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SUMMARY:October Program:  Cloud Computing
DESCRIPTION:Cloud Computing\n \nRic Telford, Vice President, IBM Clou
 d Services\n \nRic is responsible for defining and coordinating deliv
 ery of IBM’s broad portfolio of Cloud services.  His professional b
 usiness career highlights 25 years of product and service development 
 experience and is noted for bringing innovative approaches to the desi
 gn and development of key technologies. During his tenure at IBM, Ric 
 has played a number of key roles in various software and service initi
 atives for IBM, including e-mail and document management, networking, 
 security software, systems management, and IT infrastructure services.
 \n \nBusiness Intelligence as SaaS – The Benefits and Challenges of
  Implementing an Enterprise Scale BI Shared Service\n \nMany organiza
 tions recognize the benefits that can be achieved through the Software
  as a Service (SaaS) model. Why not apply this model to your data ware
 housing and business intelligence strategy? Organizations can save mon
 ey and improve service levels through efficiencies gained by a shared 
 infrastructure and support staff. These and other benefits are common 
 and compelling for any shared service, however, we believe that the gr
 eatest value proposition of a shared data warehouse and business intel
 ligence service lies in its ultimate use as an enterprise data integra
 tion platform.\n \nThis presentation will provide a practical look at
  a successful data warehousing and BI shared service. Valuable lessons
  learned and strategies for success will be discussed, focusing on the
  following topics: business case, planning and design, service capabil
 ities, assessment of readiness, vendor management, HR considerations, 
 architecture, application software installation and configuration, inf
 rastructure virtualization, third party software integration, security
 , cost recovery, service level management practices, and the developme
 nt of a customer-driven service governance framework.\n \nTim Walters
 , Lead Consultant, Collaborative Consulting\n \nTim has over 20 years
  of experience providing innovative solutions to complex information n
 eeds including the development and implementation of financial and per
 formance management applications and decision support systems.  Tim i
 s an experienced business and IT leader, consultant, product manager, 
 project manager, accountant, data modeler, as well as programmer and a
 nalyst, with a logical thought process. Tim provides technical system 
 design, data modeling, implementation, project management, and support
  to our customer base and is certified in the ITIL framework and SAS p
 rogramming.\n\nFor more information visit http://www.rtp-aitp.org/even
 ts/october-program-cloud
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LOCATION:NC State University Club
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