BMC Software – Cloud 2011 Webcast

BMC Cloud Computing Webcast
Organizer: BMC Software
Date: 28th April 2011

This is regarding the Cloud 2011: Delivering a Cloud that Fits – Virtual Tradeshow webcast hosted by BMC Software.
The event was hosted by BMC Software and was attended by large cloud vendors like Accenture, Cisco, Dell, NetApp, Citrix, and RedHat.

1. Exhibition Hall –
In this section different vendors talked about the various cloud offering of the company and how they are working together with BMC Software to leverage their existing data center and cloud capabilities.
Cisco and BMC –
• Provide Scalable and Secure Cloud solutions
• Partnership includes entire Cloud Lifecycle from Planning, Deployment to Retirement
• Cloud Computing is forcing automating of data centers
• Cisco and BMC are focused mainly on the service provider sector
NetApp and BMC –
• Partnership to provide solutions from Application to Storage
• Simplifying Data Center Applications
• Better Virtualization for faster movement to Cloud
Dell and BMC –
• Efficiency is the main criteria, through automation

2. Keynote Presentation –
The webcast also included presentation from cloud experts from the vendors as well as from Gartner.
The topics included
1. Keynote Presentation: The Cloud That Fits: Achieving the Flexibility to Drive Business Value
Presented by: BMC, Accenture, Cisco and Citrix
Exploring how best to design, build, and operate a cloud environment to meet and exceed business goals.
2. Keynote Presentation: The Analyst Perspective: Benefits, Bumps and Best Practices
Presented by: Donna Scott, Gartner Analyst
The focus was on best practices for IT operations management and architecture, end-to-end cloud service management and round the clock availability of cloud services.
3. Network with IT Experts – Topic: The Organizational and Financial Challenges of the Cloud
Participants from BMC and Accenture
4. Keynote Presentation: Reaching for the Clouds: Case Studies from the Ground
Presented by: Quality Technology Services
5. Featured Spotlight: Extending Cloud Service Management from Apps to Storage
Presented by: NetApp
6. Featured Spotlight: Harnessing Cloud Technologies for your IT Needs
Presented by: Dell

3. Networking Lounge –
Network with IT Experts – Topic: Building and Operating a Cloud that Works for your Business
Participants from BMC, Cisco, and Citrix
In the Networking Lounge there was opportunity to raise question directly with industry players regarding issues like the organizational and financial challenges of cloud as well as building and operating a cloud that works for business model. The overall view of the various vendors was that a good cloud implementation requires both an infrastructure transformation (tools) and a “services” transformation (people and processes). Also, the service transformation part is the hardest of all during cloud implementation. Since the ownership of the “service” including network, storage, apps, content, etc. needs to change, the organizations would need to partner with a vendor who has a set of cloud based best-practices. For many cloud vendors the main challenge is not in provisioning services but provisioning a true-service to the network. This is the reason why the large data center vendors like Cisco and Juniper cannot be ignored in the overall cloud infrastructure planning and implementation.

Through the event, was able to get a comprehensive Cloud Computing document titled “View Point – Focus on: Cloud Computing” published jointly by BMC Software, Fujitsu, Red Hat, Citrix Systems, Inc., Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), Cisco Systems, NetApp, Inc., Fujitsu, GreenPages Technology Solutions, and Amazon Web Services.
Check the Link Below:
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4f38eeb#/c4f38eeb/1

Cisco Innovation Expo 2011

Cisco Innovation Expo 2011, Bangalore

Date: 15 April 2011
Place: Cessna Business Park, Bangalore.

The event covered three broad technology areas where Cisco is currently focusing.

1. Borderless Networks – Focused on the latest developments in the field of networks like the secure mobility, virtual office solutions, IPv6, network automation and multi-tenant solutions.

2. Cloud Services & Applications – The Company showcased some of the recent innovations and compelling use cases in the Cloud Computing domain.

3. Collaboration – The focus was on the latest innovations in the communication industry like pervasive video, voice, IM, presence and web collaboration.

The entire expo was divided into three sections.

Time: 10:00 am to 04:00 pm – Exhibition of Technology Demonstrations – The Company showcased recent innovation of the company in the field of:
1. Cloud Apps & Services
2. Borderless Networks
3. Collaboration
4. Booths to showcase CDO, IT & Services

Time: 11.30 am – 12.30 pm – Panel Discussion on Technical Track at Cisco: What it takes to get there.
Moderator: Pallavi Arora
Panelists: Srikanth N, Ganesh K, Ramesh Nethi, Aravind Mathur, Ishwardutt Parulkar, Lars Erick.

Time: 03:00 pm – 03:45 pm – Speaker Session Topic: Innovation in the FLAT world – Vivek Mansingh, VP. Engineering

Takeaway –

1. Cloud Apps & Services – Cisco showcased its latest innovation in cloud computing including the services they are providing for IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. Among the three service models, Cisco is mainly focusing on the IaaS model. The company aims to provide cloud infrastructure services for all sized companies. The demo also included hands on experience on the IaaS, PaaS and SaaS solutions of the company. There was also demo of cloud video service of Cisco branded Videoscape.

2. Borderless Networks – Showcased the Next-Generation Network Architecture of the company is aimed at helping IT balance the demanding business challenges and changing business models which is promoted by the increasing use of networking devices. The borderless network of the company is focused to help the end user infrastructure to deliver seamless, secure access across the network infrastructure. Also, with the company estimating with the help of In-Stat that by 2012 more than 1.3 billion Wi-Fi devices to reach the market, the Cisco’s borderless Network Architecture will provide a unified platform for wired and wireless network access including security features like access control and performance management.

3. Cisco Data Center 3.0 – The Cisco Data Center 3.0 architecture provides an adaptable and neutral foundation for a wide ecosystem of other partner and vendor to offer comprehensive data center solutions. Cisco will enable other vendors like EMC, HP, HDS, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, SAP and VMWare to integrate delivery of data center infrastructure customized for unique requirement. The Data Center 3.0 roadmap road map include Consolidation, Virtualization, Automation, and Utility (Enterprise-Class Cloud) services. There was also discussion on the recent challenges and trends in the Data Center market.

4. Collaboration – Cisco showcased its recent Cisco Quad solution for enterprise collaboration services. The solution is aimed to address the recent challenges faced by business today like, mobile workforce, explosion in content and devices, cross-organizational teaming and processes, proliferation of video conferencing, and increased adoption of social software. The Cisco Collaboration portfolio categories include, Conferencing, Enterprise Social Software, Messaging, Telepresence, IP Communications, Mobile Applications, and Collaboration Infrastructure.