Last Thursday The Cloud Circle held our biggest Forum of 2010 and we are absolutely thrilled by the phenomenal response we have already received from our Cloud Circle members.

We wanted to share some of the best with you, these come from CXOs, Directors, Group Heads and other key stakeholders:

“Very informative and useful. Food for thought” Brighton & Hove City Council

“Well organised, helpful and enthusiastic organisers. Informative conversations. Sharing of uncertainties – will be interested to see how this changes as ‘Cloud’ becomes a more mature item” Buckinghamshire County Council

“Very informative. Industry sector round table discussion groups were most useful to discover peers’ pains and approaches” Dennis Publishing

“The industry sector round table session was very interesting as it highlights similar problems we all face if we move to the Cloud” Dennis Publishing

“I thought the suppliers were enthusiastic and knowledgeable” Endsleigh Insurance

“Enjoyed understanding the new way of working, open networking to see ideas and concepts around various ways of implementing and understanding Cloud Computing” GlaxoSmithKline

“Cloud could support the returns needed in the Public Sector, some very good food for thought – conversations will continue” Goldsmiths, University of London

“An excellent event. Enjoyed the Supplier Panel Debate” Groupama Insurances

“Very well thought out, I have got out of today what I came for – discovering about the Cloud and security around it” Hertfordshire County Council

“Very worthwhile” Hobbs

“Industry sector round table session was good. Nice to meet fellow industry members” Home Retail Group

“Well balanced day for newcomers such as myself that are new to Cloud Computing. Have learnt some new concepts and made vital contacts that will be useful to explore Cloud Computing further” Live Nation/Ticketmaster Entertainment

"Good to get to grips with what is happening in the industry and be able to marry it to the education sector” London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

“Great focus and really useful look ahead. Learning from top suppliers = Gold Dust” Matthew Arnold & Baldwin

“Well run and some excellent presentations” National Policing Improvement Agency

“Excellent – really professionally organised. Be proud!” Rolls-Royce

“Excellent event – really informative. Full of facts and very interesting” Sainsbury's

“Overall good. Early in the journey for me so a lot to take on. Enjoyed the industry sector round table discussions and the real examples” Wolters Kluwer UK

“Excellent day. Liked the customer experience presentations, industry round tables were too short but the break out was good. Company reps were very good – did lots of networking” Zurich Insurance

“Very enjoyable and thought provoking. Liked the mix of case studies and supplier views” Anon

“We are currently in the research phase for Cloud – being a large organisation we won’t have the flexibility of smaller companies but there have been some very interesting points raised which we could potentially take forward” Anon

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our members who joined us last week and for all your great feedback. We very much appreciate your ongoing commitment to The Cloud Circle and we look forward to your continued involvement to help and grow this unique Community.

Sponsors supporting the event were:

Platinum:
Google with partners Ancoris & Cloudreach
Microsoft with partners Content & Code, Dot Net Solutions, Hitachi Consulting & IMGROUP

Gold:
2e2
Accenture
InTechnology
Mimecast
SunGard Availability Services

Silver:
Maxima in partnership with IBM
Webroot

Bronze:
iomart Hosting

Supporter:
CloudOrigin

If you feel that a colleague would benefit from becoming a member of The Cloud Circle or attending future Cloud Circle events of 2011, please contact Ranald Lumsden.