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Virtualization: Leveraging Today's Possibilities Merit Network presented a one-day seminar on the current uses of virtualization technologies in organizations. The seminar was held on Thursday, June 25, 2009, at the Michigan Information Technology Center in Ann Arbor.
About the SeminarOrganizations today are achieving significant improvements in their data processing and storage operations by taking advantage of evolving techniques in virtualization. Virtualization can be used in many ways to increase the utilization of existing resources and reduce costs for
hardware, software and operations.
Virtualization is an accepted approach for maximizing the value of computing investments, with benefits available for most organizations with significant information technology infrastructure. Yet the rapid pace of change and development creates an ongoing need for the examination of emerging possibilities.
The seminar covered the current state of the art in virtualization implementations, providing expert-level information for professionals who make decisions about computing infrastructures, focusing on solutions implemented by educational and governmental institutions.
This event will be of special interest to:
- Chief information officers
- Information architects
- Software developers
- Data center operators
The day's speakers will discuss key topics in virtualization and how they have worked toward key goals, including:
- Server consolidation
- Increased server utilization
- Energy efficiency
- Business continuity and disaster recovery
- High availability and rapid deployment
Agenda and featured speakersWe are pleased to welcome as keynote speaker Richard L. Villars, vice president, storage systems & executive strategies, IDC. Rick is a senior member of IDC's Storage research team which assess the development and adoption of storage hardware and software solutions. He develops IDC's viewpoints on the evolution of storage networking infrastructure and next-generation storage technologies. He advises clients on the impact of tiered storage, blade servers, and regulatory compliance on organizations' storage and information management practices. Rick is a frequent speaker at industry and Wall Street conferences. Most recently he has spoken with IT managers in the US and Japan on managing storage capacity growth, improving data protection and application recovery practices, and designing storage solutions for large content repositories.
The agenda will also include several case studies from organizations that have enacted virtualization solutions plus opportunities to discuss issues with the presenters and other attendees. Confirmed speakers include:
- Debra Allison, Interim CIO, Miami University, Oxford Ohio.
- Michael Chahino, Director of Network Operations and
Information Security and Phil Howard, Network Engineer,
Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois.
- Todd Phelps, Assistant Director, Computer Operations and Client Support and
Charles Tuite, Lead ECM Architect, Ball State University.
- Aparna Agrawal, Director, Technical Services Division, Infrastructure Services; Rick Hoffman, Manager, Enterprise Storage Section, Technical Services; and Eric Haas, Senior Technical Analyst, State of Michigan.
- Marianne Lease, Enterprise Account Manager, VMware.
View the seminar agenda.
Download the seminar handout (PDF).
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