On Thursday, 14 October, I will be presenting at VMworld Europe in Copenhagen with a CA Technologies partner, DNS Europe.  The title of the presentation is ... really long.  The topic, though, is much easier to remember: Cloud Fast.  The session is SP9703 - "How to By-Pass the Usual IT Roadblocks and Get Your Private Cloud Up and Running in Less Than 30 Days" (13:30, room 10).  Seriously?  Yes.  Now you know why I like to think of it as simply Cloud Fast.  If you are at VMworld, you might be wondering - Why does this session matter to me?

Hear an example of how MSPs are the instigators of the cloud revolution:  DNS Europe

In a previous post, I mentioned that MSPs are the instigators of the cloud revolution.  As one such example, DNS Europe built a range of offerings for enterprise customers, from SaaS to virtual data centers - and is about to launch another set of offerings.  They also built several solutions on top of the platform, including a self-service portal for customers to buy and deploy IaaS and SaaS. 

So why are they joining me onstage at VMworld Europe?  Because DNS Europe is very relevant to both the MSPs and enterprises at the show on two levels.  First, they have succeeded in implementing a suite of cloud offerings.  They have sorted through the hype and the reality, and they learned quite a bit along the way.  In short, they can teach MSPs and enterprises how to make cloud work for them.

Second, if you are an enterprise and you want cloud fast, you need a platform that delivers cloud fast.  As a single, model-driven, application-centric cloud solution, CA 3Tera AppLogic can deliver cloud fast.  But don't take my word for it; listen to our customers and decide for yourself.  Come listen to DNS Europe and the case studies that they will detail in this session about how they built their business on CA 3Tera AppLogic.  And, in the end, make up your own mind - is this cloud fast thing for you?  After all, this is why you are going to VMworld Europe in the first place: to see and hear it all, and to decide for yourself how you will take advantage of the cloud.

See you all there - and as a reminder, the CA Technologies VMworld party is Tuesday night after the reception, so come by booth 40 to pick up an invitation!