Akibia Speaks About CIO Agenda at SIMposium
Session will Review How CIOs can Reduce Costs, Manage Risk and Increase Efficiency
October 27, 2009
Westborough, MA – November 4, 2009 – Akibia, a leading provider of consulting, integration and support for data center, network and security solutions, today announced that vice president of Technology Robert Klotz will present findings from a survey of 100 CIOs regarding challenges and goals for the upcoming year at SIMposium 09. The findings found CIOs are focused on reducing costs, managing risk and increasing efficiency. Christine McGowan, senior vice president, director of IT at Rockland Trust will join Mr. Klotz in the presentation to discuss how her organization is meeting these challenges.
What: Refining the CIO Agenda: Achieving the Holy Grail: Real CIOs on Doing More with Less
When: Monday, November 9, 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. PT
Where: SIMposium 09, The Westin Seattle, Seattle Washington – November 8-10, 2009.
Who: Robert Klotz, vice president of technology at Akibia; Christine McGowan, senior vice president, director of IT, Rockland Trust
"With the budget challenges everyone is facing this year and heading into 2010, CIOs are innovating to solve critical challenges, reduce costs in operational areas, manage risk and increase efficiencies within IT," said Klotz. "In finding solutions, CIOs are turning to a network of their peers. In addition to the best practices and survey data I will present, Ms. McGowan will provide peer perspective and the session will provide an opportunity for the audience to interact."
SIMposium 09 provides CIOs, CTOS, and senior IT leaders the opportunity to come together and discuss current business issues, best practices and strategies for successful IT and business partnerships.
For more details and to see all of the results of the survey Mr. Klotz conducted, please download the complimentary whitepaper http://www.akibia.com/knowledge/CIO/.
About Akibia, Inc.
Akibia provides innovative IT solutions that enable leading companies worldwide to optimize, secure, manage and support their mission-critical infrastructure. As an independent advisor, Akibia partners with its customers to deliver solutions that improve the availability and performance of their data center and security infrastructure. Combining expert consulting, integration and support services with world-class customer service, Akibia helps IT organizations maximize the value of their existing infrastructure, while mitigating risk and reducing complexity. Founded as Polaris Service in 1988 and headquartered in Massachusetts, Akibia is an independent services company with offices throughout the United States and Europe. Contact Akibia at 1-866-4-AKIBIA or www.Akibia.com