Cloud Slam
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Juniper CIO, Bask Iyer will speak at Cloud Slam about why CIO and IT professionals are in an era of transformation as companies move to the cloud, their focus will shift on on business imperatives. Mr. Iyer, has experienced this IT evolution first-hand. Within two years, Iyer merged more than 250 applications into one standardized platform and consolidated more than 18 data centers to just one. http://www.juniper.net/au/en/company/leadership/bask-iyer/

Are you safe in the cloud? Join Shahed Latif, Partner KPMG as he discusses the risks and obligations that cloud providers and consumers are exposed to in the cloud. http://cloudslam.org/sessions-and-schedule

You won't want to miss Shailesh Rao, Head of Cloud, Google discuss how the Cloud has transformed Google during CloudSlam '14's keynote.address . Register now at https://cloudslam.eventbrite.com/

Your ERP, Email and Data Center are in the Cloud Now What? SESSION DETAILS Date: June 4th 2014... Time: 10:10 Location: Nevada Room SESSION ABSTRACT Cloud Assurance, Cloud Governance, Cloud Risk, Cloud Security As already lean organizations strive to become more flexible and cost efficient in today's struggling economy, the interest and demand for cloud-based services is rapidly expanding. Cost-conscious companies not only have the ability to outsource their IT infrastructure, but also they can move to the cloud systems that are critical to day-to-day operations. But along with the many advantages to switching in-house systems to a hosted model, there are concerns related to data privacy, security, availability, confidentiality, and integrity. This session focuses on the following areas: - Right sizing your cloud strategy for your enterprise risk management program - Risk, security and compliance for cloud computing - Building a meaningful trusted cloud plan SPEAKER Eric Tan, Director, PwC LLP Eric Tan, PwC Director, Assurance Technology Center of Excellence, Silicon Valley Eric is an assurance director based out of PwC's Silicon Valley Technology Center of Excellence. He has significant experience successfully helping technology compliance organizations manage risk and compliance over their technology projects and information governance, risk and compliance solutions. Eric is a lead director within PwC's Cloud Assurance practice. His responsibilities includes assisting companies with compliance, security and privacy issues related to cloud services and performing attestation services to cloud service providers. He is a key contributor to the firm's strategy, point of view and thought leadership on cloud computing. Eric's experience includes developing IT strategic plans, leading large-scale system implementation assessments, performing risk and security diagnostics; and implementation of compliance and control solutions. His experience specific to cloud computing includes developing internal controls for a cloud ERP company, leading a Salesforce.com CRM assessment, conducting cloud vendor assessments and helping a financial services firm determine their Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS ) strategy. Google, eBay, LinkedIn, Tibco, Akamai, Novell, Genzyme, Biogen, Thermo Fisher Scientific are among the many clients he has served. He is a regular speaker at ISACA events and served as a keynote speaker and panelist on various conferences including the recent He is a regular keynote speaker and panelist at topical events and conferences, including the recent 2013 Global Institute of Internal Audit Conference, 2012 Edison Electric Institute Conference, Cloud Connect 2011 and UP 2011 Cloud Computing Conference in Silicon Valley. Register Now at http://cloudslam.eventbrite.com/

Governance, Security and Compliance SESSION DETAILS Date: June 4th 2014... Time: 10:45 Location: Washington Room SESSION ABSTRACT Governance model, Cloud compliance, Continuous security monitoring Cloud is finally starting to move beyond the hype and into the very fabric of today’s enterprise. Most organizations are adopting cloud computing in a piecemeal fashion with a growing trend towards moving core business functions into the cloud. However some organizations are holding out on adoption either because privacy, security or compliance seems like insurmountable barriers or they expect market maturity in terms of data management and management of multiple cloud providers. What cloud providers and consumers must recognize is that in order to reap the full benefits of cloud solutions, their adoption strategy must be aligned with a comprehensive risk management approach which looks beyond developing security policies, satisfying internal audits or contractual obligations. At KPMG, we believe this approach would include considerations such as, - Understanding the impact of cloud on compliance across operational jurisdictions - Establishing a governance model which identifies shared responsibilities, defines accountability metrics and provides customers insight into their service relationship - Periodically assessing and managing security and privacy practices - Collecting key success metrics and communicating this information to facilitate corporate governance and drive ultimate customer satisfaction. Organizations facilitating business transformation with the above fundamentals force and thereby change how security and privacy risks are perceived and addressed, which should greatly increase successful adoption of cloud solutions in support of business objectives. SPEAKER Shahed Latif, Partner, Advisory, KPMG LLP Shahed is the lead Information Security and Business Continuity principal for Western region and has extensive IT and business skills. He has a track record of creating innovative solutions in the risk and compliance space and is KPMG’s national lead for Cloud & Security. He has extensive knowledge of the security operations of some of the largest for FORTUNE 100 companies and works closely with the leading Cloud service providers. He has over 24 years of experience working with the global FORTUNE 500 companies focusing on providing business and technology solutions across a variety of areas. Shahed has spent 10 years in the London office working in the financial sector consulting group, Information Risk Management group, and the assurance practice. He has provided services to large global companies in Africa, Asia, and Europe Register Now at http://cloudslam.eventbrite.com/