Moving to the Cloud - Risk vs. Reward.
Presented at Green Data Center Conference: Innovation in the Cloud, by Steven Robert in San Francisco, CA - May 25th, 2011.
AWS Summit Singapore - Building Tomorrow’s Bank with AI/ MLAmazon Web Services
Olivier Klein, Head of Emerging Technologies, APAC, AWS. AWS Customer Speakers:
Kyle McNamara, Executive General Manager, Program Management Office, National Australia Bank
Chye Kit Chionh, CEO, Cynopsis Solutions.
Machine learning is transforming how we interact with our customers and helps us make faster and better decisions within our business. Intelligent and continuously improving neural networks help to streamline written and spoken customer conversations, help improve customer service centers or ensure compliance within your organization. Deep Learning machine models are trained to automatically detect fraudulent activities or make best next action decisions. Attend this session to learn how machine learning is used in the financial service industry to improve operational excellence, compliance and improve customer experience. Furthermore learn from our customers NAB and Cynopsis Solutions how they drive digital insights, improve customer satisfaction across all digital channels and consolidate their data lakes to drive continuous ML efforts.
The document discusses how cloud services are disrupting the traditional IT channel and outlines strategies for channel partners to capitalize on the shift to cloud. It introduces Gravitant's cloudMatrix platform, which aims to streamline the cloud value chain by enabling collaborative solution design, automated provisioning across multiple clouds, cost management, and other services. Case studies show how large system integrators and mid-sized partners can leverage the platform to offer cloud services brokerage and managed services.
Cloud Technology Solutions helps enterprises move to Google Enterprise cloud services. They observe that traditional IT is reluctant to change but budgets are being squeezed, forcing innovation. Their cloud definition focuses on elasticity, metered usage, and shifting from CAPEX to OPEX. Major trends show cloud computing becoming commonplace and more enterprise email moving to cloud-based solutions by 2012. While security and control are top concerns, cloud can offer cost savings through services like Google Apps if migrations are done properly with support.
This document discusses the transition from traditional on-premise IT to cloud IT. It shows that Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) adoption is growing rapidly, with 50% of companies expected to use IaaS by 2014. It also discusses how this transition impacts system integrators, as public cloud providers capture infrastructure revenue and customers demand cloud-optimized solutions rather than traditional on-premise implementations. Integrators risk losing one third of their revenue and managed services business unless they develop cloud capabilities.
The 2016 State of Cloud IT Report by BetterCloud
The Cloud Changes Everything
Work as we know it is transforming. Today, all businesses are technology enabled, regardless of size, industry, or location. But merely using technology no longer guarantees you remain competitive. As digital natives flood the global workforce, businesses are met with a decision: resist new norms or provide the latest technology to their employees.
We are in the midst of a technological shift not seen since the launch of Microsoft Office and the invention of the Internet. The world of IT is at a tipping point, and at the center are IT professionals experiencing once-in-a-career shifts in their roles and responsibilities. For years, IT has been mischaracterized as solely an internal support team; if something breaks, IT is there with the fix. In 2016, IT professionals are beginning to offload their routine work to cloud software and service providers, giving them more time to focus on strategic work.
The skills required to be a successful IT professional in the modern, cloud-first workplace are far different than they once were. Cloud IT is coming of age, and it’s going to affect every organization and IT professional in the world, much faster than you think.
1) Hive was created as a startup within a larger company to address issues with customer churn, bill shock, and wasted energy from inefficient heating schedules.
2) The startup took a lean startup approach and was given independence from the parent company's IT systems to develop a new front end and product management organization.
3) Over time Hive has expanded from managing heating to integrating other smart home devices through acquisitions and new product lines, with an architecture based around microservices and AWS services rather than trying to replicate Google or Facebook.
Gartner IT Symposium 2013: Delivering IT-as-a-Service with Cloud Brokering an...Gravitant, Inc.
This document discusses how Gravitant provides a cloud brokering and management solution that delivers IT-as-a-Service using a cloud solution factory. Key benefits highlighted include speeding up the process of delivering application infrastructure, reducing costs by up to 50%, and providing flexibility, control and governance over multiple cloud environments and services. The solution aims to simplify cloud complexity and allow organizations to choose the best cloud providers and offerings for their needs. An example case study with the State of Texas is provided, showing how Gravitant helped achieve a 40% reduction in cloud spending and a decrease in IT solution delivery times from over 9 months to less than 1 month.
