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Contact:
Stephanie Covert
OMG
+1-781-343 1616
pr@omg.org
Cloud Standards Customer Council
Announces Case Study Competition
Contest Open to Organizations in All Industries
Including Government
That Have Completed Successful Cloud Computing Projects
Needham, MA, USA – June 21, 2012 – The Cloud
Standards Customer Council (CSCC), managed by OMG® and
in partnership with
BPTrends and
TechTarget, today
announced the 2012 Cloud Computing Case Study
Competition. The competition is open to member
organizations of all sizes, including government
agencies, which have successfully delivered cloud
implementations. CSCC membership is free to all end user
organizations. For more information and to submit a case
study visit
http://www.cloud-council.org/contest-pr.
The goal of the Cloud Computing Case Study
Competition is to highlight business success stories and
lessons learned to provide proof points and insights for
other organizations considering or pursuing cloud
computing adoption.
To qualify for the contest, the cloud project must be
complete with demonstrated business results. All types
of cloud projects are eligible for the competition,
including public, private and hybrid.
Entries will be judged on the complexity of the
business problem addressed, the ROI/Business Value
achieved (Agility/Innovation/Flexibility), the level and
sophistication of the cross-organizational collaboration
(Business/Technical), the usage of cloud approaches and
supporting technology and lessons learned. In addition
to one overall winner and runners-up, submissions will
be highlighted on the CSCC website (with submitter
approval). The winner of the contest will receive press
opportunities, a keynote speaking spot, and webinar
opportunity.
Judging Panel
An esteemed panel of experts will be judging the case
study submissions. Panel members include:
- Paul Harmon, Executive Editor, BPTrends
- Tobias Kunze, Cloud Platform Architect, Red Hat
– OMG Cloud Working Group Chair
- Bob Marcus, Senior Research Engineer, ET
Strategies
- Amy Wohl, President and Principal Analyst, Wohl
Associates
- Jack Vaughan, Editor, SearchSOA.com
- Richard Soley, Chairman & CEO, OMG
NIST Advisors:
- Dawn M. Leaf. NIST Senior Executive for Cloud
Computing
- Bob Bohn, NIST Cloud Technical Program Manager
- Eric Simmon, NIST Cloud Case Study Lead
Cloud Computing Case Study Competition winners will
be announced at the CSCC meeting December 10-11, 2012 in
Burlingame, CA and will be featured on the CSCC,
BPTrends, and TechTarget websites. Winners will also be
invited to participate in webcasts. Submissions will be
accepted through November 9, 2012. To submit your
project to the Cloud Computing Case Study Competition
and for full rules and guidance, visit
http://www.cloud-council.org/contest-pr. n
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About the Cloud Standards Customer Council
The Cloud Standards Customer Council (CSCC) is an OMG®
end user advocacy group dedicated to accelerating
cloud’s successful adoption, and drilling down into the
standards, security and interoperability issues
surrounding the transition to the cloud. The Council is
not a standards organization, but will complement
existing cloud standards efforts and establish a core
set of client-driven requirements to ensure cloud users
will have the same freedom of choice, flexibility, and
openness they have with traditional IT environments. The
Cloud Standards Customer Council is open to all end-user
organizations. IBM, Kaavo, Rackspace and Software AG are
Founding Sponsors. For more information on CSCC, visit
http://www.cloud-council.org.
Note to editors:
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http://www.omg.org/legal/tm_list.htm.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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