#VeeamCloudTalks

#VeeamCloudTalks Episodes

Fireside Chat on-demand:

Cloud Mobility: Considerations to Drive Flexible Hybrid Cloud Acceleration

Episode 4

Questions:

Business model of hospitality: The relationship between IT departments and hotel owners as the customers
Cloud strategy: Hotel in the cloud (push current infrastructure to the cloud to decrease footprint of hardware servers, reduce physical space for server rooms, reduce fixed costs for hotel owners)
Cloud strategy: How to increase partner solutions without comprising security and cost of maintenance
Accor Case Study: Challenges and opportunities during and post-COVID-19

Khang Nguyen Trieu, Group Chief Technology Architect, Accor

Keith Sng, Senior Manager, Systems Engineering SEAK, Veeam

Episode 3

Sureendhran Subramaniam, Global Head of DC, Cloud & Automation, British American Tobacco

Attained his Bachelors Degree in IT from Urbana University, Ohio United States. Returned home in 2001 after 11 years living in the United States where he started his IT career. Over his 18 years of working experience, he has had the opportunity to be part of the IT infrastructure Transformation; from the conventional Data Center to Private Clouds to Public and Hybrid Clouds.

Through the years he had served companies like Siemens IT Services, HPE, Dell and Microsoft to name a few in senior roles. Currently, he is the Global Head of Cloud and Automation for British American Tobacco based here in Malaysia. Sureendhran Subramaniam is also very active in the Cyber and Cloud Security arena, currently the acting Protem Committee Chairman for the CSA ( Cloud Security Alliance) Malaysia Chapter.

Raymond Goh, Director of Systems Engineering, Asia & Japan, Veeam Software

Raymond Goh is the Director of Systems Engineering for the Asia & Japan region at Veeam Software and is based in Singapore. He has over 20 years of IT industry experience gleaned from around the region. His focus at Veeam is to help organisations get the most from their investment in the modern data centre, built on virtualisation and the cloud.

Raymond educates the market on the benefits of virtualisation and cloud management solutions, delivering keynote presentations and, high-profile customer engagements across the region. He also ensures that Veeam provides world class technical service to customers, prospects and partners, leading a team of dedicated pre-sales consultants spread across the region.

Raymond regularly contributes to the media around the Asia & Japan region and offers insight into topics ranging from the modern data centre, the cloud, big data, Internet of Things, data protection and cyber threats.

Episode 2

Questions:

Key financial considerations when choosing your cloud strategy
Hidden/indirect costs to consider when calculating the true cost of cloud computing?
Post-migration costs and the importance of benchmarking in the target environment?
Hybrid cloud infrastructure - Agility versus Cost?

Franco Chiam, General Manager, Digital Transformation & Innovation Lead, Daimler South East Asia

Specialize in digital transformation, IT projects involving system integration and backend infrastructure with a strong focus on strategic planning and the ability to get things done on time. Proven capabilities in analyzing inefficiency and implement profitability solutions. Assist and support company strategic direction in achieving a foundation start of “Managed Share Services”. Proposed and initiate infrastructure designs for a global standard for APAC region. Over the years, I have gained expertise with business and technology strategy, project and program management, IT service and operations, outsourcing and vendor management, stakeholder management and talent acquisition and development.

Casa Goh, Country Manager, Singapore, Veeam

Casa Goh, joined Veeam Software as Country Manager for Singapore in 2018. Responsible for overseeing and growing Singapore business and operations in Veeam.

Prior to Veeam, held various sales and leadership position in both vendor and partner organisation including Hitachi Data System (now known as Hitachi Vantara) and Whizzwork.

Diverse experience engaging customer in various segment & industry including Large Enterprises and Global customers in Financial services and Manufacturing.

Episode 1

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations around the world are accelerating their digital transformation initiatives with an increased focus on cloud adoption.

Companies have been forced to re-calibrate their plans to derive maximum benefits from the cloud and gain a competitive advantage. In the current environment, leveraging hybrid cloud services is essential to scale up digital transformation efforts, sustain through crisis, and prepare for future disruptions.

In this episode of #VeeamCloudTalks, Joshua Au, Head, Data Centres, A*STAR, explores how organizations can benefit from a hybrid cloud strategy in a post-COVID world, the main considerations when deciding on the right mix of hybrid cloud infrastructure, and shares his projections for the cloud industry moving forward past the pandemic.

Questions:

How has COVID-19 forced organizations to rethink their cloud strategy?
Advantages of a hybrid cloud approach in a digital world with constantly evolving needs?
What are the main considerations & challenges for public sector organizations in Singapore when deciding on the right mix of hybrid cloud infrastructure?

Joshua Au, Head, Data Centres, Agency for Science, Technology, Research (A*STAR)

Joshua held many functions throughout his career, ranging from system architect, technical project manager, trainer, and operation manager.

He launched and maintained offshore projects for mobile carriers in the Asia-Pacific region, and currently involved in delivering a resilient and secure hosting environment for the scientific community and leader of the iMasons Singapore Chapter

Raju Chellam, Fellow, Singapore Computer Society & Hon Vice President, SCS Cloud Chapter

Cloud Mobility: Considerations to Drive Flexible Hybrid Cloud Acceleration

Whether you’re just beginning or far along your hybrid cloud journey, you know it can be a powerful extension for your data center and application strategy. However, the cost and risk of migration, protection, storage, and even consistent licensing across clouds can ramp up if you don’t have the right solution.

Panelists:

Beni Sia, Vice President, South East Asia & Korea, Veeam
Anthony Hodge, Head, Cloud Governance, Standard Chartered Bank
Bojan Obradovic, Head of Cloud Services, Asia Pacific, HSBC

Moderated by: Fred Giron, VP, Research Director, Forrester

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