Dr. Dimitris N. Chorafas has, since 1961, advised financial institutions and industrial corporations in strategic planning, risk management, computers and communications systems, and internal controls. A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Paris, and the Technical University of Athens, Dr. Chorafas has been a Fulbright scholar.Financial institutions that sought his assistance include the Union Bank of Switzerland, Bank Vontobel, CEDEL, the Bank of Scotland, Credit Agricole, Osterreichische Landerbank (Bank Austria), First Austrian Bank, Kommerzbank, Dresdner Bank, Demir Bank, Mid-Med Bank, Banca Nazionale dell’Agricoltura, Istituto Bancario Italiano, Credito Commerciale and Banca Provinciale Lombarda.Dr. Chorafas has worked as a consultant to top management of multinational corporations, including: General Electric-Bull, Univac, Honeywell, Digital Equipment, Olivetti, Nestle, Omega, Italcementi, Italmobiliare, AEG-Telefunken, Olympia, Osram, Antar, Pechiney, the American Management Association, and a host of other client firms in Europe and the United States.He has served on the faculty of the Catholic University of America and as a visiting professor at Washington State University, George Washington University, University of Vermont, University of Florida, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Additionally, these educational institutes include the University of Alberta, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Ecole d’Etudes Industrielles de l’Universite de Geneve, Ecole Polytechnic Federale de Lausanne, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Academy of Sciences.More than 8,000 banking, industrial, and government executives have participated in his seminars in the United States, England, Germany, Italy, Asia, and Latin America. Dr. Chorafas is the author of 153 books, some of which have been translated into 16 languages.

• CLOUD TECHNOLOGY AND THE IT USER COMMUNITY. The Cloud Computing Market. What Cloud Computing Has On Offer. STRATEGIC INFLECTION POINTS. USER ORGANIZATIONS OF CLOUD COMPUTING. Potential Customers of Cloud Technology. What User Organizations Should Know. Risks and Opportunities with the Cloud. Reengineering the User Organization. ANY-TO-ANY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CLOUDS. Inside the Cloud of the Competitors. The Saga of an Open Architecture. Internet and Cloud Security. Cloud Reliability, Fault Tolerance and Response Time. CASE STUDIES ON CLOUD COMPUTING APPLICATIONS. Open Source Software and On-Demand Services. Leadership in Logistics. High Technology for Private Banking and Asset Management.

Dr. Dimitris N. Chorafas has, since 1961, advised financial institutions and industrial corporations in strategic planning, risk management, computers and communications systems, and internal controls. A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Paris, and the Technical University of Athens, Dr. Chorafas has been a Fulbright scholar.Financial institutions that sought his assistance include the Union Bank of Switzerland, Bank Vontobel, CEDEL, the Bank of Scotland, Credit Agricole, Osterreichische Landerbank (Bank Austria), First Austrian Bank, Kommerzbank, Dresdner Bank, Demir Bank, Mid-Med Bank, Banca Nazionale dell’Agricoltura, Istituto Bancario Italiano, Credito Commerciale and Banca Provinciale Lombarda.Dr. Chorafas has worked as a consultant to top management of multinational corporations, including: General Electric-Bull, Univac, Honeywell, Digital Equipment, Olivetti, Nestle, Omega, Italcementi, Italmobiliare, AEG-Telefunken, Olympia, Osram, Antar, Pechiney, the American Management Association, and a host of other client firms in Europe and the United States.He has served on the faculty of the Catholic University of America and as a visiting professor at Washington State University, George Washington University, University of Vermont, University of Florida, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Additionally, these educational institutes include the University of Alberta, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Ecole d’Etudes Industrielles de l’Universite de Geneve, Ecole Polytechnic Federale de Lausanne, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Academy of Sciences.More than 8,000 banking, industrial, and government executives have participated in his seminars in the United States, England, Germany, Italy, Asia, and Latin America. Dr. Chorafas is the author of 153 books, some of which have been translated into 16 languages.

• CLOUD TECHNOLOGY AND THE IT USER COMMUNITY. The Cloud Computing Market. What Cloud Computing Has On Offer. STRATEGIC INFLECTION POINTS. USER ORGANIZATIONS OF CLOUD COMPUTING. Potential Customers of Cloud Technology. What User Organizations Should Know. Risks and Opportunities with the Cloud. Reengineering the User Organization. ANY-TO-ANY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CLOUDS. Inside the Cloud of the Competitors. The Saga of an Open Architecture. Internet and Cloud Security. Cloud Reliability, Fault Tolerance and Response Time. CASE STUDIES ON CLOUD COMPUTING APPLICATIONS. Open Source Software and On-Demand Services. Leadership in Logistics. High Technology for Private Banking and Asset Management.

Dr. Dimitris N. Chorafas has, since 1961, advised financial institutions and industrial corporations in strategic planning, risk management, computers and communications systems, and internal controls. A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Paris, and the Technical University of Athens, Dr. Chorafas has been a Fulbright scholar.Financial institutions that sought his assistance include the Union Bank of Switzerland, Bank Vontobel, CEDEL, the Bank of Scotland, Credit Agricole, Osterreichische Landerbank (Bank Austria), First Austrian Bank, Kommerzbank, Dresdner Bank, Demir Bank, Mid-Med Bank, Banca Nazionale dell’Agricoltura, Istituto Bancario Italiano, Credito Commerciale and Banca Provinciale Lombarda.Dr. Chorafas has worked as a consultant to top management of multinational corporations, including: General Electric-Bull, Univac, Honeywell, Digital Equipment, Olivetti, Nestle, Omega, Italcementi, Italmobiliare, AEG-Telefunken, Olympia, Osram, Antar, Pechiney, the American Management Association, and a host of other client firms in Europe and the United States.He has served on the faculty of the Catholic University of America and as a visiting professor at Washington State University, George Washington University, University of Vermont, University of Florida, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Additionally, these educational institutes include the University of Alberta, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Ecole d’Etudes Industrielles de l’Universite de Geneve, Ecole Polytechnic Federale de Lausanne, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Academy of Sciences.More than 8,000 banking, industrial, and government executives have participated in his seminars in the United States, England, Germany, Italy, Asia, and Latin America. Dr. Chorafas is the author of 153 books, some of which have been translated into 16 languages.

• CLOUD TECHNOLOGY AND THE IT USER COMMUNITY. The Cloud Computing Market. What Cloud Computing Has On Offer. STRATEGIC INFLECTION POINTS. USER ORGANIZATIONS OF CLOUD COMPUTING. Potential Customers of Cloud Technology. What User Organizations Should Know. Risks and Opportunities with the Cloud. Reengineering the User Organization. ANY-TO-ANY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CLOUDS. Inside the Cloud of the Competitors. The Saga of an Open Architecture. Internet and Cloud Security. Cloud Reliability, Fault Tolerance and Response Time. CASE STUDIES ON CLOUD COMPUTING APPLICATIONS. Open Source Software and On-Demand Services. Leadership in Logistics. High Technology for Private Banking and Asset Management.