CTO Summit

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THE EVOLUTION

The evolution of the data center has taken many turns over the past few decades. What began as a modest financial application has mushroomed into a virtual cornucopia of platforms, applications and operating systems that run everything from water treatment to motor vehicle registrations.

No sooner had the archetypal "Glass House" of the 1970s been perfected than users began throwing rocks - in the shape of PCs - as computing shifted from the center to the periphery. The rise of the commodity internet is finishing what the PC started.

THE FUTURE

Is the next data center - yours, theirs or ours? And why does the answer matter? Is the data center finished? Is it a relic? Is computing just another utility?

What can we learn from data center disciplines - yet to be equaled in the server environment - in doing the heavy lifting of running mission critical functions of government?

At the same time, challenges scale within data centers - including reliability, availability, redundancy, recoverability, and sustainability (and lowering energy consumption).

Then there are the pesky customers - who have become persuaded going at it alone is an option in an increasingly interdependent world.

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THE EVENT

The 2009 CTO Summit will focus on the Evolution of the Data Center. There are many ways to go and this gathering of your peers will be an opportunity to hear what is working and to envision how your organization can continue to evolve. Software as a Service, Centralization, De-Centralization, limited or full-scale outsourcing will all be fair game for the discussion.

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REGISTER

Registration is complimentary for government

This conference is by INVITE ONLY and attendance is strictly for the public-sector.

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CONTACT US

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Liese Brunner at 800-917-7732 ext. 1355 or by email: lbrunner@govtech.com

If you are interested in sponsoring the CTO Summit 2009, please contact Stacy Ward-Probst, Vice President of Sales, 916.932.1396.