The Cloud Connect conference program was designed to serve the needs of the three major cloud computing constituencies: IT professionals, executives and developers. Attend this groundbreaking conference to explore the latest cloud technologies and platforms and identify opportunities in the cloud.

The ROI, Cost, and Economics of On-Demand Computing
To think of cloud computing offerings as simply IT outsourcing is to overlook the real value of clouds: flexible capacity that makes new IT projects possible and a ubiquitous, always-connected organization. And assessing internal IT costs can be a challenge, too. As a result, making the economic case for cloud computing is never a simple process.

This track focuses on the economics of clouds. It looks at the obvious—and hidden—costs of on-demand computing, and compares it to in-house IT. It compares cloud offerings and pricing models. And it provides IT decision makers with the models and figures needed to make wise decisions about a move to utility computing.