Business Interest Group - Technology Presents

Anatomy of Cloud Computing Deals

Speaker: Joaquin Gamboa, Partner, LB3

Location: Founders Hall Room 113 (1st floor). George Mason University, 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201

Closest metro stop is Virginia Square on the Orange line. Two blocks from there next to the FDIC building

Sponsored By: TPF Technologies

Program:

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Registration and Networking; Food and drinks provided.

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Feature presentation and Q & A.

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Networking

Presentation Outline:

Cloud computing overview
Service delivery framework
Public / private cloud and hybrid deployment models
Major enterprise cloud risks and responsibilities
Vendor lock-in factors and countermeasures
Information security / privacy risks and responsibilities
Deal structure tips
Commitment, term and pricing
Service Level Agreements
Q&A

Speaker Bio

Joaquin Gamboa is a partner in Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby (LB3), where he advises large enterprise users in structuring and negotiation of cloud computing, communications (wireless, landline, and Internet), managed services, and software licensing arrangements. He also serves as outside general counsel and strategic advisor to early stage technology companies.

Before joining LB3, Joaquin was with Yodlee, Inc., a pioneer and leading provider of Software-as-a-Service solutions to the financial services industry. At Yodlee, he held a number of senior business and legal positions, including Director of Strategic Alliances, Director of Business Development, and head of international business development.

Joaquin began his legal career as an associate in the Palo Alto office of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. At Brobeck, his practice focused on technology and emerging growth companies; he represented private companies and venture capital investors in private equity transactions, underwriters in initial public offerings, and sellers and buyers in public and private mergers and acquisitions.

Joaquin received his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, with Distinction, and his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he served as Associate Editor of the Stanford Law Review.

Joaquin’s publications include:

Gaming and the enterprise: Managing the risks, Computerworld (August 3, 2011)
iCloudy with a Chance of Sun, No Jitter (June 14, 2011)
Perspectives on Cloud Computing for Enterprises, No Jitter (February 15, 2011)
Cloud-enabling Your Software Licenses, Computerworld (September 8, 2008)
Finessing On-Demand Software Deals: How to Mitigate Your Risk When Getting Your Software on Tap, Computerworld (September 11, 2006)

Joaquin can be reached at jgamboa@lb3law.com or (202) 857-2574

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