This document discusses how CenturyLink Enterprise Cloud Networking can help businesses address competitive pressures and achieve business agility. It outlines challenges such as limited resources, needing to stay ahead of competitors, and connecting with customers. It then provides examples of how the cloud helped companies launch a social media site quickly, prove application value without large upfront costs, and deploy a full data center on demand. The cloud promises performance, control, and speed at a lower cost than traditional infrastructure by allowing businesses to pay only for what they use. CenturyLink offers enterprise-level infrastructure in the cloud with benefits for IT, financial, and business perspectives.
AWS Summit Singapore - Building Tomorrow’s Bank with AI/ MLAmazon Web Services
Olivier Klein, Head of Emerging Technologies, APAC, AWS. AWS Customer Speakers:
Kyle McNamara, Executive General Manager, Program Management Office, National Australia Bank
Chye Kit Chionh, CEO, Cynopsis Solutions.
Machine learning is transforming how we interact with our customers and helps us make faster and better decisions within our business. Intelligent and continuously improving neural networks help to streamline written and spoken customer conversations, help improve customer service centers or ensure compliance within your organization. Deep Learning machine models are trained to automatically detect fraudulent activities or make best next action decisions. Attend this session to learn how machine learning is used in the financial service industry to improve operational excellence, compliance and improve customer experience. Furthermore learn from our customers NAB and Cynopsis Solutions how they drive digital insights, improve customer satisfaction across all digital channels and consolidate their data lakes to drive continuous ML efforts.
The document discusses how cloud services are disrupting the traditional IT channel and outlines strategies for channel partners to capitalize on the shift to cloud. It introduces Gravitant's cloudMatrix platform, which aims to streamline the cloud value chain by enabling collaborative solution design, automated provisioning across multiple clouds, cost management, and other services. Case studies show how large system integrators and mid-sized partners can leverage the platform to offer cloud services brokerage and managed services.
Cloud Technology Solutions helps enterprises move to Google Enterprise cloud services. They observe that traditional IT is reluctant to change but budgets are being squeezed, forcing innovation. Their cloud definition focuses on elasticity, metered usage, and shifting from CAPEX to OPEX. Major trends show cloud computing becoming commonplace and more enterprise email moving to cloud-based solutions by 2012. While security and control are top concerns, cloud can offer cost savings through services like Google Apps if migrations are done properly with support.
This document discusses the transition from traditional on-premise IT to cloud IT. It shows that Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) adoption is growing rapidly, with 50% of companies expected to use IaaS by 2014. It also discusses how this transition impacts system integrators, as public cloud providers capture infrastructure revenue and customers demand cloud-optimized solutions rather than traditional on-premise implementations. Integrators risk losing one third of their revenue and managed services business unless they develop cloud capabilities.
The 2016 State of Cloud IT Report by BetterCloud
The Cloud Changes Everything
Work as we know it is transforming. Today, all businesses are technology enabled, regardless of size, industry, or location. But merely using technology no longer guarantees you remain competitive. As digital natives flood the global workforce, businesses are met with a decision: resist new norms or provide the latest technology to their employees.
We are in the midst of a technological shift not seen since the launch of Microsoft Office and the invention of the Internet. The world of IT is at a tipping point, and at the center are IT professionals experiencing once-in-a-career shifts in their roles and responsibilities. For years, IT has been mischaracterized as solely an internal support team; if something breaks, IT is there with the fix. In 2016, IT professionals are beginning to offload their routine work to cloud software and service providers, giving them more time to focus on strategic work.
The skills required to be a successful IT professional in the modern, cloud-first workplace are far different than they once were. Cloud IT is coming of age, and it’s going to affect every organization and IT professional in the world, much faster than you think.
1) Hive was created as a startup within a larger company to address issues with customer churn, bill shock, and wasted energy from inefficient heating schedules.
2) The startup took a lean startup approach and was given independence from the parent company's IT systems to develop a new front end and product management organization.
