Join Tomorrow's LIVE Cloud Fireside Chat - The State of Data Centers and Enterprise IT

Dear sherly, Join us live tomorrow for an exciting conversation on how the cloud is transforming data centers, and how these changes are impacting enterprise IT infrastructure planning. Hosted by Bernard Golden, this interactive webcast will feature guest luminary Mark Thiele, Executive VP at Switch SUPERNAP, one of the world's largest and most innovative third-party data center providers. Watch a sneak preview – and register to attend LIVE tomorrow at this link: fireside.activestate.com. Date/Time: Wed. Oct. 29th, 10 am PT / 1 pm ET / 5 pm GMT Duration: 1 hour Submit questions beforehand or in real-time on Twitter (#cfchat) This interactive webcast will cover topics such as: Pros and cons for companies to run their own data centers How the cloud is changing the way data centers are operating Industry trends in data center operations, efficiency and cost The state of data centers in 2020 and beyond Guest Luminary: Mark Thiele, Executive Vice-President, Data Center Technologies, Switch SUPERNAP Mark Thiele evaluates new data center technologies, develops partners, and provides thought leadership at Switch, developer of the SUPERNAP chain of modern data centers, where he also writes the SwitchScribe blog. He is also founder and president of Data Center Pulse, a not-for-profit group focused on improving data center efficiency. Hosted by Bernard Golden, VP of Strategy, ActiveState Named in Wired.com as one of the ten most influential people in cloud computing, Bernard Golden is the author or co-author of four books on virtualization, including Virtualization for Dummies and Amazon Web Services for Dummies, and is the cloud computing advisor for CIO Magazine. Read Bernard's blog post on what you can look forward to on tomorrow's webcast. Attend This Fireside Chat We look forward to seeing you at tomorrow's Fireside Chat! - The Stackato Team, ActiveState Invite your colleagues:   Copyright © 2014 ActiveState Software Inc. All rights reserved.  |  1700 - 409 Granville Street   Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1T2  |  ActiveState.com  |  Phone: (778) 786 1100  |  Toll-Free: 1 (866) 631 4581

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Explore the Future of Data Centers - Next Cloud Fireside Chat, Oct. 29th

What's the future of the data center? What are the biggest barriers for companies to achieve data center operational and cost efficiency? And does the need for greater efficiency mean that the on-premise data center is a threatened species? Explore these questions and more in our next Cloud Luminary Fireside Chat, featuring Mark Thiele, Executive VP at Switch SUPERNAP, the world leader in data center ecosystem design, development and mission critical operations. Register to attend the Oct. 29 Fireside Chat. In this interactive discussion, Mark Thiele and host Bernard Golden will discuss topics such as: Pros and cons for a company to run its own data centers Expertise required for operating a data center vs. servers and storage Industry trends, such as the shift towards digitally-focused enterprises The state of data centers in 2020 and beyond Guest Luminary: Mark Thiele, Executive Vice-President, Data Center Technologies, Switch Mark Thiele evaluates new data center technologies, develops partners, and provides thought leadership at Switch, developer of the SUPERNAP chain of modern data centers, where he also writes the SwitchScribe blog. He is also founder and president of Data Center Pulse, a not-for-profit group focused on improving data center efficiency. Hosted by Bernard Golden, VP of Strategy, ActiveState Named in Wired.com as one of the ten most influential people in cloud computing, Bernard Golden is the author or co-author of four books on virtualization, including Virtualization for Dummies and Amazon Web Services for Dummies, and is the cloud computing advisor for CIO Magazine. Attend This Fireside Chat More Insights at the IT Cloud Computing Conference (IC3) Bernard Golden will also be a keynote speaker at IC3, Oct. 27-28 in San Francisco. IC3 is the first enterprise cloud training conference with technical content and training for the leading cloud platforms. As sponsors, we are offering a $995 VIP registration. Simply go to www.icee3.com/promo and use promo code IC32014-VIP. Alternatively, women receive a 50% discount on registration, courtesy of Intel's sponsorship of the IC3 Cloud Scholars program. Visit http://icee3.com/ to learn more. We look forward to seeing you at our next Fireside Chat on Oct. 29th! The Stackato Team, ActiveState Invite your colleagues:   Copyright © 2014 ActiveState Software Inc. All rights reserved.  |  1700 - 409 Granville Street   Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1T2  |  ActiveState.com  |  Phone: (778) 786 1100  |  Toll-Free: 1 (866) 631 4581

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