Platform Computing to Host Webinar on How to Select a Private Cloud Solution

Analyst James Staten and Platform CEO Songnian Zhou to Discuss Key Considerations for Evaluating Cloud Vendors

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Jul 25, 2011, 09:00 ET

TORONTO, July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Platform Computing, the leading independent cloud management software provider, today announced it will be hosting a webinar, entitled "Private Cloud Selection Best Practices: How to Select a Private Cloud Solution," on Thursday, Aug. 4.  Dr. Songnian Zhou, CEO of Platform Computing, will be joined by James Staten, principal analyst at Forrester Research, to discuss strategies and best practices that mid- and large-sized enterprises must consider when choosing a private cloud vendor. Mr. Staten will also discuss findings from his recent report, "Market Overview: Private Cloud Solutions" (May 2011). For most enterprises, private and hybrid clouds are widely acknowledged to be the next step that will allow IT organizations to become more agile, innovate and reduce expenses over time.

Registration for the webinar is now open to the public, and Platform Computing invites all CIOs, IT managers, enterprise architects, business analysts, cloud strategy teams and similar interested parties to join the discussion. In addition to discussing Mr. Staten's report and strategies for private cloud selection, Mr. Staten and Dr. Zhou will also offer their observations on the following:

  • How to assess your company's readiness for cloud across cultural, process and technology issues
  • How to build a roadmap for your organization's specific cloud use cases
  • Key considerations when evaluating cloud vendors
  • Use case examples, including best practices, and mistakes to avoid when planning and implementing cloud projects

Webinar Details:

Who:

James Staten, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

Dr. Songnian Zhou, CEO, Platform Computing

What:

"Private Cloud Selection Best Practices: How Should You Select a Private Cloud," webinar discussion

When:

Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. EDT / 10:00 a.m. PDT / 6:00 p.m. BST

For more information and to register for this webinar, please visit here.

About Platform Computing

Platform Computing is the leader in cluster, grid and cloud management software - serving more than 2,000 of the world's most demanding organizations. For 19 years, our workload and resource management solutions have delivered IT responsiveness and lower costs for enterprise and HPC applications. Platform has strategic relationships with Cray, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat, and SAS. Visit www.platform.com.

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