Trevor Perry, a globally recognized application and enterprise modernization expert, has been a consultant in the midrange industry for over 20 years.  He is currently an I.T. Strategist and systems Architect at Clear Technologies.

    He has been a popular speaker at industry conferences and user groups on many technical, strategic and keynote subjects.  In the last few years, Trevor has forged a new trail with his approach to enterprise modernization and IT strategy, challenging the status quo of traditional methodologies and simplifying the paths towards the future.

    Trevor's unique sense of humor and presentation style are one of the many reasons audiences return to his sessions.  His Australian heritage, diverse consulting background, acting and improvisational experiences provide Trevor with a rate view point that is entertaining and always informative/

August 10, 2006 - "Architecting Modernization"

    The Information Technology industry is undergoing continual transformation.  Traditional legacy application development remains popular, and maintenance of legacy systems remains a major portion of IT work.  At the same time, new technologies, methodologies, hardware and software appear at light speed.  While vendors develop sales pitches for related offerings, there are few sources to help you understand the big picture.  IT executives are asking questions like "Why do we need middleware?", "How do we optimize our IT?", "How do I retain my legacy investment?", "Which is better, J2EE or .Net?", "Where do we start?", and so on.

   These questions relate to the modernization of the enterprise.  Trevor's presentation outlines a framework to understand Enterprise Modernization and focus on a higher level of IT strategy.  He answers these questions with relevance to a company's needs, applications, platforms and direction.  Trevor will give you the details of several customer modernization efforts, showing you how to take advantage of the introduced framework.  These stories of practical efforts will equip you with an approach that can be adopted to suit your own company and IT organization.