3) Over time Hive has expanded from managing heating to integrating other smart home devices through acquisitions and new product lines, with an architecture based around microservices and AWS services rather than trying to replicate Google or Facebook.
Gartner IT Symposium 2013: Delivering IT-as-a-Service with Cloud Brokering an...Gravitant, Inc.
This document discusses how Gravitant provides a cloud brokering and management solution that delivers IT-as-a-Service using a cloud solution factory. Key benefits highlighted include speeding up the process of delivering application infrastructure, reducing costs by up to 50%, and providing flexibility, control and governance over multiple cloud environments and services. The solution aims to simplify cloud complexity and allow organizations to choose the best cloud providers and offerings for their needs. An example case study with the State of Texas is provided, showing how Gravitant helped achieve a 40% reduction in cloud spending and a decrease in IT solution delivery times from over 9 months to less than 1 month.
This document discusses how CenturyLink Enterprise Cloud Networking can help businesses address competitive pressures and achieve business agility. It outlines challenges such as limited resources, needing to stay ahead of competitors, and connecting with customers. It then provides examples of how the cloud helped companies launch a social media site quickly, prove application value without large upfront costs, and deploy a full data center on demand. The cloud promises performance, control, and speed at a lower cost than traditional infrastructure by allowing businesses to pay only for what they use. CenturyLink offers enterprise-level infrastructure in the cloud with benefits for IT, financial, and business perspectives.
John Engates - Rackspace - Cloud Computing (Part 1) For Growing BusinessesRamon Ray
Cloud computing provides on-demand access to shared computing resources like servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics and more that can be rapidly provisioned with minimal management effort. There are three broad categories of cloud services: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Cloud services offer benefits like flexibility, scalability, and cost savings compared to owning physical computing infrastructure. While some workloads are still best suited to private data centers, most businesses are adopting hybrid cloud models that leverage both internal and external cloud-based resources.
Public Cloud - Add New Revenue & Profitability to Your Existing Hosting BusinessCraig Deveson
The Big Four hyperscale vendors (AWS, Microsoft, Google and Softlayer) are going to radically alter the public cloud hosting market in the next couple of years. The hosting industry has its eyes on Amazon but now it is time to look at the Big Four. They will own the majority of the market in years to come.
The document discusses the importance of data and analytics for organizations. It notes that data is now the world's most valuable resource, not oil. It provides examples of how organizations are using AWS services like data lakes, machine learning, and data migration to unlock innovation from their data and gain strategic business advantages.
RightScale Webinar: September 1, 2010 – In this webinar, we discuss the basic concepts behind cloud computing, show you real applications of the cloud in production today, and explore practical information you need to get started.
Cloud computing allows companies to move from expensive in-house IT infrastructure and staff to using cloud services provided over the Internet by large companies. It is forecast that by 2014, a third of organizations will provide cloud services to customers or partners. Mobile-optimized cloud services will also become important as half of IT executives believe they will be the primary customer interface by 2014. Cloud services can be delivered in public, private, or hybrid models and through software, platform, or infrastructure-as-a-service.
2016 Cloud Trends and Stats: RightScale State of the Cloud ReportRightScale
In January 2016, RightScale conducted its fifth annual State of the Cloud Survey of the latest cloud computing trends, with a focus on infrastructure-as-a-service. We highlight several key findings from the survey, including stats on hybrid cloud adoption, top challenges among cloud users, and the demand for DevOps. We've also provided a link to download the full report for free.
2018 promises to be another year of change - particularly in the world of cloud computing. What are the biggest public cloud trends that will impact you this year?
The top 8 Gartner ITOSSS 2018 Takeaways.
What's the future of IT operations? The OpsRamp team went to Gartner ITOSSS 2018 in Orlando, Florida where the theme was "At the Crossroads of Change: Agility, Innovation & Transformation". We saw a glimpse of tomorrow. Here are our top 8 takeaways from the show.
Classifieds is going digital; but there's a lot happening behind the scenes to accomplish the digitization. This deck discusses how technology facilitates the data acquisition part when running a digital classifieds engine.
