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About VirtustreamVirtustream provides enterprise-class cloud solutions for enterprises, governments and service providers, simplifying moving to the cloud - whether private, public or hybrid - while delivering the full economic/business benefits of cloud. Virtustream offers xStream, a secure, high performance cloud solution, enabling high availability, highly secure enterprise-class clouds, with application level SLAs. xStream is available as software for existing data centers/clouds and as a managed service from Virtustream's virtual private cloud. Virtustream also offers professional services to assist customers to design, migrate, and manage clouds. Virtustream offers xStream and services worldwide.
On-Demand WebinarsOn-Demand Webinar: Advanced IaaS Security and Operations TransparencyView this webinar to learn about:SOC 2 and SSAE 16 data center compliance require stringent audit and process documentation. Most public cloud infrastructure providers such as Amazon provide customers little insight into their underlying data center security beyond touting their certifications. Typically enterprise cloud customers need more assurances to satisfy internal audit processes. During this webinar you will learn about new certification programs targeted specifically towards meeting more stringent enterprise needs. Hot issues that will be addressed include:
Expert Speakers: On-Demand Webinar: Sharing documents with anyone: Making the secure way the easy wayThis webinar will:
Featured Expert Speakers: On-Demand Webinar: The Perfect Storm: HR in the CloudSpecific topics to be addressed will include:
Featured Expert Speakers: On-Demand Cloud Computing Webinar: Enterprise cloud infrastructure options we can all agree on!Public cloud is well established, delivering a spectrum of services to companies large and small. Many enterprises have taken a more cautious approach to using the cloud. Close to 100% are using some kind of public SaaS offering, but there has been a reluctance to move core applications and services outside the corporate data center. Building a private cloud allows enterprises to enjoy the benefits of cloud infrastructures without the known security and service issues of the public cloud.Using a case study of a company that has undertaken a project to build an enterprise cloud for its internal use, explore the available options and issues when building an internal cloud IT infrastructure. Hot issues that are addressed during this Webinar include:
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Tony Mataya, Managing Partner, ThinkSolutions On-Demand Webinar: Privacy & Data Security In Cloud OutsourcingView this webinar to learn about:The Myths of Privacy & Data in Cloud Outsourcing
Hosted by: Murali K. Pasupulati, Esq., CIPP Legal Counsel On- Demand Webinar: Cloud Sourcing is Creatively Destroying the Traditional ITO MarketIndustry research indicates that 50-60% of organizations will embrace cloud computing over the next five years. But IT executives must face and overcome a variety of serious challenges to leverage cloud computing and realize its true benefits. Participants of this eSeminar will learn how to:
Expert Speaker: Featured Content3x1 with Simon Aspinall, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Virtustream 3 outsourcing questions, 1 outsourcing expert
Today's Expert: Simon Aspinall, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Virtustream
Outsourcing Topic: All Enterprise Clouds Are Not Created Equal: Selecting a Private, Virtual Private, Public or Hybrid Cloud Solution
Simon has extensive high tech, marketing and business development experience having spent more than a decade at Cisco Systems, Inc., a cloud innovator and worldwide networking leader, before joining Virtustream, a leading provider of enterprise-class cloud software and services.
Outsourcing Institute: Why is the Enterprise Cloud such an important topic? Outsourcing Institute 3x1 - 3 Questions – 1 Expert Today’s Expert: Alexander Brown
Topic: Legal Issues of Outsourcing to the Cloud
Alexander Brown, Partner and Chair of the Technology and IP Practice Groups, Bricker & Eckler LLP co-chaired the Columbus, OH Roadshow, on November 9, 2011. Following is an interview that relates to some of the topics that will be covered at the Roadshow. Alexander is an attorney who focuses on advising clients on all facts of technology and intellectual property transactions, including outsourcing, cloud and licensing deals. Step-by-Step Disaster Preparedness Plan Guide & Template Review this comprehensive guide to understand the various steps to disaster preparedness. Step-by-Step Cloud Computing Guide – An Educational eBook This ebook was written in a non-technical fashion for owners, managers, and executives of small and mid-sized organizations. This collection of actionable advice from experts in the cloud computing, IT security, and legal sectors will enable you to confidently discuss the following: An Understanding of The Cloud Computing Process, Recognizing The Signs of When To
Move To The Cloud, Maintaining Expectations When Moving To The Cloud, Selecting a Cloud Computing Provider, Reviewing the Service Level Agreement(SLA) or Contract, Easing The Transition Process. Cloud Computing: A Brief Perspective The way I see it cloud computing is not about internal versus external IT services; it is not a shroud for outsourcing, service bureaus or time-sharing. Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. Building an Olympic Legacy of Delivery: Atos Origin Takes Lessons From Vancouv Summary: It was early one morning after the start of the Vancouver Olympic Games. Two Atos Origin executives were briefing a room full of technology analysts, thought-leaders and key influencers
on the role of IT in the modern Olympic Games. The assembled audience were experts in their field – veterans who had seen information technology installations that take advantage of every conceivable advancement in the world of technology, networking, servers, applications, security and resource management. OFFSHORE SERVICES MAKE YOUR MARK It is with great speed and aggressiveness that most western-global SI firms rushed to the offshore bandwagon in the last decade. The great successes of pure offshore IT firms in the years prior had led to the impression that more offshore yields maximum cost-savings for the bulk of the corporate clientele supported by these IT firms. Pay for Performance Atos Origin Point of View - Getting more value from your IT Outsource vendor is a requirement during these difficult economic times. Enterprises are not willing to pay for effort but rather demand cost efficiencies and quality. As a result there is an ongoing movement towards performance based contracts. ON YOUR MARK – GET SET – TRANSITION! This point-to-point transiti journey is critical in establishing a service base that will ensure IT infrastructure stability, supply an innovative service portfolio and leverage strong people management skills. |
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