Doing business in the cloud

Should your business start using the Cloud? What does that even mean, anyway?

Cloud Computing has dramatically changed the way many businesses operate and has opened up exciting new opportunities. There are now 1000's of powerful yet easy to use "cloud based" (or Software as a Service - SaaS) web applications that can be used to help companies reduce costs and succeed in a fast changing business environment.

Many of these web applications now have APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) which allow web products to be integrated to create powerful web / mobile web solutions quickly and cost effectively.

In this down to earth presentation aimed at less technical business people (business owners, marketing managers and project managers) but suitable for techies too, 3months.com's Mark Pascall uses practical examples to outline the basics of cloud computing and some of the implications of this major paradigm shift.

Some of the questions/topics that will be covered:

• What are "Cloud-based solutions" and what are the *real* pros/cons compared to traditional desktop alternatives?
• Questions to ask when considering Cloud solutions
• What are the key risks for you and your clients to be aware of?
• Google Docs vs Office - can we really throw out those Microsoft licences?
• The changing role of the IT department
• What's an API and why is it so important?
• Real life examples of how APIs can be used to integrate Cloud services.

Lunch will be provided at 12:10pm

About The Speaker

Mark Pascall has over 22 years experience in software development and 12 years running web software development company 3months.com.

His experience working on many high profile web projects in the UK and NZ has given him an excellent understanding of a broad range of web technologies and software development processes.

Over the last decade he has presented at over 20 conferences throughout New Zealand and written numerous articles for Computerworld, CIO Magazine and Fairfax Media.

Registration Details:

You can register for this event via Credit Card online now by using the link below, or alternatively call 0800 252 255 with your Credit Card details.

NZCS Corporate Partners and approved organisations can opt to pay by invoice by calling 0800 252 255 or emailing attendee and business details through to registrations@nzcs.org.nz. Credit criteria and other conditions apply.