Archive for February, 2012

@Cloud_Connect Santa Clara 2012: @SunGardAS Highlights and Happenings

Posted: February 27, 2012, 9:34 pm

Cloud Connect 2012The @SunGardAS team had a jam-packed schedule and exciting time at Cloud Connect Santa Clara last week!  In case you missed the conference, here are some highlights from the conference and show floor.

Cloud Connect was an especially exciting week for SunGard as we announced our partnership with Amazon Web Services to deliver highly available cloud computing offerings.  The first phase of the relationship will provide SunGard and AWS customers bi-directional disaster recovery services between the companies’ clouds, without transporting data over the public internet. Get AWS announcement details.

Holding down the fort at booth 414, our team met with show attendees to discuss today’s hottest cloud trends – including compliance, private cloud options, organizational readiness, disaster recovery in the cloud and of course cloud security.

Rich Miller, editor of Data Center Knowledge, stopped by our booth at to give us his take on the conference, trends he was hearing and some thoughts on the direction of cloud computing as it relates to data centers. Watch video here.

 

During the conference, a few of our cloud experts had the opportunity to present on a few topics – both of which were well attended and well received.  Check out this clip of David Ayers, senior product manager of Cloud Services, previewing his presentation entitled “Taking a Private Path to the Cloud”.

Get copies of both SunGard Cloud Connect presentations on SlideShare:

We weren’t “all business” at the conference; we actually had a little fun too! Booth visitors were offered scratch-off tickets for a chance to win a MacBook® Air, Apple® iPad® 2 or a $5 Starbucks® gift card.

Frank Owen, IT operations manager and owner of  TechVirtuoso blog, won an iPad2 while Ron Hayes of Avaya Government Solutions scored the grand prize – a MacBook® Air! Unfortunately we missed catching the big win on camera, but don’t worry this reenactment we filmed captures all the excitement! Watch video here.

Thanks to those who attended the SunGard presentations and also stopped by our booth. For additional conference updates, photos and resources follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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Cloud Connect 2012: Insights from @Datacenter Knowledge, Rich Miller

Posted: February 24, 2012, 9:13 pm

 

Rich Miller, editor of Data Center Knowledge, stopped by our booth at Cloud Connect last week to give us his take on the conference, trends he was hearing and some thoughts on the direction of cloud computing as it relates to data centers. Watch video below:

 

 

Following the conference and the announcement of our partnership with Amazon Web Services, Data Center Knowledge published the following article, “SunGard: Cloud Concepts Are ‘In Our DNA’”, that discusses our deep expertise in enterprise disaster recovery and how we plan to leverage that experience in our cloud computing approach.

“Our business model is to provide shared infrastructure that is available on demand across a geographic footprint,” said Indu Kodukula, the chief technology officer for SunGard Availability. “So we know a little bit about this. We have an appreciation for what it takes to maintain large multi-tenant environments. It’s in our DNA.”  Read the full article here

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SunGard Availability Services is Silicon Valley-bound for Cloud Connect Santa Clara #ccevent – Stop by our booth to win a MacBook® Air!

Posted: February 1, 2012, 1:13 pm

Cloud Connect 2012We’re escaping the cold, wintery weather at our headquarters in Philadelphia and heading to Silicon Valley for Cloud Connect Santa Clara (#ccevent) February 14-15, 2012. Cloud Connect brings together the entire cloud eco-system to better understand the transformations cloud is bringing to the Enterprise.

As a Platinum sponsor, we’ll be setting up shop at booth #414 where SunGard representatives will be available to discuss our cloud offerings, including our Enterprise Cloud Services and cloud-recovery services. Stop by our booth during the expo for a scratch off ticket* where you could win an Apple® MacBook® Air, Apple® iPad® 2 or a $5 Starbucks® gift card. Every card is a winner, so be sure to stop by. We’ll also be attending several sessions throughout the duration of the conference where we’ll be live tweeting, posting to our Facebook wall and shooting video in our booth. Follow us for the play-by-play!

Prior to the conference, join us for Happy Hour at Birk’s Restaurant from 5:30 – 7:00 pm on Monday, February 13th.  REGISTER HERE if you plan to attend Happy Hour. Registration is required.  (Get Directions to Birk’s Restaurant from the Convention Center).

Also on the schedule this year, SunGard Availability Services will be delivering two presentations during the conference. The first session will examine the increasing need for private cloud solutions and things to consider when evaluating a private cloud solution. Session details below:

Taking a Private Path to the Cloud
Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Presenter:  David Ayers, senior product manager of Cloud services at SunGard Availability Services
Location: Grand Ballroom H
Description:  Enterprises are actively exploring cloud solutions to help drive down overall IT costs and increase operational efficiency, all while minimizing risks and reducing complexity. However, the vendor landscape is filled with public solutions not always suited to Enterprise needs for security, compliance, service levels and high availability. This session will discuss the growing need for private cloud and the different aspects to consider when evaluating private cloud solutions.

The second presentation, slated for Wednesday, will review the top 5 considerations for cloud-based recovery.

Recovering Applications to Cloud: Top 5 Considerations for Raising Service Levels with Tiered Recovery Services
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:05 PM-12:25 PM
Presenter:  Ram Shanmugam, senior director of product management at SunGard Availability Services
Location: Cloud Solutions Theater
Description:  In this session, SunGard will offer an inside perspective on the top 5 considerations for cloud-based recovery, which are: analyzing applications by business value, selecting modern data movement into the cloud, automating recovery steps, using enterprise-class cloud platforms, and scoping network requirements. SunGard will also provide an overview of its Recover2Clouds services suite [Check out this VIDEO], which packages modern data movement for tiered recovery benefits.

Stop back here for updates during and after the conference, follow us on Twitter, and don’t forget to stop by booth #414 for your chance to win an Apple® MacBook® Air, Apple® iPad® 2 or $5 Starbucks gift card. See you in Santa Clara!

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*Entry Card must be scratched-off in front of SunGard representative at Booth #414 during the Expo hours of Cloud Connect 2012 to be valid.

Contest Terms and Conditions
One card per person. Contest is limited to residents of the United States and the District of Columbia. No purchase is necessary to enter. SunGard employees are not eligible to win. Chances of winning Apple MacBook Air 1:500, Apple IPad 2 2:500, Starbucks Gift Card 497:500.

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