In his keynote address, Xavier Poisson Gouyou Beauchamps, Hewlett Packard’s Vice President for Service Providers and Cloud28+ Worldwide, shared with the CloudFest crowd how technologies and alliances to shape the next generation of IT and break cloud stereotypes. Video Xavier Poisson There’s always a way to innovate faster with any cloud, anywhere, and at the […]
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CloudFest’s rock-star speaker list includes actual rock stars, as well as the people who literallly invented the web as we know it. On any day at CloudFest, you might hear from a CEO, an astronaut, and an elite athlete. Our list of keynote speakers and panelists run the gamut from hardcore technology and governance to world-renowned musicians and activists.
Christian Geckeis Video: How Microsoft AI is empowering business transformation
“What could be worse than the apocalypse?” asked Geckeis. “AI could just be a marketing buzzword!” Business around AI has exploded, said Geckeis: 67% of businesses have already indicated a willingness to engage with artificial intelligence in their plans for tomorrow. Some major trends have come together to make this the moment for AI, said […]
Jeff Wittich: Building Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services
If we look back a few decades, we were running one monolithic application on one single server, said Jeff Wittich, Senior Director of Cloud Service Providers for Intel, in his CloudFest keynote: Things luckily evolved past that! Video Jeff Wittich Building Next Generation Cloud Digital retail will soon become $4.9 trillion market, and digital advertising […]
Hank Shocklee Video: Believe the Hype
“Inspiration comes from everywhere,” said Hank Shocklee. “Especially artists, we all take music from other places, take certain riffs and turn ‘em around – it all adds inspiration!” Now, though, inspiration has become legally controlled in a way never seen before. Shocklee said that making the seminal Public Enemy record Fear of a Black Planet […]
Bhavin Turakhia: From Founder To Billionaire
“I’m a problem-solver. When I see a problem, I can’t do anything but try and solve it,” said Bhavin Turakhia, an icon in the cloud industry. Video Bhavin Turakhia At CloudFest, Turakhia shared a quick high-level SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) of today’s Cloud industry. From Founder To Billionaire About Bhavin Turakhia Bhavin […]
Graeme Hackland: Using Data To Achieve Excellence in Speed and Precision
Graeme Hackland is no stranger to the need for speed when it comes to moving data around – he’s the CIO of Williams Racing, a leading Formula 1 team and engineering company. Hackland spoke at CloudFest to share some of the amazing data science that goes into achieving Formula 1 racing success. Williams started in […]
Patricia Florissi: Don’t Just Stand There… Innovate!
How is multi-cloud impacting individuals and societies? Patricia Florissi, Vice President, Global CTO for Sales and Distinguished Engineer at Dell Technologies, shared how her team’s vision is shaping our future, innovating for the best, and building our next generations, today. Onstage at CloudFest, Florissi discussed how exploring new innovative and technological heights, creating unique new […]
Tim Wu: The Father of Net Neutrality
Tim Wu joins CloudFest India to discuss the trickle-down effect of how Facebook’s regional and international scandals could potentially affect the future of the cloud. Video Tim Wu Net Neutrality – What happens now? Now that the FCC has ruled that broadband providers is subject to utility regulation, web hosting poviders should know what is […]
Birgitta Jónsdóttir: A Vision for a Brighter Future
How then does democracy in the digital era need to evolve? Now is the time for the world to figure it out. The latest addition to our dynamic line-up of keynote speakers is Birgitta Jónsdóttir. Video Birgitta Jónsdóttir A Vision for a Brighter Future The Fight For Civic Liberties, Human Rights and Democracy in the […]
Billy Morrison Joins CloudFest
Billy Morrison’s career has withstood the test of time. Having played for such well-known bands as The Cult, Billy Idol, Royal Machines and many, many more, it is thanks to his intrinsic talent, perseverance and a passion for all things creative that Billy continues to light the world on fire with his multi-faceted pursuits. Video Billy […]