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   TechFire 5, the fifth in the series on 19 June in Dublin in association with Interxion and IBM, addressed the question of just valuable and practical is Big Data in the Cloud.
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David Garrett
IT Operations Manager,
Irish Stock Exchange
:: From the perspective of a site where cloud operations are mission-critical, David Garrett gave an insight into the benefits of the virtualisation and cloud strategies approach used in the ISE and also the steps being taken in addressing Business Intelligence and Big Data.

Stephen Moffatt
Business Analytics and Cloud Computing Leader, IT Architect, IBM Ireland
:: Stephen used IBM's experience in the 2012-2013 season at the Tennis Grand Slam tournaments to explain how cloud, analytical and big data technologies are used to maximise fan's enjoyment and players’ performance.

Ian McVey
Director, Enterprise & SI, Interxion
:: Ian outlined practical considerations for Enterprise architecture in delivering on the twin demands of achieving reduced ICT spending while delivering an agile platform for business value exploitation.