Member Events
June MCA Membership Luncheon
Location: Ivar’s Salmon House, Lake Union
401 Northeast Northlake Way, Seattle (click here for directions)
Menu: Salad, Dungeness Crab Melt, French Fries and Raspberry Sorbet
Topic: Cloud Technology in the Mechanical Contracting Industry
Presented by: IT Source
Join us for a discussion on the emergence of Cloud computing in information technology. This presentation is targeted to senior business managers and information technology specialists who are interested in a general discussion of the advantages and approaches to moving software applications and company data to remote Cloud services.
The following key issues will be addressed:
* What exactly is the Cloud and why are people talking about it now?
* Key business advantages to Cloud computing
* Risks of moving to the Cloud and ways to hedge against them
* Cost examples
* Implications of Cloud computing for the mechanical industry in Washington State
A consulting engineer will be available for technical questions at the end of the presentation.
Attendees who complete the post-luncheon survey will be entered into a raffle drawing for a $50 REI gift card sponsored by Mechanical Agents, Inc. Raffle drawing will be held at the September 5th membership luncheon. (Need not be present to win.)