2009 NTC Preview: Steve Wright on Plumbing in the Sky

Submitted by Holly on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 10:03am

Steve Wright's PantsSteve Wright's PantsSteve Wright is a busy man. I know this from watching his tweets. He's the Director of Innovation at the Salesforce.com/Foundation, and when he's not listening to terrible/cult classic music, unearthing incredible scientific discoveries, or updating us on the status of his pants, he's thinking VERY BIG THOUGHTS

One of those big thoughts? The fact that more of us are doing our computing in the cloud means a lot more than infrastructure and energy savings for our organizations. It means we have the opportunity to collaborate like never before. As the web opens up, the difficulties in sharing data are dissolving.

In his session at the 2009 NTC, "Cloud Computing: More than just IT Plumbing in the Sky", Steve and his amazing panel of guests will talk about the implications of cloud computing as a means for learning more about our work, collaborating better, and creating more change. Take a listen:

Oh, and don't forget that the Salesforce.com/Foundation is sponsoring the NTC After Party, along with Exponent Partners and Idealist Consulting. Did you get your ticket when you registered for the NTC? Give us a ring and we'll hook you up!