Presentation from the CloudHealth Tech and JetSweep meetup March 29, 2017 in Boston. The following topics are included:
Why Cloud – AWS and TCO Cloud Economics (JetSweep / CloudHealth)
Cloud Management for Visibility, Optimization and Governance (CloudHealth)
Cloud and Modernized Data Architectures (JetSweep)
How to Grow Your Business with Microsoft AzureBarnaba Accardi
The document discusses how to grow a business using software and cloud services, noting key trends such as customers purchasing services rather than servers and 91% of new software being built for cloud delivery in 2017. It outlines potential solution capabilities for partners such as predictive maintenance, operational dashboards, and data-as-a-service. Examples are provided of how hardware being cheap, connectivity being pervasive, and easy development enable new innovative scenarios with huge business benefits.
This document discusses how attitudes towards risk impact decisions about cloud adoption. It notes that decision paralysis is a major risk when considering cloud, and that organizations adopting cloud at scale tend to have more effective governance processes. It explores how emotions can influence risk perception and judgment. Key recommendations include clarifying costs and biases, calibrating risk appetite, structuring decision-making processes, and focusing on outcomes over compliance. A case study of a large media company migrating to AWS is presented, highlighting how AWS support validated the economics and reduced risks of cloud adoption.
Cloud Computing is a model for enabling on demand network access to a shared pool of configurable
computing resources with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. Because of the
benefits of cloud computing, the question for many enterprises has shifted from Why Cloud Computing
to Which Functions in Cloud Computing.
Digital Transformation & Cloud ProfitabilityGui Carvalhal
A quick view about Digital Transformation and what's happening with Industries across the globe.
A guidance to IT Channel to accelerate Cloud Profitability with valuable resources for download.
Nonprofits are increasingly using mobile devices to conduct fundraising as mobile usage continues to rise. The document discusses various mobile fundraising methods including text-to-give campaigns, scanning QR codes, using mobile card readers, creating mobile-optimized websites, and developing nonprofit mobile apps. It provides the pros and cons of each approach as well as vendor recommendations. The key message is that including mobile fundraising can help nonprofits raise more funds by meeting donors where they are - on their mobile devices.
Many financial sector firms are realizing that the “cloud” can be used for purposes other than the conventional wisdom which was restricted to only back office and administrative systems. This session will focus on how cloud computing can be used in connection with core operations. What developments can we expect to see in the clouds in the near term? Long term? This session will explore available options and the trajectory of the “cloud.”
John Engates - Rackspace - Cloud Computing (Part 1) For Growing BusinessesRamon Ray
Cloud computing provides on-demand access to shared computing resources like servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics and more that can be rapidly provisioned with minimal management effort. There are three broad categories of cloud services: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Cloud services offer benefits like flexibility, scalability, and cost savings compared to owning physical computing infrastructure. While some workloads are still best suited to private data centers, most businesses are adopting hybrid cloud models that leverage both internal and external cloud-based resources.
Public Cloud - Add New Revenue & Profitability to Your Existing Hosting BusinessCraig Deveson
The Big Four hyperscale vendors (AWS, Microsoft, Google and Softlayer) are going to radically alter the public cloud hosting market in the next couple of years. The hosting industry has its eyes on Amazon but now it is time to look at the Big Four. They will own the majority of the market in years to come.
The document discusses the importance of data and analytics for organizations. It notes that data is now the world's most valuable resource, not oil. It provides examples of how organizations are using AWS services like data lakes, machine learning, and data migration to unlock innovation from their data and gain strategic business advantages.
RightScale Webinar: September 1, 2010 – In this webinar, we discuss the basic concepts behind cloud computing, show you real applications of the cloud in production today, and explore practical information you need to get started.
Cloud computing allows companies to move from expensive in-house IT infrastructure and staff to using cloud services provided over the Internet by large companies. It is forecast that by 2014, a third of organizations will provide cloud services to customers or partners. Mobile-optimized cloud services will also become important as half of IT executives believe they will be the primary customer interface by 2014. Cloud services can be delivered in public, private, or hybrid models and through software, platform, or infrastructure-as-a-service.
