During his speech, Paul Borril (CEO of Replicus Software) positions Cloud Computing in the Industry of Information Technology, defining it as the "canary in the mine" (warning of an approaching crisis). He presents Cloud Computing as the innovative solution to the collapse and current complexity of IT. Cloud Computing is presented as a revolutionary approach to solving this complexity.
Paul Borril concludes by presenting agenda for innovation, where he explores the development of Cloud storage, which is Replicus Software´s speciality.

Paul Borrill is the Founder of Replicus Software Corporation - a startup focused on revolutionizing the Storage Industry. Dr. Borrill was VP and CTO at VERITAS Software, he was responsible for developing common technology infrastructures. Prior to VERITAS, Paul worked on the NASA Space Shuttle, where he developed the computer systems and software for CHASE, a Solar UV Spectrometer, which flew on Spacelab 2 in 1985. He then spent eight years at Sun Microsystems as Distinguished Engineer, Director, and Chief Scientist for IR. From 1997 to August 1999, he was at Quantum Corporation as Vice President & Chief Architect. He was founding chairman of the Storage Networking Industry Association and VP of Standards for IEEE.