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Overview

Cloud computing is a disruptive technology that threatens the existing software distribution and consumption model. It enables software to be sold as a service (SaaS). As a result many new services have spawned that use this distributed computing approach to offer everying from hosted applications, remote processing, tools, plug-ins, widgets, APIs and databases. This pay-as-you-go model eliminates big cash outlays for software, making it faster to deploy services, easier to integrate functionality and increase the speed to market.

In this event, we will hear from a panel of experts on their experiences with SaaS approaches versus traditional software and we will examine the various issues surrounding SaaS such as:
- Is SaaS merely an interesting experiment or should it be a critical part of your web strategy
- Is SaaS best suited for web based products and small businesses or is it suitable for large scale enterprise applications and high traffic websites
- What are the benefits, advantages and disadvantages of SaaS / cloud computing?

SaaS and The Long Tail
SaaS makes it possible to lower the cost of your product and hence reach more consumers. SaaS changes the distribution economics by spreading the cost over many customers.
- Is Saas the right approach for scaling applications
- Can SaaS increase your addressable market
- QoS of SaaS - service outages, slow performance
- Is SaaS really easy or is it more complex than it looks
- What platforms and applications are best suited for the SaaS approach
- Should you rely on the IT expertise of a third party

SaaS vs Build vs Buy
- Does it make sense to put critical services of your product/company in the hands of a third party
- Should mission critical applications incorporate SaaS
- When does it make sense to bring the information in SaaS / cloud computing applications in house / to your own data center?
- What are some of the challenges in doing so?

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David Knight, Vice President, WebEx Connect, Cisco As Vice President of the WebEx Connect division of Cisco, David Knight is responsible for setting the strategic product direction and requirements for the companyâ€™s composite collaboration application platform, presence-enabled applications, and associated technology components. Prior to joining WebEx, Mr. Knight held executive positions at Portera Systems, a vendor of professional service automation systems; and Sybase, where he was Director of Internet Middleware, among other roles. He began his management career at Oracle. David Knight holds a bachelor of science degree and master of business administration degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Rate This Speaker » Embed:

Mani Gill, VP On Demand, Business Objects, SAP Mani Gill is the Vice President of OnDemand at Business Objects, an SAP company. He manages the software as a service strategy, direction, and sales for crystalreports.com, Business Intelligence OnDemand, and Information OnDemand products. Prior to joining Business Objects 11 years ago, he was integrating business intelligence technologies into Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual Studio, BackOffice, Dynamics and CRM. Mani is originally from Canada and now lives in Seattle with his wife and two young daughters, and enjoys golfing and travelling in his spare time. Rate This Speaker » Embed:

Raju Vegesna, Evangelist, Zoho Raju is an evangelist for Zoho and is one of the foremost thought leaders in the Office 2.0 revolution. Raju is one of the key people responsible for developing the strategic direction of the Zoho Suite. He is an avid blogger (see: blogs.zoho.com), and users of Zoho are encouraged to contact him directly. Prior to joining AdventNet, Raju co-founded an Internet services company serving the educational market. He holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science. Rate This Speaker » Embed:

Treb Ryan, CEO, OpSource Since 1996, Mr. Ryan has been instrumental in defining and creating services organizations that improve the quality and reliability of the technology infrastructures businesses depend on for communications and commerce. Prior to co-founding OpSource in 2002, Mr. Ryan was President of the Americas for Metromedia Fiber Network (MFN). He was responsible for integrating the sales and delivery organizations of the company's Internet businesses-hosting, IP networking, and managed services - providing customers with an integrated network and IT infrastructure solution. Under his leadership, MFN customers included BP Amoco, JP Morgan Chase, Sony, Microsoft, and Mercedes-Benz. Mr. Ryan joined MFN from SiteSmith, a company that he co-founded in 1999 and ultimately sold to MFN the following year in a deal valued at $1.4 billion. Prior to co-founding SiteSmith, Mr. Ryan was Vice President of Professional Services for GlobalCenter, a pioneer in the hosting and Internet services marketplace. Mr. Ryan credits his success in creating IT services that meet customers' ever-changing business challenges to his background in operations, which includes ten years in operations and management positions at Great America, a division of Viacom, one of the world's largest consumer entertainment companies. Mr. Ryan has been a guest speaker at numerous industry events, including CIO, venture capital, Internet, hosting, and software conferences. He attended UCLA and is an advisor to the UCLA CLAS fund. Rate This Speaker » Embed:

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