5th International SOA, Cloud + Service Technology Symposium - London - September 24-25, 2012 The World’s Largest Conference Dedicated to SOA, Cloud Computing & Service Technology is Now Arriving in London

EXPERT PANELS

5th International SOA, Cloud + Service Technology Symposium Expert PanelsThe 5th International SOA, Cloud + Service Technology Symposium will feature eight distinct panels, all of which are scheduled at the end of a conference day so that discussions can carry on beyond the allocated time without interfering with other scheduled events. Panels are intended to provoke discussion and debate regarding various issues and to provide conference attendees an open forum whereby they can directly ask speakers questions or request commentary.

Industry Standards for SOA and Cloud Computing: State of the Union

September 24, 2012 - 18:30

Room: Great Hall, Sherfield Building

Industry standards organizations have been working hard to establish architectural standards, governance models, vocabularies, and other forms of specifications to provide consistency, guidance, and global harmonization within the SOA and cloud computing practitioner communities. This panel, comprised solely of representatives from leading industry standards organizations BIAN, OASIS, OMG, Open Group and SEI, will discuss and debate the most relevant emerging and existing specifications and ratified standards. Attendees will have a rare opportunity to pose questions and raise issues to a cross-section of today's most important industry standards leaders.

Panelists:

Moderator: Filippos Santas

SOA is Mainstream:
Are Business and IT Now Better Aligned?

September 24, 2012 - 18:30

Room: Queen's Tower Room, Sherfield Building

It's been over three years since Gartner declared that SOA entered the "Slope of Enlightenment", a reflection of SOA's maturity in both technology and practice. So, has it truly helped organizations better align business operations with the technology used to them? Have organizations successfully carried through SOA adoption and governance efforts to ensure that this alignment has been maintained? This panel will address these and other topics pertaining to one of the most important and ambitious overarching goals behind SOA.

Panelists:

Moderator: Manas Deb

Cloud Computing and the Space Sector

September 24, 2012 - 18:30

Room: Senior Commons Room, Sherfield Building

This unique panel will focus on how and to what extent cloud computing is being adopted with in the global space industry. Panelists from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) will be attending to share case studies and insights from recent implementation and research projects about the usage (and proposed usage) of cloud computing models and technologies to support scientific initiatives pertaining to space travel simulation models, remote sensing, and others, as well as unique considerations and requirements, such as how clouds can provide effective horizontal scaling to reduce latencies for low-latency services required for decision makers to react to major climate and solid earth events (e.g. earthquakes, hurricane, and other disasters).

Panelists:

Moderator: TBA

The Impact of the Cloud on IT and
Business Employment

September 24, 2012 - 18:30

Room: Pippard, Sherfield Building

Cloud computing skills are now in great demand - among information technology professionals, and on the business side as well. Just as cloud computing is a game-changer for the IT operations and cost structures of many companies, it is also changing the nature of jobs. One recent report from Microsoft projects that the cloud will be directly responsible for 14 million new jobs in the next three years. For IT executives, the changes reflect the more strategic role IT plays in the direction of businesses. Cloud computing is now entering the job descriptions of a range of non-IT positions as well, including marketing managers, sales managers, customer service representatives, and even cargo and freight agents. Part of the challenge, however, will still be being able to bring in the skills that will make it all work. IT leaders, in fact, may lack the right roles, skills and processes for a full satisfactory cloud engagement within their companies. As a result of the shift to cloud, there is growing demand for professionals and managers that are more focused on business development than they are in application development. There will be greater opportunities for enterprise architects, and some offshoots will include cloud architects, cloud capacity planners, cloud service managers and business solutions consultants. Jobs being created may not always bear the term "cloud" in their titles, but cloud will form the core of their job descriptions.

This panel, moderated by journalist Joe McKendrick, will explore the following:

  • What does the rise of cloud mean for IT jobs within enterprises? Are opportunities shifting to outside service providers?
  • How is the role of CIOs and IT leaders changing as a result of cloud?
  • What types of skills should IT professionals seek to succeed in the coming cloud era?

Panelists:

Moderator: Joe McKendrick

SOA and Agile Development

September 24, 2012 - 18:30

Room: Read, Sherfield Building

Nothing sparks quite as much "enthusiastic" discussion and "distinct" opinions as the proposed combination of service-orientation and agile software development techniques and principles. There are many who feel that these paradigms can (and have) been successfully combined, while others feel their respective approaches and goals are incompatible. Join this expert panel to witness and share some of the thoughts about how and to what extent the marriage of SOA and agile can succeed.

Panelists:

Moderator: Art Ligthart

Being an IT Broker: Career Change Ahead

September 25, 2012 - 18:30

Room: Great Hall, Sherfield Building

This is a great time to be in IT...but be prepared to re-envision your role and your responsibilities. The convergence of cloud, mobile, social, and information points to a new frontier for creative technologists. During this panel, moderator Anne Thomas Manes will explore these issues by addressing the following questions:

  • What's the future of your career?
  • How changes to IT and technology will affect your career?
  • How can you prepare for workforce changes in IT?
  • How do you enable a shift from "Old School" to
    "New School" IT

Panelists:

Moderator: Anne Thomas Manes

Economics of the Cloud: The Cloud ROI

September 25, 2012 - 18:30

Room: Pippard, Sherfield Building

As Cloud Computing adoption and investment continue to grow, more sophisticated practices and mechanisms are required to define and measure business metrics that help stakeholders assess the actual value and worth of cloud-based resources and solutions. This panel will raise a number of issues and questions pertaining to the measuring of ROI for cloud projects, and the impact of clouds on procurement and financial ecosystems within businesses.

Panelists:

Moderator: Anthony Assi

The Relationship Between Big Data
and the Semantic Web

September 25, 2012 - 18:30

Room: Senior Commons Room, Sherfield Building

There is much hype around the emergence of Big Data and its importance to corporations (especially larger corporations) for effective consolidation and access to mountains of data and content. There are distinct relationships between Big Data and established Semantic Web technologies that need to be understood in order to add the architectural layers necessary to truly leverage everything Big Data has to offer. This panel will feature experts in the fields of Big Data and the Semantic Web who will explore these relationships.

Panelists:

Moderator: Clemens Utschig

The New World of Open APIs

September 25, 2012 - 18:30

Room: Read, Sherfield Building

The marketplace and economy surround open APIs is rapidly growing and has been further fueled by the acceptance of REST-based services and innovative hybrid solutions. This expert panel will discuss the implications of this new service landscape and will speculate as to the direction it is taking the IT industry as a whole.

Panelists:

Moderator: Corey Scobie