Live webcast The Register expert panel is quizzing Dell on its move into services with cloud-optimized SaaS offerings live and online. Readers can join the debate and fire their own questions from 11am PST, 2pm EST, 7pm BST on 16 June.

Listen to Dell talk about its new Modular Services and check out the slide deck for the company's take on:

• Distributed Device Management Services
• Software Inventory and Usage Management
• Online Backup and Restore
• Laptop Data Encryption
• Email Management Services (EMS)
• Crisis Management and Alerting Services

According to Dell, its modular services help businesses eliminate email downtime, reduce the cost of managing desktops, reduce software costs, improve security and combine efficiencies of the Cloud with reliable expertise. In short, this set of software as a service solution will reduce the cost and complexity of IT management.

But is this the reality, or Cloudy thinking? Dell execs placing themselves in the spotlight of the Reg faithful to provide answers and explanations in this exclusive, live and fully interactive broadcast.

Overseeing proceedings will be The Register’s event moderator Tim Phillips, who is joined by Dan Olds of Gabriel Consulting. The experts will be seeking suitable answers from Dell on their PR claims, product effectiveness and intentions for the Modular Services Market.

This is webcast a must for those looking into new ways of increasing IT efficiency while reducing costs are in the market for managed services or have a particular interest in Dell’s traditional products and markets.

So get your questions prepped and join in from your office or your sofa. Registration is free: reserve your place today.