Virtualization Days
As virtualization becomes mainstream, its hot issues have evolved into more advanced topics. With organizations moving beyond basic server consolidation and looking to virtualize the remaining 80% of their servers and mission critical applications, virtualization management becomes a critical success factor. And with success on the server side and desktop upgrade plans for Windows 7, desktop virtualization is now on the roadmap for many organizations.
Attend Virtualization Days before the Conference for the opportunity to go in-depth on these two hot topics, offering a vendor-neutral look at the trends, benefits, key considerations, technology approaches, vendors and solutions in each of these areas. Learn how to dramatically increase operational efficiency and IT agility while cutting costs.
Desktop Virtualization Day
Monday, October 18th, 9:00am – 4:30pm
Successfully Deploying Desktop and Application Virtualization
With the looming move to Windows 7, IT organizations are faced with how to manage the upgrade of every desktop and application in their companies. Desktop and application virtualization hold the promise of solving this problem along with the many desktop management problems that have been plaguing IT for decades. But until recently, multiple barriers prevented widespread adoption of virtual desktop technologies, and in fact, many early desktop virtualization projects failed as a result. This workshop will discuss previous barriers, how they have been eliminated and why 2010 is becoming the year for desktop virtualization. Learn more…
Virtualization Management Day
Tuesday, October 19th, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Optimization, Automation, Storage, Security and Virtualization-Enabled Cloud Computing
Once an organization has completed the initial server virtualization/consolidation phase, it becomes clear that the right advanced management tools along with the right policies and processes are required to better monitor, manage, secure, troubleshoot and tune this new virtual infrastructure. IT managers have to sift through the plethora of virtualization management solutions to identify which products are really ready for prime time, and then how to match their particular needs with available solutions. Learn more…
Hear from past Virtualization Day attendees:
"Barb really shed a lot of light on our future of virtualization. Good content."
"This was very powerful."
"Very well done workshop."
"Great knowledge base and not biased."
"Barb was excellent. She kept the group engaged throughout the day. She knows the topic and is willing to share all she knows."
"Barb has a great knowledge of the Virtualization arena and presented the material so we all got a very good overview of the work being done in this space by the leading vendors out there."
"Barb does a great job covering a broad spectrum with a good level of detail."
