March 18
Full Day Event |
State of the Data Center: Virtualization |
We’re about to enter an age of dynamic enterprise computing that will challenge IT organizations to find new ways of managing heterogeneous virtualization environments. At this tradeshow we will illustrate how virtualization will drive the next generation of enterprise computing. We’ll also share tactics on how to cope with the rapidly changing requirements of the modern data center. |
June 17
Full Day Event |
State of the Data Center: Storage |
Regardless of the state of the economy, the amount of data that needs to be managed will continue to grow exponentially, especially as new types of data such as video continue to gain in popularity. Here we will discuss how storage requirements in the data center are expected to grow in 2009 and beyond and how new cost-effective strategies for keeping pace with that growth. |
August 12
Full Day Event |
SaaS Series: Real SaaS: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Software as a Service |
As it matures from hype to ripe, Software as a Service (SaaS) is becoming a legitimate, important delivery option for a growing range of enterprise applications. To assess and leverage SaaS’s potential IT organizations need a realistic understanding of the present and futures of this potentially game-changing model. Here we’ll discuss SaaS vs. cloud vs. ASPs, smart SaaS selection, what to worry about and what to do, what’s next for Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and other lesser powers? |
September 16
Full Day Event |
State of the Data Center: Power Management & Green IT |
The single biggest expense in enterprise computing is all the labor required to manage it. Here we will talk about how new approaches to systems management will be required to make it cost effective to manage data center environments that now rely heavily on virtualization technologies to maximize investments in hardware without creating an untenable demand for additional IT staff. |
October 14
Full Day Event |
SaaS Series: Beyond SaaS: Everything as a Cloud Service |
As it matures from hype to ripe, Software as a Service (SaaS) is becoming a legitimate, important delivery option for a growing range of enterprise applications. To assess and leverage SaaS’s potential IT organizations need a realistic understanding of the present and futures of this potentially game-changing model. Here we’ll cover the Yin and Yang of XaaS, XaaS integration, new ways to build direct-to-cloud SaaS applications, and the hottest new developments |
December 9
Full Day Event |
State of the Data Center: Systems Management |
The single biggest expense in enterprise computing is all the labor required to manage it. Here we will talk about how new approaches to systems management will be required to make it cost effective to manage data center environments that now rely heavily on virtualization technologies to maximize investments in hardware without creating an untenable demand for additional IT staff. |
