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2-5 December 2008
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105 Sessions
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Emerson: Gaining Decision-Guiding Visibility in the Data Center
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ID: SPS903

Eaton: High Availability, High Efficiency Data Centers with Real-time Product-Lifecycle Management
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ID: SPS941

Data Domain: Architecting Deduplication and Virtualization for Best of Breed Data Protection (Solution Provider Case Study)
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ID: SPS929

IBM: The New Enterprise Data Center: Enabling Business Innovation
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ID: SPS949

Cisco: Evolving the Data Center Architecture to Support Virtualization
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ID: SPS979

NEC: Rats Nests, Snow Drifts and Trailers: Moving Storage to a Unified Platform
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ID: SPS962

APC: Run Lean, Run Smart, Run Cool – You CAN Have It All
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ID: SPS912

Novell: Create An Agile Data Center with Workload Management
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ID: SPS932
Tuesday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
The Future of Infrastructure and Operations: The Engine of Cloud Computing
Speaker: Thomas J. Bittman
Session Type: Keynote Session
ID: K1
Tuesday
09:15 AM – 10:15 AM
The Data Center Scenario: Planning for the Future
Speakers: Paul McGuckin, Donna Scott
Session Type: Keynote Session
ID: K2
Tuesday
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM
The Future of the IT Infrastructure and Operations Leader
Speaker: Jay E. Pultz
Session Type: Track Session
ID: G1
Track: G
Tuesday
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM
The Future of the Server and OS: Disappearing Boundaries
Speakers: Andrew Butler, George J. Weiss
Session Type: Track Session
ID: A1
Track: A
Tuesday
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM
IT Operations Management Scenario: Trends, Directions and Market Landscape
Speaker: Donna Scott
Session Type: Track Session
ID: B1
Track: B
Tuesday
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM
Virtualization: A Five-Year Scenario
Speaker: Thomas J. Bittman
Session Type: Track Session
ID: E1
Track: E
Tuesday
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM
Business Resiliency: A Proactive Approach for Managing Business Interruptions
Speaker: Roberta J. Witty
Session Type: Track Session
ID: D1
Track: D
Tuesday
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM
Green IT – What’s In It for Me?
Speaker: John R. Phelps
Session Type: Track Session
ID: F1
Track: F
Tuesday
05:15 PM – 06:15 PM
Developing effective Service Level Agreements - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: David M. Coyle
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR1
Tuesday
05:15 PM – 06:15 PM
Windows Server Today and Tomorrow
Speaker: Carl Claunch
Session Type: Track Session
ID: A2
Track: A
Tuesday
05:15 PM – 06:15 PM
Application Archiving for Performance and Improved TCO - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Carolyn DiCenzo
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR2
Tuesday
05:15 PM – 06:15 PM
Server Provisioning and Configuration Management: Know Physical and Virtual Differences
Speaker: Ronni J. Colville
Session Type: Track Session
ID: B2
Track: B
Tuesday
05:15 PM – 06:15 PM
Improving Disaster Recovery Management Maturity
Speaker: John P Morency
Session Type: Track Session
ID: D2
Track: D
Tuesday
05:15 PM – 06:15 PM
The Enterprise Storage Scenario
Speakers: Roger W. Cox, Dave Russell
Session Type: Track Session
ID: C1
Track: C
Tuesday
05:15 PM – 06:15 PM
Putting People First — Organizing and Staffing Infrastructure and Operations
Speaker: Ed Holub
Session Type: Track Session
ID: G2
Track: G
Tuesday
05:15 PM – 06:15 PM
Managing the Virtual Server Environment: A Look at Design, Process and People Considerations
Speaker: Cameron Haight
Session Type: Track Session
ID: E2
Track: E
Wednesday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Top 10 Disruptive Technologies Affecting the Data Center
Speaker: Carl Claunch
Session Type: Keynote Session
ID: K4
Wednesday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
ITIL Implementation Best Practices and Lessons Learned - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Ed Holub
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR3
Wednesday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Backup/Recovery Modernization - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Dave Russell
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR4
Wednesday
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
UNIX – Wedged Between an x86 Rock and a Mainframe Hard Place?
Speaker: Andrew Butler
Session Type: Track Session
ID: A3
Track: A
Wednesday
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Using Virtualization Technologies in Your Disaster Recovery Strategy - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Carl Claunch
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR5
Wednesday
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
IBM System z Specialty Engines - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speakers: Mike Chuba, John R. Phelps
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR6
Wednesday
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
IT Modernization and the Real-Time Infrastructure
Speaker: Donna Scott
Session Type: Track Session
ID: B3
Track: B
Wednesday
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Beyond Disaster Recovery: Enabling Workforce Continuity
Speaker: Roberta J. Witty
Session Type: Track Session
ID: D3
