Please Join Me at Cloud Expo in June

It's April in Vancouver, which got me thinking about clouds.  Even though the IT buzz in 2012 has been dominated by mobile and big data, Cloud computing is nevertheless a hot topic, especially since it is an enabler for both. In the public Cloud space, Google just launched Drive in the same week that Microsoft updated SkyDrive. In the private Cloud domain, IBM recently announced its PureSystems platform, which falls along similar lines as the Exa- line from Oracle.

Matt McLarty is focused on customer success, providing implementation best practices and architectural guidance to ensure customers receive the maximum benefit from Layer 7's products. Matt brings over 15 years of innovation leadership to Layer 7, with a particular focus on enterprise architecture, strategy and integration. Prior to joining Layer 7, Matt led the global IBM technical sales organization responsible for application integration software and solutions, notably helping to grow the SOA Gateway business substantially over a five-year period. Earlier joining IBM, Matt worked as a Senior Director and Enterprise Architect focused on SOA, electronic payments and identity management. Follow him on Twitter at @MattMcLartyBC.