Stop Wasting Money in the Cloud

How can businesses optimize their infrastructure and harness the power of the public cloud to unleash innovation?

Join this panel discussion on:
-Creating a Cloud Center of Excellence

Are you trying to transform your organization into a savvy cloud security shop? The transformation isn’t just tech, but also people, processes, and ownership. In this session we discuss some of the changes, processes, and tools that VMware has used to transform its cloud security org.

According to Gartner, over 75% of enterprises will have adopted a multi or hybrid cloud strategy by 2021, up from 30% in 2018.1This shift is a result of the autonomy that developers gain in a decentralized cloud environment, but the increase in agility and flexibility that comes with the cloud is a double edged sword; a multi-cloud environment can introduce unexpected complexity that jeopardizes your ability to understand costs and ensure compliance with policies and regulations. Join Mike Giacometti, Senior Product Manager, to learn why CloudHealth by VMware is the global leader in multi-cloud management solutions. We’ll share how CloudHealth provides:
· Visibility into costs and usage across all public and private clouds
· Trusted recommendations for optimizing your environment to cut costs
· Robust governance tools for non-technical users to set policies and automate when needed
· Graphical reports and dashboards to inform key stakeholders

1Gartner Predicts 2019: Increasing Reliance on Cloud Computing Transforms IT and Business Practices, 13 December 2018

Mike is a Sr. Product Manager at VMware with a primary focus and passion for cloud management for the enterprise as well as cloud economics and financial management.

This session will showcase Robert Half's efforts to develop an internal quarterly business review (QBR) process to reduce cloud expenses and to apply cost optimization best practices across the enterprise. Expanding upon the CloudHealth QBR process, the Robert Half Cloud Center of Excellence has developed a repeatable process for identifying cost-saving opportunities and ensuring that action is taken on them. This session will provide information on how the process was started, how it continues to evolve, and how other companies can develop their own processes. Attendees will also get insight into the metrics and reports that Robert Half is leveraging to lower costs across Robert Half’s 200+ accounts.

This session will explore how one of the largest HR service providers in the world optimizes cloud cost across a massive global environment. Speaker Alexis Pelliterri will review how he and his team – with a scope that spans 25+ countries – effectively manage their multicloud infrastructure costs, with a focus on the following topics: creating a balanced scorecard that reflects key KPIs, strategies for providing visibility to internal customers across functional departments, as well as best practices for managing spend in AWS vs GCP.

Are you trying to transform your organization into a savvy cloud security shop? The transformation isn’t just tech, but also people, processes, and ownership. In this session we discuss some of the changes, processes, and tools that VMware has used to transform its cloud security org.

According to Gartner, over 75% of enterprises will have adopted a multi or hybrid cloud strategy by 2021, up from 30% in 2018.1This shift is a result of the autonomy that developers gain in a decentralized cloud environment, but the increase in agility and flexibility that comes with the cloud is a double edged sword; a multi-cloud environment can introduce unexpected complexity that jeopardizes your ability to understand costs and ensure compliance with policies and regulations. Join Mike Giacometti, Senior Product Manager, to learn why CloudHealth by VMware is the global leader in multi-cloud management solutions. We’ll share how CloudHealth provides:
· Visibility into costs and usage across all public and private clouds
· Trusted recommendations for optimizing your environment to cut costs
· Robust governance tools for non-technical users to set policies and automate when needed
· Graphical reports and dashboards to inform key stakeholders

1Gartner Predicts 2019: Increasing Reliance on Cloud Computing Transforms IT and Business Practices, 13 December 2018

Mike is a Sr. Product Manager at VMware with a primary focus and passion for cloud management for the enterprise as well as cloud economics and financial management.

85% of organisations are working towards, or already working with, a multi-cloud architecture. But along with the benefits of multi-cloud - including increased reliability, flexibility and reduced DDoS attacks - comes unique challenges.

Join episode 9 of Digital Transformation in Action, where host Alex Hilton and guests discuss how best to overcome these challenges, including:

- How to navigate increased operational complexity, including standardisation
- Understanding complicated cost models and billing
- Knowing which cloud provider is best for your workload
- Managing and implementing additional security and governance

Host:
- Alex Hilton - CEO, Cloud Industry Forum

Panellists:
- Rachel Dines, Senior Director for Product Marketing, CloudHealth by VMware
- Sean McAvan - Managing Director, EMEA - Navisite
- Graham Bromham - Head of Cloud & Managed Service Provider Sales, Fujitsu UK

Multi-cloud’s time has arrived. According to recent surveys, 85% of organizations are working towards, or already working with, a multi-cloud architecture. What are the benefits multi-cloud can bring to your organization, and what do you need to know to ensure success?

Join this expert panel where cloud leaders from around the globe share insights and tips on how to overcome multi-cloud challenges so that you can reap the benefits - including increased reliability, flexibility and reduced DDoS attacks.

Points of discussion will include:
- Knowing which cloud provider is best for your workload
- How to navigate increased operational complexity, including standardization
- Understanding complicated cost models and billing
- Managing and implementing additional security and governance

Speakers:
Diana Kelley, Partner, Security Curve
Chris Kranz, EMEA SE Manager, Sysdig
Mike Giacometti, Senior Product Manager, CloudHealth by VMware
Mohit Tiwari, CEO and Co-Founder of Symmetry Systems

For years, flexible business practices, enabled through efficient cloud technology, have been touted as the future of multiple service industries. Entirely remote operations, highly specialised, cost-effective resourcing for various teams and inter-departmental transparency have been the primary end goals of almost all cloud strategies.

Join this session to learn about:

Common vulnerabilities and threats that increase security and compliance risks
Balancing governance needs with flexibility necessary to drive developer productivity
Specific steps to measure and improve security posture
Lessons learned from scaling these processes to support a growing cloud environment

85% of organisations are working towards, or already working with, a multi-cloud architecture. But along with the benefits of multi-cloud - including increased reliability, flexibility and reduced DDoS attacks - comes unique challenges.

Join episode 9 of Digital Transformation in Action, where host Alex Hilton and guests discuss how best to overcome these challenges, including:

- How to navigate increased operational complexity, including standardisation
- Understanding complicated cost models and billing
- Knowing which cloud provider is best for your workload
- Managing and implementing additional security and governance

Host:
- Alex Hilton - CEO, Cloud Industry Forum

Panellists:
- Rachel Dines, Senior Director for Product Marketing, CloudHealth by VMware
- Sean McAvan - Managing Director, EMEA - Navisite
- Graham Bromham - Head of Cloud & Managed Service Provider Sales, Fujitsu UK

With some calling multi-cloud ‘the new normal’, more and more companies are moving towards a multi-cloud future. The benefits of a multi-cloud strategy - including reducing vendor lock in and capitalizing on different cloud providers’ strengths - however, take some time to become apparent.

This panel takes a closer look at how to make the path to successful multi-cloud management as straightforward and clear as possible. From how to manage conflicting infrastructure and serverless applications, to workflow portability, join cloud experts as they discuss:

- Multi Cloud management myths and reality
- How Kubernetes based tools can smooth over some of the bumps
- Managing native services in a centralized manner

Moderator:
Jeanne Morain - Tech Executive, Founder of iSpeak Cloud

Panellists:
Simon Ratcliffe - Principal Consultant, Ensono
George Hamilton - Senior Product Line Marketing Manager, CloudHealth by VMWare
Nital Gandhi - Founder, BOIT Consulting