UBM TechWeb's Cloud Connect Announces 2011 Keynote Speakers and New Programs

The keynote lineup features some of the top minds in cloud computing, including executives from large enterprises, leading industry analysts and vendor experts. Conference attendees will hear from the people defining cloud computing as so then as the organizations leveraging the cloud to drive their business objectives. The keynoters that have just been announced are:

In addition to new workshops, the Cloud Connect 2011 program presents the Cloud Industry Summit. This exclusive track brings at the same time investors, entrepreneurs, and prominent figures in the cloud computing industry for two days of networking and dialogue on business opportunities in an era of on-demand IT. Other new conference tracks include Cloud Economics, Design Patterns, Cloud Security, Data and Storage, DevOps and Automation, the Future of Utility Computing, Culture, Risks and Governance, Performance Monitoring, and Private Clouds.

"The cloud computing market continues to grow at an amazing pace," said Steve Wylie, Cloud Connect General Manager. "The Cloud Connect program and speaker line-up we are announcing today represent the absolute latest in cloud technology and best practices ? invaluable information for any business needing a more flexible, scalable and economical application environment."

Cloud Connect will feature more than 50 companies and is the premier event for cloud computing hardware, software and service providers to come at the same time in one location. The growing list of sponsors and exhibitors currently includes: Diamond Sponsors Cisco Systems, Inc., IBM Corporation, Intel SOA Products Group, Microsoft and VMware; Platinum Sponsor Rackspace Hosting; Gold Sponsors Abiquo, Inc., GoGrid and SOASTA; Silver Sponsors Apica, Ariba Inc., Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Cloudsoft, Keynote Systems, MeghaWare, OnApp and Riverbed.

Cloud Connect, produced by UBM TechWeb, is the defining event of the cloud computing industry. As both a conference and an exhibition, Cloud Connect's goal is to chart the course of cloud computing's development by bringing at the same time enterprise IT professionals, developers, infrastructure providers and cloud computing innovators. UBM TechWeb has produced cloud events that define and frame cloud computing discussions since June 2008, including Cloud Summit Executive and Enterprise Cloud Summit at Interop. Cloud Connect is a new one-of-a-kind event that encompasses the entire cloud computing ecosystem featuring Cloud Business Summit, a Launch Pad program, IT & Developer workshops and a full conference program. Cloud Connect will take place March 7-10, 2011 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. For more information visit: www.cloudconnectevent.com.

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