2023 agenda coming soon. 

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SESSION 1 Re-watch on YouTube > 

The opening session will contextualise some of the key shifts in Cloud trends, culture and methodology. Looking at the evolution of Cloud Native and how it will impact industry over the coming year; the rise of FinOps and how it is helping to address the challenge of Cloud financial management, and the role of Cloud technology in helping to deliver on ESG priorities.

 

09:15     Welcome and Introduction

Mark Stephen, Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland
 

09:25     Cloud Native Trends and 2022 Predictions

• Why cloud native? The drivers and the challenges of cloud native transformation

• Industry trends: How cloud native has evolved

• Predictions for 2022

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Cheryl Hung, Engineering Manager, Apple
 

09:45     FinOps: Facing the Challenges of Cloud Financial Management

• How did we get here: the shift from traditional technology consumption to Cloud

• The challenges we are facing: key cost and financial management issues

• Overview of the main FinOps principles and how it can help

• Getting started

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Ben de Mora, FinOps Engineering Director, FinOps Foundation

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10:05     How Cloud Can Help or Hurt Your ESG Efforts

• Creating more eco-friendly cloud operations

• Ensuring ESG aligns with Digital Transformation

• Developing metrics & controls over ESG reporting

• Confronting the challenges to reap the benefits

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Danny Quinn, Managing Director, DataVita

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10:25     Combined Q&A

10:55     Refreshments and Networking

 

SESSION 2 

Session 2 will explore a variety of key topics in a smaller and more interactive breakout setting. The breakouts will be run in longer 30-minute slots across four parallel streams, providing delegates the opportunity to attend two options live. The alternative breakouts will be accessible on-demand post event.

11:30    First Breakout Option
 

Breakout options include:

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A. IF, WHEN and WHY you should transform to the cloud Re-watch on YouTube > 

• Defining your cloud journey - one size does not fit all

• Blending the ‘6 Rs’ of cloud migration

• Real life results: hear from Brightsolid’s customers

• Maximising the value from cloud and driving business advantage

 

Jon Gasparini, CTO, Brightsolid

 

B. Transforming Telecare Through the Cloud Re-watch on YouTube > 

• Expediting the adoption of digital technologies

• Future-proofing Telecare Services

• Driving innovation

Thomas Ozers, Programme Manager: Shared ARC, Digital Office: Scottish Local Government

 

C. Building Fast and Cost-Effectively in the Cloud with PaaS Re-watch on YouTube > 

• Backstory on our desktop to Cloud transition

• The value of using a Platform as a Service model for simplicity and speed

• The importance of saving your technical expertise for the work that matters most

• Multi-Cloud challenges: getting your different apps & services to talk to each other

• The shift to platformisation

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Joan Figuerola, Co-Founder & CTO, SpecifiedBy

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12:00    Transition

12:10    Second Breakout Option

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Breakout options include:

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D. Security for Cloud: Taking Cover with Self-Learning AI Re-watch on YouTube > 

• Reviewing the proliferation of cloud platforms to help businesses collaborate and innovate

• Why this has also cost businesses visibility and control

• cost businesses visibility and control

• Discussion on the challenges of securing cloud applications, the limits of traditional cloud defenses, and why Self-Learning AI is best-in-class in protecting dynamic workforces

• Real-world case studies

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Dr Beverly McCann, Principal Security Consultant, Darktrace

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E. Critical Steps to Ransomware Protection in the Cloud Re-watch on YouTube > 

• How ransomware has become more intrusive and what that means for peer businesses in your industry

• How a combination of security, backup, and recovery technologies can help provide multi-layered protection against headline-making ransomware attacks

• discuss recent case studies of local Scottish DR examples

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Sam Woodcock, Senior Director, Cloud Strategy and Enablement, iland, an 11:11 Systems Company

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F. Top trends, strategies, and cost-savings initiatives for cloud technologies Re-watch on YouTube > 

• Accelerated shift toward the cloud-native future

• Changing mix of IT teams and resources

• Push toward cloud automation, optimization, and analytics

• Tips and strategies to consider

• Strategies organizations can leverage to optimize their spend and avoid cloud cost pitfalls 

 

Tom Monk, Director, Product Management-Cloud Solutions, Navisite​

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12:40    Lunch & Networking

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SESSION 3

The afternoon session will focus on improving the value of Cloud as an enabler within the organisation. Looking at improving reliability and resilience through post-mortem culture; unlocking the value and utilisation of data, and the role of Cloud in IoT and Edge computing.

 

13:30     Post-Mortem Culture at Google Re-watch on YouTube > 

• What are postmortems: why and how should we write them

• Writing postmortems: when should you write them and who are they for

• What information should be captured, and what might this look like

• Action items: prerequisites, balanced action item plan, execution

• How do you get started

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Joydip Basu, Engineering Manager, Google

 

13:50     Aladdin Data Cloud – The Why, What and How

• Bringing together Aladdin, a leader in investment management technology, and Snowflake’s Data Cloud

• Unlocking creativity and increasing operational efficiency by expanding the utilisation of data across organisations through a single, cloud-based platform

• learn about the technical architecture, tenancy model, data quality and integrity considerations and how we’ve built our cloud-first, cloud-agnostic product

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Kaushik Chaubal, Engineering Team Director & Architect for Aladdin Data Cloud, BlackRock

Ali Habib, Associate Database Operations Systems Engineer, BlackRock

 

14:10     Accurate Alignment of Data from Trains: The Challenges of Bringing Edge Data into the Cloud Re-watch on YouTube > 

• Background context: running rail vehicle localisation in the cloud

• The move from closing the loop on the vehicle / edge to closing the loop in the cloud

• Dealing with the key challenges: time, order preservation and latency

• Current projects and practical application

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Geoff Ballinger, Head of Platform, Machines with Vision

14:30     Combined Q&A

15:00     Close of Session

 

15:00     Networking Drinks Reception

16:30     Close of Conference

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