I worked with Appirio on the agenda for this and Paul will be reviewing their presentation this afternoon to make sure it hits the mark. We can bring them in any time for additional dates if need be (I paid them $4k to develop the course and agreed to $2k per instance) CeC Begin forwarded message:

From: Paul Domagala <[email protected]> Date: April 22, 2009 10:22:51 PM CDT To: Admins Announce IT <[email protected]> Subject: IT Admin's Special Event - Cloud Services Symposium

All,

We're pleased to sponsor an IT Admins Special Event on cloud-based services. Although not required, attendees are encouraged to register using the TMS system for Cloud Computing Services Symposium, course CIS602, in order to receive professional development credit. Details below.

Paul

Note: the venue for the May 1 offering may change depending on enrollment.

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Cloud Computing Services Symposium ' Speakers: Narasimhan Balakrishna, Mike Epner, Justin Foster {Appirio}

Date/Time: Thurs, April 30, 9:00 - 12:00 AM Location: Building 203 Auditorium or Date/Time: Fri, May 1, 9:00 - 12:00 AM Location: 222, A253

Summary CIS has engaged the strategists and engineers at Appirio to lead a symposium on cloud-based services. Appirio is a Services 2.0 pioneer, with a proven track record of designing and implementing complex and mission-critical systems using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. This educational and professional development event is target toward IT systems administers & managers and Enterprise Applications Developers & Analysts.

Agenda 9:00 - 11:15 Cloud Services Explained (Appirio) • What is cloud computing? • Definition of cloud computing • Where different players fit in the cloud computing landscape • The customer perspective on what cloud computing should deliver

• What are the benefits of cloud computing and why is it relevant for Argonne • Business drivers of cloud computing • Client case studies • Demo of serverless enterprise • Potential implications for ANL

• What is the best path to the cloud? • Discussion of Appirio's approach to building a roadmap to the cloud • Case study of a large client migrating to the cloud

• What are Argonne's biggest migration drivers and what are the biggest concerns? • Data collected during seminar using Google apps * Discussion of results

11:15 - 12:00 Open Discussion/Live Q&A

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