Structure 08 is a conference developed by award winning technology writer Om Malik. Structure 08 is created to inform businesses so they can plan their future computing infrastructure needs. With a uniquely privileged vantage brought by our industry-leading speakers and their deep insight, Structure 08 will allow our audience to filter the new technology explosion and determine the right choices. We will highlight the best implementations, case studies, ideas and startups.

In an increasingly digital world, we are starting to transact our data in a global layer of networking, processing and storage. We are at that inflection point where a new generation of technologies such as Cloud Computing, Multi Core processors, Web Services are starting to flourish. This is a risk and also an opportunity. An opportunity for those companies that have the building blocks for the next generation Internet. At risk are those who are still betting their future on technologies developed in the 1990s. To take advantage of the new opportunities presented, you need to understand what the technologies are and why they matter to your business.

More technologies are appearing and new mutations are being hailed as the next best thing. But what do these technologies do? What do they mean in real world terms? What else is needed or is presently missing? And more importantly which technologies should your organization be focusing on?

Like any change, the infrastructure explosion is causing uncertainty. How long, for example, can Dell or Sun continue to be box makers and will they eventually become computer utility companies piping us processor cycles through the wall? Pundits have often talked about “clouds,” meaning a whole new way of thinking.. Even the old rules of the telecom business don't make sense in a world in which companies like Google spend billions of dollars implementing private global infrastructure chains and ask nothing of end users except for their usage.

Structure 08 is a live event bringing together the leading creators and pioneer practitioners of next-generation infrastructures to share their knowledge. The panels, workshops and conversations will clarify and identify new opportunities - highlighting those to follow and those to ignore.

Structure 08 is chaired by Om Malik, Editor of GigaOM.com which is widely considered the authoritative tech blog site for discovering what's new and interesting in the world of technology. This popular and authoritative website covers broadband, VoIP, IPTV, wireless and mobile, venture capital and other new technologies. Giga Omni Media provides a portfolio of leading titles in the entrepreneurial and technology markets. GigaOM.com is the premier destination site for technology industry insiders.