The document outlines the agenda for an IBM Cloud event taking place on June 25th, 2015. The morning session will include presentations on the IBM and Cisco alliance and how innovation in data centers can reduce costs and create competitive advantages through agility, virtualization, security, and scalability. There will also be a presentation from IBM and Cisco experts on trends they are seeing in the Irish market, followed by a Q&A panel. The event will conclude with an iPhone draw, wrap-up, and optional data center tour.

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IBM Cloud: Think it. Build it. Tap into it.
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Innovate Together Event.
IBM Campus, Mulhuddart , Dublin . June 25th 2015

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IBM Cloud: Think it. Build it. Tap into it.
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Agenda – A.M., Thursday 25th
June 2015
Time # Title Speaker
8:45 0 Registration & Breakfast
9:30 1 Why IBM & Cisco?
The IBM and Cisco alliance helps you maximise business results by uniting IBM's vast industry,
business process and implementation expertise with Cisco's world-class unified communications and
networking technologies.…partnering for your success.
Best of both worlds - IBM and Cisco
Ian Mc Manus
IBM IS Country Manager
Yogesh Desai
Cisco IBM Partner Manager
9:45 2 How Innovation in the Data Centre reduce costs and creates genuine competitive advantage?
• Agility/orchestration/Software Defined Infrastructure -
• Virtualisation
• Security/Risk Management
• Performance/scalability
Chris Bashford
Datacentre and Versastack SME
Ian Shave
Global Business Unit
Executive for VersaStack &
BD&A, IBM Storage
10:45 3 Coffee Break
11:00 4 Our Experience in the Market
The changing DC landscape brings many challenges to CIO. These include Budget, Cost Models,
Agility, Mobility & Security. Network demands. Converged Networks etc. Hear from our senior
experts on trends they see in the Irish market today.
Mark Ward Bopp - IBM
Tom Long - Cisco
11:45 5 Q&A Panel. TBA
12:30 6 iPhone Draw (ONLY for People in the Room) Ian Mc Manus
12:45 7 Wrap Ian Mc Manus
Yogesh Desai
13:00 8 Hot and Cold Buffet Lunch
13:30 9 IBM DC Tour (5 People Only) OPTIONAL
Registration : Please email gtsoff@ie.ibm.com