Global Reliability Technology Conference Johannesburg

Global Reliability Technology Conferences takes place on 22-23 April 2010 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. Global Reliability Technology Conferences are held in emerging markets for corporate management at the strategic level, combining both business and technical aspects of building a reliable eCommerce structure. The sessions are for those interested in discussing and benchmarking strategies and accepted methodologies for implementing a complete IT system reliability structure under their command. The main conference target is the application of Fortune 100 Reliability strategies into corporations and governments around the globe with ongoing advisory support when needed. All Global Reliability technology conferences are in secure executive level locations and held in English. For those who wish to attend the prior night introduction and cocktail reception we have reserved special rates at all participating hotels. Johannesburg conferences program Day One: 18:00 - Cocktail Reception & Social Networking Day Two: 08:00 – Continental Breakfast 09:00 – Introduction & Level Set Expectations 09:30 – Reliability & Managerial Issues – A discussion on the importance of devoting corporate or government resources to the stability and availability of internal and external systems. Constraints to implementation full Reliability structure in emerging economies. The critical need for Crisis Operational and Business Continuity plans in the modern IT structure. Practical strategies in working with the finance division on quantifying the reverse scenario of cost of failures by system. Adjusting costs/benefits between internal (operational) systems and customer facing (eCommerce) systems. Strategies to achieve positive NPV as well as an MIRR well above WACC for the life of the Reliability project to gain Board approval. 11:00 – Staffing and Support Model with Case Study – Discussion of sustainable staffing models for both Reliability and the related production support function with creative alternatives for emerging economies. Applicable Case Study Discussion showing theory of vertical hiring model by discipline. Identifying the critical leader for the group and the proper organizational and reporting structure for the group. 13:00 – Lunch Break 14:00 – Key Reliability Coding Best Practices for eCommerce Sites – Technical walk through of the 10 most important best practices for maintaining a reliable eCommerce site. Examples of defensive coding implementations as well as real world scenarios and strategies for indoctrinating your development team with a mindset for consistently developing highly available applications. 15:30 – Application/Business Process/Customer Experience Monitoring – Utilizing BPM/CEM for staying ahead of Reliability. The advantages of application level monitoring, whether proprietary monitoring or out of the box internal monitoring. Triage and remediation management. Key remediation methods and executive reporting strategies to accurately track improvements at the enterprise level. 16:30 – Breakout Group Planning & Panel Discussion – Unique breakout session with the keynote and a panel of Fortune 100 Technical Fellows designed to analyze the specific questions of our attendees. 18:00 – Conference Closing Venue The Radisson Blu Daisy Street at Rivonia Johannesburg 2010 Technology Conference Keynote Speaker - T. Matthew Davis T. Matthew Davis is a leading international consultant concentrating on system reliability implementations for emerging markets and governments and Chief Consultant for Global Reliability. Some highlights as a consultant include 18 years of international experience leading Fortune 100 IT Reliability & Business Continuity efforts, a Certified MBA with a concentration in International Business, University Certifications in Business Leadership for China & India, Finance, and Non Profit Management, and membership in MENSA.

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