We are absolutely thrilled by the phenomenal response we have already received from The Cloud Circle members following The 3rd Cloud Circle Forum, 16 September 2010.

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

“Very good agenda, presentation and speakers. Case studies put Cloud into perspective” IEC Engineering Ltd
“Well balanced set of talks. Learned a lot – different to the norm! Well organised, I am pleased I came” HPA
“Very informative, pitched at right technical level. Vendor discussions very useful” Red Bee Media
 “Interesting sessions with very good content” Unilever
“Introduced me to some new concepts. Good advice on how to select a Cloud provision” Transport for London
“Excellent forum to start to understand opportunities of harnessing the Cloud, what to look for, guard against etc. Case studies very useful” Mitchells and Butlers
“Good mix of topics and presenters. I liked the split of streams as this catered well for the business and technology orientated delegates” Nokia Siemens Network
 “Great for a first timer to help cut through the hype and get to hear specific theory and case studies” Mace Group
“Once again a very good set of speakers” Ocado
“Useful introduction to the subject, thought provoking in places. Individual meetings were very worthwhile” Ministry of Defence
“Very good ability to network” G4S
“Mostly enjoyable and informative. Good opportunity to network and get information” GlaxoSmithKline
“Enjoyable day. Great insight into Cloud and how to get started. Worthwhile event. Shall recommend to others” Virgin Holidays
“Great day! Very educational” National Portrait Gallery
“Clearly moving things from fact finding to forming partnerships with buyers and suppliers” BIS
“Good networking and interest topics and debate” AXA
“Great positioning of Cloud as a capability not a technology. Cut through the hype to the fact” Land Registry
“The opportunity to talk to peers and vendors about Cloud enjoyed the good organisation of the event. Learned what the Cloud is and how I might leverage it into our business. Really well organised and supported event. One of the best I’ve attended. Well done!” Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Services
“As always a worthwhile event that becomes even more valuable as the attendees and seniority increase” HMRC
“Extremely interesting – especially vendor contact” TJX Europe
“Very useful, will come again. Best was talking to vendors and getting a lot of information in one day” Hermes Fund Managers Ltd
“Real eye-opener on Cloud capability” City of Westminster
“Great insight into current Cloud status, and future direction, key drivers and impact on providers and users” Scottish Enterprise

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our members who joined us on Thursday 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 Sponsor: Microsoft with their 3 key partners Content and Code, Hitachi Consulting and IMGROUP

Gold Sponsors: InTechnology, Mimecast & SunGard Availability Services

Silver Sponsors: Capgemini, CSC, Dot Net Solutions, Webroot & Zeus Technology

Bronze Sponsors: Google with their key partners Ancoris and Cloudreach

Supporters: Accenture & CloudOrigin

If you would be interested in joining us for our biggest Forum to date on the 25th November, registration is now open so please call 0207 960 6551 or email Hannah Mitchell now to secure your place.