This session will discuss how Cloud Computing is changing the face of business. The Cloud’s impact is felt in transforming business models, architectures, and usage. We will be discussing the disruption and changes in business models that Cloud is bringing to all forms of businesses, and the areas for the new Cloud Operating Environment that is required for the business models to be successful. Blakely will focus on various examples in the consumer, small-medium business, and large enterprise markets; and the architectural transformational efforts these firms employ to harness the power of cloud and deliver new performance in business.

Speaker Bio:
Jim Blakley is Director of Data Center Virtualization at Intel. He leads technical and strategic engagements with enterprises and service providers in virtualization and cloud computing to enable technology adoption and understand future user needs. He works with Intel product teams and with the ecosystem to translate those needs to technology requirements and solutions. Mr. Blakley holds 4 patents for telecommunications systems and services and is the author of numerous publications. He holds a Masters in Management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, a Masters of Communication, Information and Control Engineering from the University of Michigan and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering also from the University of Michigan.