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45 Sessions
Show Descriptions
Monday
Monday
14:00 - 18:00
Pre-Conference Registration
Session Type: Pre-Conference Registration
Tuesday
Tuesday
08:00 - 19:00
Registration
Session Type: Registration
Tuesday
08:00 - 09:00
Fast Forward: Solutions in 60 Seconds or Less
Session Type: Solution Provider Session
Location: Ballroom 1/2, Level C
ID: SPS
The fastest way to discover what Data Center solutions and services you can explore at the conference. Brief overviews from each of our sponsors - providing just enough information to help you net out who you should meet with first.
Tuesday
09:00 - 09:30
Opening Remarks
Speaker: Jess Thompson
Session Type: Keynote
Location: Ballroom 1/2, Level C
ID: K1a
Tuesday
09:30 - 10:30
The Nexus of Cloud, Social, Mobile, and Information Changes IT Strategies
Speaker: Gene Phifer
Session Type: Keynote
Location: Ballroom 1/2, Level C
ID: K1b
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-K1b-betl1-102-ae.pdf
There is a nexus of four forces that is changing the IT landscape today. This nexus is at the convergence of cloud, social, mobile, and information –four big trends that all have to be addressed in any strategic plan. This presentation will examine the Nexus forces in combination with several top predictions from Gartner analysts. Join us to understand how the Nexus of four IT forces will affect your organization.
Tuesday
10:30 - 10:50
Aplicações modernas, gestao moderna
Session Type: Theater Presentation
Location: Área de Exposição
Conheça a proposta da Microsoft para a gestão do ciclo de desenvolvimento da nova geração de aplicações em sua organização, utilizando a plataforma de ALM apontada como líder no quadrante mágico do Gartner.
Tuesday
10:30 - 11:00
Special Networking Break
Session Type: Break
Location: Área de Exposição
Tuesday
11:00 - 12:00
Mobile and Social: Major Drivers of Your Web
Speaker: Van L. Baker
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 1, Level C
ID: A1
Track: A
Linkage between mobile, social, and web development and architecture sets the stage for context aware experiences, changing how you interact with your customers and employees.

- What are the main technology and business drivers driving convergence between mobile, social, and the Web?
- What are tools and techniques that yield the best results in mobile AD, web AD, and social?
- What is a context aware computing strategy, and how can it link mobile, social, and Web investments?
Tuesday
11:00 - 12:00
Best Practices for Selecting Integration Technology
Speaker: Jess Thompson
Session Type: Analyst-User Roundtable
Location: Salvador 1
ID: AUR1
Join your peers for a discussion on the best practices for selecting integration technology. These sessions are limited seating for end-users only and are moderated by a Gartner analyst. A great opportunity for networking and to learn and share experiences. Please note that pre-registration is required to attend.
Tuesday
11:00 - 12:00
Cloud Computing Scenario
Speaker: Gene Phifer
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 2, Level C
ID: B1
Track: B
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-B1-betl1-117-ae.pdf
Cloud Computing has become the latest in a series of hot industry terms and as such, is used in many contradictory ways. Underneath the fog, there are very real trends such as global class architecture, web platforms, scalable and elastic processing, and the Internet itself that are converging to fuel this phenomenon. The impact will be felt broadly in applications as well as platforms and services.

- What is cloud computing and what impact will it have on the IT market??
- Which cloud computing service markets will emerge and who will be the main providers of cloud services?
- How should companies leverage cloud computing services to support their IT and business strategies?
Tuesday
11:00 - 12:00
A Framework for Creating Value From Information Assets: The Key to Information Management Success
Speaker: Mark A. Beyer
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Sao Paulo 2
ID: C1
Track: C
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-C1-betl1-122-ae.pdf
Information-related challenges are among the most significant issues facing CIOs and business leaders. Lack of agility, increased costs, and governance risks arising from the rapidly-expanding information landscape will derail many. The information capabilities framework described the collection of capabilities that allow the enterprise to create value from information assets and address these challenges.

