Coming up on April 16'2009 (Thrusday) @ HP Oakroom Auditorium, Cupertino, CA.

Wikipedia defines Cloud computing as Internet based development and use of computer technology. It is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. The concept incorporates infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service(PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS) as well as Web 2.0 and other recent technology trends which have the common theme of reliance on the Internet for satisfying the computing needs of the users
Judging by the recent spate of activity in this space - Cloud is here to stay.
You are invited to join this highly interactive session from CEOs and VPs of leading Cloud / SaaS / PaaS companies in the Bay Area. You will learn, first hand, from the experience of these business & technology leaders on what is the landscape of Cloud computing and how to take advantage of it.
Why cloud makes sense in this environment? How is the business model different than a regular enterprise software / appliance company? How do enterprises and startups take advantage of Cloud computing?
What opportunities still exist for new startups in this space and how do you monetize this opportunity?
Panel will also talk about some of the challenges, like Security and Compliance, which you will need to address when selling the concept of Cloud to customers - internal or external.
We have called leading industry experts to help us demystify cloud. Come join us to explore the Cloud!!!

Moderator
George Zachary, Charles River Ventures

Panel
James Urquhart , Cisco Systems (Profile) 

KV RAO, Zuora.com  (Profile)

Jen Grant, VP Marketing, BOX.net  (Profile)
Jason Hoffman, CTO and Founder, Joyent  (Profile)
Dan Scholnick, Principal , Trinity Ventures (Profile)

Agenda
6:00pm to 6:45 pm - Registration and Card Exchange Networking
6:45pm to 7:00 pm - Introductory Comments
7:00pm to 8:15 pm - Main Event including Q&A
8:30pm - Wrap Up and Networking

Regsitration link: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=zpnhx

Event Location: HP Oakroom Auditorium (Click here for details and directions)