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CONFERENCE


WITH FIVE TRACK SESSIONS ON:

  1. SERVERS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS
  2. IT OPERATIONS
  3. BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER RECOVERY
  4. VIRTUALIZATION
  5. BEST PRACTICES
SERVERS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS:

The broad adoption of server virtualization technology is changing the way data centers and server vendors do business. This track examines each segment of the complex server marketplace, including the Windows, UNIX, Linux, and z/OS markets, and the latest server developments and technologies addressing these concerns. Some of the key topics likely to be included are:

  • Certain and Uncertain Futures of Server Technology
  • Server Consolidation Continues as a Major Data Center Issue
  • Does Unix have a Future?
  • Optimizing Your Investments in the IBM Mainframe Platform
  • Planning a Third Generation Linux Enterprise
  • Defining a Workload Approach to Server Selection
IT OPERATIONS:

IT infrastructure and operations management professionals have never been under greater pressure to reduce costs, manage change, provide extreme quality of service with 24/7 availability, and make business-level decisions on service, pricing, packaging, and sourcing. This here-and-now focus on IT operations management trends and disruptions provides practical advice on achieving excellence and contributing to business value now. Some of the key topics include:

  • IT Operations Management scenario: A Bright Future or Future Shock
  • Running the Business of IT Operations
  • Trends, Directions and Innovations in IT Operations Software
  • What Why and How of IT Service Portfolio Management and Service Catalogs
  • Configuration and Release Management: Core to IT Operations
  • Improving Network Operations
  • IT Operations Process Automation
  • The Second Life of IT Operations
BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER RECOVERY:

The growing number of worldwide terrorist attacks, infrastructure failures, and natural disasters are driving scenario planning, public/private sector coordination and increased focus on legislating BC into business operations. This track will explore all aspects of implementing sound business continuity plans. Some of the topics include:

  • Business Continuity Management Scenario
  • Benchmarking Disaster Recovery Readiness
  • Architecting for 24/7 Availability
  • Disaster Recovery Testing Best Practices
  • New Technologies in Back-Up/Recovery that You Cannot Ignore
  • Trends and Directions in Disaster Recovery Management
  • Business Continuity Planning Software
  • Managed Backup Services: Painless Remote Server Protection
VIRTUALIZATION:

The pressure on IT to improve asset utilization levels and reign in the labor costs is resulting in an array of virtualization products being brought to market. Learn the risks and rewards of these next-generation virtualization technologies, and examine the challenges surrounding security, software licensing models, storage, management of the growing virtual environment, and disaster recovery. Some of the topics include:

  • Virtualization for Disaster Recovery
  • Virtualization Changes Virtually Everything
  • The Impact of PC Virtualization on Management and Deployment
  • Server Virtualization X86 and non- X86: Trends, Best Practices and Future
  • How to Securely Implement Virtualization
  • The Operational Challenges of Managing Virtual Server Environments
  • Deploying and Managing Storage for Virtualized Servers
  • Software Licensing in a Virtualized World
  • Blades and Virtualization: Choose One, Both Or Neither
BEST PRACTICES:

This "all-encompassing session" will attempt to deliver an array of best-practice presentations on a diverse set of topics, which are of critical importance to data center and IT operations executives – including security, staffing, networking, SLA’s, change and asset management, infrastructure consolidation, and client computing architectures. Some of the suggested topics are:

  • Best Practices for Spending Less and Getting More Secure
  • Change Management: Attaining Agility While Balancing Compliance and Standards
  • Establishing, Enforcing and Marketing SLAs
  • Best Practices for Organizing and Staffing IT Infrastructure Operations
  • Implementing IT Controls: IT Operations and Security
  • IT Infrastructure Consolidation: Best Practices
  • IT Operations and IT Security: Process and Technology Convergence
  • The Role of Networking in the Data Center and Beyond


