The next IBM Expert Integrated Systems Twitter Chat is your chance to interact with some of the top IT systems professionals from around the world. Our Twitter Chat topic “Is Simplifying Your IT a Myth?” will take place on Nov. 14th and moderated by Laura DiDio (@lauradidio), Principal for Information Technology Intelligence Consulting (ITIC). To join the conversation, please follow and use the hashtag #ExpertSysChat.
We will be discussing a number of sub-topics such as why is it be important to break down technology silos and the expected benefits of integrated hardware and software approaches, as well as why CIOs should care. We’ll also cover how these changes can deliver business value by accelerating time-to-market, enabling shorter application development iterations and increasing the productivity of IT operations staff.
There will be no wall between you and the experts, so ask them questions or comment away. Our moderator and panelists are there to help you navigate the confusing landscape of “Simplifying your IT.”
Important Details
Topic: Is Simplifying Your IT a Myth?
Time: Wednesday November 14th at 1PM ET
Place: On Twitter!
To Participate: Use the hashtag #ExpertSysChat in your tweets, and search the hashtag to follow a feed of the real-time conversation
Background
Much of today’s IT budgets are allocated to operations and the maintenance of existing IT solutions and systems. According to IDC, more than 70% of IT budgets are spent on operations and maintenance of existing IT solutions and systems. Without new approaches, and the increasing size and scale of data centers, it is hard to see how this situation can be improved. Enter expert integrated systems as the one approach that can potentially change these IT realities for the better. Integrated systems are an increasingly more viable option for organizations that want to simplify their IT infrastructure and platform environments while also streamlining and taking cost out of a wide range of development and operations activities across the IT lifecycle. Here’s an example of some of the topics and questions that you can expect to see addressed during the chat:
- What data center trends/business challenges are driving this integrated IT management approach?
- What organizational and IT skill set changes will be required as a result of more centralized IT management?
- Ultimately, how will adoption of integrated hardware and software drive enterprise innovation and growth? How will it enable companies to drive more value from big data, for example?
- How can expert integrated systems address some of these bedeviling problems, especially in the context of mega IT trends like mobile, cloud and big data?
- Why will it be important to break down technology silos?
- What are the expected benefits of integrated hardware and software approaches and why should CIOs care?
- What organizational and IT skill set changes will be required as a result of more centralized IT management?
So, you’re interested now right? Below you’ll find a LinkedIn Events link for a reminder and details on our moderator and panelists. We hope you’ll take full advantage of this opportunity to connect with our panel.
LinkedIn Events: http://bit.ly/SqAdv0
Moderator and Panelist Details
Moderator
Laura DiDio - @lauradidio – currently the principal of Information Technology Intelligence Consulting (ITIC), highly visible information technology industry analyst, consultant, a professional writer and a former reporter. DiDio has 20 years experience in the high technology industry. She has consulted with all of the major industry vendors including: Apple, Accenture, Avaya, Citrix, Dell, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, SAP and VMware.
Panelists
James Kobielus – @jameskobielus – Industry veteran and serves as IBM’s big data evangelist. He spearheads IBM’s thought leadership activities in Big Data, Hadoop, enterprise data warehousing, advanced analytics, business intelligence, data management, and next best action technologies. He works with IBM’s product management and marketing teams in Big Data. He has spoken at such leading industry events as Hadoop Summit, Strata, and Forrester Business Process Forum. He has published several business technology books and is a very popular provider of original commentary on blogs and many social media.
Kyle Brown – @kgb1001001 – Distinguished Engineer with IBM Software Services for WebSphere, consulting lead for PureApplication Systems
Jim O’Connor – @jimoconn – IBM Distinguished Engineer responsible for STG Advanced System RAS Design and Quality. A recognized expert in crossbrand common hardware design, system quality and system RAS Architecture Jim’s specializes in the analysis and architecture of open and virtualized clustered systems including POWER Systems, BladeCenter and PureSystems.
Greg Hintermeister – @greghint – Senior Technical Staff Member – User Experience, IBM Master Inventor
