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Global Sourcing Forum+Expo (GSFE) 2009 "hriving in a New Economic Order : Leveraging the Sourcing Edge"
OutsourceWorld LLC. proudly presents Global Sourcing Forum+Expo (GSFE), the premier conference and thought leadership forum covering various facets of outsourcing and globalization.
The event is crafted for business leaders charged with strengthening their organization, improving competitiveness and increasing profit margins in an economy that has undergone significant structural changes. It is a unique opportunity for decision-makers to evaluate global sourcing offerings, exchange best practices and gain insights from senior industry executives sharing their success stories.
http://gsfe.outsource-world.com/default.aspx
Rhoda Verner will be a member of a panel:
“Is Cloud Computing a Game Changer? SaaS & Other Technologies Impacting the Sourcing Model”
November 12, 2009 @ 3:10 PM-4:00 PM (Panelist)
Moderator: John Fafian, VP, Strategic Sourcing Arrow Electronics
Panelists:
Dana Stiffler, Senior Analyst, Outsourcing AMR Research
Mark Thiele, Director of R&D and Business Operations VMWare
Rhoda Verner, Former CIO/VP Information Technology J&J Consumer-Asia Pacific
Cloud Computing is fast pervading the Enterprise IT environment. SaaS and other business models are providing alternatives to outsourcing and application development. Will SaaS emerge as the preferred service delivery model and how will outsourcing service providers adapt to this trend? This panel will examine the impact of cloud computing on sourcing, including the marrying of systems delivered from the cloud with business processes and the challenges of managing a multi-sourced, cloud environment.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- A better understanding of emerging trends in cloud computing, and how they are impacting sourcing.
- Best practices and pitfalls to avoid in managing an environment that is both heavily sourced and reliant on cloud solutions.
- How SaaS and other forms of cloud computing may evolve, and how to best position one’s organization to take advantage of these trends.
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