AIS in SDDT: More companies opt to outsource IT

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By TIERNEY PLUMB, The Daily Transcript Monday, April 1, 2013 Information technology is, at some point or another, a key enabler for just about any organization today — whether it’s a startup or Fortune 500 company. That’s the consensus of a group of technology executives who recently gathered at The Daily Transcript for a roundtable discussion sponsored by American Internet …

Migrating to the Cloud Headliner (Video)

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AIS sponsored this CommNexus Headliner event. View it now! Migrating to the Cloud: Public Company CIOs Reveal the Facts KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Timothy Chou Lecturer, Stanford University Member of the Board, Blackbaud PANELISTS Norm Fjeldheim Senior Vice President and CIO, Qualcomm Incorporated Steven Phillpott CIO, Amylin Pharmaceuticals Amy Chiu, PhD Vice President of Information Technology, SDG&E

Rotary Club 33 Brown Bag Lunch, March 21 at AIS

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March 21, 2013 | AIS Headquarters 9305 Lightwave Avenue San Diego, CA 92123 11:30pm – 1:00pm AIS will host a Brown Bag Luncheon for Rotary Club 33 at AIS Headquarters. Attendees will be educated on how a world-class data center operates and then given a tour of the facility. Please RSVP through your normal Rotary Club process. Address AIS Headquarters …

CFO of the Year Awards, March 14 in San Diego

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March 14, 2013 | La Jolla Marriott | 4 pm – 7 pm The 6th Annual event recognizing San Diego Chief Financial Officers for the roles they play in the success of their businesses and their positive impact on the company. The CFOs are key professionals who exemplify hard work, dedication, ethics and the ability to inspire others to work …

Connect with CONNECT, March 7 in San Diego

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March 7, 2013 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm Janssen Labs 3210 Merryfield Row San Diego, CA 92121 [divider] PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Eat/drink/connect with 450+ business leaders from San Diego’s most innovative industries on March 7 at Connect with CONNECT. Join us for a special evening and discover our region’s advancing life sciences innovations in genomics, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, mobile health, medical devices, therapeutics …

CommNexus: Migrating to the Cloud, March 6 in San Diego

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Migrating to the Cloud: Public Company CIOs Reveal the Facts AIS and CommNexus invite you to attend a highly relevant, informative, and entertaining Headliner session on “Migrating to the Cloud: Public Company CIOs Reveal the Facts” featuring executives from Qualcomm, SDG&E, and Amylin Pharmaceuticals and moderated by Dr. Timothy Chou, a nationally renowned authority on cloud computing. Dr. Chou is …

AIS CFO Kevin O’Hare: Finalist for CFO of the Year Awards

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WOO HOO! Our distinguished (and tall and handsome and smart and funny) CFO, Kevin O’Hare, has been selected as a finalist in the 7th Annual CFO of the Year Awards. Way to go, Kevin! Below are the contents of the notification email, which also includes details about the event logistics. ———- Congratulations Brian! Your nominee, Kevin, has been selected as …

Xconomy Article on CyberHive

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Bruce Bigelow of Xconomy wrote the piece below about CyberHive, for which AIS is a founding sponsor. ————- San Diego Opens CyberHive to Incubate Cybersecurity Startups A cybersecurity initiative that began in San Diego several years ago has taken an interesting turn, with the formation of a new technology incubator for seed-stage companies developing new ways to defend computer networks, software, …

SDBJ Article on CyberHive

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Note: the CyberHive launch event takes place today (Wed, Feb 13) starting at 5:45 in downtown San Diego at 1855 First Ave. ————- Securing the Future New Incubator Aims for Innovation in Cyber Security, Analytics By Brad Graves, SDBJ Cybersecurity is a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the region. ESET, Norman AS and Websense Inc. all make …