Enterprise cloud adoption has become a must-have for organizations looking to improve their competitiveness and innovation. However, the complexity of cloud environments, the high costs associated with cloud services and the lack of visibility into cloud usage and costs, can often make it difficult for organizations to fully extract the value of their cloud investments. This keynote panel session will bring together experts from different industries to discuss new operational models that help organizations optimize their cloud value extraction and reduce costs. The panel will explore topics such as cloud cost optimization, cloud governance, cloud security and compliance, cloud service management, and the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in cloud management. The panel will also discuss the challenges organizations face when trying to optimize their cloud value extraction and how to overcome them.
Session Outline:
-Introduction: The basics of new operational models that optimize enterprise cloud value extraction and cost reduction
-Overview of the panelists and their expertise in cloud value extraction and cost optimization
-Panel discussion on new operational models that help organizations optimize their cloud value extraction and reduce costs
-Q&A and open discussion for attendees to ask questions and share their own experiences with optimizing cloud value extraction and reducing costs
-Conclusion and summary of the panel
Target Audience:
C-level executives, IT professionals, Cloud Architects, and anyone interested in learning about new operational models that help organizations optimize their cloud value extraction and reduce costs.
Sean is the Associate Vice President of Cloud and Infrastructure Technology at Merck and Co., Inc. He has more than 20+ years of experience in the technology industry spanning infrastructure, cyber security, and cloud. Sean is currently responsible for leading Merck’s overall cloud strategy and implementation of foundational technologies and services to enable cloud adoption. Merck is currently undertaking a comprehensive IT Transformation program, leveraging cloud migrations as a catalyst to drive significant operating model and ways of working changes into the organization. Prior to this role, Sean has also worked at REAN Cloud, a Virginia-based technology startup, as their Executive Director where he was responsible for leading the Enterprise Health & Life Sciences business along with driving company-wide Information Security, Compliance, and Quality initiatives. Sean is recognized within the industry for introducing disruptive, cutting-edge cloud thinking into the highly regulated Life Sciences and computing landscape. Sean has previously served as a member of the AWS customer advisory board and was a core member of the AWS GxP working group.
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