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Biggest Cloud 100 Trends and Opportunities

As developments in the cloud computing industry move at rapid speed, some big-picture trends will characterize the market for the next years to come. This SmartGroup™ of experts is dedicated to exploring and understanding the biggest emerging trends and topics, challenges, opportunities, and predictions regarding the ever-emerging next frontier for the Cloud 100. SmartGroup™ members nominate and vote on future topics to explore as the platform curates monthly reports that develop the reputation of its contributors and enable other professionals to stay relevant on the topic.

Given the pace of change and new physical barriers, the desire for professionals to conveniently stay connected and relevant in their areas of expertise is greatly needed. This uniquely curated team of industry peers represents an opportunity to share your passion and test your thinking with those that can most appreciate them while thousand of viewers and hundreds of followers benefit from the insights.

How fresh knowledge movement works:
* 20 to 30 selected global professionals interact at their convenience.
* Insights are distilled into sharable personalized reports.
* Other professionals view, follow, and enjoy the insights.

Relevance today is a factor of timeliness and specificity. By hosting the small expert only groups, and continually keeping the topics fresh, we see that the group can attract quite a following over a few weeks and grow it over time, thus raising the profile of the individuals in the group.
If interested in giving it a try, please introduce yourself here. If you have specific questions, email us at smartgroup@currnt.com.
Sincere thanks
The Currnt Team

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Applicants
Tom Leyden
Global Strategic IT Leader
I have 20+ years in a diverse range of industries. At present Im leading the IT team for a global design firm with locations around the world. Our staff are constantly testing new ideas and looking for new ways to compete and deliver.
Marwan Tarek
Director - IoT and Digital Transformation (EMEA) at Hitachi Consulting
As a digital leader supporting major manufacturers, retailers and top banks in the world in their digital transformation journeys, I engage in shaping their cloud strategies and informing them on upcoming trends and leverage cloud to become more agile and unique customer experience
Paul Korzen
B2B Content Producer
I am a seasoned cloud content producer. Through the years, I have written more than 10,000 items (blogs, white papers, thought leadership papers) and published more than 1 million words. My clients include leading vendors, like AWS, Google, IBM, and Microsoft. My work has appeared in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Information Week. I am well versed in areas, such as hybrid cloud, multi-cloud management, and security. web user interface design, application development, and open source programming tools. My experience should be helpful to fruitful discussions about this topic.
Sid Raina
Divisional Vice President - Enterprise Data and Analytics, at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas
I handle data and analytics for fifth largest national payer in the healthcare space. I am in the midst of implementing strategy to migrate Data & Analytics assets to Microsoft azure cloud. This both includes native azure offerings and also cloud agnostic solutions like databricks and snowflake. I am a thought leader and have spoken at Gartner conference.
Deepali Vyas
Host of WWDD Podcast, Senior Partner - Global Head of FinTech and AI/Data Science & Advanced Analytics at Korn Ferry
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“I like that I can do this when I have time,
and there is no set schedule.”


Eric Allen, Senior Manager, Supply Chain at EY

“I find the topics engaging and I love the
flexibility of checking in and providing insights
at my convenience.”

Kimberly Underwood, Consultant at Underwood Consulting

“Great platform, great questions and topics.
The potential to earn a little more money for
participating is nice as well.”

Oren Birks, Sr. Director of IT at PBI-Gordon

“I really enjoy being on the panels, sharing
information and reading the perspective of the
other panelists. It is quite intriguing and most
all of the panelists are quite bright.”

Patty Soltis, CX Strategist at Kinetic Edge Consultants

“Very interactive, informative and without
any inherent bias. This is as good a collaborative
platform as you can get.”

Pinaki Banerjee, Program Director at ITC InfoTech

“It is a perfect platform not just to share
but to learn and stay updated.”


Armando Leyva, HR Director at 360º HC

FAQ
  • add remove What is Currnt?
    Currnt is a “Knowledge Networking” platform where companies and professionals come to stay relevant on the latest advances in their industries in the face of the increasing pace of change. Companies sponsor panels to learn about where markets are headed or how to leverage new capabilities. Professionals join to demonstrate and develop their passions with equal caliber peers in expert-only facilitated online engagements. On Currnt, we take our passions seriously and ourselves lightly. See our Community Guidelines, to learn more of the rules of the road, here are some highlights

    • Be yourself. The authenticity of Currnt begins with the passion of people.
    • Be respectful. This applies to every person, at all times.
    • Be inclusive. Tolerate, welcome, and consider diverse people and perspectives.
    • Build empathy and understanding. Engage in debates that are in good faith.
    • Foster meaningful and genuine connections. This is what Currnt is all about.
    • Do not plagiarize or fail to cite other’s ideas.
    • Don’t game the points by trying to coordinate intentional recognition.
  • add remove How do Panels work?
    The panel is like a facilitated forum of hand selected experts on a topic sponsored by a company that wants to learn fast. Panels are organized in chapters called Themes that focus on one subtopic at a time. In some panels Themes are only 24 hours in duration, in others they are a week long, and in some they are two weeks long. When one Theme closes, a new one begins. You come in when you feel like it, but try to come in twice per Theme. You earn points from your peers and the facilitator when they react to your ideas. Likewise, others earn points when you interact on their posts. The more we discuss and debate, the better the insights, the more points earned by all.

  • add remove Why should I apply? Do I get paid?
    Professionals join Currnt because they want to remain relevant on subjects they’re passionate about and subjects that are shaping the future of their industry. They also:

    • Engage and connect with equal caliber peers in their industry
    • Learn and enhance their knowledge
    • Get recognized and rewarded for providing their inputs and thought-leadership
    • When specified above in the project description, you can earn honorarium payments and/or recognition points redeemable for cash. Learn more here.
  • add remove Are there specific times I need to participate?
    There are no set times for calls or meetings. Participation is 100% online on the Currnt platform and engagement between the all expert panelists is asynchronous in written form. Just come in twice per Theme, at your convenience.

  • add remove How do KnowledgeStreams and DesignSprints work?
    Streams are ongoing online engagements for exploration or working iteratively with a panel, and Sprints are on-demand engagement to get to actionable insights quickly. Both are facilitated and are always-on for participants to engage at-convenience. The conversations are segmented into Themes which are subtopics which are like chapters in a book. In a 4 Day Sprint, Themes are 24 hours, whereas a Theme in a Stream is every two week. Throughout the discussion, the facilitator highlights and categorizes the “key takeaways” to be voted and distilled into a summary report. It’s also common that other pieces of content (whitepapers, blogs, podcasts) are also prepared from the distilled insights.

  • add remove I’ve applied. Now what?
    Your application will be internally reviewed in the following 24-48hrs and screened for any conflict of interest, and general fit. Next your application will be shortlisted for the sponsor to accept, bookmark or reject. You will receive a notification each step of the way, but expect this may take a couple of days, or even weeks if the panel is new. Nevertheless, in addition to the notifications, you can always go back to the Apply page to view the status of your application.

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    Once you receive your Welcome Email, please RSVP by clicking the link in the notification. You can also gain access to the panel through your ‘My Currnt’ at the top of the page. Finally, once you have RSVP’d by logging into the panel, there is often a Welcome Tab where you can introduce yourself to the other panelists. If it’s a new panel, the first Theme will launch in a few days, if it’s an ongoing panel just jump right in by reacting to the question or to what the other panelists had to say.

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Biggest Cloud 100 Trends and Opportunities