- Why are organizations experiencing increasingly significant barriers to creating value from their information assets?
- How can organizations begin to move toward the establishment of an effective information infrastructure?
- What is the information capabilities framework, and how will it help to mitigate these risks?
Tuesday
12:00 - 12:15
Networking Break
Session Type: Break
Location: Área de Exposição
Networking Break
Tuesday
12:15 - 13:00
Technology Strategies that Drive Business Excellence: Get Social. Be Mobile. Run Cloud.
Session Type: Solution Provider Session
Location: Ballroom 2, Level C
ID: SPS1
As empresas inovadoras tem utilizado novas plataformas tecnológicas para suas aplicações empresariais envolvendo social, mobile e cloud. A convergência destes três elementos de mudança abre portas para a transformação do negócio - mudando a forma como os clientes interagem, como os funcionários colaboram e acessam os aplicativos e como a TI faz a gestão e monitoramento dos serviços. Esta transformação muda a forma como as organizações tratam informações entre seus aplicativos de negócios, tanto internamente como externamente. Sucesso na adoção dessas tecnologias exige uma plataforma de middleware abrangente que fornece experiências seguras de multi-canal de usuários, se integra perfeitamente com aplicativos back-end e sistemas e oferece suporte a modelos flexíveis de implementação.
Tuesday
13:00 - 15:00
Attendee Networking Lunch and Sponsor Reception
Session Type: Lunch
Tuesday
13:10 - 13:30
Application Infrastructure Hype Cycle
Speaker: Jess Thompson
Session Type: Theater Presentation
Location: Showcase Theater
ID: TH1
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-TH1-betl1-110-ae.pdf
Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities. Gartner Hype Cycle methodology gives you a view of how a technology or application will evolve over time, providing a sound source of insight to manage its deployment within the context of your specific business goals.

Clients use Hype Cycles to get educated about the promise of an emerging technology within the context of their industry and individual appetite for risk.
- Should you make an early move?
- Is a moderate approach appropriate?
- Should you wait for further maturation?
Tuesday
15:00 - 16:00
The Mobile Scenario: Confusion, Complexity and Opportunity Through 2015
Speaker: Van L. Baker
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 1, Level C
ID: A2
Track: A
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-A2-betl1-113-ae.pdf
In 2012 hundreds of new handsets and tablets appeared and new services emerged, exploiting payment, context, social networking and location-based advertising. Employees are becoming more like consumers and enterprises will develop and manage applications on a wider range of platforms than ever before. We'll help you turn this complexity into opportunity.

- What will be the key mobile and wireless technology and market trends through 2015?
- How will corporations choose and use mobile technology, services and tools to support customers and employees
Tuesday
15:00 - 16:00
Best Practices for Implementing BPM
Speaker: Nicholas Gall
Session Type: Analyst-User Roundtable
Location: Salvador 1
ID: AUR2
Join your peers for a discussion on the best practices for Implementing BPM . These sessions are limited seating for end-users only and are moderated by a Gartner analyst. A great opportunity for networking and to learn and share experiences. Please note that pre-registration is required to attend.
Tuesday
15:00 - 16:00
Essential Cloud Security
Speaker: Joseph Feiman
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 2, Level C
ID: B2
Track: B
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-B2-betl1-118-ae.pdf
Security concerns are the number one issue cited by organizations considering Cloud-based computing. In many cases, perceived issues with 'security' are used to squelch real discussions. Today's issues will be solved. Further, cloud-based computing can radically improve how information and computing assets will be secured.

- When will cloud computing be secure-enough for most organizations?
- How will Cloud computing radically improve security in ways not possible with on-premises security?
- How must IT organizations change their mindsets to securely embrace cloud-computing?
Tuesday
15:00 - 16:00
Application and Data Integration: Converging Disciplines or Not?
Speakers: Mark A. Beyer, Jess Thompson
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Sao Paulo 2
ID: C2
Track: C
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-C2-betl1-123-ae.pdf
A chasm exists between the disciplines of application integration and data integration. These domains don’t intersect without conscious effort by IT mgt and project teams. However, there are huge synergies between these domains from both a technology and practice point of view. Organizations must federate these activities & integrate the technologies to reduce costs and increase business agility.

