Ottawa

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Third Brigade: 40 Hines Rd Suite 200 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2K 2M5 Map

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Next Meeting: Thursday, September 10th, 2009
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Meeting schedule:

6:00-6:30 Food and drinks 6:30-7:30 Main presentation 7:15-8:00 Open discussion and questions

Speaker: Bruce Cowper - Microsoft

Are our heads really in the Cloud? Abstract: Cloud computing seems to be a big buzzword that is gaining traction and concept people are slowly buying in to. The challenge is with vendors putting the word ‘cloud’ against a product or service the line is blurred to what this actually means. In this discussion, we will look at cloud computing in some it it’s many guises to look at how the technology is being used and why, but more importantly look at many of the questions we and the vendors should be asking ourselves. We will cover topics such as security, privacy and compliance with a view to answering one simple question; are our heads really in the clouds?

About The Speaker As the Virtualization Lead for Microsoft Canada, Bruce is responsible for the overall Virtualization strategy, from the Desktop to Datacenter and in to the Cloud. He works closely with Partners, the Government, large enterprises, Industry Associations and the Community across Canada. He comes from a security background in Virtualization and secure system design, forensics and data centre design. As the Virtualization lead, Bruce leverages his real life hands-on experience to relate to the challenges faced today. Bruce is a prolific speaker and can frequently be found in the media and at conferences across Canada and beyond.

Bruce is a founding member of the Toronto Area Security Klatch (TASK), the Ottawa area Security Klatch (OASK) and an active member of numerous organisations across Canada. Before joining Microsoft and moving to Ottawa, Bruce held positions on the board of directors of several IT companies, championing the development of technical excellence and the customer experience.

Bruce holds a degree in Computer Systems Engineering as well as industry standard qualifications.

Previous Meetings
September 10th, 2009 - Justin Foster - Speaker Notes: Download Here

April 6th, 2009 - Rafal Los - Speaker Notes: Download Here

July 16th, 2008 - John Linehan - Speaker Notes:

November 28th, 2007 - Eric Klien - Make my day