Phorum 2012 National Cloud Conference to Showcase Emerging Cloud Technologies

“The companies selected for this year’s Phorum conference actually showcase the diversity of cloud offerings available to the enterprise,” said Allen Born, Head of Internet and Cloud Computing Investment Banking at Fairmount Partners and Advisory Board Member for Phorum 2012. “During the companies all serve different enterprise functions – data management, HR, IT – all provide solutions that enable businesses to work more efficiently and cost effectively. We’re excited for the Phorum participants to have a chance to interact with them and showcase Philadelphia’s emerging cloud research providers.”

Mr. Coffee is one of four nationally acclaimed speakers presenting on the enterprise and the cloud at Phorum 2012. Others include, James Staten, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Innovation, John Treadway, North American Practice Director for Cloud and Data Center Transformation at Unisys, and keynote speaker and Pulitzer Prize Nominee, Nick Carr, author of The Big Switch and The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. Phorum 2012 will be held March 28, 2012 at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia and will explore cloud computing technologies and their transformative impact on how companies do business, go to market, and compete.

Sponsors for Phorum 2012 include Dell, Fairmount Partners, Anexinet, BMC Software, CA Technologies, ColdLight Solutions, Fiberlink, Hollister Creative, ICG, KPMG, LiquidHub, PACT, Slice Communications, SmartCEO, Unisys, and USEED.