The local cloud computing and
data management firm IPC (or IP Converge Data Services, Inc.) is pooling together
business leaders and stakeholders to tackle the growing role of digitization in
today’s enterprises at the 2015 Philippine Cloud Summit. With this year’s
theme, “The Enterprise Cloud Journey”, the annual industry event will be held
on October 7, 2015 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.
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According to IPC President
Rene Huergas, “Today’s global economy compels Filipino enterprises to take
advantage of and adapt to emerging technological trends in order to achieve
business success. The Enterprise Cloud Journey takes local companies to a
global level of competitiveness, and we at IPC are more than ready to help them
start the journey.”
Huergas elaborated that
this year’s Philippine Cloud Summit aims to provide attendees with valuable
insight and actionable information regarding the role of cloud computing in
achieving success and hastened growth within their respective organizations,
and the Philippine business sector at large. Furthermore, IPC will introduce
the benefits of data mining and analytics especially when making business decisions.
To this end, industry
leaders have been lined up to walk the audience through the digital journey for
today’s enterprises.
The morning session,
targeted to business executives and entrepreneurs, outlines key aspects of the
Enterprise Cloud Journey. Jonathan Defensor de Luzuriaga, President of the
Philippine Software Industry Association, will speak about how to transform
one’s business into a digital enterprise. The topic involves understanding the
role of software in business operations, identifying the right applications for
your business, and appreciating the advantages of cloud-based apps.
Robert Jenkins, Chief
Executive Officer of CloudSigma, will present the business benefits of Elastic
Infrastructure, or cost-efficient and on-demand technology. The talk will
include understanding supply and demand from an IT capacity standpoint, and how
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) can significantly improve a company’s
financial health.
Adatos Managing Director
Drew Perez will conclude the presentations by speaking on uncovering business
growth opportunities through data science. His talk will cover how real-time
information can be used to make sound business decisions faster, and how to
unlock the business potential of stagnant data archives.
The afternoon sessions
will comprise of two hands-on workshops for IT and technical leaders and
officers. “Creating Secure AppDev Environments in the Cloud” and “Data Science
101: The Art of Analytics” will happen concurrently and will be facilitated by
Robert Jenkins and Drew Perez, respectively.
“Being a Filipino company
ourselves, IPC believes in the potential of our local enterprises to make it
big globally. The Philippine Cloud Summit is part of our on-going efforts to
promote cloud computing among Filipino entrepreneurs. We call it our
“cloudvocacy”, with special focus on helping SMEs and start-ups build their
business, expand their market reach and improve productivity by sharing our
expertise and presenting them the best solutions to fit their requirements now
and as they grow,” said Huergas.
Interested parties are
encouraged to register for free at http://ipc.ph/2015-philippine-cloud-summit/
