SunGard Availability Services to Highlight the Transformative Benefits of Cloud Computing at the Cloud Leadership Forum

WAYNE, Pa., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Most enterprises were not built on applications and systems designed to take advantage of the Web technologies that are driving cloud computing's rapid adoption.  As a Conference Underwriter at Cloud Leadership Forum, SunGard Availability Services will lead multiple sessions and discussions focusing on using the cloud to help accomplish business goals without having to overhaul critical applications.  The sessions will examine how and where enterprise IT can help lower costs and improve efficiency and performance of projects through the proper use of cloud services.

"Even with the transformational force of the cloud, enterprise organizations are telling us they want to take a hybrid approach to their cloud migration; an approach that can blend physical, virtual and cloud models in their overall production environment," said Rob Walters, vice president, product management, managed services, SunGard Availability Services.  "At Cloud Leadership Forum, we will review the essential elements for how organizations can effectively integrate the cloud into existing production environments while also achieving the cost savings a multi-tenant, on-demand environment can deliver."

While at Cloud Leadership Forum, attend any of the following sessions to learn about effective cloud computing strategies:

• Fireside Chat between Frank Gens, senior vice president and chief analyst, IDC and Mr. Walters, which takes place June 21 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The session will review strategies for combining physical, virtual and cloud models in production IT environments.

• Town Hall Meeting where Mr. Walters participates along with executives from Juniper, IBM and Qwest/CenturyLink in a panel format with questions from the audience, which takes place June 21 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• Business Technology Briefing where Satish Hemachandran, director, product management, SunGard Availability Services discusses "Successfully Revolutionize Enterprise IT with The Cloud: A Pragmatic Guide."  The session takes place June 21 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Cloud Leadership Forum is happening June 20-21, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Silicon Valley in Santa Clara, Calif.  To schedule a meeting with SunGard at the conference, please contact Katrina Parnacott, phone: 484-582-2445, email: [email protected].

SunGard's Enterprise Cloud Services help organizations tap into the efficiency and cost advantages of a fully managed cloud environment with enterprise-grade application availability and security.  Built on Vblock technology from VMware, Cisco and EMC, SunGard's Enterprise Cloud Services deliver managed compute, network, storage and security services that support customer production applications.

About SunGard Availability Services

SunGard Availability Services provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software to 10,000 customers in North America and Europe.  With five million square feet of datacenter and operations space, SunGard assists IT organizations across virtually all industry and government sectors to prepare for and recover from emergencies by helping them minimize their computer downtime and optimize their uptime. Through direct sales and channel partners, we help organizations ensure their people and customers have uninterrupted access to the information systems they need in order to do business. To learn more, visit www.sungardas.com or call 1-800-468-7483.

About SunGard

SunGard is one of the world's leading software and technology services companies.  SunGard has more than 20,000 employees and serves 25,000 customers in 70 countries.  SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector.  SunGard also provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software.  With annual revenue of about $5 billion, SunGard is ranked 434 on the Fortune 500 and is the largest privately held business software and IT services company. Look for us wherever the mission is critical. For more information, visit www.sungard.com.  

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