Hundreds of big data and cloud computing experts to gather in San Francisco for the Open Data Center Alliance event.
Hundreds of enterprise IT experts from around the world will come together in San Francisco on June 17 and 18 when the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) will host Forecast 2013, ODCA's premier cloud computing and big data event. Forecast is where the ODCA Board of Directors, which includes IT leaders from BMW, Capgemini, China Unicom, Deutsche Bank, Disney Technology Solutions and Services, JPMorgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, Marriott International, Inc., National Australia Bank (NAB), NTT Data, T-Systems, Terremark, and UBS will gather with ODCA members and industry to collaborate on moving enterprise ready cloud implementations based on ODCA usage models forward. Forecast is taking place at the Westin St. Francis hotel in San Francisco's Union Square.
"Enterprises worldwide are leveraging ODCA usage models as the foundation for cloud implementations that are open, interoperable and secure," said Marvin Wheeler, executive director, Open Data Center Alliance. "Forecast is ODCA's once-a-year event where attendees learn about best practices for building and deploying enterprise ready cloud implementations, share cloud and big data success stories, and get the latest information on ODCA usage models. We look forward to welcoming the global cloud and big data communities to San Francisco on June 17 and 18."