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Stephanie Covert
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Cloud Standards Customer Council
Announces Case Study Competition
Contest Open to Organizations in All Industries
Including Government
That Have Completed Successful Cloud Computing Projects
Needham, MA, USA - June 21, 2011 - The Cloud Standards
Customer Council (CSCC), managed by OMG® and in partnership
with BPTrends, today announced its first annual Cloud
Computing Case Study Competition. The competition is open to
organizations of all sizes, including government agencies,
that have successfully delivered business or mission value
using cloud computing. For more information and to submit a
case study visit http://www.cloud-council.org/2011contest.
The goal of the Cloud Computing Case Study Competition is
to highlight business success stories and lessons learned to
provide proof points and insights for other organizations
considering or pursuing cloud computing adoption. "We
are very pleased to be collaborating with the CSCC and OMG
on this important Case Study Competition," said Celia
Wolf, CEO and Publisher of BPTrends, "and we look
forward to publishing the winners."
"We know cloud computing is being used, and there
are nascent standards and definitions, but how does one
mitigate the risks of the transition? The competition is
seeking real case studies that we can learn from, on how to
avoid problems, and help to guarantee success of those
companies that are still considering the move to cloud
computing," said Richard Mark Soley, Ph.D., chairman
and CEO, OMG.
To qualify for the contest, the cloud project must be
complete with demonstrated business results. All types of
cloud projects are eligible for the competition, including
public, private and hybrid.
Entries will be judged on the complexity of the business
problem addressed, the ROI/Business Value achieved
(Agility/Innovation/Flexibility), the level and
sophistication of the cross-organizational collaboration
(Business/Technical), the usage of cloud approaches and
supporting technology and lessons learned. In addition to
one overall winner, organizations will be recognized by
industry/government.
Judging Panel
An esteemed panel of experts will be judging the case
study submissions. Panel members include:
- Paul Harmon, Founder, Executive Editor, BPTrends
- Jack Vaughan, Editor in Chief, SearchSOA.com
- Melvin Greer, Senior Fellow and Chief Strategist,
Cloud Computing, Lockheed Martin; interim chair, CSCC
steering committee
- Peter Fingar, Author and Business-Technology Advisor
- David Linthicum, Founder and CTO of Blue Mountain Labs
Cloud Computing Case Study Competition winners will be
announced at the CSCC meeting on December 14, 2011 in Santa
Clara, CA and will be featured on the CSCC website and the
BPTrends website. Winners will also be invited to
participate in webcasts. Submissions will be accepted
through September 23, 2011. To submit your project to the
Cloud Computing Case Study Competition and for full rules
and guidance, visit http://www.cloud-council.org/2011contest.
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About BPTrends
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is the primary source of business intelligence for business
executives and process change practitioners around the
globe. Industry thought leaders provide analysis and opinion
on trends, directions and best practices relating to all
aspects of business process management. BPTrends is the
largest community of BP Professionals in the world.
Membership is FREE.
About the Cloud Standards Customer Council
The Cloud Standards Customer Council (CSCC) is an
end user advocacy group dedicated to accelerating cloud's
successful adoption, and drilling down into the standards,
security and interoperability issues surrounding the
transition to the cloud. The Council is not a standards
organization, but will complement existing cloud standards
efforts and establish a core set of client-driven
requirements to ensure cloud users will have the same
freedom of choice, flexibility, and openness they have with
traditional IT environments. The Cloud Standards Customer
Council is open to all end-user organizations. CA
Technologies, IBM, Kaavo, Rackspace and Software AG are
Founding Sponsors. For more information on CSCC, visit http://www.cloud-council.org.
The CSCC is managed by OMG®
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