CLOUD

INNOVATION

presents

Friday February 21st 2014 @ BMO Institute for Learning 8:00am – 6:00pm

The cloud has changed your business forever.

Reach for the sky, be grounded in great opportunities!

Hear GTA experts from great companies including:

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7:30am – 8:00am Registration

8:00am – 8:45am Scene Setting and Orientation – Michael O’Neil

Major Cloud Computing elements that impact your business choices.

Where are we on the path to hybrid cloud?

What does cloud mean to your IT acquisition and IT management strategies?

How does cloud affect business management options and requirements – today and in the future?

8:45am – 10:00am Business Planning for the Cloud – HP Cloud Business, Dell

Although the first steps to cloud often take the form of ad hoc pilot projects, migration to an effective hybrid IT/business environment

requires a plan considering both technology and integration options. In this session, we’ll hear from two leading firms (and their

customers) as we discuss key issues in the cloud planning process.

10:00 am – 10:15am BREAK

10:15am – 11:30pm Capitalizing on Cloud Infrastructure – CenturyLink Technology Solutions, Microsoft

At the core of the cloud is the infrastructure – the virtual equivalent of servers, storage, memory and networking – that is taking the

place of physical on-premise products. What are the key considerations in sourcing and deploying hybrid infrastructure? What have we

learned from early adopters, and how can we apply these lessons moving forward.

11:30pm – 12:30pm LUNCH

12:30pm – 1:45pm SaaS and Your Business – Igloo, gShift, FutureStateIT, DMTI Spatial

SaaS is expected to supplant traditional software and become the most common way to acquire and deploy software before the end of

the decade. Why is SaaS so hot? In this session, four Canadian leaders will talk about how SaaS solutions provide cost-effective

methods of improving business performance.

1:45pm – 3:00pm Integrating a Hybrid Environment – SoftChoice, Ideaca, Supra ITS

Effective integration is the key to both building hybrid infrastructure and to basing new business process automation options on these

hybrid offerings. What’s involved in pulling the pieces together? Leading Canadian integrators discuss keys to implementing and

benefitting from hybrid environments.

3:00pm – 3:15pm BREAK

3:15pm – 4:30pm Driving the Business Utility of the Cloud – Hitachi Data Systems, Cisco

In many ways, the most important advantages of cloud are found not in what it is, but in what it enables. Organizations can use cloud

resources to power applications that are unlocking new competitive advantage. In this session, we look at two of the hottest cloud-

enabled technologies – Big Data analytics and mobility – and at how organizations are reaching new markets by combining cloud with

data access and new business practices.

4:30pm – 5:30pm Cocktail Reception

Network with colleagues, participate in an end-of-event prize draw.

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Panelists

Andrew Dixon – Igloo

Andrew is responsible for Igloo's sales operations and go-to-marketing strategy, including

operations, demand generation and communications.

Prior to Igloo, he was an eighteen-year veteran of Microsoft, where he managed several

product groups and divisions, including the Server and Tools Business, while he worked along

side Bill Gates to lead their launch of the Tablet PC.

Facilitator

Michael O’Neil – InsightaaS

Michael is Canada’s most senior IT industry analyst, internationally recognized as an expert in

cloud computing, IT channel and alliance management strategies, and sustainable IT.

O’Neil started his career with IDC, where he was both Managing Director of the Canadian

subsidiary and executive responsible for the launch and growth of the company’s Software

Partnering and Alliances research program. In this role, he developed and delivered

management-level channel strategy workshops each year in Silicon Valley and Boston, and

worked with clients in Asia, Europe and North America.

Chris Adams – gShift Labs

Chris is the co-founder and CTO of gShift Labs, a web presence SasS based software

analytics company. As a co-founder he directs gShift’s software and Web Presence

Optimizer™ (WPO), helps businesses and agencies track, monitor, measure and report on

their entire web presence for organic search and social.

Peter van Der Zouwe – Microsoft

Peter has worked in the IT industry for over 18 years and currently leads the Cloud Computing

Partner Development Business for Microsoft Canada.

Peter is passionate about the ability for Cloud Computing to transform the way IT is delivered

to business customers and is happy to be a part of this major paradigm shift in the IT Industry.

