David Linthicum (Dave) is an internationally known cloud computing and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) expert. In his career, Dave has formed or enhanced many of the ideas behind modern distributed computing including EAI, B2B Application Integration, and SOA, approaches and technologies in wide use today. For the last 10 years, Dave has focused on the technology and strategies around cloud computing, including working with several cloud computing startups. Dave’s industry experience includes tenure as CTO and CEO of several successful software companies, and upper-level management positions in Fortune 500 companies.

Dave focuses on best practices and the real business value of cloud computing, as well as the true fit of the technology within the context of enterprise requirements. His expertise lies in his ability to define where the business meets Cloud computing using familiar tools and understandable terminology.

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Where Cloud Computing Meets Enterprise Architecture
While enterprise architecture standards, and best practices, provide a framework for approaching IT architecture for the enterprise, the use of cloud computing resources, in the context of thoughtful enterprise architecture is where the real money is made. Indeed, good enterprise architecture, including SOA, while bringing agility to the IT systems, also prepares the enterprise to leverage cloud computing by creating the necessary interfaces and support of standards. This symbiotic relationship between the concepts is further able to drive the enterprise to a state where services and processes may be run inside or outside of the firewall, as required by the business. In essence extending your enterprise architecture out to the platform of the Web, where and when needed, expandable when needed, to reduce costs and take advantage of Internet delivered resources that provide access to pre-built business processes and services, as well as access to platforms delivered as-a-service.

Mr. Linthicum will take the mystery out of cloud computing, and its use within the context of enterprise architecture and SOA, including the business case, the core notion, enabling technology, enabling standards, best practices, and steps to get to where you need to go. This keynote presentation is not about general concepts and hype, it's about setting a course for your enterprise towards a more agile, powerful, efficient, and cost effective approach to IT that will allow the IT resources to scale on-demand, and at the same time reducing costs significantly. Dave will not only tell you what's going on, but how to do it. Step by step.

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