Logicalis US Invites Dr. Timothy Chou to Speak During Live Webinar

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The CIO's job today is not about components, not about networks, not about data centers.  It's about aligning technology with business objectives.  Users want on-demand access to compute resources that solve real-world business problems.  And according to Logicalis US, an international IT solutions and managed services provider (www.us.logicalis.com), companies want technology that can be both delivered and consumed in the most cost-effective and efficient ways possible to meet end users' increasingly complex demands.  The cloud was designed to fit that bill.

Webinar Featuring Dr. Timothy Chou

Find out how cloud computing is fundamentally transforming the way companies conduct business in a Logicalis webinar featuring guest speaker, renowned cloud expert Dr. Timothy Chou, on November 19, 2014, at 2 p.m. Eastern.  Attendees will have the opportunity to converse with Chou in a live Q&A session following the event.  To register, visit http://ow.ly/DLI98.

"The way organizations think about information technology is evolving rapidly," says Kevin Gruneisen, Senior Director, Cloud and Data Center Solutions, Logicalis US.  "Users want access to computing resources on demand.  CIOs, faced with shrinking budgets and expanding corporate demands are turning to the cloud and 'as-a-service' offerings to meet their users' needs.  On November 19^th, Logicalis will host a live webinar with guest speaker Dr. Timothy Chou, who will explore the dramatic ways the cloud, and specifically software-as-a-service are changing the way IT works today, both economically and operationally."

Want to Learn More?

• Where is your company along the road to the cloud? Examine Logicalis' IT Transformation Journey roadmap to find out: http://ow.ly/C56z8.
•  Explore seven reasons SaaS makes good business sense: http://ow.ly/Dr9lr.  
• Download a Logicalis brief: "Five Points to Consider as You Develop a Cloud Strategy."

About Dr. Timothy Chou
Dr. Chou has been a leader in bringing enterprises to the cloud since 1999, when he returned to Oracle to work for Larry Ellison as the President of Oracle On Demand. During his tenure, many businesses chose to have their enterprise applications delivered as a cloud service. Since leaving Oracle, he returned to Stanford University and started the first class on cloud computing. He has appeared in various publications including Forbes, Business Week, The Economist, and New York Times as well as on CNBC and NPR.  He has also authored numerous books, including "Cloud: Seven Clear Business Models."

About Logicalis

Logicalis is an international IT solutions and managed services provider with a breadth of knowledge and expertise in communications and collaboration, data center and cloud services, and managed services.

Logicalis employs nearly 3,700 people worldwide, including highly trained service specialists who design, specify, deploy and manage complex ICT infrastructures to meet the needs of almost 6,000 corporate and public sector customers.  To achieve this, Logicalis maintains strong partnerships with technology leaders such as Cisco, HP, IBM, CA Technologies, EMC, NetApp, Microsoft, VMware and ServiceNow.

The Logicalis Group has annualized revenues of $1.6 billion, from operations in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific, and is fast establishing itself as one of the leading IT and Communications solution integrators specializing in the areas of advanced technologies and services.

The Logicalis Group is a division of Datatec Limited, listed on the Johannesburg and London AIM Stock Exchanges, with revenues of over $5 billion.

For more information, visit www.us.logicalis.com.

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