This Round Table will focus on emotive issues, like data location, interoperability between today's and tomorrow's solutions, right combination between on-premise and off premise cloud and how to avoid the peril of lock-in.
The European Commission's Trusted Cloud Europe framework raises questions of trust and confidence in cloud computing. It seeks to encourage best practice and consensus building amongst both cloud providers and cloud users. And it sets thresholds for public procurement. Much positive work has been done but there’s more to do. As the market for cloud services evolves rapidly, some burning questions remain for the enterprise cloud market of TODAY:How can the emotive issue of data location be tackled?How can interoperability between today's and tomorrow's solutions be ensured?What’s the right combination of on-premise and off premise cloud?What is the solution for maximising competition and avoiding the perils of lock-in?What are the legal and technical implications when implementing trusted cloud services in the EU?In this first panel debate cloud suppliers, buyers, and strategy setters from the private sector, governments, and the European institutions will give their views and challenge existing preconceptions and commercial bias that can impact on the trusted cloud market.Members of the panel:Global Industry: Jonathan Wisler, CEO Europe SoftLayer (conf)SMEs: Georg Greve, CEO Kolab Systems (conf)European Commission: Carl-Christian Buhr, Cabinet of Vice President Kroes (conf)Strategist: Carlo Daffara, Founder and CTO, CloudWeavers and OFA Fellow (conf)Academia: Jatinder Singh, Cambridge (tbc)Format:Short introductions (5-10mins) from each speaker followed by a moderated debate involving the audience. The discussions will be under Chatham House Rules.