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Summit 2009: 4-6 May 2009
Now, More Than Ever ...
IT is being challenged to scrutinize every expenditure and make sure that every dollar is invested -- not just spent -- on high ROI efforts. Summit 2009 is one of those high-value items. Join us at Summit 2009 and explore the issues and strategies you should be considering to ensure you’re maximizing today's return and keeping ahead of the competition.
Summit 2009: Unlike Any Other IT Conference.
You'll get advice that is insightful and forthcoming. You'll have a chance to voice your opinion and hear the opinions of international experts and of other IT professionals. You’ll debate with, and listen to the debate among, some of the most experienced and clear-thinking business technologists today. And you'll return home with ideas to implement right away. Our only agenda is to support you, to give you a forum for thinking about your business world, outside of the box. Don't miss this opportunity.
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Monday: May 4th, 2009
Business-IT Strategy
The 5 Essential Habits of Appropriately Paranoid Business Technology Strategists
Learning Plans
Security
Information Security: Zeroing In on a Moving Target
Party
Tuesday: May 5th, 2009
Case Study
How to Avoid Getting Flattened by a Runaway Project
Keynote
Enterprise Architecture
Lessons Learned
Wednesday: May 6th, 2009
Green IT
Collaborative Applications
Collaboration for the Enterprise
Master Data Management
Master Data Management: Critical Success Factors
Peer Exchange
Practical Business Architecture
Practical Business Architecture: Aligning Business and IT
IT Financial Management
The Road to Stronger IT Governance: Paved with Effective IT Financial Management
The Cutter Summit has always provided a unique opportunity for IT executives from around the world to gain cutting-edge ideas from the top business-IT experts, and to interact with these thought leaders in an informal venue.
This year, we aim to do more.
IT organizations face even greater pressure than in the past. They must deliver and support affordable technology solutions that can boost their firms' competitive advantage. There's no question that the role IT plays is vital now not just to an organization's success, but to its survival.
That's why Summit 2009 is designed to give you the guidance and inspiration you need to make technology part of your organization's winning strategy.
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We'll open with Cutter Fellow Steve Andriole 's keynote on 5 essential actions every IT department should consider in light of the growing role of technology and the new challenges around cost-effective acquisition, deployment, and support.
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The pressure to get decisions right is huge, especially in the case of security. Cutter Fellow Mark Seiden will delve deeply into the latest security vulnerabilities and what you can Read More »
The Summit stretched my thinking in some new directions.
Engaging in a way that other conferences don't accomplish.
Learned some new ways of looking at or managing things
