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Program Agenda - September 24-25, 2007
InfoWorld's Virtualization Executive Forum has concluded.
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Monday, September 24 (Day 1)
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8:30am
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Introduction
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8:45am - 9:30am
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Industry Analyst Keynote:
Virtualization Today and Tomorrow
Pointing the way to new heights in efficiency, flexibility, isolation and control, virtualization technologies are remaking the enterprise IT infrastructure. Our analyst keynote will bring you up to speed on the latest virtualization technologies and trends, with key insights into how enterprises are incorporating virtualization technologies while working around current architectural and performance limitations. Special focus will also be brought to today's current application and OS licensing and support challenges. Forthcoming performance, security, storage, data protection, automation, and management technologies will also be highlighted, all of which may impact planned virtualization hardware and software purchasing decisions.
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9:30am - 10:00am
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General Session
VMware Infrastructure in the Agile Datacenter
Sponsored by VMware
VMware Infrastructure offers businesses many advantages in lowering capital and operating expenditures and for this reason VMware has been adopted by more than 20,000 business worldwide. Increased levels of ROI, increased service levels and improved availability are achieved as organizations reach virtual maturity. This session will cover some of the opportunities to improve your virtual maturity, address operational challenges and develop best practices in adopting and scaling your virtual environment.
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10:00am - 10:15am
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Networking Break
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10:15am - 11:30am
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Breakout Session:
Case Studies: Server Virtualization
Credit Suisse and other organizations are using VMware to consolidate servers, speed server provisioning, and create a more flexible server infrastructure. Learn why the IT groups at these organizations adopted server virtualization, the choices and challenges they faced when implementing it, and how it is helping them be more effective service providers.
- Moderated by Andrew Binstock, Principal Analyst, Pacific Data Works LLC & Sr. Contributing Editor, InfoWorld
- Presenter & Panelist: Stephen Hilton, Managing Director & Head of Enterprise Servers and Storage, Credit Suisse
- Presenter & Panelist: Dr. Gregory O. Smith, Director, Dynamic Services, T-Systems North America
- Presenter & Panelist: George J. White, CIO, Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General
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Breakout Session:
Vendor Crossfire: x86 Server Virtualization
On x86 servers, the question is no longer whether to virtualize, but how. In this session, technical leaders from major virtualization solution vendors will take part in a moderated debate that highlights each vendors' approach to such key issues as scalability, manageability, performance, interoperability, extensibility, hardware acceleration, costs, licensing and services. Attendees will leave the session better prepared to maximize their investment in virtualization.
- Moderated by Tom Yager, Test Center Chief Technologist, InfoWorld
- Panelist: Joel Berman, Product Management Director, Red Hat
- Panelist: Simon Crosby, Co-Founder & CTO, XenSource
- Panelist: Patrick Lin, Sr. Director, Product Management, VMware
- Panelist: Greg Lyon, Director, Systems Engineering, Egenera
- Panelist: Alex Vasilevsky, CTO & Founder, Virtual Iron Software
- Panelist: Jack Zubarev, Founder & COO, SWsoft
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11:30am - 11:45am
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Networking Break
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11:45am - 1:00pm
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Breakout Session:
Case Studies: Desktop Virtualization
Desktop virtualization, which gives users remote access to personalized workspaces hosted on server farms, promises savings on end user hardware costs, more efficient allocation of computer resources across client workloads, and more control over enterprise data, which never has to leave the data center. This case study session, including a moderated Q&A, will examine how desktop virtualization is helping organizations meet business objectives.
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Breakout Session:
Technical Track: Getting Started with Server Virtualization
This first session in our technical track is aimed at helping you gauge if and how virtualization will work in your environment. Our expert panel will tackle the preparatory steps to implementing server virtualization: choosing virtualization platforms and vendors, choosing hardware (blades, 1U, 2U, 2P, 4P, 8P), workload selection and proof-of-concept creation, and storage and network considerations. Audience participation is encouraged.
- Moderated by Paul Venezia, Sr. Contributing Editor, InfoWorld
- Panelist: Shai Ofek, Lead Technical Product Manager, Microsoft Corp.
- Panelist: Rich Persaud, Systems Engineering Manager, XenSource
- Panelist: Matt Prigge, Network Architect, SymQuest Group
- Panelist: Mornay Van Der Walt, Sr. Solutions Architect, Enterprise & Technical Marketing, VMware
- Panelist: Alex Vasilevsky, CTO & Founder, Virtual Iron Software
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1:00pm - 2:15pm
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Executive Luncheon and Networking Break
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2:15pm - 3:30pm
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Breakout Session:
Case Studies: Application Virtualization
Application virtualization isolates applications from underlying hosts, providing such compelling benefits as the ability to run legacy applications on modern operating systems and deliver applications to users on demand. This session, combining case study presentations and moderated Q&A, will examine how application virtualization is easing system administration and benefiting end users in three enterprises.
