The Dawn of Enterprise Democracy at IT Decisions 2011
This year’s IT Decisions event to focus on the
‘Consumerisation of Enterprise IT’ and the technology integration challenges that it presents
IT Decisions 2011, 28th and 29th June 2011, QEII Conference Centre, London
Delegates at next month’s IT Decisions event will hear how the convergence of consumer and corporate IT environments - together with the proliferation of new devices, applications and
information sources - has become an unstoppable tide, requiring fresh approaches and new thinking from CIOs in order to manage it and harness it for business benefit. IT Decisions is the only free-to-attend UK event for senior IT executives to present an integrated view of the most important trends and innovations in IT convergence.
Tim Jennings, Research Fellow & Chief Analyst – Enterprise IT at OVUM IT will open both days of the event with a scene-setting keynote entitled: The Consumerisation of Enterprise IT. “Enterprise IT and related technology choices are no longer the sole domain of CIOs. Gone are the days when the CIO could ‘dictate’ a unified technology strategy across the board. Today, Enterprise IT is becoming more democratic, with users both within and outside organisational boundaries introducing a plethora of different devices for accessing corporate information in their preferred application format. And the IT function simply cannot hold back this tide,” explains Jennings. “However, CIOs can educate and influence user choices and employ techniques such as virtualisation to enforce security and segregate corporate and consumer personas.” This high-level keynote will explain the many impacts of this important shift, including the integration of cloud-based services with legacy architectures, and discuss the strategic options available to CIOs to enable them to ride the tide instead of swimming against it.
Continuing the theme of pervasive consumerisation in a later keynote, Robert Whiteside, Head of Enterprise at Google UK will explore how true cloud computing should enable cost-effective access to a world of powerful applications, delivered through a browser to any user device (in line with Google’s vision for the future of IT and Enterprise collaboration tools).
But this new integrated environment doesn’t come without significant challenges. Security, to name but one aspect, will become of even more paramount importance: as highlighted by recent data breaches at the Sony Playstation Network and Epsilon Marketing. In another keynote, Kevin Jones, Principle Engineer at the Intel Application Security & Identity Products Group, will explain why complex cloud usage models cannot be addressed effectively with existing Identity Management techniques and will go on to explore the most viable alternatives that are starting to emerge. On the second day of the event, the highly topical issue of mobile and smartphone security in a corporate context will be the subject of a special panel discussion chaired by EEMA, the European association for e-identity and security, and including senior representatives from Ovum, Research in Motion (RIM) and Symantec.
IT Decisions’ free educational programme also includes focused breakout sessions, roundtables and advice clinics from independent experts such as Adisa, BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, Frost & Sullivan, The 451 Group and Verdantix - plus contributions from innovative end-users such as Sainsburys, City University and Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co, covering key themes such as:
- Virtualisation, Storage & Datacentre Optimisation
- Cloud Computing & Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Enterprise 2.0, Social Media & Collaborative Working
- Unified Communications & VOIP
- Mobile & Wireless Accessibility
- e-Identity & Security in the Cloud
- Green IT, Governance & Compliance
- Open Source Software Development
- Interoperability & Standards
- Risk Management, Procurement & Contractual Issues
Supplier briefings and demonstrations led by a wide range of technology innovators and market leaders including Appsense Ltd, Arkadin Global Conferencing, Best Practice Group, Citrix, Damovo, Datacore Software, Deloitte, DCG Group, DLA Piper, Exponential-E, Global Crossing, Google, Grosvenor Consultancy Services, ICEX, Intel, Logica, Lombard, Magic Software Enterprises UK, MDNX, Microsoft, Novell, Pangea, SAMI Consulting, TriCerat, VMware, Wragge & Co and many more, will allow delegates to gather all the information needed to shape their IT strategy and investment plans.
IT Decisions 2011 is organised in association with BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT and takes place on 28th and 29th June in London at the QEII Conference Centre, Westminster. The event is free to attend for senior IT decision makers and senior executives. Please visit the event website at www.itdshow.com for information on how to register and the latest programme.
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About IT Decisions
Each year, IT Decisions identifies the most significant trends currently shaping corporate and public sector IT systems – presenting independent perspectives on the latest developments and showcasing the latest innovations via a single highly time-effective event.
The tried-and-trusted combination of educational seminars, advice clinics, supplier briefings, demonstrations and informal meeting areas allows IT decision makers to gather all the information they need to shape IT strategies and investment plans on an ongoing basis.
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About Revolution Events
Revolution Events is one of the UK’s leading providers of innovative business forums, with an enviable track record in delivering high quality educational events for domestic and international markets. Since 1999, Revolution Events has organised more than 200 business events within a diverse range of markets, with particular strengths in emerging technologies, procurement & supply chain issues and new developments in the public sector.
Over the years, Revolution Events has worked with major partners such as the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS), The European Association for e-Identity and Security (eema), the Improvement & Development Agency (IDeA), PricewaterhouseCoopers, Lloyds TSB, the Office of Deputy Prime Minister (now CLG), the European Networking & Information Security Agency (ENISA), the National e-Procurement Project (NePP), Microsoft and Sage Software.
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