The Cloud Circle July Forum:

“It’s important to attend the right event. I found all sessions worthwhile with key snippets from them all” Lloyds Banking Group

“Excellent, right time for us....pitched at a level that was informative but not too technical” MITIE Group

“It takes a lot to get me to travel to London for an event, it really has to be worthwhile, and this didn’t disappoint.  If you’re wondering about the impact of Cloud Computing, and need a crash course in the benefits and the pitfalls, then this is a great place to start” Deritend Industries

“I found the day invaluable” Dual-Screen, ITV

“Very good range of speakers and subjects” 2Entertain/BBC Worldwide

“Great fun with interesting insights” Unilever

“Presentations gave a clear understanding of the business change and benefit, beyond just price” Co-operative Financial Services

“This event exceeded my expectations in terms of knowledge transfer, networking and facilities” Crawley Borough Council

“Excellent event, great all-round view, good mix of attendees and suppliers” State Street Global Advisors

“I found the day to be of excellent value in terms of gathering information and developing contacts, and I'd like to attend again in September should the content of the key note topics continue to move onward….It is paramount that we continue gathering info at pace so we can nurture developing relationships with industry experts/vendors to help establish the appropriate path while determining our short, medium and long
term cloud migration aspirations” World Transport Agency

“It was a really excellent and useful event. A very good range of vendors and some good presentations. The venue was easy to find and a very good space. As I mentioned, your Joining Instructions and organisation were excellent” BBC

“Very interesting.........presentations excellent.......short, simple and memorable” Director, Sales & Marketing Strategies & Programmes, GlaxoSmithKline

“Excellent day, very informative and provided a great insight” Kimberly-Clark

“Very useful introduction and attracted a diverse range of organisations and quality speakers.  Good balance of overview, market trends and detail” Ministry of Defence (HQ Land Forces)

“Very informative, not too ‘sales pitchy’. A well laid out event and friendly organisers” Anonymous

“Excellent, no jargon, very accessible. A very informative day, thank you for organising” Hogg Robinson

 “Very thought-provoking and interesting” Mills & Reeve LLP

“Enjoyed the easyJet case study............ Very inspiring and insightful” St James’s Street Property Management

“I learned much and met some interesting people” Moreton Hall Associates

“Interesting speakers..........” John Lewis Partnership

“Excellent day and very informative.  Enjoyed speaking to the sponsors particularly Microsoft” Ministry of Defence (PJHQ)

“The 2nd Cloud Circle Forum delivered well balanced and thought provoking set of presentations to an appreciative community of business leaders and IT professionals…The speakers did an excellent job of slicing and dicing cloud into its various enterprise flavours and layers…The Cloud Circle team continue to stimulate the community, facilitating the necessary parley to deliver bloodless and engaging Cloud forums” Barry Sage

“We feel we picked up a lot of good information and met some valuable contacts. It’s certainly given us some food for thought in terms of our strategy for cloud services, and which end of the cloud we want to be” Anonymous

The Cloud Circle April Forum:

“The Forum was excellent - one of the best events I have been to in 20 years – well done” BP

“Really useful, good presentations” M & S

“Discussions with sponsor representatives were very useful and informative” NHS Westminster

“Good overview of the Cloud and an opportunity to understand what others are up to” Mitchells & Butlers

“Interesting event and it fulfilled my requirement to begin to form a better understanding of Cloud strategy” Center Parcs

“Very beneficial giving me a deeper overview over the subject and potential benefits for my organisation” Groupama Insurances

“These sessions are becoming ever more valuable as The Cloud Circle membership grows” HMRC

“Most enjoyed talking to suppliers one-to-one” Corps Security

“Gave me a plan for the immediate strategy and particularly liked the advice on business case formulation” London Councils

“Good event, focused and very relevant” Ashurst

“I was impressed by the range of attendees and the scope and abilities of the suppliers” Institute of Cancer Research

“A good mix of Cloud Computing presentations combined with well organised sessions with providers” ACE Group

“Very useful  Speakers were experts in their field” Deutsche Bank

“My understanding is enhanced and having seen and heard real world examples of moving to cloud, I am more confident in writing a business case” Robert Walters

“Networking at lunch tables was very informative allowing us to swap views” Health Protection Agency

Some anonymous feedback:

“Great opportunity to network and find out what other businesses are doing in the Cloud space.  The case studies were particularly useful”

“Extremely informative with excellent networking opportunities”

“Very interesting to see the various interpretations and adaptations service providers make of the cloud and to hear the continuing concerns of skeptical customers”

“Very interesting especially speaking to peers”