National Grid Seminar Series

The Windows Azure Platform:
A perspective for enterprise users

David Chappell
Principal of Chappell & Associates

19 October 2009 (Monday)
0930-1130 hours @ Microsoft Auditorium
Level 21, 1 Marina Boulevard
Singapore 018989

Abstract

The Windows Azure Platform: A perspective for enterprise users. Cloud computing looks like the biggest change to hit our industry in many years. The advent of cheap, scalable compute power available over the Internet will affect almost everybody who works in IT. But what is cloud computing and how does one take advantage of this new approach? In this session, aimed at Business & Technical decision makers, David Chappell looks at the Windows Azure platform and what it means for the enterprise user. The topics he’ll cover include:

• An overview of the Windows Azure platform: Technology and business model
• The cloud platform context: Google, Amazon, Salesforce.com, and more
• Using the Windows Azure platform: Scenarios for software development firms
• TCO considerations: is the cloud always cheaper?

The goal is to provide a foundation for thinking about the Windows Azure platform, then offer guidance on how to make good decisions for using it.

Biodata

David Chappell is Principal of Chappell & Associates (www.davidchappell.com) in San Francisco, California. Through his speaking, writing, and consulting, he helps software professionals around the world understand, use, and make better decisions about new technologies. David has been the keynote speaker for many conferences and events on five continents, and his seminars have been attended by tens of thousands of developers, architects, and decision makers in forty countries. David’s books have been translated into ten languages and used regularly in courses at MIT, ETH Zurich, and other educational institutions. In his consulting practice, he has helped clients such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Stanford University, and Target Corporation adopt new technologies, market new products, train their sales staffs, and create business plans.

For enquiries about this seminar, please email cloud@ngp.org.sg

Admission is Free. All are Welcome.