IBM Hybrid Cloud Debate: Experts debate: Are Hybrid Clouds the End All Be All?

• Laura DiDio is a highly visible information technology industry analyst, consultant, a professional writer and a former reporter. Laura has 20 years of experience in the high technology industry. She has consulted with all of the major industry vendors including: Apple, Accenture, Avaya, Citrix, Dell, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, SAP and VMware.

• Steve Strutt is CTO for Cloud Computing, IBM UK and Ireland, working with clients to derive business value from the “as a service” delivery model of cloud computing. He assists clients to innovate in IT service delivery, and has pioneered the adoption of cloud technologies and business models to realize increased client IT productivity, agility and cost reduction. He is passionate about the sustainable use of IT and is an active member of the Intellect Data Centre Council, The Green Grid EMEA technical working group and the BCS.

• Dr. Michael Salsburg is a Distinguished Engineer and the chief architect for Unisys Cloud Computing. He is a distinguished engineer, working in the Technology, Consulting and Integration Solutions (TCIS) group. His responsibilities include being the lead architect for Cloud Engineering within TCIS as well as chief architect for the overall architecture of the Unisys cloud

•  Kevin Jackson – A senior information technologist specializing in information technology solutions that meet critical Federal government operational requirements. Recently, he was named a “Cyber Security Visionary” by U.S. Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine. He is the founder and author of “Cloud Musings”, “Cloud Musings on Forbes”, and the founder and editor of Government Cloud Computing on Ulitzer electronic magazine.

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