Keynote: What Cloudonomics Means for the Network

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
8:30 - 9:00

Joe Weinman, Senior Vice President, Cloud Services & Strategy, Telx, USA


Abstract: The economics of the cloud—Cloudonomics—help achieve a variety of business results: cost reduction and business agility, but also customer intimacy, product leadership, operational excellence, and accelerated innovation.  To achieve these, emerging architectures such as hybrid clouds are driving new network technologies, next generation distributed fabrics, and increasingly intelligent and optimizing network services.

Biography: Joe Weinman is responsible for leading Telx’s fast-growing cloud services business development and strategy. He joined Telx® with over 30 years of experience in executive leadership positions at AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, and Bell Laboratories, in areas such as corporate strategy, business development, product management, operations, and R&D. Named a “Top 10 Cloud Computing Leader” by TechTarget, Weinman is a frequent keynote speaker, blogger and the founder of Cloudonomics—a rigorous, multidisciplinary approach to valuing the cloud—and the author of Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing, available from booksellers worldwide in ebook and hardcover editions. He has been awarded 16 U.S. and international patents in diverse fields and has been showcased in numerous global broadcasts, print and online publications. He has a Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science from Cornell University and UW-Madison respectively, and has completed Executive Education at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne.