Cloud Computing is Key Topic for CMG'09 in Dallas, Texas, December 6 - 11

'How to Succeed at SaaS: Computing in the Cloud' Author Amy Wohl, Will Deliver Keynote Address at Top Industry Event

TURNERSVILLE, N.J., March 3 -- The Computer Measurement Group (CMG), the IT professionals responsible for planning, measuring and managing the world's largest IT infrastructures, announced today that it has secured its keynote speaker for the 35th International Computer Measurement Group annual conference (CMG'09) taking place from December 6-11 in Dallas, Texas at the Gaylord Texan.

Amy Wohl, president of Wohl Associates, a consulting firm established in 1984, whose clients include every major systems and software vendor, is the keynote speaker at CMG'09. Mrs. Wohl is a noted expert on the computer market, its products and dynamics. She has been observing, analyzing, commenting on, speaking and writing about, and consulting to the information industry for more than thirty years.

The focus of Wohl's expertise and interest is the commercialization of new technology and the creation of new markets and business models. She has provided guidance to clients seeking to invest in or create and market products in areas ranging from word processing, desktop publishing, and office automation to voice processing, development tools, digital rights management, new operating systems (and their platforms and interfaces), Linux, Java, and web services. Current interests include SOA, Software as a Service (SaaS), and Cloud Computing. She has written a book, How to Succeed at SaaS: Computing in the Cloud.

Her topic, "The Impact of Software as a Service (SaaS) on the Enterprise Data Center" will look at how the economy is impacting IT and how SaaS will be implemented as a solution. It will emphasize the role of IT staff in managing SaaS applications to insure that they meet the standards of an enterprise data center. As the economy tries to deal with a financial crisis that has impacted jobs, markets, and revenues, IT has to deal with its impact on budgets and plans. In this session, attendees will learn how to select SaaS with the proper consideration so that it can be managed regarding the reliability, quality of service, and customer expectations an organization demands. Attendees will gain critical insights into the many issues that arise when discussing cloud computing such as:

  --  Where is the data and how is it secured?
  --  Who is responsible for capacity, service and continuity management?
  --  How do I protect myself from a situation where my cloud computing
      provider disappears?
  --  And how do I apply the same principles of governance to SaaS
      applications and users that I apply within my enterprise IT
      environment?

  The keynote address will take place on December 7, 2009 at 1:15 p.m.

"We're extremely honored to have Amy Wohl as this year's keynote speaker," said David Thorn, General Chair of the CMG'09 conference. "She is a well-respected leader and has made significant impact on the direction of computing. Her combined expertise on both computing technologies and economics is especially important in today's financial climate. We're looking forward to having her speak to CMG attendees and share her experiences on this very timely topic of cloud computing."

For general information on the CMG '09 conference taking place December 6 though 11 in Dallas, Texas at the Gaylord Texan; go to CMG'09 Conference.

The Computer Measurement Group (www.cmg.org) is a not-for-profit, worldwide organization of IT professionals committed to sharing information and practices focused on ensuring the efficiency and scalability of IT service delivery to the enterprise through measurement, quantitative analysis, and forecasting.