2016 Cloud Trends and Stats: RightScale State of the Cloud ReportRightScale
In January 2016, RightScale conducted its fifth annual State of the Cloud Survey of the latest cloud computing trends, with a focus on infrastructure-as-a-service. We highlight several key findings from the survey, including stats on hybrid cloud adoption, top challenges among cloud users, and the demand for DevOps. We've also provided a link to download the full report for free.
2018 promises to be another year of change - particularly in the world of cloud computing. What are the biggest public cloud trends that will impact you this year?
The top 8 Gartner ITOSSS 2018 Takeaways.
What's the future of IT operations? The OpsRamp team went to Gartner ITOSSS 2018 in Orlando, Florida where the theme was "At the Crossroads of Change: Agility, Innovation & Transformation". We saw a glimpse of tomorrow. Here are our top 8 takeaways from the show.
Classifieds is going digital; but there's a lot happening behind the scenes to accomplish the digitization. This deck discusses how technology facilitates the data acquisition part when running a digital classifieds engine.
Presentation from the CloudHealth Tech and JetSweep meetup March 29, 2017 in Boston. The following topics are included:
Why Cloud – AWS and TCO Cloud Economics (JetSweep / CloudHealth)
Cloud Management for Visibility, Optimization and Governance (CloudHealth)
Cloud and Modernized Data Architectures (JetSweep)
How to Grow Your Business with Microsoft AzureBarnaba Accardi
The document discusses how to grow a business using software and cloud services, noting key trends such as customers purchasing services rather than servers and 91% of new software being built for cloud delivery in 2017. It outlines potential solution capabilities for partners such as predictive maintenance, operational dashboards, and data-as-a-service. Examples are provided of how hardware being cheap, connectivity being pervasive, and easy development enable new innovative scenarios with huge business benefits.
This document discusses how attitudes towards risk impact decisions about cloud adoption. It notes that decision paralysis is a major risk when considering cloud, and that organizations adopting cloud at scale tend to have more effective governance processes. It explores how emotions can influence risk perception and judgment. Key recommendations include clarifying costs and biases, calibrating risk appetite, structuring decision-making processes, and focusing on outcomes over compliance. A case study of a large media company migrating to AWS is presented, highlighting how AWS support validated the economics and reduced risks of cloud adoption.
Cloud Computing is a model for enabling on demand network access to a shared pool of configurable
computing resources with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. Because of the
benefits of cloud computing, the question for many enterprises has shifted from Why Cloud Computing
to Which Functions in Cloud Computing.
Digital Transformation & Cloud ProfitabilityGui Carvalhal
A quick view about Digital Transformation and what's happening with Industries across the globe.
A guidance to IT Channel to accelerate Cloud Profitability with valuable resources for download.
Nonprofits are increasingly using mobile devices to conduct fundraising as mobile usage continues to rise. The document discusses various mobile fundraising methods including text-to-give campaigns, scanning QR codes, using mobile card readers, creating mobile-optimized websites, and developing nonprofit mobile apps. It provides the pros and cons of each approach as well as vendor recommendations. The key message is that including mobile fundraising can help nonprofits raise more funds by meeting donors where they are - on their mobile devices.
Many financial sector firms are realizing that the “cloud” can be used for purposes other than the conventional wisdom which was restricted to only back office and administrative systems. This session will focus on how cloud computing can be used in connection with core operations. What developments can we expect to see in the clouds in the near term? Long term? This session will explore available options and the trajectory of the “cloud.”
In this slide deck, we cover:
- Common obstacles that stand in the way of tracking ROI
- How others in the association space are tackling these challenges
- What drives ROI
- How to start tracking individual component performance
You can view the recording here: https://youtu.be/SuKQnBA3wzs
Are you haunted by volunteer turnover and burnout? Billhighway
If volunteer turnover, burnout or challenges are part of your association's daily life, we're hear to tell you, there is a better way! Walk through the common causes of volunteer challenges along with tactics and strategies to help counteract and get ahead of them in the future.
10 Tips for Connecting with Your AudienceSketchBubble
This document provides 10 tips for connecting with an audience emotionally. The tips include knowing your audience and their emotions, building emotional themes in your points, selecting emotive words, telling stories, using humor, using figures of speech, injecting emotion into your voice, matching your body language to the emotional mood, and being honest. The overall message is that audiences respond best emotionally when presentations trigger feelings and use techniques like stories, humor, and body language to engage them.