CONFERENCE STRUCTURE/TOPICS
SERVERS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS
IT OPERATIONS
The broad adoption of server virtualization technology is changing the way data centers and server vendors do business. This track examines each segment of the complex server marketplace, including the Windows, UNIX, Linux, and z/OS markets, and the latest server developments and technologies addressing these concerns. Some of the key topics likely to be included are:

  • Certain and Uncertain Futures of Server Technology
  • Server Consolidation Continues as a Major Data Center Issue
  • Does Unix have a Future?
  • Optimizing Your Investments in the IBM Mainframe Platform
  • Planning a Third Generation Linux Enterprise
  • Defining a Workload Approach to Server Selection
IT infrastructure and operations management professionals have never been under greater pressure to reduce costs, manage change, provide extreme quality of service with 24/7 availability, and make business-level decisions on service, pricing, packaging, and sourcing. This here-and-now focus on IT operations management trends and disruptions provides practical advice on achieving excellence and contributing to business value now. Some of the key topics include:

  • IT Operations Management scenario: A Bright Future or Future Shock?
  • Running the Business of IT Operations
  • Trends, Directions and Innovations in IT Operations Software
  • What Why and How of IT Service Portfolio Management and Service Catalogs
  • Configuration and Release Management: Core to IT Operations
  • Improving Network Operations
  • IT Operations Process Automation
  • The Second Life of IT Operations
BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT & DISASTER RECOVERY
VIRTUALIZATION
The growing number of worldwide terrorist attacks, infrastructure failures, and natural disasters are driving scenario planning, public/private sector coordination and increased focus on legislating BC into business operations. This track will explore all aspects of implementing sound business continuity plans. Some of the topics include:

  • Benchmarking Disaster Recovery Readiness
  • Architecting for 24/7 Availability
  • Disaster Recovery Testing Best Practices
  • New Technologies in Back-Up/Recovery that You Cannot Ignore
  • Trends and Directions in Disaster Recovery Management
  • Business Continuity Planning Software
  • Managed Backup Services: Painless Remote Server Protection
The pressure on IT to improve asset utilization levels and reign in the labor costs is resulting in an array of virtualization products being brought to market. Learn the risks and rewards of these next-generation virtualization technologies, and examine the challenges surrounding security, software licensing models, storage, management of the growing virtual environment, and disaster recovery. Some of the topics include:

  • Virtualization for Disaster Recovery
  • Virtualization Changes Virtually Everything
  • The Impact of PC Virtualization on Management and Deployment
  • Server Virtualization X86 and non- X86: Trends, Best Practices and Future
  • How to Securely Implement Virtualization,
BEST PRACTICES
VIRTUALIZATION
This "all-encompassing session" will attempt to deliver an array of best-practice presentations on a diverse set of topics, which are of critical importance to data center and IT operations executives – including security, staffing, networking, SLA’s, change and asset management, infrastructure consolidation, and client computing architectures. Some of the suggested topics are:

  • Best Practices for Spending Less and Getting More Secure
  • Change Management: Attaining Agility While Balancing Compliance and Standards
  • Establishing, Enforcing and Marketing SLAs
  • Best Practices for Organizing and Staffing IT Infrastructure Operations
  • Implementing IT Controls: IT Operations and Security
  • IT Infrastructure Consolidation: Best Practices
  • IT Operations and IT Security: Process and Technology Convergence
  • The Role of Networking in the Data Center and Beyond
The pressure on IT to improve asset utilization levels and reign in the labor costs is resulting in an array of virtualization products being brought to market. Learn the risks and rewards of these next-generation virtualization technologies, and examine the challenges surrounding security, software licensing models, storage, management of the growing virtual environment, and disaster recovery. Some of the topics include:

  • The Operational Challenges of Managing Virtual Server Environments
  • Deploying and Managing Storage for Virtualized Servers
  • Software Licensing in a Virtualized World
  • Blades and Virtualization: Choose One, Both Or Neither
  • Virtualization for Disaster Recovery
* Conference Structure/Topics are subject to changes


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