[March 21, 2013] Cloud Connect Boosts Keynote Lineup for Silicon Valley Event Tweet Mar 21, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Cloud Connect, produced by UBM Tech, announced the expanded lineup of keynote speakers, including Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Margaret Dawson of HP Cloud Services. According to a release, Deploycon, presented by Rishidot Research, is a new one-day conference presented in conjunction with Cloud Connect covering the expanding theme of platform as a service (PaaS). Cloud Connect is a technology event for cloud computing, featuring the latest technologies, platforms, strategies, and solutions in the cloud and will take place April 2-5, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. For more information, visit cloudconnectevent.com. In addition to the previously announced lineup from CloudOps Research, Cisco, General Electric, PayPal, Telx and Warner Music Group, the below listed, recently confirmed keynote speakers will also take the main stage: -Margaret Dawson, Vice President of Product Marketing and Cloud Evangelist, HP Cloud Services -Jim Davies, CTO, Mitel -Lisa Larson, VP of Enterprise Cloud Solutions, Rackspace -Rich Murr, VP of IT Operations, Rackspace -Nathan Day, Chief Scientist, SoftLayer -Kit Colbert, Chief Architect and Principal Engineer, VMWare The keynote stage will also feature a panel discussion on the hot topic of open source cloud computing titled: "Are Clouds the Gateway Drug to a Quantified Society " This panel will be moderated by Ann Winblad, Co-founder and Managing Director of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and panel participants include Citrix, CloudOps and Red Hat. "We've secured an incredible lineup of industry visionaries from leading companies shaping the cloud computing industry today," said Steve Wylie, Cloud Connect General Manager. "Whether you're an IT professional getting up to speed on the cloud or a manager looking to transform your environments into a private cloud, this year's conference program can help you understand the latest innovations and develop a productive cloud strategy. These speakers will provide insight on the full range of cloud platforms, applications, and challenges touching on key trends like big data, open source and PaaS." A new addition to the program, Deploycon 2013, produced by Rishidot Research, held this year on Tuesday, April 2 in conjunction with Cloud Connect, will bring together CIOs, enterprise managers, IT and developers to discuss how organizations can better leverage Platform Services to enable IT transformation to agile IT. Deploycon features a lineup of heavy hitter technical and business professionals in cloud platform services from the likes of EnStratius, Intel and Warner Music Group. In order to better leverage the fast-evolving platforms services, this program is intended to enable developers to build modern services around big data while also helping business users effectively manage functional needs. Cloud Connect Silicon Valley offers a multi-day conference. More information: cloudconnectevent.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]