This document summarizes a study of CEO succession events among the largest 100 U.S. corporations between 2005-2015. The study analyzed executives who were passed over for the CEO role ("succession losers") and their subsequent careers. It found that 74% of passed over executives left their companies, with 30% eventually becoming CEOs elsewhere. However, companies led by succession losers saw average stock price declines of 13% over 3 years, compared to gains for companies whose CEO selections remained unchanged. The findings suggest that boards generally identify the most qualified CEO candidates, though differences between internal and external hires complicate comparisons.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, promising self-driving cars, medical breakthroughs, and new ways of working. But how do you separate hype from reality? How can your company apply AI to solve real business problems?
Here’s what AI learnings your business should keep in mind for 2017.
The document discusses digital transformation and overcoming barriers to innovation for enterprises. It identifies common blockers such as culture, skills, organization structure, finance, leadership, and feedback systems. It then provides examples of how companies can address these blockers by focusing on areas like training, compensation, shifting from project-based to product-based teams, and moving from capital to operating expenditures. The document advocates for a pathway to digital transformation that emphasizes speed, scale, and strategic priorities through principles of cloud native architecture.
Enterprises that are embracing cloud computing are interested in driving fundamental changes in their business so they can compete in the future. IT transformation, enabled by cloud adoption, is a key component of this future success—from tighter alignment with business unit stakeholders to increased agility and pace of innovation. In this session, we explore the potential for transformation that comes with cloud adoption and discuss how some of the world’s leading enterprises were able to transform. We also explore organizational and technology best practices that you can implement to support transformation in your organization.
Introduction, Product Demo & Roadmap and Industry AnalystRightScale
RightScale User Conference NYC 2011 -
More than 400 RightScale customers and partners met for the RightScale User Conference in conjunction with the Cloud Computing Expo in New York City. The daylong event included a product demo of the latest RightScale multi-cloud features as well as customer and analyst presentations plus breakout sessions led by our own RightScale cloud experts and several of our partners. We continued the networking over cocktails on the rooftop of the Hotel Gansevoort with scenic sunset views of the Hudson River.
Automated Frameworks to Deliver DevOps at Speed and Scale on AWSAmazon Web Services
Global technical consultancy Contino discovered they were solving the same DevOps problems for their enterprise financial services clients again and again – so they created automated frameworks to help financial services clients accelerate their journey to DevOps.
In this webinar, you will learn how Continuum, an automated framework for creating an end-to-end DevOps pipeline in minutes on Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Momentum, a data-driven, five-phase roadmap for accelerated enterprise DevOps adoption, are helping enterprises to move faster and innovate more quickly.
Ben Wootton, Contino Co-founder and CTO, will demonstrate how Contino used Continuum to create an automated, secure continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline on AWS in under 10 minutes.
AWS Public Sector Symposium 2014 Canberra | Putting the "Crowd" to work in th...Amazon Web Services
"Cloud" computing provides significant advantages and enormous cost savings by allowing IT infrastructure to be provisioned as a ubiquitous, metered, unit priced and on demand service. However, the other major resourcing issue faced by CIO’s is the provision of skilled labour to develop, support and maintain a increasing wide range of IT applications.
This session will show attendees how the worldwide pool of freelance developers, the "Crowd", can be utilised as a ubiquitous, metered, unit priced and on demand resource pool to work in the "Cloud" to improve responsiveness to customer demands, reduce development timeframes and achieve significant cost savings.
Although the crowd can bring enormous benefits in terms of cost and agility, there are some technical and business barriers to adoption in large organisations. This presentation will discuss the barriers and, using some real examples, will explain how GoSource overcomes them.
The second phase in hosting was exemplified by a shift to a broader set of services in the mass-market, driven by virtualization and automation... the foundation for what will become hosting 3.0, or the next phase in cloud computing. However, the hosting market is simultaneously splintering between public, private and enterprise cloud solutions, creating larger challenges for hosting providers to facilitate to these disparate needs. This brings with it a decision point for hosters: what is needed to adequately compete? How to create cost effective yet resilient and secure infrastructure solutions? Where to invest, who to acquire or how to be acquired? Join Antonio as he describes the State of the hosting industry, the simultaneous looming threats and opportunities that Cloud computing brings to the hosting market, and how to deal with them.