-What are the disciplines of application integration and data integration, how do they overlap and how are they different?
- Why and how will these disciplines converge over time?
- What can organizations do today to align with this convergence trend?
Tuesday
15:00 - 16:15
Crafting a Cloud Computing Strategy
Speaker: Gene Phifer
Session Type: Workshop
Location: São Paulo 4
ID: WK1
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-WK1-betl1-105-ae.pdf
In examining how to adopt cloud computing, an organization needs a framework for how to approach planning. Cloud services come in many different flavors and support different outcomes. This workshop explains how to match outcomes with the level of cloud service and describes multiple paths to success or failure.
Tuesday
16:00 - 16:15
Networking Break
Session Type: Break
Location: Área de Exposição
Tuesday
16:15 - 17:00
“Os 5 Imperativos para as Aplicações de Negócios da Próxima Geração”
Speaker: Dion Picco
Session Type: Solution Provider Session
Location: Ballroom 2, Level C
ID: SPS4
A natureza das aplicações de negócios está mudando. Novas tecnologias, o comportamento dos clientes e até mesmo os padrões de interação são o centro desta evolução tecnológica.Conheça os 5 imperativos para a próxima geração de aplicações de negócios que você precisará incorporar para se tornar mais competitivo na economia global.
Tuesday
17:15 - 18:15
The Social Scenario: Business Gets Social
Speaker: David Mario Smith
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 1, Level C
ID: A3
Track: A
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-A3-betl1-114-ae.pdf
Social business will be larger and even more disruptive than e-business. We'll explore the critical trends upending relationships among enterprises' employees, business partners, customers and the social Web as business gets social.

- What trends are driving business getting social?
- What impact will business getting social have on your organization?
- How should you develop your strategy as your business gets social?

Tuesday
17:15 - 18:15
Best Practices for Developing Composite Applications
Speaker: Ross Altman
Session Type: Analyst-User Roundtable
Location: Salvador 1
ID: AUR3
Join your peers for a discussion on the best practices for developing composite applications. These sessions are limited seating for end-users only and are moderated by a Gartner analyst. A great opportunity for networking and to learn and share experiences. Please note that pre-registration is required to attend.
Tuesday
17:15 - 18:15
Infrastructure Protection In a Nutshell
Speaker: Joseph Feiman
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 2, Level C
ID: B3
Track: B
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-B3-betl1-119-ae.pdf
As attacks become more targeted and financially motivated, there has been a shift to application and data level attacks. It is not just hackers, but also employees that create serious threats. This presentation addresses new risks and new means that aim at protecting all level of your infrastructure, especially application and data.

- What are infrastructure protection essential components: technologies, methodologies, practices?
- What are critical trends in infrastructure protection?
- How to select optimal set of technologies and vendors for infrastructure protection?
Tuesday
17:15 - 18:15
The BPM Scenario: From Operational Excellence to Resilient Processes
Speaker: Nicholas Gall
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Sao Paulo 2
ID: C3
Track: C
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-C3-betl1-124-ae.pdf
BPM is a symphony, harmonically coordinating the resource interactions that define how your business does what it does, and distinguishing your company from others. This five-year scenario highlights how BPM disciplines and technologies will evolve beyond the traditional focus on operational excellence and toward adaptive processes.

- Why is BPM more important today than ever?
- How can BPM optimize business outcomes?
- How do we/should we advance from operational excellence to adaptive processes?
Tuesday
18:55 - 19:15
Application Infrastructure Magic Quadrants
Speaker: Ross Altman
Session Type: Theater Presentation
Location: Showcase Theater
ID: TH2
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-TH2-betl1-107-ae.pdf
Gartner Magic Quadrants are a culmination of research in a specific market, giving you a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the market's competitors. By applying a graphical treat­ment and a uniform set of evaluation criteria, a Gartner Magic Quadrant quickly helps you digest how well technology providers are executing against their stated vision.

- Who are the competing players in this technology market?
- How are they positioned to help you over the long haul?
Wednesday
Wednesday
08:00 - 17:00
Registration
Session Type: Registration
Wednesday
09:00 - 10:00
The Social Workplace: Rethinking Communication and Collaboration in the Age of Social Networks
Speaker: David Mario Smith
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 1, Level C
ID: A4
Track: A
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-A4-betl1-115-ae.pdf
As organizations set up internal, private "Facebooks" for employees, and as social networking becomes a legitimate workplace communication tool, we examine the implications in terms of business value and risk. We'll look at how workplace social technologies are likely to evolve and the role that major vendors will play, and we'll offer recommendations on adoption and acceptance tactics.

