Now in its second year, CloudBeat is again assembling the biggest names in the cloud’s evolving story and asking them the questions that you need answered.

Unlike nearly all other cloud events, the customers themselves are front and center. Their discussions with vendors and other experts unearth rare lessons on cloud adoption, providing insights and actionable data on what really works, who’s buying what, and where the industry is going.

“The quality and level of discussion at CloudBeat is way beyond what I’ve seen at other conferences. The fireside chat style with industry leaders gives the audience a behind-the-scenes look at what is going on in cloud today.”
– Lew Tucker, VP/CTO, Cloud Computing, Cisco Systems

“In 2011, CloudBeat established a winning format in a crowded market for cloud conferences. We’re looking forward to seeing their success grow in 2012.”
– Randy Bias, Co-Founder/CTO, CloudScaling

Core to the two-day event will be a series of customer-centric case studies, big-name fireside chats, and deep-dive breakout sessions, providing big-picture perspective as well as concrete, actionable data.

We’re expecting over 500 executives — from the hottest cloud startups and leading cloud providers to the Fortune 500 — with a mix of CEO’s, CIO’s, CTO’s, VP’s of product development, analysts, investors, high-level press, and more.

Themes:

• Open versus Closed
• Integration and the Cloud
• Visibility: Cloud Management and Control in a Complex World
• Platform as a Service: The Future of the Cloud?
• Real World Uses for Big Data
• Security