This document discusses digital transformation and moving to the cloud. It outlines some common blockers to innovation such as culture, skills, organization and finance. It then presents a pathway for digital transformation including gaining time to value quickly, distributing workloads for availability, optimizing costs with high utilization, and moving critical workloads off datacenter infrastructure. The document advocates adopting cloud native principles like pay for what you use, self-service automation, global distribution, high utilization and immutable infrastructure. It also discusses using a "chaos architecture" with chaos engineering practices to test resilience and build safety margins without outages.
Mid Atlantic Cio Forum Kaplan Presentation V03 12 10Jeffrey Kaplan
The document discusses the rise of cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) models. It notes that SaaS is becoming mainstream due to economic pressures, changing customer expectations, and enabling technologies. SaaS provides benefits like lower costs, faster deployment, and continuous updates over traditional on-premise software. While early attempts at outsourcing software failed, the cloud and SaaS approach is gaining adoption due to advantages like multi-tenancy, analytics, and communities of users. The cloud market is large and growing rapidly across applications, platforms, and infrastructure services.
Babson College CIM Software-as-a-Service PresentationJeffrey Kaplan
Presentation given to a CIO group at Babson College November 21, 2008, examining the rapid growth of the SaaS market and the IT/business implications of the on-demand services market.
The document discusses how the traditional IT model of on-premises infrastructure is no longer suitable due to increasing disruption, security risks, and the shortening lifespan of companies. It argues that a new IT model using cloud computing allows companies to focus on innovation, reduce costs and risks, and gain flexibility and agility. Some key benefits highlighted include reducing technical debt, scaling instantly based on demand, and paying only for resources used. The document provides examples of how various companies are leveraging AWS cloud services to digitally transform and gain competitive advantages.
It is not the strongest species that survives change but the most adaptable one. Cloud computing models like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS provide infrastructure, platforms, and applications over the internet. Companies can quickly scale their computing resources up and down as needs change.
Social Media, Cloud Computing and architectureRick Mans
Slides for a guest lecture on the impact of social media and cloud computing on system architecture. Key is the crown model which enables you to personalize your offerings while still using the 'comply' layer with enterprise applications.
The document discusses the benefits and considerations of cloud computing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It outlines three levels of cloud-based delivery (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS) and notes that cloud computing can help SMEs reduce costs through economies of scale while gaining flexibility. However, the document also warns that the total cost of ownership over time must be considered, and that moving to the cloud requires planning around issues like customization, integration, and data migration.
How to Quantify the Value of Kafka in Your Organization confluent
(Lyndon Hedderly, Confluent) Kafka Summit SF 2018
We all know real-time data has a value. But how do you quantify that value in order to create a business case for becoming more data, or event driven?
The first half of this talk will explore the value of data across a variety of organizations, starting with the five most valuable companies in the world: Apple, Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook (based on stock prices July 2017). We will go on to discuss other digital natives: Uber, Ebay, Netflix and LinkedIn, before exploring more traditional companies across retail, finance and automotive. Next, we’ll look at non-businesses such as governments and lobbyists. Whether organizations are using data to create new business products and services, improve user experiences, increase productivity, manage risk or influencing global power, we’ll see that fast and interconnected data, or “event streaming” is increasingly important.
After showing that data value can be quantified, the second half of this talk will explain the five steps to creating a business case.
Most businesses focus on:
-Making more money or conferring competitive advantage to make more money
-Increasing efficiency to save money and/or
-Mitigating risk to the business to protect money
-We’ll walk through examples of real business cases, discuss how business cases have evolved over the years and show the power of a sound business case. If you’re interested in big money and big business, as well as big data, this talk is for you.
While many enterprises consider cloud computing the savior of their data strategy, there is a process they should be following when looking to leveraging database-as-a-service. This includes understanding their own data requirements, selecting the right cloud computing candidate, and then planning for the migration and operations. A huge number of issues and obstacles will inevitably arise, but fortunately best practices are emerging. This presentation will take you through the process of moving data to cloud computing providers.