- What will be the business impact of social initiatives in the workplace?
- What are the best practices for ensuring participation and acceptance in workplace social initiatives?
- What are appropriate governance policies for dealing with risk from workplace social initiatives?
- What are the main technology trends, and which vendors will lead with enterprise products?
Wednesday
09:00 - 10:00
Best Practices in Deploying Mobility
Speaker: Van L. Baker
Session Type: Analyst-User Roundtable
Location: Salvador 1
ID: AUR4
Join your peers for a discussion on the best practices in deploying mobility. These sessions are limited seating for end-users only and are moderated by a Gartner analyst. A great opportunity for networking and to learn and share experiences. Please note that pre-registration is required to attend.

- What is the expected domain of services to SOA-enable MDM?
- How will data and information services interact with MDM?
- What are the aggressive and passive timelines, and who are the players?
Wednesday
09:00 - 10:00
Heterogeneity on Advanced SOA Development and Governance
Speaker: Ross Altman
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 2, Level C
ID: B4
Track: B
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-B4-betl1-120-ae.pdf
Abstract: Early SOA focused on internal, homogeneous development. Mature SOA integrates heterogeneous services to support composite applications and BPM projects. This heterogeneity requires new approaches to service management and application development.

- How can Agile processes best support development of heterogeneous services and composite applications?
- How does application governance change to best support composite applications and services?
- How can IT executives choose between SOA gateways, cloud-based governance services and on-premises governance software?
Wednesday
09:00 - 10:00
SOA-Based MDM: Why We Need It Now
Speaker: Mark A. Beyer
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Sao Paulo 2
ID: C4
Track: C
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-C4-betl1-125-ae.pdf
MDM offers a solid starting point for new SOA deployments. To make MDM work effectively, legacy data stores that keep a copy of master data for use in applications, and the emerging MDM systems, need to evolve so that interaction between the two is radically simpler, faster and more easily managed.

- What is the expected domain of services to SOA-enable MDM?
- How will data and information services interact with MDM?
- What are the aggressive and passive timelines, and who are the players?
Wednesday
09:00 - 10:15
Best Practices for B2B Ecommerce and Cloud Integration
Speaker: Jess Thompson
Session Type: Workshop
Location: São Paulo 4
ID: WK2
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-WK2-betl1-106-ae.pdf
Many companies need to modernize their approach to B2B integration to sufficiently address B2B ecommerce requirements -- e.g., 100% trading partner integration and process analytics -- and Cloud computing integration requirements -- e.g., integrating data and processes between SaaS and on-premise applications. In this workshop attendees will collaborate to assess B2B integration strategy and requirements, evaluate different B2B integration solutions, and develop a decision framework for choosing between them.
Wednesday
10:30 - 11:30
Latin America IT Scenario
Speaker: Cassio Dreyfuss
Location: Ballroom 1/2, Level C
ID: K2
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-K2-betl1-103-ae.pdf
Latin America has become one of the leading regions of the world economically, with Brasil leading the region. With large GDP growth, IT spending growth second only to Asia, huge foreign investment and its growing importance as an IT services leader, Latin America presents great opportunities both for vendors and users of IT. We will examine the key issues to better understand the region and its potential in IT.
Wednesday
11:45 - 12:45
Case Study: Banco Itaú BBA - PMO, Process Improvement
Speaker: Douglas Betioli Ribeiro
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 1, Level C
ID: A5
Track: A
This case study is about an IT PMO area with low credibility amongst internal clients, and low employee satisfaction levels, that had its internal processes and procedures reviewed. In a 4 months’ timeframe, throughput was triple folded, allied with increased quality, internal clients’ satisfaction, and significant improvement in employee satisfaction.
Wednesday
11:45 - 12:45
Best Practices for Developing a Social Media Strategy
Speaker: David Mario Smith
Session Type: Analyst-User Roundtable
Location: Salvador 1
ID: AUR5
Join your peers for a discussion on the best practices for developing a social media strategy. These sessions are limited seating for end-users only and are moderated by a Gartner analyst. A great opportunity for networking and to learn and share experiences. Please note that pre-registration is required to attend.
Wednesday
11:45 - 12:45
Case Study: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) - Estratégias para o desenvolvimento de um modelo de Governança de TI.
Speaker: Mauro Cesar Bernardes
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 2, Level C
ID: B5
Track: B
This case study presents the strategies developed to obtain a model of governance in a department that provides IT services to a large governmental institution. In this particular case, we have the ECC (Electronic Computing Center), which operates as a BU (Business Unit) and provides IT services to schools, colleges, institutes and central facilities of the University of Sao Paulo.
Wednesday
11:45 - 12:45
Case Study: Grupo Abril - Projeto ReintERPretar – Caso SOA
Speaker: Flávio de Oliveira Neto
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Sao Paulo 2
ID: C5
Track: C
The case study presented here reports the design adequacy and reinstallation tool in ERP SOA a reality across the Group in April.
Wednesday
12:45 - 14:45
Attendee Networking Lunch and Sponsor Reception
Session Type: Lunch
Wednesday
13:00 - 13:20
Social Software Hype Cycle and Magic Quadrants
Speaker: David Mario Smith
Session Type: Theater Presentation
Location: Showcase Theater
ID: TH3
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-TH3-betl1-111-ae.pdf
Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities. Gartner Hype Cycle methodology gives you a view of how a technology or application will evolve over time, providing a sound source of insight to manage its deployment within the context of your specific business goals.

