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Cloud Expo Names Cloud Computing Industry Leader Larry Carvalho Tech Chair

Industry Expert, Cloud Thought Leader and Founder of Cloud Computing Bootcamp Larry Carvalho Named Cloud Expo Tech Chair

Cloud Expo, Inc. has announced today that Larry Carvalho has been named Tech Chair of Cloud Expo® 2014.

14th International Cloud Expo will take place on June 10-12, 2014, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, and 15th International Cloud Expo® will take place on November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.

"We are excited that Larry Carvalho is joining us as Cloud Expo Tech Chair. Our upcoming event in June will offer the best sessions and faculty to date," said Carmen Gonzalez, co-founder and CEO of Cloud Expo, Inc. "Since the 13th international conference in November we have received the highest number of sponsorship and exhibit inquiries for Cloud Expo 2014."

"With cloud computing delivering very high transformative value to organizations, 2014 is the year when you will see significant enterprise cloud adoption growth," said Larry Carvalho, Principal Consultant of RobustCloud. "Building on my long relationship with Cloud Expo, I look forward to putting together a superior agenda that showcases game-changing innovations in areas like DevOps, Big Data, Internet of Things, Mobile and Platform as a Service (PaaS)."

Larry Carvalho runs Robust Cloud LLC, an advisory services provider of strategy and insights into enterprise adoption of Cloud Computing technologies. As the Instructor of Cloud Expo's popular Cloud Computing Bootcamp since 2010, he has already led bootcamps in New York, Silicon Valley, and Prague, receiving strong positive feedback from attendees about the value gained at these events.

As Principal Consultant at Robust Cloud, Larry Carvalho frequently presents at cloud-related conferences as well as facilitates comprehensive group workshops aimed at clarifying cloud adoption roadmaps, and has been named one of The Top 100 Cloud Computing Experts On Twitter by The Huffington Post.

A Rock Star Faculty, Top Keynotes, Sessions, and Top Delegates!
Cloud Expo 2014 New York, June 10-12, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, and Cloud Expo 2014 Silicon Valley, Nov. 4-6, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading Cloud industry players in the world.

The growth and success of Cloud Computing will be on display at the upcoming Cloud Expo conference and exhibition in New York City, New York, June 10-12, 2014, and in Santa Clara, CA, November 4-6, 2014.

All main layers of the Cloud ecosystem will be represented at the 14th International Cloud Expo - the infrastructure players, the platform providers, and those offering applications, and they'll all be here to speak, sponsor, exhibit and network.

Sponsorship Opportunities
for Cloud Expo
2014 New York
Cloud Expo 2014 New York "show prospectus" has shipped. Sponsorship, exhibit, and keynote opportunities can be obtained from Carmen Gonzalez by email at events (at) sys-con.com, or by phone 201 802-3021.

Early Bird Registration Options
for Cloud Expo 2014 New York
Cloud Expo® delegates can pre-register for Cloud Expo® New York with $500+ savings here.

About SYS-CON Media & SYS-CON Events
SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) has since 1994 been connecting technology companies and customers through a comprehensive content stream at www.sys-con.com - featuring over forty focused subject areas, from Cloud Computing to Web Security - interwoven with market-leading full-scale conferences produced by SYS-CON Events. The company's internationally recognized brands include among others Cloud Expo® (www.CloudComputingExpo.com), Big Data Expo (http://BigDataExpo.net), SDN Expo (http://SDNExpo.co),Virtualization Conference & Expo (www.VirtualizationConference.com), WebRTC Summit (http://WebRTCSummit.net), Government IT Conference & Expo (www.GovITExpo.com), Cloud Computing Bootcamp(www.CloudComputingBootcamp.com), and UlitzerLive! New Media Conference & Expo (http://events.sys-con.com).

Cloud Expo® is a registered trademark of Cloud Expo, Inc.

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