TechDays Belgium 2011: IT Pro Keynote by Clare Henry: You Empowered!

The consumerization of IT and cloud computing are two profound trends changing the face of corporate IT. These trends present both new challenges and exciting opportunities to those tasked with navigating this transition. Join Clare Henry to learn about how Microsoft can enable IT professionals to maximize these opportunities for their organization with the upcoming release of System Center products. Clare will present Microsoft’s vision to empower you to say yes to the consumerization of IT and yes to providing the right cloud strategy for your organization. Clare will also share with you new demonstrations on the System Center 2012 products showing you how you can actually build and deliver a private cloud in your organization.

Speaker
Clare Henry, is the Director of Technical Product Marketing for the Management and Security Group with the Server and Tools business. In her current role, Clare helps drive the technical scenarios and technical readiness for Microsoft’s Private Cloud and Hybrid management strategies. Clare has been deeply involved in IT Service Management both as a contributor and practitioner. She was the lead architect and author for Microsoft Operations Framework, MOF 4.0. holds an ITIL Master Certificate and was a contributor to CoBiT 4.0. She worked with large enterprises helping shape and automate their service management processes combining Microsoft technologies and process standards. Currently, she helps ensure IT Service Management concepts are automated and orchestrated within the Microsoft Cloud and Management product suites. Before joining the management and security product group, Clare spent over 10 years in the US subsidiary, both in field sales and consulting. In her field role, she was a managing consultant. Her team was responsible for delivering successful implementations and management practices for Microsoft enterprise products, such as Windows Server, Exchange and WEB applications. During this time, Clare successfully helped retail, healthcare and manufacturing customers transform their Bricks and Mortar business models to the Internet.

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