Russ Daniels: Understanding the Cloud

Cloud Computing Conference - Cloud Slam 2009.
Russ Daniels is vice president and chief technology officer of Cloud Services Strategy at HP. In this role, he sets the overarching business and technology strategies for HP’s approach to the cloud.
Daniels has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, specializing in software architecture, enterprise management, and software development methodologies. He has filled a wide range of staff and line management roles and run his own Internet Services business. In 2006, InfoWorld declared Daniels one of the industry’s top 25 chief technology officers.
From 2002 to 2007 Daniels was the chief technology officer of HP Software. During his tenure, the business tripled in revenue and emerged as a significant player in the software industry. He joined HP in 1999. Prior, Daniels spent 15 years at Apple, where he held a variety of technical and management positions, culminating in his role as a senior software architect.
Daniels holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University.

Keynote Abstract: Understanding the Cloud

The cloud will be the next big thing in IT. Yet much of the hype about the cloud, focused on potential cost savings, has obscured the true benefits it can offer. In this talk, Russ Daniels will describe how the characteristics of the cloud will shift the focus of design from internal business processes to ecosystems of experience. Daniels will go on to describe how the cloud will fundamentally change the way people and businesses connect to information and the profound impact this will have on every aspect of our lives.

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