Britt Technology Impact Series: Cloud Computing
The Britt Technology Impact Series (BTIS) provides MBA candidates and the Tuck and Dartmouth communities with insights into how changes in technology affect individuals, impact enterprises and reshape industries. The series explores a different theme each academic year through events including panel discussions with industry leaders, one-on-one meetings with executives and academic seminars. At year-end, the center produces an overview of the findings that gives students unique perspectives on relevant business and technology issues.
The 2012-13 Britt Technology Impact Series is examining the explosion of information emanating from our digital world in a series titled, Information Overload: Capitalizing on Big Data.
Past series have looked at cloud computing, social technology, mobillity, video and web 2.0.
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Cloud Computing
Ahead in the Cloud: Thriving in the Marketplace of Tomorrow
May 3, 2012 • Tuck Campus
The CDS was pleased to welcome Bill McDermott, Co-CEO and Executive Board Member of SAP AG, back to Tuck to discuss cloud computing. More ›
Distribution Models in the Cloud
March 30, 2012 • Tuck Campus
In conjunction with the Tech Club's symposium, this panel looked at distribution models in cloud computing. Participants included Blair Westlake, Corporate VP of Media & Entertainment, Microsoft Corp; Justin Connolly, ESPN & Disney Media Networks and Aljit J. Joy SVP, Comcast Innovation Labs. More ›
Innovation On Demand: The Promise of Cloud Computing
February 15, 2012 • Tuck Campus • TECH@TUCK
This year's Tech@Tuck welcomed guests from Amazon, AT&T, Cognitive Electronics, Google and IBM for a close look at the possibilities, problems and promises of cloud computing. Particpants included Peter Vosshall D'92, VP & Distinguished Engineer at Amazon.com; Steven Caniano, VP, Hosting & Cloud Services at AT&T Business Solutions and Tom Mills, Global Director, Enterprise Education at Google. More ›
The Fog of War: Security and Cloud Computing
November 29, 2011 •Tuck Campus
The CDS welcomed Enrique Salem, President and CEO of Symantec, to Tuck for a closer look at security in the cloud. More ›
Maps, Spies and Commerce: Elevating Satellite Imagery with Cloud Computing
November 17, 2011 • Tuck Campus
Yancey L. Spruill T'97, CFO at DigitalGlobe, visits talk to talk about managing large amounts of data and enormous files in the cloud. More ›
CIOs in the Cloud: Pinning Down Risks and Rewards
October 17, 2011 • Tuck Campus
Three top CIOs from Nestlé, Hilti and Bechtel shared their perspectives on cloud computing including security concerns and business opportunities. Shown left: Hilti's CIO, Martin Petry. More ›
Up in the Air: The Rise of Cloud Computing
September 23, 2011 • Tuck Campus
Peter DeSantis, the VP of Amazon Web Services and General Manager of Amazon EC2, visited Tuck to discuss cloud computing. More ›
Social Living in the Cloud - Tuck Alumni Panels
August 9, 2011 • San Francisco, CA • Portland, OR • Seattle, WA
"Social Living in the Cloud" Tuck Alumni Panels Moderated by Professor Eric Johnson. Participants included executives from Facebook, Nike, EMC, Rhapsody, Cisco Systems, Emergence Capital Partners, Ariba and Rentrak. More ›
Cloud Computing and the Future of Social Media
October 14, 2010 • Tuck Campus
Mark Dickey, SVP at Salesforce.com Foundation, spoke with attendants about Salesforce.com Foundation's new social product called Chatter and answered questions about cloud computing and its impact on today's business world. More ›
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