ACS Service Oriented Computing SIG presents:

Architecting for the Cloud
Tuesday 10th August 2010
5:30 for 6pm start

Presenter:
Simone Brunozzi, Amazon Web Services Technology Evangelist for Asia Pacific (APAC).

Abstract:
In this talk Simone will provide a unique insight into the direction of web services at Amazon.com and the directions and potential he sees for cloud computing. The structure of the talk will be 1. Introducing Amazon web services 2. What is cloud computing 3. A closer look at Amazon web services 4. Architecting for the cloud 5. Conclusion. The slide deck can be found at http://www.brunozzi.com/

Biography:
Simone Brunozzi is a technology enthusiast, involved in IT and computing since an early age.
He joined Amazon.com in March 2008 in the role of Amazon Web Services Technology Evangelist, traveling across Europe and vicinity to showcase the innovative new solutions by Amazon Web Services and help developers build businesses and applications. He is following the "Cloud Computing" paradigm shift since 2005. In January 2010 he relocated to Singapore, becoming the first AWS Technology Evangelist for the APAC region. Of Italian origins, Simone loves travelling, meeting people and connecting with them. He loves blogging on www.brunozzi.com, and has interests in clean energies, technology, travels, and innovation.

Prior to joining Amazon, Simone had his own IT consultancy business in Italy. He also served as a professor of Programming Languages and Compilers at Perugia University and worked as a CTO at the University for Foreigners in Perugia. In 2009 he has been awarded the "Informatico dell'anno" award (best Computer Science person) by the Italian Computer Science Association. Simone has a Computer Science degree with best marks from Perugia University; he spent a semester at UC Irvine, California, where he studied the American approach to business and science. He gained early programming and large scale systems experience at the Ministry of Aerial Defense in Rome, Italy.

Entry is FREE with registration appreciated at: www.acs.org.au/vic

Light refreshments will be provided.

Time: 5.30pm for 6 till 7.30pm