IT Leadership Summit 2008

The Microsoft IT Leadership Summit is an exclusive, invitation-only opportunity for IT leaders to discover the ways in which new technology can help shape the future of your division and your company. You will gather information and insight that cannot be accessed elsewhere.

You will hear a clear vision of how Microsoft technologies can help you achieve your business objectives and have the opportunity to network with peers and collaborate with industry leaders.

This half- day event will provide you with an integrated view of Microsoft’s value proposition for IT. Specifically designed for the midsize business, it’s a chance to share in the high-level thinking that drives business value for companies through their IT investments. The keynote will focus on how to position IT as a strategic asset. Breakout sessions will offer collaborative discussions on such topics as:

• Enabling your business to increase productivity and profitability through a secure, well-managed and dynamic infrastructure
• How to enable users with new technologies that integrate information from different sources, with a specific focus on the Microsoft 2007 Office System
• How to overcome hurdles by facilitating synergy among applications

We also want to hear your professional views on how we can make the next wave of business technology even better.

 

What is Covered?

Core IO - Dynamic Infrastructure

A secure, well-managed, and dynamic infrastructure enables your business to increase user up-time, productivity, and profitability by eliminating unnecessary costs and complexity. 

 This session will include a discussion of trends and business context of core infrastructure coupled with concept of infrastructure optimization, maturity levels and case studies. This session will give you a glimpse into future core infrastructure technologies and a roadmap to building your dynamic infrastructure.

 BPIO - Amplify The Impact Of Your People

 Business dynamics require that IT decision makers enable their users with new technologies that integrate information from different sources, provide collaboration, ensure compliance, business intelligence, and automate processes. The business productivity infrastructure acknowledges these challenges and focuses on how new technologies can help overcome the challenges facing your business and your people.

The specific focus area for this session is Microsoft 2007 Office System

 APIO - Advance Your Business with IT Solutions

According to a recent Gartner survey, more and more organizations are facing application platform related dilemmas and IT is seen as a cost center, not a business enabler. 

You can overcome these hurdles by facilitating synergy among applications and leveraging your existing platform and technologies to drive the business forward. Organizations are constantly looking for ways to derive greater business value from their IT infrastructure. At the core of today’s infrastructure optimization efforts is the move to Service Oriented Architectures that enable people  to seamlessly connect with the processes and information they need to make business decisions.  An optimized application platform can turn your business challenges into calculated business opportunities and improve return on IT investments.

 

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