The current challenging economic environment is virtually mandating that every industry in all geographies cut costs and improve productivity. Until now, an ERP system has been a mission-critical application for achieving these objectives. But traditional ERP systems have become expensive due to high upfront capital costs, high ongoing maintenance fees, and high costs to customize and upgrade to new versions.
Compiere - Open Source ERP in Amazon's Cloud
There is now an alternative: ERP coupled with Cloud Computing technology, is a new innovation targeted at resolving the difficult issues surrounding traditional ERP deployments. ERP on the Cloud provides the convenience of computing capacity on-demand over the Internet. In addition, it has the same security and flexibility of an on-premise deployment - the ability to customize and upgrade, all at a dramatically lower cost than a traditional ERP system.
This webinar will present the strategy and tactics of deploying the first enterprise class ERP system on Amazon's Cloud, a case study by the CEO of a manufacturer of water filtration systems, and the highlights in Amazon's cloud computing services for enterprises of all sizes.
Attend this webinar to learn:
- What is in Compiere Cloud Edition, the 1st ERP solution deployed on Amazon's Cloud
- Why O-SO Pure selected ERP on the Cloud for their business solution
- Why Amazon AWS is ready for Mission-Critical Applications
(orginally aired on April 21, 2009)
Featured Speakers
Jerry Skaare, CEO, O-SO Pure, Inc.
Don Klaiss, President and Chief Executive Officer, Compiere, Inc.
Mike Culver, Evangelist, Amazon Web Services
Geoff Mobisson, Managing Director at Levementum, LLC.
Featured Speaker Bios
Jerry Skaare is the CEO of O-SO Pure. O-SO Pure manufactures and distributes water purification solutions for medical and consumer markets. The company specializes in ultraviolet water treatment and holds several patents in this area. Mr. Skaare is a seasoned executive with the unique combination of business and information technology experience. As CEO of O-SO Pure, he is responsible of the business strategy and operations of the company. Prior to O-SO Pure, Mr. Skaare founded Disaster Consulting LLC., a disaster recovery and business continuity planning service. He also held executive level Information Technology positions in the hospitality and gaming industries. Mr. Skaare holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Northern State University.
Mike Culver joined the Developer Relations Group of Amazon Web Services in 2006. Mike brings with him fifteen years of technology leadership experience, including at companies such as Microsoft. In addition Mr. Culver has a strong background running an IT organization, with over a decade of experience in the Electrical Wholesale Distribution industry. As a Web Services Evangelist at Amazon, he helps developers take advantage of disruptive technologies that are going to change the way we think about computer applications, and the way that businesses compete.
Don Klaiss, president and chief executive officer of Compiere, is responsible for company strategy, organization and operations. Don brings to Compiere over two decades of global executive leadership experience in the enterprise software industry.Prior to joining Compiere, Don spent fifteen years at Oracle Corporation where he was most recently Senior Vice President, Applications. At Oracle Klaiss was instrumental in growing the company's enterprise applications software into a multi-billion dollar business. He also developed Oracle's entire industry-leading suite of manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, logistics, asset management and CRM service applications, building and running a 2,500 person applications development organization. Prior to his time at Oracle, Klaiss held senior management positions at technology firms including Ask Computer Systems, Inc., NCA Corporation, Covalent Systems Corporation and Hewlett-Packard. Don holds a Bachelors degree from Rutgers University and a Masters degree from Stanford University.
Geoff Mobisson, Managing Director of Levementum, LLC. Geoffrey's experience in Enterprise Applications has spanned multiple industries and multiple technology platforms. Geoffrey has personally led several successful Enterprise Technology and Change Management implementations for large and small global organizations. Prior to his work at Levementum, he led eBusiness and Data Warehouse efforts at ON Semiconductor, where he was also accountable for Corporate IS Application Architecture and Sales Application efforts. Prior to his efforts at ON Semi, Geoffrey was Executive Vice President and Founder of Dataweb Technologies, an Oracle Applications Consulting Firm. Geoffrey received a BS in Electrical Engineering from MIT and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
