As part of the NASSCOM Friday's 2.0 sessions, under the aegis of the NASSCOM EMERGE Forum, the 4th  edition, we are pleased to invite you for this session on "Cloud Computing: Balancing Economics & Innovation” on 10th July 2009 at the Infosys office. The session will be led by Bhavin Raichura and Srini Prabhala, both from Infosys.
 
Every wave of technology innovation is perceived as “opportunities for small & medium enterprises (SMEs)” and “paradigm-shift for large enterprises”. The key observation is that - the SMEs have higher appetite for risks & innovation; however, they are constrained by limited budget. In response to the technology innovation waves, questions & concerns from the Entrepreneurs do not change:

• Revenue: How cloud computing can become a new revenue channel?
• Expenditure:  How cloud computing can help optimize current IT expenditure and improve ROI efficiency?
• Competitive Edge: How cloud computing can accelerate service innovation for competitive edge that attracts funding investments ?
• Market Penetration: How cloud computing can help me penetrate the market and increase business growth ?

 
Cloud computing brings business value in all the 4 dimensions – it acts as a “catalyst” for evolution of new biz start-ups and it also acts as a “survival pill” for many Enterprises in this economic down-turn. The important thing is that - the value of cloud computing can be more clearly articulated with the help of concrete business-cases and ROI models for faster decision making – this is what CXOs need , the bottom-line is “show me the money”.
 
Once convinced about the business value, the next  big question is “what should be the right strategy to jump on this boat ?” The answer to this question could be a decision analogy  around –Buy a house or rent one ? - It is clear – “one size do not fit all”.
 
We will discuss & debate the how enterprises have benefited from cloud computing; what sort of new business services are visualized on cloud; how cloud computing can optimize TCO and how cloud computing can help with business growth & market penetration – more importantly - “economically”.
 
 
We would greatly appreciate your presence and participation for this session. We are looking forward to receiving your confirmation & seeing you on 10th  July 2009.