With more than 500 million users generating 340 million tweets a day, it can be hard to pick out the true industry experts, especially in the emerging space of cloud computing. However, certain voices on virtualization, on-demand, as-a-service and all things cloud rise to the top.

blogSaugatuck panel looks at platform as a service as more than developer tools

Industry EventsOne of the key themes of Saugatuck Technology's event this year will be the emergence of the new Master Architecture – what Saugatuck is calling "CMSA" (as in Cloud, Mobile, Social and Analytics). Unlike Master Architectures of the past, where a single technology has dominated (e.g., mainframes, PCs, internet), today's new Master Architecture leverages multiple technologies and platforms, and loosely-coupled approaches, to unlock previously untapped business value. In this environment, innovation is clearly on the rise, as companies accelerate investments in support of a evolved vision for business computing – what Saugatuck is calling the Boundary-free Enterprise

blogGartner recasts the future of APIs and a data services economy, a topic near and dear to my heart

2012 25 Top Information Managers25 Top Information Managers 2012: Deborah Norton, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

2012 25 Top Information Managers25 Top Information Managers 2012: Bruce Hoffmeister, Marriott International

Industry EventsThe International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series is the world's leading Cloud-focused event and is held three times a year, in New York, Silicon Valley and in Europe. Over 400 corporate sponsors and 20,000 industry professionals have participated in Cloud Expo since its inception, more than all other Cloud-related events put together.