CLOUDFEST 2024
THEMES
OUR KEY THEME FOR 2024
Uniting the Nations of Cloud
»Power in Numbers«
Cloud professionals find themselves not just in a rare position in the global economy, but also at a pivotal moment in history. This is both a privilege and a responsibility: it’s up to us to determine how best to approach an uncertain future, full of challenges and opportunities that we’re only just beginning to understand.
While some of the companies at CloudFest are your partners and some are your competitors, together we’ve reached a moment when we have to unite against the challenges that face us as an industry—so we can seize the opportunities that await as well. This means identifying our common values, including what we actually mean when we talk about “the Cloud”.
This industry has a chance to build towards a future that’s sustainable, more equitable, and kinder to people. It’s counterintuitive to think of “kindness” when discussing bare metal, cooling, virtualization, and Edge-service deployment, but this is not a typical community. CloudFest is where the most intelligent, creative, and visionary industry leaders embrace daring ideas and turn them into reality—so let’s get together, find common ground, and let our geek flags fly!
Keywords
#Collaboration #Sustainability #Governance #ResilientArchitecture #AI #DataManagement #Speed #Security #Hardware #Trust #Partnerships
Full Agenda is online
MARCH 21, 2024
Internet Heroes
Three Internet Hall-of-Famers are taking the stage on March 21: this is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet the minds behind the DNS, ARPANET, and the African internet, all in one place!
Dr. Steve Crocker was one of the key contributors to the ARPANET project— the precursor to the modern Internet—and was influential in its transition to the internet we use today. As the one responsible for documenting this groundbreaking technology, Dr. Crocker came up with the request for comments (RFC) process that internet engineers still use today.
Prof. Nii Quaynor brought the internet to Africa, and remains at the forefront of its development and expansion. join him to explore Africa’s mind-blowing digital future—and your own company’s potential in Uniting the Nations of Cloud.
Paul Mockapetris invented the Domain Name System (DNS), and also developed the first SMTP email server. He is one of the most important contributors to the internet as we know it.
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Daily Themes
MARCH 19, 2024
The Future is Generative
Artificial intelligence—especially the leaps forward in generative AI—have forced an industry-wide rethink of how to use compute resources, both internally and on behalf of customers—even as computing itself gets much more powerful. The incredible advancements we’ve seen in the past year seem almost quaint compared to what’s on the horizon. Therefore we must approach hardware and AI together, exploring sustainability, energy efficiency, and total cost of ownership. Generative AI will force changes to standards and best practices around machine learning models, data management, human resources, and more. Moreover, they are available for you to train and harness the power of today.
At CloudFest 2024, we will show how you can use the rapidly maturing worlds of AI and supercomputing to unlock previously impossible opportunities in managing dynamic hardware. Let’s take a holistic look at how AI will transform your Cloud business, and how it helps evolve the United Nations of Cloud.
Keywords
#AI #GenAI #MachineLearning #BareMetal #Infrastructure #HPC #Quantum
MARCH 20, 2024
Security is Not a Check-Box
Cybersecurity isn’t just something you deploy, it’s something you do every day. In other words, if you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready! Since this is CloudFest, we are of course not just talking about protecting a local set of machines, but keeping entire networks safe. In tomorrow’s world, security must become borderless in order to protect the global connectivity you’ve worked so hard to build.
Moreover, advances in AI, HPC, and supercomputing are already changing the game, so security-minded professionals must place themselves well ahead of emerging trends.
Get hands-on with cutting-edge cybersecurity tools and techniques, brace yourself for a glimpse of tomorrow’s challenges—and start planning how to overcome them at CloudFest 2024.
Keywords
#Cybersecurity #NetworkCapacity #SaaS #Uptime #DisasterRecovery #Backup #ThreatForecast #Policy
MARCH 21, 2024
The Services That Matter
Besides what services you offer, how you offer them is also important. Whether you’re focused on winning new customers or increasing ARPU, what you offer matters more than ever.
From core services such as domain names, email, and website-building platforms to commerce enablement and disaster recovery, offering the right products and services to the right user at the right time will turn your customers into evangelists.
At CloudFest this year, you’ll develop a kick-ass toolbox of products and services to acquire more—and more valuable—customers.
Keywords
#CustomerAcquisition #CustomerRetention #ARPU #Marketing #Sales #ValueAddedServices #Partnerships