CloudCamp Scotland, Mar 25, 2009
About CloudCamp:
CloudCamp is an unconference where early adopters of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas. With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place where we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions. At CloudCamp, you are encouraged to share your thoughts in several open discussions, as we strive for the advancement of Cloud Computing. End users, IT professionals and vendors are all encouraged to participate.
Following on from the great success of the first two London CloudCamps, and various other CloudCamps around the globe, this is Scotland’s first CloudCamp and it took place in the Concourse at Appleton Tower, 11 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9LE on Wednesday, March 25th 2009.
This proved very popular with around 160 attendees. Here are some photos from the event:
What is CloudCamp? It’s free and it’s an unconference where early adopters and industry leaders of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas. With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions. At CloudCamp, you have the opportunity to share your thoughts in several open discussions, as we strive for the advancement of Cloud Computing. End users, IT professionals and vendors are all encouraged to participate.
The Scotland CloudCamp format is still being finalised, but it will most likely start with 8 five minute ‘Lightning Talks’ followed by an ‘unpanel’ Q&A then 3 breakout ‘unconference’ discussions. Finally you get the chance to do some serious networking over beer and pizza - all free!
For the community’s unconference session we want you to determine the content. Please tell us what you would like to hear about, what you would like discussed, if you want to give a talk or lead a discussion. Please email your ideas to cgupta-at-xcalibre.co.uk.
Check out www.cloudcamp.com/london2 for details of the last UK event.
Proposed Agenda - final details to be confirmed
18h15 Registration
18h45 Introduction by Phil Huber and brief keynote by Tony Lucas, CEO of XCalibre and creator of FlexiScale
19h00 Lightning Talks - these will include:
* ’Just Another Architecture?’ - Joe Baguley, CTO of Quest Software
* ‘Bootstrap and transition, how to use cloudcomputing to get your business started’ - Ross Cooney, CEO of Rozmic
* TBA - Duncan Malcolm of EveryCity
* ‘Cloud Routemaster’ - Alex Heneveld, CTO of CloudSoft
* ‘Cloudcomputing for service providers’ - Arvid Fossen of Aserver
* TBA - Matt Hosanee of Sun Microsystems
* ‘The approach to security and how we extend an existing enterprise into the cloud’ - Chris Purrington of CohesiveFT
* ‘Stories from the Trenches - leveraging the Cloud to solve business problems’ - Josh Fraser of RightScale
20h00 The first ‘unpanel’ event to take place in the UK
20h15 Unconference Discussions
21h15 Networking - Beer and Pizza
22h00 Close - or move next door to the leather-armchaired Pear Tree pub if you want to keep going
Unconference discussion tracks and proposed topics
To be determined. Tracks will be defined and exact topics discussed will be driven by the group on the night. We will capture advance suggestions here.
Please send your suggestions to cgupta-at-xcalibre.co.uk
Our Sponsors…
CloudCamp would not be possible with out the generous support of its sponsors. Sponsors of the first CloudCamp Scotland are:
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Pizzas by Bar Roma, Edinburgh!
If you would like to sponsor CloudCamp please email cgupta-at-xcalibre.co.uk
