployment and use? In this session, we’ll present results from a new research study by Ziff Davis Enterprise of this vibrant, dynamic market.

Speaker: Guy Currier, Executive Director of Research, Ziff Davis Enterprise

3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET

Panel 1
The State of SaaS Today

SaaS applications (and cloud computing) hold plenty of promise in the enterprise, but, as many IT leaders have found, plenty of difficulties remain. Concerns over integration, costs and security are just a few of the issues CIOs are grappling with today. Top IT leaders will discuss their own experiences with SaaS and its brethren--and explain what current and aspiring CIOs need to know.

	Moderator: Brian P. Watson, Editor in Chief, CIO Insight
	Speaker: Frank Wander, Senior Vice President and CIO, Guardian Life Insurance
	Speaker: Yuvi Kochar, CTO, Washington Post Co.

5:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET

Panel 2
Top Technology Trends: XaaS in 2010

What are the top technology trends for XaaS in 2010? Join eWEEK’s technology analysts as they examine top XaaS topics including security, scale, and application development, and debate if 2010 is the year when you can build an all-XaaS company. This fast-paced session will include projections for next year, as well as evaluation tips and techniques for those users looking to incorporate XaaS in their company’s technology plans.

	Moderator: Eric Lundquist, Vice President of Strategic Content, Ziff Davis Enterprise
	Speaker: Jim Rapoza, Chief Technology Analyst - eWEEK Labs, Ziff Davis Enterprise
	Speaker: Jason Brooks, Labs Director, eWeek

6:00 p.m. ET

Event Conclusion

All in-show resources and presentations will be archived on-demand for six months.

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