Joseph Tobolski, Senior Executive at Accenture Technology Labs, starts his speech presenting the structure and processes of  Accenture Technology Labs, where they get to bring innovations from emerging technologies to end customers. Joseph Tobolski explains the main technological trends that may affect us in the next 5 years, new trends such as the New Web, Social computing, Collaborative work and, of course, the Cloud Computing. Focusing on Cloud Computing, Tobolski explains how his organization works with the Cloud: developments, applications, security standards, etc.

Joseph Tobolski is a Senior Executive in Accenture Technology Labs. This groups’ mission is to generate bold ideas with game changing results by creating innovations utilizing emerging technologies and applying these innovations in pioneering client engagements. Joseph is currently the global lead for the Lab’s Infrastructure domain. He has responsibility for Research and Development, including our infrastructure technology vision, asset development, commercialization, intellectual property protection, and marketing for R&D related to data centers, networking, security and biometrics. Joseph also leads Accenture’s practice in cloud computing for infrastructure. He’s presented at over 50 clients and events regarding cloud computing, and has driven Accenture’s asset development, strategy, and offerings for cloud computing. He also has expertise in RFID and Silent Commerce, having led the global RFID practice for five years. He has extensive experience in document management, imaging, workflow, Windows architectures, network architectures and database design. He is very experienced in C-based programming, architecture, and application design. Joseph joined Accenture in 1992, and holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.