June 02, 2010
Exclusive Q&A with the Cloud technical teams at Intel and Univa Announced
At this live webcast you’ll have the unique opportunity to talk with the authors of the recently published "Reference Architecture for Multi-Cloud Management." This technical how-to paper details the process Intel and Univa used to build a 'multi-cloud' – a hybrid ‘cloud of clouds’ where computing can be managed across multiple cloud infrastructures (public or private).
Webcast attendees will hear Intel and Univa's technical team leaders discuss how the hybrid cloud computing environment works and will explain the technical process to set up their reference architecture – including installation and configuration steps as well as tips and lessons-learned that should significantly reduce the learning curve for building and operating your own cloud infrastructure.
The majority of the session will focus on the live Q&A, where attendees will have the chance to get questions answered about how to set up their own cloud environment with a never-before-assembled team of technical experts.
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