Keynote Speakers
Layered Technologies is excited to announce two compelling speakers at LT PACT this year. Our kick-off Keynote address will be delivered by speaker James Staten, Principal IT Analyst for FORRESTER Research. Also, back by popular demand is Andy Schroepfer of TIER1 Research, highlighting recently released data on the state of the Hosting Industry.
Forrester Research, Principal Analyst of IT Infrastructure & Operations, James Staten
James Staten, Principal Analyst with Forrester Research, will deliver the Keynote address at LT PACT this year.
James contributes to Forrester's offerings for IT Infrastructure and Operations professionals. He is a leading expert on x86 servers and server infrastructure, data center futures, and application-specific infrastructure deployment trends and technologies.
"[Cloud Computing] provides a very low-cost, no-commitment way for enterprises to quickly get new services and capabilities to market that entirely circumvents the IT department. Infrastructure and operations professionals can try to ignore it as it is just in its infancy, but doing so may be a mistake as cloud computing is looking like a classic disruptive technology.*"
Tier 1 Research, Founder & Hosting Visionary, Andy Schroepfer
Andy Schroepfer, the founder of Tier 1 Research, will provide highlights on recently released data regarding the transformation occurring in the Hosting Industry.
Mr. Schroepfer founded Tier 1 Research in August of 2000 after four years on Wall Street. Thereafter, he became Vice President and Senior Equity Analyst with Goldman Sachs covering the Internet Infrastructure Services sector. At Goldman Sachs, Mr. Schroepfer was the lead analyst on such firms as Exodus, Digex, StorageNetworks, and Universal Access. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Andrew was with U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray where he covered Communication Service Providers as a Vice President and Senior Equity Analyst. His coverage included such firms as Qwest, Level 3, and Exodus.