SAGE-AU Conference – call for papers
SAGE-AU is inviting papers for either the Training or Technical programs of the SAGE-AU 20th Annual Conference (the premier Systems Administration event in the Asia-Pacific region) being held 19 – 23 September in the Hilton on the Park Melbourne.
The theme for 2011 is: “The Cloud: Silver Lining or Storm?”
No one can take full advantage of cloud computing without first becoming familiar with the latest issues and trends. The 2011 SAGE-AU Conference will ensure – through an intensive five-day schedule of training workshops, keynotes, general and breakout sessions, and the trade exhibition – that all attendees leave with abundant resources, ideas and examples they can apply immediately to leveraging the Cloud, helping them to maximize performance, minimize cost and improve the scalability of their endeavours.
Some of the topics could include:
- Infrastructure Cloud
- Software Cloud
- Application Cloud
- Business Cloud
- Service-Oriented Architecture in Cloud Computing
- Virtualization of Hardware Resources
- Virtualization of Software Resources
- Cloud Computing Consulting Methods
- Design Tool for Cloud Computing
- Maintenance and Management of Cloud Computing
- Cloud Computing Architecture
- Cloud Applications in Vertical Industries
This year’s conference although focussing heavily on cloud computing, could also feature:
- Benefits of / interactions with / impacts of standards based frameworks such as ITIL / COBIT / ISO/IEC 20000 on the world of SysAdmins.
- MS SharePoint, Active Directory, SQL 2008
- AD upgrades from 2003/2008, Windows 7 and Office 2010 mass deployments
- Disaster Recovery / BCP
- Grid
- Power, cooling, and other physical issues
- Cyber Security
In addition, do you have a case study to share which doesn’t exactly fit the topics above? Whatever it is, we would like to hear about it.
Your presentation/talk should be designed to fit within the parameters of the following:
Training Program (Tutorials) 19-21 September
- Three days of training workshops
- Three concurrent streams.
- Three hours (half day) or six hours (full day) in length each.
- Optional Vendor training sessions for SAGE-AU sponsors
Technical Program 22-23 September
- Two concurrent streams of 45 and 90 minute presentations (although extended 90 minute sessions are limited).
- Keynote sessions featuring world acclaimed presenters.
Contact me for more information including the Presenter information pack and Conference Guidelines.