Track: D
Wednesday
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Effectively Deploying Disruptive Storage Architectures and Technologies
Speakers: John Monroe, Stanley Zaffos
Session Type: Track Session
ID: C2
Track: C
Wednesday
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Managing Users and Applications in a Virtual World — An Achievable Paradox?
Speakers: Terrence Cosgrove, Mark A. Margevicius
Session Type: Track Session
ID: E3
Track: E
Wednesday
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Energy Efficient, Low-Cost, High-Performance Data Centers: Emerging Reality or Just a Dream?
Speaker: David J. Cappuccio
Session Type: Track Session
ID: F2
Track: F
Wednesday
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM
The IBM Mainframe Platform: Ongoing Challenges, New Opportunities
Speaker: Mike Chuba
Session Type: Track Session
ID: A4
Track: A
Wednesday
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM
PC Virtualization - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speakers: Terrence Cosgrove, Mark A. Margevicius
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR7
Wednesday
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Business Continuity Management and It’s Relationship with Operational Risk Management - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Roberta J. Witty
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR8
Wednesday
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Climbing the Maturity Mountain From Event Management to Business Service Management
Speaker: Debra Curtis
Session Type: Track Session
ID: B4
Track: B
Wednesday
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Best Practices for Continuous Application Availability
Speakers: Bill Malik, Donna Scott
Session Type: Track Session
ID: D4
Track: D
Wednesday
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Best Practices With Storage for Virtualized Servers
Speaker: Robert E. Passmore
Session Type: Track Session
ID: C3
Track: C
Wednesday
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Taming the Data Center Energy Beast
Speaker: Paul McGuckin
Session Type: Track Session
ID: F3
Track: F
Wednesday
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM
The x86 Server Virtualization Storm 2008-2012
Speaker: Thomas J. Bittman
Session Type: Track Session
ID: E4
Track: E
Wednesday
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM
The Impact of Multicore
Speaker: Carl Claunch
Session Type: Track Session
ID: A5
Track: A
Wednesday
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM
Best Practices in Server Virtualization - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Cameron Haight
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR9
Wednesday
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM
Performance Management and Capacity Planning in a Connected, Componentized and Virtualized World
Speaker: Milind Govekar
Session Type: Track Session
ID: B5
Track: B
Wednesday
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM
The High-Availability/Disaster Proof Network. Is It Possible?
Speaker: Ted Chamberlin
Session Type: Track Session
ID: D5
Track: D
Wednesday
05:30 PM – 12:01 AM
Best Practices for Managing Data Growth and Reducing Storage Costs
Speaker: Carolyn DiCenzo
Session Type: Track Session
ID: C4
Track: C
Wednesday
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM
The Great Virtualization Dilemma of the Next Decade
Speaker: George J. Weiss
Session Type: Track Session
ID: E5
Track: E
Wednesday
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM
Congratulations, You're the CEO of IT Operations!
Speakers: Debra Curtis, Ed Holub
Session Type: Track Session
ID: G3
Track: G
Thursday
07:15 AM – 07:45 AM
Efficiency Modeling for Data Centers
Speaker: John Tuccillo
Session Type: Breakfast
ID: Breakfast
Thursday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
The Future of the Data Center: Making the Green Data Center a Reality
Speakers: Mark Bramfitt, Paul McGuckin, Mark Thiele
Session Type: Keynote Session
ID: K6
Thursday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Best Practices for Continuous Application Availability - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Donna Scott
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR10
Thursday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Application Performance Management - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Milind Govekar
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR11
Thursday
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Third Bank CMDB Implementation Review
Speakers: Ashutosh Agrawal, Ronni J. Colville, Ken Valentine
Session Type: End-User Case Study Session
ID: UE1
Thursday
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Using Database/Application Archiving to Improve Performance and Cut Costs
Speakers: Russell B. Dawson, Carolyn DiCenzo
Session Type: End-User Case Study Session
ID: UE2
Thursday
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
A Disaster Recovery Case Study: Surviving Katrina
Speakers: Marshall Lancaster, John P Morency
Session Type: End-User Case Study Session
ID: UE3
Thursday
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Major Drivers of Savings and Costs for Windows Server Virtualization
Speakers: Cameron Haight, Jett Thompson
Session Type: End-User Case Study Session
ID: UE4
Thursday
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
How Mature Is Your IT Infrastructure and Operations? - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Jay E. Pultz
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR12
Thursday
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Town Hall Session — IT Operations
Speakers: Patricia Adams, Kris Brittain, David M. Coyle, Debra Curtis, John Enck, Milind Govekar, Ed Holub, Bill Malik, Donna Scott
Session Type: Town Hall Sessions
