December
Meeting
State of the Cloud. How will Cloud Computing affect the future of I.T.?
Featuring a case study from W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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December’s meeting will focus on a topic that is top of mind with many businesses - Cloud Computing. Michael Thompson, President & CEO of Information Technology Partners (ITP) will highlight various client case studies and experiences implementing cloud solutions. Tim Dechant, Director of Technology, will provide an update and lessons learned by W.K. Kellogg Foundation's technology model. Finally we will share member experiences in a facilitated discussion on ideas, experiences and lessons learned.
The presentations and discussion will address the following questions and discussion points: |
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Future of I.T. - What is the role of I.T. within the business? |
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How do you transition your I.T. staff during the move to the cloud? |
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Service Levels with your Cloud Providers |
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What is the redundancy and resiliency? |
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Barriers of adoption? What is keeping your organization from moving to the cloud? |
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What must you keep local and what can be farmed out? |
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Security and compliance issues associated with the cloud? |
ITMA Meeting
Thursday, December 8, 2011 |
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Agenda |
| 8:00
- 8:30 |
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Networking & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30
- 8:45 |
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ITMA Updates & Introductions |
| 8:45 - 9:00 |
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Member Profile
Terry Yax, Director of IT Services, Hope Network
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| 9:00 - 10:15 |
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Content Expert – Cloud Case Studies
Michael Thompson, President, CEO
Information Technology Partners (ITP) |
| 10:15 - 10:30 |
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Break
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| 10:30 - 11:30 |
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Update & Lessons Learned
Tim Dechant, Director of Technology, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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| 11:30 - 12:00 |
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Member Discussion - What elements of the cloud are our members using? |
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Date: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Time: 8:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
CPR
1595 Galbraith Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
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Please RSVP by
Tuesday, December 6, 2011. |
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here
to reserve
your seat
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Help
us grow our members
Please feel free to bring up to two guests with you - simply add their names
to our registration form.
If
you have questions or are not a current ITMA member, email mengle@itma.net or call Melissa at 616.464.9720.
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Next Meeting: Thursday, March 8th
The 2012 Meeting topic and calendar will be posted on www.itma.net in January. An update will also be sent to members!
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