The document discusses how cloud computing provides benefits to small businesses by allowing them to scale infrastructure resources on demand, shift costs to a pay-per-use model, and quickly adapt to market opportunities. It defines cloud computing and outlines the three main types of cloud services: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). The document also notes that while enterprises cite flexibility and on-demand capabilities as benefits over cost savings, security and maturity are top concerns for IaaS cloud services.
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available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
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Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
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Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Full-RAG: A modern architecture for hyper-personalizationZilliz
Mike Del Balso, CEO & Co-Founder at Tecton, presents "Full RAG," a novel approach to AI recommendation systems, aiming to push beyond the limitations of traditional models through a deep integration of contextual insights and real-time data, leveraging the Retrieval-Augmented Generation architecture. This talk will outline Full RAG's potential to significantly enhance personalization, address engineering challenges such as data management and model training, and introduce data enrichment with reranking as a key solution. Attendees will gain crucial insights into the importance of hyperpersonalization in AI, the capabilities of Full RAG for advanced personalization, and strategies for managing complex data integrations for deploying cutting-edge AI solutions.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
4. Defined Platform or “Service”accessed over a network to provideadvanced, often transparent functionality for mass consumption and high-availability. Seasonal or as-neededutilizationis a classic use-case Evolutionary:ASP-> SaaS-> PaaS = Cloud.
6. Trends Innovation Local motors can take a car from concept to creation in under 18 months. (Wired Magazine) Collaboration 81% correlation between collaboration and innovation. (Future Foundation, 2010) Social By 2012, 50% of businesses will use micro-blogging (Gartner, 2010) Mobility Smartphone sales to exceed desktop and notebook PCs in 2012. (Morgan Stanley, 2010)
7. Challenges Inhibitors Restricting Your Ability to Adapt: $8 out of $10 spent in IT is ‘dead money’, not contributing to business change or growth (Source: Garner, 2010) Complex Interfaces; applications often built for business process vs. usability Device Centric; limited productivity, restricted dependencies, minimal collaboration.
8. IT Value is Dead.Long Live Business Value Business Outcomes Are The Real And OnlyMeasure of IT Worth Shift FromAlignment To Engagement There Are No IT Projects (Really!) Enter: Revenue Performance Management
9. Opportunities Speed To Market Leverage 3rd Party APIs, Ecosystems and Frameworks Continuous Improvement; Fail Fast & Cheap Research & Development High Performance Computing “Cloud-Bursting” Agile Business Transformation Hybrid; Bridge Solutions to Migrate Toward Web Less Dollars Toward Infrastructure, More to Innovation
10. Transformation Cloud Driven By: Users & Customers Expectations Have Changed Information Based Technology Answer Business Problems First Ability To Be More SurgicalWhenMigrating Think Differently Add Value Quickly. Shorten Feedback Loops Change Mindset; Not A Marathon, Series Of Sprints Time to Value
11. Example BillhighwaySends>1M Emails/Month Outbound (via SendGrid/Return Path) Best Practices, DKIM, SPF 96% Delivery Rate Inbound (via MXLogic; now McAfee) >90% Spam (Filtered Prior To Our Network) Inbound Protection: AV/Anti-Spam & HA Full Time Staff: 0
12. Truths Not All Clouds Are CreatedEqual Truly Disruptive! Poor Connectivity != Cloud Standards Not FullyBaked GRC Still In Infancy Consumerization of IT (Simplicity, UX) Cloud = Modern Mainframe?
13. Live by the Cloud, Die by the Cloud Amazon Cloud Goes Down, TakesEvery Hot Startup With It. (April, 2011)
14. Magic Quadrant Comm-puting? Cisco, HP, IBM Verizon/Terremarkpartnership w/SAP? Conservative vs. Progressive?
15. Risks AssessYourRiskAppetite: MaturityLevels, Security, Compliance, Performance, Reliability Reliquishing Control of IT Assets HedgeRisk w/Cloud Broker? Service Intermediation Aggregation Arbitrage
16. Guidance Don’t Move for Technology Sake IdentifyWhat’sBroken Where Is Value, Lost or Opportunity? Embrace Change Consumers Are Driving Force Reduce Friction With An Open Mind PresentActionable Information Context Is Everything