SEATTLE, WASH. – April 22, 2010 – Skytap, Inc., the leading provider of self-service cloud automation solutions, today announced that Sundar Raghavan, chief product and marketing officer, will share unique perspectives on enterprise cloud adoption and the future of cloud computing on a panel of IT visionaries titled, “What’s Next: Cloud Operators Talk Futures.”
Who: Joining Sundar Raghavan on the panel is Yousef Khalidi, distinguished engineer of Windows Azure at Microsoft; Jason Lochhead, chief technology officer of hosting services for Terremark Worldwide, Inc.; and Steve Riley, evangelist at Amazon Web Services. The panel will be moderated by Alistair Croll, founder of BitCurrent. What: The panel will discuss trends within the cloud computing industry, what’s in store for the year ahead, and how the entrance of new players is altering the cloud ecosystem. When: April 26, 2010 at 2:45pm – 3:30pm PT. Where: The Interop Enterprise Cloud Summit will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “What’s Next: Cloud Operators Talk Futures” panel is located in South Seas B. Why: On-demand computing resources are the most disruptive change in IT over the last decade. In addition to revealing which cloud issues will be top of mind throughout 2010, the panel will also discuss standards, regulations and portability.