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AgilePath Releases Cloud Computing Playbook for Enterprise


NEWBURYPORT, MA., June 2, 2010 --  AgilePath Corporation, a leading IT management consulting firm, today announced the release of its "Cloud Computing Playbook™ Business Discovery Template" for complementary download from www.agile-path.com. AgilePath's "Cloud Computing Playbook™ Business Discovery Template" describes the necessary information to complete a Cloud Computing assessment and determine an organization's Cloud computing readiness. In addition, AgilePath is offering services bundles with the Cloud computing assessment template, including a one-day Cloud Jumpstart package, a two-day Cloud Mentoring package, and a five-day Cloud Facilitation package to accelerate and guide the completion of the Cloud Computing Assessment.

In addition, AgilePath is releasing a new whitepaper entitled "A Pragmatic Cloud Computing Reference Model." This new whitepaper provides an overview of the Cloud Computing Reference Model (CC-RM) that was developed in Mr. Marks' new book, "Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing," co-Authored with Bob Lozano, Founder of Appistry. The Cloud Computing Reference Model has been successfully applied in Federal Government and Commercial organizations, and provides a crucial planning and architecture framework to accelerate the migration to Cloud computing.

"We are pleased to offer our Cloud computing thought leadership in the form of our 'Cloud Computing Playbook™ Business Discovery Template' and the Cloud Computing Reference Model whitepaper," said Eric Marks, Founder, President and CEO of AgilePath Corporation. "AgilePath will continue to release additional Cloud Computing Playbook™ artifacts and thought leadership materials to facilitate broader industry adoption of Cloud computing to solve pressing business challenges."

To support the release of "A Pragmatic Cloud Computing Reference Model" and "Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing," AgilePath and Appistry announced a series of joint Webinars to focus on key themes from the book, such as the compelling value proposition of cloud computing, how to get started, and how to achieve agility, scalability and efficiency with both private and public clouds. These will be scheduled during June - August 2010, and focus on the following topics:

*The Cloud Adoption Lifecycle: June 17
*Cloud Architecture, Modeling and Design: July 15
*The Move Towards Big Data: Aug 12

Attendees are eligible to win a copy of "Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing." To view the Cloud Computing Webinar schedule, visit www.agile-path.com.

About AgilePath Corporation

AgilePath Corporation is a leading IT management consulting firm focused on Cloud computing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Governance Solutions and Technology Acquisition Innovation. Founded in 2003, AgilePath leverages its industry thought leadership and supporting Playbook™ methodologies to deliver rapid sustainable business results through the rapid and successful adoption of emerging technologies. For more information visit www.agile-path.com

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Source: AgilePath

 

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