A study concluded that the government can save $23.6 billion by adopting open-source applications, employing virtualization technologies, and turning to cloud computing and software-as-a-service delivered via the Internet.                                       Source: GCN 

Seminar Series: Cutting Costs not Corners
Cloud Economics - Leveraging Cloud Services for IT Operations Efficiences 

Companies today are increasingly facing the demands of doing more with less. SAVVIS has created a year long seminar series called Cutting Costs not Corners:  Maximizing the Efficiency of IT Operations While Maintaining Quality, Control, and Compliance. The series is aimed at informing companies of the numerous technologies available to them today to meet these business demands. The seminar series is divided into the following topics:

• Cloud Economics: Leveraging Cloud Services for IT Operations Efficiencies
• The New Outsourcing Model:  Outsourcing 2.0
• Achieving Compliance in the World of Virtualization and Outsourcing

This April, the series will focus on Cloud Economics: Leveraging Cloud Services for IT Operations Efficiencies. We continually hear about cloud computing, however, do we really know what it is and what it means to our  businesses today? Have you heard that cloud technology is not ready for production? Is this fact or fiction?

The Cloud Economics: Leveraging Cloud Services for IT Operations Efficiencies will focus on the following topics:
What are cloud technologies?
What is the total cost of ownership?
What is the return on investment?
Are cloud technologies ready for enterprise IT environments?
How do cloud technologies affect work flow?
Where can I utilize cloud technologies?
How can I best utilize cloud technologies?

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These are a few of the questions that will be answered. The Cloud Economics: Leveraging Cloud Services for IT Operations Efficiencies event will provide you with a presentation about these topics, a demonstration of how these technologies can be utilized to reduce work flow, and a round table discussion with our panel of experts. You will leave with a better understanding of how to utilize cloud technology to cut cost not corners. Look for your city below.

Click here for more information on event locations and times!

Irvine, CA  - April 14, 2009

Seattle, WA - April 17, 2009

Dallas TX, - April 28, 2009

Bay Area, CA - April 29, 2009

Chicago, IL - April 30, 2009

This Cloud Computing event is co-sponsored by: