Event Notices From September 1

Compuware and EMA Present Live Webcast: "Measure Twice, Cut Once: Five Best Practices For Selecting Your Cloud Service Providers," a Webcast to detail best practices in evaluating cloud service providers, will be presented by Detroit-based Compuware Corp. and Enterprise Management Associates Thursday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Presenters will be Dennis Drogseth, vice president of research at EMA, and Richard Stone, cloud computing evangelist at Compuware. Many companies are finding out the hard way that, while the cloud is a simple concept, beneath the billows lays a complex application delivery chain with many hidden dependencies and unforeseen business risks. And, with the business demanding faster "time-to-value," organizations have less time to do more, often without good information. The net result is the significant risk of choosing the wrong cloud service provider that could reduce or even eliminate the planned business benefits and ROI. During this free webcast, attendees will learn where to find reliable, actionable data on CSP performance and availability; what factors you should take into account that are unique to you; whether SLAs matter when it comes to selecting a CSP; how to identify hidden dependencies and unforeseen risks; and how to do cost-effective, real-world performance testing of CSPs. Register at http://bit.ly/qJr2vT.