Carl Kraenzel, CTO of IBM's End User Services and Distinguished Engineer, will be presenting at SYS-CON's 2nd International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo in New York City this coming March 30-April 1, 2009.

The world of classic desktops is giving way to radical new model, where the end user's OS and applications are virtualized and hosted in the cloud. This can drive powerful cost reductions where deft execution can bring swift ROI.  Moreover, this model is part of becoming a mobile enterprise, enabling user free seating and mobile access to desktop applications. The industry is mostly past the phase of kicking the tires. Now organizations are looking at production deployments of tens of thousands of seats.     IBM has years of lessons learned from a myriad of engagements deploying end user virtualization. This session will share insights on the latest technology approaches,  technical delivery considerations, pitfalls to guard against, and ways to evaluate the direct and indirect benefits.

Speaker Bio
Carl Kraenzel is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and IBM Master Inventor currently providing Chief Technology Officer direction to End User Services in IBM's Global Technology Services.  This includes services for end user device deployment, management, support, and transformation for virtualization and mobility.  During his time at IBM, Carl has been instrumental in the launch of several first-release products, programs and technologies, such as IBM Virtual Infrastructure Access, IBM Self Enablement Portal,  Eclipse RCP, Lotus Notes Eclipse Plugin, Lotus QuickPlace, Domino Off-Line Services, Domino Access for Microsoft Outlook, Domino Web Access well as IBM's earliest offline browser technologies.  Carl joined the company in 1994 when a company he co-founded in New Hampshire, Edge Research, was acquired by Lotus.

Learn How to Leverage Cloud Computing and Virtualization in NYC This March
Cloud Computing and Virtualization both take center stage this March in New York City, as SYS-CON Events brings two of its most popular industry-leading Enterprise IT events to the Big Apple: 2nd International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo and 5th International Virtualization Conference & Expo.

Co-located at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan, these events have the highest-energy Expo Floor of any comparable event, with more exhibitors, more attendees, and more Special Events like our industry Power Panels, our delegate prize drawings, and our attendee-generated Show Awards.

Register today for a Golden Pass and access to both events.

Cloud Computing Is Swelling Into an Estimated $36BN Market
The Cloud Computing conference theme this March is "The Delivery of IT Resources as Services" - with 100+ breakout sessions by leading industry CEOs and CTOs whose companies already recognize that what today's companies need above all is to be able to build infrastructures that can scale up or down at a moment's notice.

Over the next five years, IDC expects spending on IT cloud services to grow almost threefold, reaching $42 billion by 2012 and accounting for some 9% of total software sales. More importantly, spending on cloud computing will accelerate throughout the forecast period, capturing 25% of IT spending growth in 2012 and nearly a third of growth the following year.

Cloud computing helps IT cut infrastructure costs while adding new features and services to grow core businesses. Clouds can help grow margins as costs are cut back but service offerings are expanded.

Top Keynotes, Top Technical & Business Sessions, Top Delegates
2nd International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo will feature 100+ technical sessions from the leading industry players from the main layers of the Cloud ecosystem - the infrastructure players, the platform providers, and those offering applications and services. Our two-day Expo is your chance to get in front of senior technologists including CIOs, CTOs, directors of infrastructure, VPs of technology, IT directors and managers, network and storage managers, network engineers, enterprise architects, and communications and networking specialists.

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Cloud computing is an opportunity for business to implement low cost, low power and high efficiency systems to deliver scalable infrastructure. But what's actually involved in moving to a cloud infrastructure? In this compelling one-day, hands-on training program, you'll learn just what it takes to take full advantage of the Cloud. Join fellow delegates as Alan Williamson, Editor-in-Chief of Cloud Computing Journal, uses his expertise to lead you through Cloud Computing Bootcamp on Tuesday March 31, 2009 with configuration samples, live demos and working setups.

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