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2010 BUSINESS + IT EXPO: CLOUD COMPUTING & VIRTUALIZATION
Moving Toward a Virtual World
Cloud Computing – Datacenters – Virtualization - Convergence
The fourth annual Business + IT Expo is the state’s largest and most valued technology trade show. Whether you are a business owner looking to improve your company productivity, an IT manager seeking to expand your knowledge or a technology product or service provider looking to grow your sales, this event is for you!
Systems Performance. Cost efficiencies. Impact of Green. Security. Strategic growth. Human Capital. These are all topics that impact all the technology heroes who keep systems running smoothly and business advancing - despite the tough economy and the competitive global landscape.
The 2010 Business + IT Expo will take on these issues and more! This year, the focus is on cloud computing and virtualization: the challenges and solutions surrounding space, power and efficiency and the cloud, what is it and how to leverage for maximum productivity.
The conference will also feature the annual CIO of the Year Awards luncheon with keynote speaker, break out sessions and plenty of time for one-on-one networking while browsing the exhibits of some of our states and nations most innovative companies. This is one Expo you can’t miss.
CIO of the Year Awards:
Hosted by the Arizona Technology Council, the CIO of the Year Awards luncheon honors individual technology executives from industry, non-profit, education and government. Nominees, including chief information officers or those in equivalent IT leadership positions, are recognized for their innovation and creativity in planning and deploying their enterprise systems, future IT goals, management philosophy and service to the industry and community. Attendees of the award ceremony include the state’s
top technology executives and their staff members.
The CIO of the Year Awards will be presented on Thursday, April 29, 2010 during the Keynote Speaker Lunch at the Business + Information Technology Expo. Below is the complete list of finalists:
Large Company:
- Robert K. Dutton, Vice President, IT & CIO, General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- Stephen A. Speidel, CIO, COO, Insight Enterprises, a Tempe-based distributor of information technology equipment and services.
- Neil Warner, CIO, The Go Daddy Group, Inc., a world leader in domain registration, Web hosting and new SSL certificates.
- Neil Jarvis, CIO, AAA, Northern California, Nevada & Utah (NCNU). AAA is a federation of 69 individual motor clubs with over 1000 locations across the U.S. and Canada.
Non-Profit/Government:
- Chad Kirkpatrick, Arizona State CIO & Director of Government Information Technology Agency (GITA), created in 1996 to serve as the strategic planning and coordination agency for information technology for the State of Arizona.
- Jonathan Harber, CIO, Blood Systems Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and largest blood service providers with corporate offices in Scottsdale, AZ.
Education:
- Dustin Fennell, CIO, Scottsdale Community College, a comprehensive community college located in the heart of the Valley of the Sun.
- Kirk R. Kelly, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology at Pima County Community College District, a multi-campus college, serving 76,000 students a year.
Event Agenda:
8:00 AM | Expo Doors Open/Registration
8:30 AM | Breakout Session #1, Bringing Clarity to the Cloud with Virtual Private Servers, Presented by OneNeck IT Services
9:30 AM | Breakout Session #2, Cloud Computing Empowering Mobile Evolution Presented by Integrum Technologies
10:30 AM | Breakout Session #3, Voices in the Cloud, Presented by Telesphere
11:30 PM | Keynote Speaker Stan Freck, Director of Cloud Computing for Microsoft’s US Public Sector /CIO of the Year Awards Luncheon
1:15 PM | Breakout Session #4, Breaking Physical Boundaries: How Cloud Computing and Virtualization Enable the Modern Office, Presented by iLinc
2:15 PM | Breakout Session #5, Running your business in the Cloud: Presented by TrueCloud
3:30 PM | Exhibitors/Conference Ends
About the Keynote Speaker:
Stan Freck is the Director of Cloud Computing for Microsoft’s US Public Sector organization focused on integrating our cloud computing strategy with our traditional on-premises business for customers in the Federal government, State & Local governments, education, and healthcare. Stan
has over 25 years of industry experience with the last 13 at Microsoft, following over a decade at BDM International (now part of Northrup-Grumman). During his career, Stan has lead US and international organizations within engineering, marketing, and sales and has held senior leadership roles for teams including Microsoft.com, Microsoft Southeast Asia, Microsoft Online, and now Microsoft US Public Sector.
Exhibitor Booths SOLD OUT:
Arizona Technology Council Member, $450
Non-Member, $550
Attendees:
Arizona Technology Council Member, $15
Non-Arizona Technology Council Member, $25
AZTC Member with Luncheon Ticket, $50
Non-AZTC Member with Luncheon Ticket, $60
Expo Luncheon Table of Ten, $500
Exhibitors Include:
AbilityCRM
AboveNet
Admiral Consulting Group
Applied Business Communications of AZ, LLC
Arizona Capital Times
Arizona Technology Council
CA, INC.
Carpathia Hosting, Inc.
CarrierBid Communications
Catalyst Computer Technologies LLC
Chief People Officer
Cybertrails, LLC
Enterprise Technology Services
ExactTarget
Extreme Networks/Quagga
GoGogh
GMP Networks/Symantec AP US
iLinc
IBM
Integrum
Isos Technology
IT Partners
Jobing.com
Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Leap Innovation LLC
Logistixs Group, LLC.
Microsoft Corporation
MIS Department University of Arizona
Miss Details Design/NewHouse Studios
Next Step Business Solutions, LLC
OneNeck IT Services
OSAM Document Solutions Inc.
PAETEC
Phoenix Business Journal
PlanNet Consulting
Plenum Cleaning Services
SunGard Availability Services
Sustaining Edge Solutions, Inc.
Sparkplug Communications
Telesphere
The CORE Institute
TrueCloud
Virtuon
XO Communications
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