Session 1: Keynote

IBM i and the Cloud - Q&A with IBM’s Ari Kugler 

Recruited to IBM in late 2010, Ari’s responsibilities within IBM are to refocus, reinvest, and regrow the i business. His focus is on three areas related to the IBM i: applications, cloud, and channels around i. Kugler was previously CEO of a software company called Systemcorp ALG Ltd., which IBM acquired in 2004.

Run Time: 43 minutes

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Session 2

Cloud Based HA/DR - Changing the Game Plan (Runs 46 Minutes)

Didn’t think you could afford an HA/DR solution? Think again. HA/DR is the perfect application of cloud computing technology. With more affordable infrastructure options and faster recovery times, the cloud is making HA/DR a realistic option for organizations that were previously priced out of the market.

• Discuss the ways in which cloud technology is blurring the lines between high availability and hot disaster recovery.
• Learn how to warm up a cold DR solution with a cloud environment architected for fast recovery.
• Discuss the new recovery point objectives and recovery time objectives achievable in a cloud based HA/DR solution and how this impacts options to safeguard your IT operations.
• Walk through case study examples detailing project planning, migration schedules and results.

Run Time: 46 minutes

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Session 3

RVI SaaS Case Study: Ensuring Security, Performance and Availability in an IBM i Based Cloud

Data security, integrity, and the availability of systems running in the cloud are question marks for many IT managers. For organizations considering running ERP systems or Software as a Solution (SaaS) applications in the cloud, ensuring performance standards and maintaining uptime are critical concerns. One of the most common security concerns is that an organization’s data may be made available to the public internet, other companies on the same public cloud, or would-be hackers.

Join Andy Quaas as he details how infrastructure design, management practices and core IBM i functionality combine to ensure security, integrity and availability in the cloud. Real Vision Software will present their business case for utilizing an IBM i based cloud infrastructure to power their SaaS document management software.

• Gain an understanding of how security and data integrity are maintained through multiple layers of isolation within the cloud including systems, data bases, networking and users.

• Discuss high availability and disaster recovery is incorporated into the cloud environment to protect users.

• Understand how system resources are provisioned to ensure SLA performance.

Run Time: 43 minutes

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About the Presenters

	Ari Kugler Director of Business Development - IBM Recruited to IBM in late 2010, Ari’s responsibilities within IBM are to refocus, reinvest, and regrow the i business. His focus is on three areas related to the IBM i: applications, cloud, and channels around i. Kugler was previously CEO of a software company called Systemcorp ALG Ltd., which IBM acquired in 2004.
	Dan Wilhelms President - Symmetry Dan Wilhelms is the founder of Symmetry Corporation. Among the first Basis consultants hired by SAP America in 1994, Wilhelms is a recognized industry leader in the strategic management of technical architecture for SAP.
	Andy Quaas Solution Architect - Symmetry Andy Quaas is responsible for managing Symmetry's cloud solution portfolio for IBM i customers. Quaas is a recognized expert in the field of IBM i (AS/400) technical architecture. Quaae has worked on the AS/400 platform since 1997.
	Monty Chicola President - Real Vision Software   Monty Chicoloa is the president and founder of Real Vision Software based in Alexandria,  Louisiana.  Real Vision Software produces image processing software for the iSeries platform.  Monty has worked and developed software for imaging terminals for IBM in conjunction with their Rochester plant.  His company has been a partner in development with IBM, on iSeries for several years.