Is Cloud Killing the CIO Role? 75% of Enterprises Say No.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 75 percent of enterprises believe the IT role is critical for the cloud services ecosystem, or so say the preliminary results of the Third Annual Enterprise Cloud Adoption Survey, "Cloud Adoption in the Enterprise: Distilling the Facts from Hype." [Tweet This]

Fact: It's no longer a question of whether cloud is the right strategy, but rather how you will leverage the cloud's abundance of resources to outpace your competition. The Cloud Connect Summit co-located with Interop Las Vegas March 31 – April 1, 2014 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center will break down the most pressing cloud technology for today's business. Register today: http://bit.ly/CCLV14

Fact: Cloud is disruptive, but it can be hard to distinguish the facts from hype when it comes to how cloud actually disrupts an organization. Register now for a free Cloud Connect webcast in partnership with Everest Group and Cloud Ethernet Forum on March 26, 2014 at 10:00am PT to hear the full results of the Cloud Adoption Survey: http://bit.ly/CCWebcast

About Cloud Connect
Cloud Connect, produced by UBM Tech, is the defining event of the cloud enabled enterprise and the only venue where attendees learn how to leverage the cloud ecosystem to develop new services, revenue streams and business models. As both a conference and an exhibition, Cloud Connect's goal is to chart the course of cloud computing's development by bringing together enterprise technology and business stakeholders with cloud service providers and solution innovators. Cloud Connect offers in-depth boot camps, panel discussions and access to a host of industry experts, all designed to help organizations weigh their cloud options and drive business transformation. For more information visit: www.cloudconnectevent.com.

About UBM Tech

UBM Tech is a global media business that brings together the world's technology communities through live events, online properties and custom services. UBM Tech's community-focused approach provides its users and clients with expertly curated research, education, training, community advocacy, user-generated content and peer-to-peer engagement opportunities that serve the Electronics, Security, Enterprise IT and Communications, Network Infrastructure and Applications, Game and App Developers, and Tech Marketing communities. UBM Tech's brands include Black Hat, DesignCon, EE Times, Enterprise Connect, Game Developers Conference (GDC), HDI, InformationWeek, and Interop. Create, a UBM Tech full range marketing services division, includes custom events, content marketing solutions, community development and demand generation programs based on its content and technology market expertise. UBM Tech is a part of UBM (UBM.L), a global provider of media and information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion. For more information, go to http://tech.ubm.com.

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