Upcoming Meeting

November 16, 2012

Midwest Academic and Resilience Cloud Computing Consortium (MARC³) www.Marc3.info

((Closed Meeting))

((Non-Disclosure Access Required of All Participants))

Chief Information Officer Assistance

· Competing with Managed Service Providers

· Consulting Strategic Business Unit (SBU)

· Cloud Feasibility Assessment

Office of CIO Transformation (CIIO)

· Chief Information, Innovation Officer (CIIO) Servicing the Strategic Business Unit (SBU)

· CIIO Alignment with Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

Strategic Role of Technology Service Provider

· Universities, Community Colleges, K-12

· Local, State, Federal Governments

MARC³ Confidence Index (CI)

Job Creation, Economic Development, Enhanced Business Competitiveness

· Establishing Confidence in Return On Investment for Cloud Technology

· Addressing Buyer & Seller Uncertainty of future cloud market

· Acceleration of Digital Technology Adoption

Use of the Confidence Index (CI) in addressing 4 common barriers to Digital Technology Adoption

· Accessibility

· Ease of Use

· Sustainability

Agenda:

8:00-8:30 Arrival and networking

8:30-8:45 Greetings and overview

8:45-10:45 CxO Panel Discussion (Business Requirements)

10:45-12:00 End User Project/Pilot Characteristics

12:00-12:15 Next Steps!

RSVP to John Jones johnjones@marc3.info