The Open Group President & CEO, Allen Brown, introduces the conference
(Video, 2 minutes)

The Open Group Conference in Rome will address some of the key issues to be found in IT today ...

Architecture   

• This conference will help you to better understand the future role of enterprise architecture as it is more closely aligned with business decision making at a ‘board room’ level.
• It will outline practical initiatives based on real-life e xperiences from leading industry professionals andl help you to understand tomorrow’s best practices and policies
• And it will reveal the role of TOGAF™ 9 in delivering operational efficiencies and real business benefits
  
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Security  

• This event will assess how to architect secure enterprise business solutions; how to verify whether they are truly effective; and how to ensure the best return on investment in the provision of information security.
• It will reveal mature and proven solutions in delivering dependable cost-effective information security
• And there will also be a joint session focussing upon Security in the Cloud.
  
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Cloud Computing  

• This event will include sessions that shed light on requirements, challenges, security, user cases and opportunities for the deployment of cloud computing.
• It will show how the outsourcing of infrastructure to the Cloud enables timely innovation in business and how to utilize cloud computing make it easier to optimize resources on-the-fly in order to meet operational demands.
  
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Attend and Learn
Tracks on Mon, Tue & Wed)

Choose sessions, tutorials, and case studies from concurrent tracks where you'll find thought leadership across a range of topics and issues that impact your business. Key topics to be covered include:

• Making EA Effective in the Board Room
• Making EA Meaningful to the Business
• EA and Business Strategy
• Translating IT speak to business speak – a role of the architect
• Professionalizing the Discipline of EA