- Moderated by Doug Dineley, Executive Editor, InfoWorld Test Center
- Presenter & Panelist: Bradley Lauritsen, Manager, Exploration Computing, Apache Corp.
- Presenter & Panelist: Dorian Monroe, Sr. Technical Specialist, US Foodservice
- Presenter & Panelist: Ed Simcox, Jr., Director of Technology Planning, Clarian Health Partners
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Breakout Session:
Technical Track: Physical to Virtual Migration
The second installment in our server virtualization technical track will address the down-and-dirty requirements of making the move. We'll discuss the various P2V migration tools available, when to use them, when not to use them, and the factors that lead to P2V success or failure. Audience participation is encouraged.
- Moderated by Paul Venezia, Sr. Contributing Editor, InfoWorld
- Panelist: David Crosbie, Founder & CTO, Leostream
- Panelist: Toby Ford, CTO, USinternetworking, an AT&T Company
- Panelist: Saeed Khan, Director, Product Management, PlateSpin
- Panelist: Michael Rosen, Sr. Infrastructure & Security Solutions Director, Avanade
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3:30pm - 3:45pm
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Networking Break
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3:45pm - 4:30pm
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General Session:
Leveraging Virtualization for Information Availability and Business Continuity
Virtualization has brought flexibility and ease to managing servers in test labs and production. It can also play a role in helping your organization meet ever tightening recovery time objectives. As recovery becomes more complex, and RTO's and RPO's continue to shrink, agility is no longer merely a business advantage but has become a business and IT requirement. In this session, we will explore the use of virtualization in business continuity and discuss how the right application can simplify recovery, testing and production applications for those striving for information availability at all times.
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4:30pm
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Closing Remarks
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4:30pm - 6:00pm
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Cocktail Reception
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Tuesday, September 25 (Day 2)
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8:30am
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Introduction
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8:45am - 9:30am
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Industry Keynote:
Winning the War on Dedicated Environments: Battle Scars from Pushing Virtualization Technology to the Limit
Learn how USi developed a utility computing architecture based on a highly virtualized server and storage implementation for critical database, messaging and ERP applications, resulting in ease and flexibility for provisioning, higher utilization and cost-effective consolidation. Working with multiple vendors and pushing the limits of technology, CTO Toby Ford explains lessons learned and potential pitfalls of converting an entire organization to a virtualized infrastructure.
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9:30am - 10:15am
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General Session:
Virtualization and the Green Datacenter
Green technology is catching like wildfire in the IT world, and for good reason: Datacenter operators are struggling with skyrocketing energy costs of keeping their servers humming and cool, not to mention limited space and increasing societal and legislative pressure to reduce their environmental impact. In this session, we'll discuss how virtualization is a key technology for "greening" the datacenter, plus we'll explore other technologies and strategies, from measuring power consumption to reining in cooling costs. In the end, that adds up not only to an eco-friendlier datacenter, but more green in your company coffers.
- Moderated by Ted Samson, Senior Editor, InfoWorld Test Center
- Panelist: Robert Aldrich, Senior Manager, Data Center Solutions, Cisco
- Panelist: Lewis Curtis, Strategic Infrastructure Architecture Advisor/Environmental Evangelist, Microsoft
- Panelist: Kevin Leahy, Director, IT Optimization Business Unit & Virtualization Offerings, IBM
- Panelist: Jim Smith, VP, Engineering, Digital Realty Trust
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10:15am - 10:30am
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Networking Break
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10:30am - 11:15am
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Breakout Session:
Applications of Virtualization
The primary roles for virtualization hitherto have been cross-platform validation in software development and server consolidation. However, virtualization is rapidly breaking into many new areas where it is delivering compelling benefits to IT organizations: server resource utilization, security, software support, demos and training. This session discusses all these enterprise use cases as well as other specialized contexts where virtualization is delivering unexpected benefits.
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Breakout Session:
Lessons from Big Iron: The Power of RISC UNIX Virtualization
As far as x86 virtualization has come, it has a long way to go to catch up to the partitioning, provisioning, consolidation and management features that have been intrinsic in large-scale systems since early mainframes. Discover the greatest potential of x86 virtualization by learning how RISC hardware heavyweights wire it into big iron machines at every layer from the CPU on up.
