Introducing Cloud Sessions - Thursday, May 20th

Is there a reality behind all the recent cloud-computing hype? Get the facts by attending our special cloud-computing track, including a panel discussion, a customer speaker, a cloud security session, and a cloud migration session. We'll explore the potential that cloud holds. Learn about the barriers that must be overcome before widespread adoption can become a reality. And discover how companies are already deploying public, private and hybrid cloud models to reduce IT costs, scale infrastructure and build the most effective and intelligent infrastructures possible. Finally, get more details on Riverbed's own cloud strategy, and its upcoming Steelhead product for the cloud and cloud storage solution.

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Cloud Sessions

• Industry Panel: Cloud Reality and Hype
• Cloud Security - What You Need to Know
• Does the Cloud Have an Edge?
• Gartner - Case Studies in Cloud Computing

Industry Panel: Cloud Reality and Hype
Right now it's hard to tell the difference between marketing and the real benefits of the cloud. Join this panel to hear cloud specialists, enterprises using the cloud, and Riverbed engaged in a heated debate on the reality of cloud today. Topics addressed will include whether cloud is ready for enterprise production networks, cloud performance, and if cloud ROI is really achievable. Don't miss this session - it's the one that your colleagues will ask you about!

Cloud Security - What You Need to Know
Are you concerned about the security of your data in a public cloud? You should be! This is one of the top barriers of adoption of the cloud and needs to be properly addressed before you move confidential information outside the confines of your data center. The good news is you’re not the only one worrying about this, and some of the top security experts in the world of IT have been developing new frameworks and technologies to protect your data in the clouds. This informative session will give you valuable insights on how to adopt industry best practices, avoid pitfalls, and adapt your security model to accommodate public, private, virtual private, or hybrid cloud computing. Not to be missed.

Does the Cloud Have an Edge?
So if you’ve adopted cloud computing, what IT infrastructure remains in your offices? Consolidation, virtualization, centralization, and cloud-ification can drastically simplify your hardware footprint, bringing cost savings and other advantages, but some elements of technology by their very nature must remain local to branch offices. Active directory, DNS, DHCP, firewall, and even network routing are all examples of local services that resist easy consolidation. The good news is that with new approaches to building a “branch office box” you can effectively deliver these functions without needing to purchase and support a stack of servers of in every one of your offices. Come learn how!

Gartner - Case Studies in Cloud Computing
Speaker: Joe Skorupa, VP Research, Gartner
Cloud computing continues to gain attention, with vendors promoting an ever-wider variety of service options. When, where and how does cloud computing deliver benefits? What are the barriers and how can enterprises begin to take advantage of the benefits that cloud promises?

Register now for Accelerate 2010!