[AISWorld] Invited to submit a full or short paper on new and innovative IT topics related with Data Center Systems

[mmora at securenym.net]

Dear colleagues in AIS:

This is a cordial academic invitation for colleagues doing research or PhD
thesis on topics such as: IaaS, DCIM, Cloud Computing, DevOps, ITIL, IT
Operations, Computing Network Management, DCaaS, Virtualization Platforms,
Storage Systems (among other relevant topics) with implications either on
managerial or on technical issues to consider the submission of a full
(7-page) or short (4-page) paper for the first special session on Data
Center Systems to be held in the 2017 World Congress in Computer Science,
Computer Engineering & Applied Computing | CSCE'17, July 17-20, 2017, at
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Our interest (co-organizers) is to raise in our IT community the relevance
and current need to include in our AIS worldwide research agenda the
scientific investigation and graduate level teaching on Data Center
Systems. Jointly, our interest is to start an academic community
interested on these topics and that cannot submit their findings by the
lack of these academic forums. Unfortunately, the Data Center conferences
are just organized by IT industry at present, and the normal fees are over
the 1,200-1,800 USD. This session has a normal academic fee (on 595 USD)
so it becomes in a great academic opportunity to share research and
practices experiences on topics related with Data Center Systems.

Deadline is April 15, 2017, and this session is endorsed by a JCR journal
(The Journal of Supercomputing) for publishing best 2 papers (extended
versions), so for PhD students, this is a great opportunity to compete for
these 2 places.

Thanks very much in advance,
Prof. Mora / Prof. Marx-Gómez

PS. These set of papers shows the relevance of Data Center Systems in the
past, rarely abandoned at present, except by minimal cases:

Benjamin, R. I., Dickinson Jr, C., & Rockart, J. F. (1985). Changing role
of the corporate information systems officer. MIS quarterly, 177-188.

Magal, S. R., Carr, H. H., & Watson, H. J. (1988). Critical success
factors for information center managers. MIS quarterly, 413-425.

Boockholdt, J. L. (1989). Implementing security and integrity in
micro-mainframe networks. MIS Quarterly, 135-144.

Boynton, A. C., Jacobs, G. C., & Zmud, R. W. (1992). Whose responsibility
is IT management?. MIT Sloan Management Review, 33(4), 32.

Cross, J., Earl, M. J., & Sampler, J. L. (1997). Transformation of the IT
function at British Petroleum. Mis Quarterly, 401-423.

Lacity, M. C., & Willcocks, L. P. (1998). An empirical investigation of
information technology sourcing practices: lessons from experience. MIS
quarterly, 363-408.

Ives, B., & Jarvenpaa, S. L. (1991). Applications of global information
technology: key issues for management. Mis Quarterly, 33-49.

Allen, B. R., & Boynton, A. C. (1991). Information architecture: in search
of efficient flexibility. MIS quarterly, 435-445.

Seay, Cameron, and Gary Tucker. "Virtual computing initiative at a small
public university." Communications of the ACM 53, no. 3 (2010): 75-83.

Curry, E., Guyon, B., Sheridan, C., & Donnellan, B. (2012). Developing a
sustainable IT capability: Lessons from Intel's journey. MIS Quarterly
Executive, 11(2).


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Manuel Mora, EngD.
Full-time Professor and Researcher Level C
ACM Senior Member / SNI Level I
Department of Information Systems
Autonomous University of Aguascalientes
Ave. Universidad 940
Aguascalientes, AGS
Mexico, 20131
http://x3620a-labdc.uaa.mx:8080/web/drmora
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