- Moderated by Tom Yager, Test Center Chief Technologist, InfoWorld
- Panelist: Ute Albert, Marketing Manager, Server Virtualization, Hewlett-Packard Companys
- Panelist: Tom Atwood, Group Manager, Systems, Sun Microsystems
- Panelist: Jim Rymarczyk, IBM Fellow & Chief Virtualization Technologist, IBM
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11:25am - 12:10pm
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General Session:
Open Source Hypervisor: Zeroing in on Xen
The open source Xen hypervisor has benefited from the contributions of more than 20 leading companies, and during the last few years has been adopted by the Linux distros and included in a variety of virtualization and ISV solutions. With this adoption, Xen has gained significant ground and recognition in a short period of time. This presentation, by the founder and lead architect of the Xen project, will provide a technical and business primer on the Xen hypervisor, focusing on the important role Xen has to play in the enterprise, the use cases for open source Xen versus commercial products, and the management tools in the hypervisor versus third-party management tools that can be used with Xen. It will also address the future of the Xen project in the wake of the Citrix acquisition of XenSource, and the importance of open standards in virtual machine management.
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12:15pm - 1:30pm
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Executive Luncheon and Networking Break
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1:30pm - 2:45pm
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Breakout Session:
Case Studies: Storage Virtualization (SANs)
Storage virtualization not only helps boost disk utilization by making it easier to adjust capacity across applications, but allows you to perform storage management tasks -- including data migrations -- without disrupting applications and users. In this session, combining case study presentations and moderated Q&A, we'll discover how three companies are taking different approaches to storage virtualization to fuel a more responsive IT infrastructure.
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Breakout Session:
Technical Track: VM Management and Monitoring
Systems management vendors are working hard to strengthen their support for virtual servers and their ties to the leading virtualization platforms. Meanwhile, admin tools and processes for virtual and physical systems remain largely separate. This third session of our technical track will focus on the monitoring and management tools of the virtualization vendors themselves. Getting the most from VMware VirtualCenter, managing storage and networking, VM backups, and open source tools will top the agenda. Audience participation is encouraged.
- Moderated by Paul Venezia, Sr. Contributing Editor, InfoWorld
- Panelist: Dan Mitchell, Technical Director, Americas, Dunes
- Panelist: Don Norbeck, Director of Product Development, SunGard Availability Services
- Panelist: Matt Prigge, Network Architect, SymQuest Group
- Panelist: Dr. Gregory O. Smith, Director, Dynamic Services, T-Systems North America
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2:45pm - 3:00pm
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Networking Break
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3:00pm - 4:15pm
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Breakout Session:
Case Studies: File Virtualization (NAS)
File virtualization is to filers as storage virtualization is to block storage. The benefits can include isolation of end users and applications from storage management tasks, high availability for critical files and applications, and even dramatic increases in performance. In this case study session, we'll explore the benefits of file virtualization, the different file virtualization architectures and how three companies are putting file virtualization to use.
- Moderated by Doug Dineley, Executive Editor, InfoWorld Test Center
- Presenter & Panelist: Robert Helble, Technology Analyst, Infrastructure Strategy & Solutions, Time Warner
- Presenter & Panelist: Mahmoud Ismaeil, VP, Distributed Managed Storage Service, Merrill Lynch
- Presenter & Panelist: Zak Khalil, IT Director, Lessard Group Inc.
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Breakout Session:
Technical Track: Scaling Virtual Infrastructure
This fourth and final session of our technical track will address the considerations and caveats of scaling out a virtual environment. We'll address best practices for growing virtual infrastructure, including network considerations and storage best practices. We'll also discuss using virtualization for easy disaster recovery and how to manage offsite VMs. Audience participation is encouraged: Bring your questions and suggestions!
- Moderated by Paul Venezia, Sr. Contributing Editor, InfoWorld
- Panelist: Dan Mitchell, Technical Director, Americas, Dunes
- Panelist: Chandy Nilakantan, CTO, Scalent
- Panelist: Don Norbeck, Director of Product Development, SunGard Availability Services
- Panelist: Matt Prigge, Network Architect, SymQuest Group
- Panelist: Dr. Gregory O. Smith, Director, Dynamic Services, T-Systems North America
- Panelist: Sash Sunkara, CBO, 3Leaf Systems
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4:15pm
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Closing Remarks
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| Event at a Glance |
Mastering Virtualization from the Datacenter to the Desktop
End users and industry experts share case studies and a step-by-step plan for achieving Server, Storage, File, Desktop and Application virtualization
September 24-25, 2007
Roosevelt Hotel
New York, NY
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| Who Should Attend |
Senior Technologists including CIOs, CTOs, VPs of technology, IT directors and managers, network managers, network engineers, enterprise architects
Business Executives including CEOs, CMOs, CIOs, presidents, VPs, directors, business development; product and purchasing managers
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