CloudTalk – The Platform Business: How Cloud Foundry facilitates Cloud Native transformation, May 19

Who: Jim Palmeri
Where: Bellevue Chamber of Commerce
When: May 19, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
What: In this presentation, David will examine the characteristics of the cloud native businesses that disrupting incumbent businesses, transforming our economy, and reshaping our communications, marketing and transactions. He will share ideas businesses can use to adopt and create their own a culture of innovation. The presentation will examine why Platform-as-a-Service is relevant to any company that creates consumer experiences, and how an “opinionated architecture” like Cloud Foundry can contribute to business transformation. He will also showcase examples of how Cloud Foundry facilitates cloud native application lifecycle management.

For attendees interested in digging deeper into Cloud Foundry and experiencing platform-driven, cloud native deployment, David will be conducting a free 1-hour workshop on June 8th on common workloads and deployment patterns. Attendees will receive free 30day $2500 cloud trial. Registration information will be coming shortly.

Bio:

David Gardner is the Product Owner for AppFog, CenturyLink’s Platform-as-a-Service powered by Cloud Foundry. He has a BS in Computer Science from BYU, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Before CenturyLink, he worked in Product at Adobe, Webtrends, and Endurance International Group. In addition, as an Accenture Consultant, he helped build web solutions for Technology and Financial Services clients. He enjoys helping companies embrace the future and modern development methods