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Loïc Calvez – SoftChoice

Loïc is Datacenter Practice Lead for Softchoice where he creates solutions to help customers

harness today’s and tomorrow’s technologies. Prior to Softchoice, Loïc worked for a large

outsourcer where he engaged with technology and business leaders to solve current issues and

helped them define their future through projects or managed services offerings

Philip Kaszuba – DMTI

In his role as President, he comes to DMTI with more than 20 years of experience building multi-

channel sales and sales management teams in a number of high tech companies. Phil is responsible

for leading the organization as well as maintaining strategic long term relationships with existing

clients while building growth opportunities with potential customers.

Alex Topitsch – FutureState IT

Alex Topitsch is a proven leader and technologist with 15 years of experience leading a

successful IT consulting company. His company has provided services to organizations in

North America in the government, financial and manufacturing verticals among others. Alex

has also helped other IT firms grow and guide their technical and sales teams to adapt to the

ever-changing complexities in IT.

Bik Dutta – CenturyLink Technology Solutions

Bik is the Director, Product & Market Development at CenturyLink Technology Solutions,

Canada. He is responsible for CenturyLink Technology Solutions Canada’s market and

product strategy that includes driving expansions and ensuring global offerings are deployed

in Canada to resonate with customer requirements.

Randy Milthorpe – HP Cloud Business

Randy provides strategic direction to HP Canadian Sales Channels regarding the cloud.

He works closely with customers to optimize their business technology to enable the

New Style of IT. He also provides support for HP market phoplanning, sales programs,

and sales campaigns.

Justin Folkerts - Supra ITS

As the VP of Infrastructure Services, Justin is responsible for directing global Service Desk

and Project Delivery teams with locations in Canada, UK, India and the United States. As a

member of the executive team, Justin operationalizes strategic priorities and is responsible

for creating a governance framework for a world class service delivery program. He also

has extensive cloud and information security expertise.

Sid Nag - Dell

Sid is responsible for Dell's Cloud Consulting & Advisory Services Strategy, Product

Management, Product Marketing and Go to Market program. He has defined and brought

structure around the program and has successfully launched this program/service in the

Americas as well as the Europe. Middle East & Africa (EMEA) theaters. Including countries

such as US, UK, France & Germany.

Richard Iwasa – Ideaca

Richard Iwasa is a Solution Architect with Ideaca Knowledge Services, a Microsoft partner with

offices across Canada. He has over 20 years of experience in application development and

architecture across many industry verticals, and helps customers with both the business and the

technical aspects of cloud implementations

Paul Lewis – Hitachi Data Systems

Paul Lewis is an experienced senior technology executive skilled in leading high-performance

strategy, application, and infrastructure technology services. Combined with over 18 years of

deep business knowledge of Canadian and International financial services, consistently

provides reliable, cost-effective strategic planning and solutions to meet the most challenging

corporate objectives.

Rod Scotland - Cisco

As the National Architectures Strategy Manager of Mid-Market Solutions for Cisco

Canada, Rod Scotland is responsible for leading the technology alignment and national

technology strategies for Canadian midmarket and small and medium-sized business

solutions.. Since joining Cisco in 1999, Scotland has held several positions in the areas of

consulting engineering, solution sales and strategic business development. He has

extensive experience with Cisco technologies and has provided expertise across the

Customer and Partner Led business segments.

#TCNXcloud will help your business navigate the cloud computing opportunities today.

We start with business planning; progress through infrastructure; (SaaS) applications; hybrid infrastructure

integration; and conclude with a discussion on driving business utility through the cloud.

We will help you connect with the realities through the unique TechConnex workshop approach. Attendees

will be assigned a team addressing a specific business context. We will then walk through a series of five

linked sessions that begin with an interactive Q&A with experts in the areas being covering. We'll then

present a list of best practices, and ask each team to discuss the ways in which these can be applied to their

team's business requirements. At the end of each session, we will have 2-4 audience members present on

their team's recommendations, and then ask the panel experts to add their perspectives on building success

in the cloud.

With this session, you’ll get a roadmap to why, where and when this migration will be most beneficial. The

free evening social provides a welcoming community setting to further explore how the learnings of the day

might be applied directly to your business.

Register Now

Pamela Montgomery | pamela.m@techconnex.ca | 905.415.4558 x3106

www.techconnex.ca | @techconnex

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