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Accomplishments
Host of Cloud Innovators Summits
2014-09-18
The Cloud Innovators Summits showcase the latest innovations and best practices for success, including three annual Cloud Channel Summits focused on how to successfully partner in the Cloud marketplace; two annual Cloud Analytics Summits which examine how the Cloud enables organizations to capitalize on Big Data to achieve their business objectives; and the Connected Cloud Summit in Boston, MA, which will look at how the Cloud is powering the rapidly expanding Internet of Things.
Kaplan Ranked #20 Among the Top 100 Cloud Experts on Twitter in the Huffington Post.
2013-08-14
The Top 100 Cloud Computing Experts On Twitter was posted on the Huffington Report at, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vala-afshar/the-top-100-cloud-computi_b_3756172.html.
Keynote Presentation at Big Cloud Sales Event, Minneapolis, MN
2013-06-18
The 2013 Big Cloud Event brought big cloud buyers together with big cloud vendors. The sessions focused on the Cloud trends, needs, challenges and success stories experienced by large enterprises, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z80MKCAI5iI&feature=player_embedded
Parallels Summit 2012 Keynote Panel Moderation
2012-02-16
Moderated keynote panel of industry executives regarding the changing competitive landscape created by the Cloud, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huJGM6SjVF8&feature=player_embedded
Education
Rutgers University
BA
Urban Planning
1975
Boston College
MBA
Management and Marketing
1983
Affiliations
- SIIA
- Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council
- Boston College Tech Council