Cloud Computing Bootcamp

Introducing at SOA World
in New York City June 22, 2009
All-New SOA & Cloud Bootcamp

The secret to moving your architecture to utilise Cloud Services is a good solid, and pragmatic, SOA applied design. Gone are the days of tightly coupled systems, hard coded service end points. With the cloud, things can disappear as quickly as they can appear.

At the all-new SOA & Cloud Bootcamp, being held in conjunction the the 15th International SOA World Conference & Expo in New York (June 22-23, 2009), software industry entrepreneur and Bootcamp Instructor Alan Williamson will explore these linked approaches further, and seek deal with real problems and look at alternative solutions.

Attending delegates will leave the Bootcamp with resources, ideas and examples they can apply immediately.

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Who: SOA & Cloud Computing Bootcamp is led by:

Alan Williamson, founder of aw20.co.uk and Blog-City.com, is a Sun Java Champion and creator of OpenBlueDragon (an open source Java CFML runtime engine). He is currently engaged with a number of startups providing technology and expertise. In the past, he worked with SpikeSource Inc. for nearly 3 years as Technical Evangelist and architect in SpikeLabs. He has assisted VCs in preparing technical overview and due diligence, was editor-in-chief of Java Developer's Journal, founding editor of LinuxWorld Magazine, and has more than 16 years experience in the world of software development. Co-founding aw2.0 'the cloud experts' he has helped many start-ups, as well as established players, move to the cloud.

Join Alan Williamson and your fellow attendees at the SOA & Cloud Computing Bootcamp on June 22. We'll see you in NYC!

Cloud Bootcamp: Everything you need to know but were too scared to ask

What to do what to do. There is no denying this 'cloud' hype isn't going away any time soon, so let us show you why its not going away and why it has captured the mindset of our industry so quickly.

This boot camp will illustrate all the major players with real hands-on experience. You will see how each of the players will help you transistion from costly, physical based services to utilising ondemand processing.

This bootcamp assumes you are looking to run a service with as close to 100% as possible with as much scalability as possible then this is the day for you.

The morning will look at some of the major players and what services they have to offer and how you get access to them. The afternoon session will be a series of short sharp intensive introductions to some of the new players emerging, both big and small, to the cloud world.

The boot camp is all about what you can do TODAY, and not about what maybe you can do tomorrow. NO HYPE, just stuff that works. There is a huge disparity from what the current cloud providers can offer you, and it is important to learn their differences so you can plan for them, instead of hold your head in despair. With thought, you can maximise the cloud advantages.

Q&A encouraged throughout!

The Flight Plan: 0920 - 1005
- An overview of this whole cloud space, figuring out some definitions and terminology. Look at the expectations and our experiences, where all the services play, and enable you with the terminology to make the best out this new on-demand world.
Amazon AWS Overview 1210 - 1255
- An indepth look at the services provided by Amazon EC2 and the supporting services. This includes spinning up instances, creating images, the do's and don'ts of one of the early pioneers of on-demand cloud computing.
Alternatives GoGrid / Mosso / FlexiScale 1405-1450

Amazon are not the only players in this space, but they did set the bar in terms of what we would come to expect. We'll take a look at some of the other players: GoGrid, Flexiscale, Mosso, Joyent, AppNexeus with an indepth look at their offerings.

Straight Talking Clouds 1455 - 1540
- The bring'a'long a problem session. Case study a number of real world setups and problems that were both easily solved with the cloud, and conversely, gave architects real headaches. Its not all easy flying in the clouds.

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Conference News & Updates

Unisys President to Keynote Cloud Computing Conference & Expo

By Cloud News Desk

SYS-CON Events is delighted to announce that the Opening Keynote at its 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo is to be given by Richard Marcello, President of Systems & Technology at Unisys. As a pioneer in large-scale computing, Unisys has tackled some of the toughest security challenges in the world for both public and private sector clients.

4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo: Call for Papers

By Jeremy Geelan

With an ever-increasing number of companies now buying computing, storage, and networking power as they need it from the cloud, it is hardly surprising that SYS-CON's industry-leading International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series is going from strength to strength. The Call for Papers for the 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, which will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, on November 2- 4, 2009, is now open.

1st Annual GovIT Expo: Call for Papers

By Cloud News Desk

SYS-CON announces the Call for Papers for the 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo), to be held October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Submissions are welcomed from exceptional speakers who are also Infrastructure, architecture, and software engineering experts who have first-hand experience in the development, procurement or implementation of IT for Government or Federal agencies.

Unisys Named “Platinum Sponsor” of Cloud Computing Conference & Expo

SYS-CON Events announced that Unisys, the leader in high-value technology and business solutions to global enterprises, was named "Platinum Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, which will take place on November 2 - 4, 2009, Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California. The event is expected to attract over 1,500 developers, engineers, architects, IT managers, and hardware and software professionals of every stripe.

"Government IT Expo" to Highlight Cloud Computing and SOA

SYS-CON Events announced today the latest event in its innovative series of real-world technology conferences, Government IT Conference & Expo, a deep dive into the new wave of Internet-based technologies that are changing the way that Federal agencies leverage, procure and utilize IT. GovITExpo, which is being held October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC, builds on the success of SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Expo, the fastest-growing conference anywhere in the world devoted to the delivery of massively scalable IT as a service using Internet technologies.

"SOA in the Cloud Expo" 2009 New York Photo Album

By SOA News Desk

SYS-CON's SOA World Conference & Expo, colocated with AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo, held on June 22-23, 2009, in New York City, featured parallel content-rich tracks reflecting the worldwide adoption of the distributed computing paradigm, in which web services are deployed through specific service-oriented architectures. The two content-packed days emphasized value with a rich array of sessions, keynotes, General Sessions, breakout sessions, and industry panels led by exceptional speakers. Enjoy the photo album of the show.

IBM Keynote: How "SOA in the Cloud" Produce Real Change

By SOA News Desk

“SOA serves as the foundation for the move into the cloud,” stated Dr. Kareem Yusuf, Director Product Management, WebSphere Software, IBM in his keynote at SOA World Conference & Expo in NYC, June 22 - 23, 2009. “What are the characteristics of the cloud?” Dr Yusuf then asked. Shared infrastructure, self-service capabilities, and the fact that it will be virtualized are several that he mentioned.