Gartner Magic Quadrants are a culmination of research in a specific market, giving you a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the market's competitors. By applying a graphical treat­ment and a uniform set of evaluation criteria, a Gartner Magic Quadrant quickly helps you digest how well technology providers are executing against their stated vision.

Clients use Hype Cycles to get educated about the promise of an emerging technology within the context of their industry and individual appetite for risk.
- Should you make an early move?
- Is a moderate approach appropriate?
- Should you wait for further maturation?

Clients use Magic Quadrants
- Who are the competing players in this technology market?
- How are they positioned to help you over the long haul?
Wednesday
14:45 - 15:45
Composite Applications: The Applications That Support Innovation (Mobile)
Speaker: Ross Altman
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 1, Level C
ID: A6
Track: A
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-A6-betl1-116-ae.pdf
Innovative applications support transformational business initiatives or enable established business processes in a way that radically improves results while serving as a barrier to entry for competitors. Going forward, both types of innovative applications will almost always be composites.

- What is the relationship between innovative business initiatives and composite applications?
- How do composite applications depend on and extend systems of record and systems of differentiation?
- How can IT executives best enable composite applications?
Wednesday
14:45 - 15:45
The Multienterprise Business Process Platform in the Context of the Nexus
Speaker: Jess Thompson
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Ballroom 2, Level C
ID: B6
Track: B
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-B6-betl1-121-ae.pdf
Gartner has identified a nexus of forces -- cloud, information, mobile and social computing – that will must be considered in future IT deliverables.  This presentation identifies and examines key issues about how nexus forces can be leveraged a multi-enterprise business process platform, a platform that supports the delivery, operation, monitoring and decision make required to optimize business processes that span multiple enterprises. They include:

- How are processes morphing to establish modern multi-enterprise processes? - What is the Nexus of Forces and How Will It Advance How We work?
- How can I leverage the technology I have deployed today to establish a MEBPP?

Wednesday
14:45 - 15:45
Best Practices for Selecting a BPM Suite
Speaker: Nicholas Gall
Session Type: Track Session
Location: Sao Paulo 2
ID: C6
Track: C
You need to sign on to be able to download session documents.BETL1-C6-betl1-126-ae.pdf
A BPMS is today’s best-choice composition environment to enable BPM initiatives. However, buyers struggle to distinguish one product from another, especially as they are increasingly based on BPMN and other open standards. This session shares Gartner’s best practices and decision frameworks for evaluating BPMS products.

- What are the top mistakes made in BPMS selection and how can you avoid them?
- How will BPMSs evolve as a composition environment for a BPP model?
Wednesday
15:45 - 16:00
Networking Break
Session Type: Break
Location: Área de Exposição
Networking Break
Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00
Ten “Hot” Take-aways in Infrastructure and Operations
Speaker: Cassio Dreyfuss
Session Type: Keynote
Location: Ballroom 1/2, Level C
ID: K3
Over the two days the conference participants would have heard of trends, scenarios, best practices and practical advice for application architecture, delopment and integration initiatives.  This locknote will identify the key strategic and tactical takeaways from all the sessions at this summit with actionable advice, i.e. what you should do when you get to the office on Monday morning.