Run Faster: Cloud Strategy and Decision Making
April 24, 2019
Date & Time
April 24, 2019 10:00 PM - April 25, 2019 12:00 AM
Location
Charlotte Running Co.
1412 East Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203
Registration
Register by April 23, 2019 12:00 AM
At this private event, our guests will be treated to drinks, food (bring your appetite), and a $150 shopping voucher.
Technology leaders are always looking for ways to design, build, and operate their environments more effectively. When looking at possible solutions, public cloud offerings are often considered. While there are many success stories, savvy leaders quickly become skeptical. Are public cloud offerings really more cost effective? Why are some workloads better or worse to operate in a public cloud? What factors should be considered when evaluating a given workload? And how much time and effort does it actually take to migrate?
Of course, those questions are just the tip of the iceberg. Many organizations also wonder about cloud availability and performance, security and compliance concerns, and how hybrid environments that include on-premise and public cloud workloads will affect operations.
Join us on April 24 for a panel discussion about the benefits and commons pitfalls of moving to the cloud and so much more. We’ll dive into the top business drivers, stages of cloud adoption, the migration process, application strategies, and answer your questions throughout.
Our industry-leading panelists will share stories about what they hear their customers trying to solve around cloud strategy and take time to answer your specific questions.
After the panel, all guests will be treated to a shopping experience with Charlotte Running Co. and given a $150 voucher. This event also includes food and drinks and a happy hour with plenty of time to shop and network with guests.
Agenda
- 6:00-6:15: Check-in and Registration
- 6:15-7:00: Run Faster: Cloud Strategy and Decision Making
- 7:00-8:00: Personal Shopping Experience and Happy Hour
Meet the speakers
Chris Hart
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Chris Madison
Cloud Capability Lead
Emily Newman
Cloud Consultant
Shilpoo Agrawal
CTO, Personal Insurance, AIG
James Barney
Lead Cloud Data Engineer, Ally Invest
Guests will learn about
- The main business drivers for moving to the cloud
- The various stages of cloud adoption
- The stages of the migration process
- Selecting the right workloads for public cloud offerings
- Common challenges and pitfalls, and more
Who should attend?
Leaders and influencers in:
- Application Development
- IT Operations
- Tech Product Management
- Tech Product Ownership
Meet the speakers
Chris Hart
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Chris has more than 15 years of technology leadership experience with a specialized focus on financial technology solutions in the consumer, commercial and wealth management space. He has led software development, infrastructure, and QA organizations at multiple Fortune 100 companies and also helped grow and launch a number of early-stage technology companies. Chris’s technical expertise, startup experience, and global program management background enables our ability to support a wide range of clients at all stages of transformation.
Chris Madison
Cloud Capability Lead
Chris Madison has over 20 years of experience in the design and development of software solutions. As an early adopter of Cloud technologies, Chris has unique insight into constructing elastic solutions across a variety of cloud computing platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Azure, and IBM Cloud. His prior experience as an application and integration architect with IBM Software Group and Watson organizations has developed a customer-centric, disciplined approach to developing strategic plans and application architectures. When not keeping abreast of the break neck changes in the cloud industry, Chris trains to run 50Ks.
Emily Newman
Cloud Consultant
Emily is an Azure-certified Cloud Consultant at Levvel, where she has worked in application development, cloud enablement, and technology architecture assessment efforts. Additionally, Emily has spent the last several years in technology strategy and delivery for clients ranging from startup to Fortune 50 companies. Emily is an avid sports fan so she spends her free time cheering on the Heels and Carolina Panthers. Emily graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Shilpoo Agrawal
CTO, Personal Insurance, AIG
As a Technology Executive at AIG General Insurance Group, Shilpoo is actively driving Cloud / SaaS Adoption, Core Platforms Modernization, APIs first strategy, and just in time Analytics platforms build out. He is also responsible for digital transformation, development, and technology operations of next generation Payments, Security / Authentication, and Tokenization platforms.
James Barney
Lead Cloud Data Engineer, Ally Invest
As Lead Cloud Engineer at Ally Invest, James builds customer facing APIs, real-time event monitoring tools, and customer analytics platforms in the public cloud. Living in Southend Charlotte, James enjoys being on the Rail Trail, going to breweries, and dining at the newest restaurants he and his wife can find.
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