Biographical Sketch: Prabhakar Attaluri is a Global Cloud Technology Leader and Senior Technical Staff Member in IBM Global Technology Services. He has more than 16 years experience in systems integration, solution architecture, service management and business process re-engineering. In his current role, he is responsible for developing technical strategy for SmartCloud offerings, establishing service definitions and ensuring IBM's cloud offerings meet market place needs. He is a certified IT Architect and frequently meets with customer CxO's presenting and providing early engagement guidance.