ID: UE5a
Thursday
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Town Hall Session - Data Center Facilities
Speakers: David J. Cappuccio, Ted Chamberlin, Carl Claunch, Lydia Leong, Paul McGuckin, Raymond Paquet, John R. Phelps
Session Type: Town Hall Sessions
ID: UE6a
Thursday
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Designing Your Data Center for Maximum Flexibility
Speakers: Steve Cumings, Steven Sams, Rob Soderbery
Session Type: Lunch
ID: Lunch
Thursday
01:45 PM – 03:45 PM
Linux Risk Analysis: Should I Escalate Linux to the Top Rung of the Corporate OS Ladder?
Speaker: George J. Weiss
Session Type: Track Session
ID: A6
Track: A
Thursday
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM
Storage Resource Management: 2008 and Beyond
Speaker: Valdis Filks
Session Type: Track Session
ID: C5
Track: C
Thursday
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM
Real Time Infrastructure: Vision versus Reality - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Donna Scott
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR13
Thursday
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM
Green Storage Technologies - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Stanley Zaffos
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR14
Thursday
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM
CMDB — Hurry Up and Wait!
Speakers: Patricia Adams, Ronni J. Colville
Session Type: Track Session
ID: B6
Track: B
Thursday
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM
The V-Hive: A Review of Virtual Server Management Standards and Technology Providers
Speaker: Cameron Haight
Session Type: Track Session
ID: E6
Track: E
Thursday
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM
IT Infrastructure & Operations Consolidation: Best Practices
Speakers: John R. Phelps, Jay E. Pultz
Session Type: Track Session
ID: G4
Track: G
Thursday
01:45 PM – 02:45 PM
Build, Lease or Outsource: How Will You Acquire Your Future Data Center Space?
Speaker: Ted Chamberlin
Session Type: Track Session
ID: F4
Track: F
Thursday
03:45 PM – 04:30 PM
Third Bank CMDB Implementation Review (Repeat)
Speakers: Ashutosh Agrawal, Ronni J. Colville, Ken Valentine
Session Type: End-User Case Study Session
ID: UE1r
Thursday
03:45 PM – 04:30 PM
Using Database/Application Archiving to Improve Performance and Cut Costs (Repeat)
Speakers: Russell B. Dawson, Carolyn DiCenzo
Session Type: End-User Case Study Session
ID: UE2r
Thursday
03:45 PM – 04:30 PM
A Disaster Recovery Case Study: Surviving Katrina (Repeat)
Speakers: Marshall Lancaster, John P Morency
Session Type: End-User Case Study Session
ID: UE3r
Thursday
03:45 PM – 04:30 PM
Major Drivers of Savings and Costs for Windows Server Virtualization (Repeat)
Speakers: Carl Claunch, Jett Thompson
Session Type: End-User Case Study Session
ID: UE4r
Thursday
03:45 PM – 04:30 PM
Town Hall Session — Server Virtualization
Speakers: Thomas J. Bittman, David M. Coyle, Cameron Haight, Neil MacDonald, Raymond Paquet, John R. Phelps, George J. Weiss
Session Type: Town Hall Sessions
ID: UE5b
Thursday
03:45 PM – 04:30 PM
Town Hall Session — Storage
Speakers: David J. Cappuccio, Roger W. Cox, John Monroe, Robert E. Passmore, Dave Russell, Stanley Zaffos
Session Type: Town Hall Sessions
ID: UE6b
Thursday
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM
Incident and Problem Management in a Virtualized Environment
Speaker: David M. Coyle
Session Type: Track Session
ID: E7
Track: E
Thursday
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM
To CMDB or not to CMDB! - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speakers: Patricia Adams, Ronni J. Colville
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR15
Thursday
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM
The Impact of Virtual Technology on Vendor Licensing
Speaker: Frank DeSalvo
Session Type: Track Session
ID: A7
Track: A
Thursday
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM
IT Infrastructure & Operations Consolidation Best Practices - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speakers: John R. Phelps, Jay E. Pultz
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR16
Thursday
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM
There Is More to IT Service Portfolio Management Than Just the IT Service Catalog
Speakers: Kris Brittain, Debra Curtis
Session Type: Track Session
ID: B7
Track: B
Thursday
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM
Data Replication Architectures for Disaster Recovery
Speaker: Stanley Zaffos
Session Type: Track Session
ID: C6
Track: C
Thursday
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM
Making ITIL a Reality — Pitfalls and Strategy
Speaker: Ed Holub
Session Type: Track Session
ID: G5
Track: G
Thursday
04:45 PM – 05:45 PM
Benchmarking the Environmental Impact: How Green Is Your IT?
Speaker: Francis Xavier Taneyhill
Session Type: Track Session
ID: F5
Track: F
Thursday
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM
Best Practices in Data Center Design - ONSITE REGISTRATION ONLY - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: David J. Cappuccio
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR17
Thursday
05:45 PM – 08:45 PM
The Marvels of CA
Speakers:
Session Type: Hospitality Suite
ID: HS
Friday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Green IT and the Data Center - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: John R. Phelps
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR18
Friday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
High-Performance Computing Scenario: Cauldron of Innovation
Speaker: Carl Claunch
Session Type: Track Session
ID: A8
Track: A
Friday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Cloud Storage - SPACE STILL AVAILABLE - STOP BY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION
Speaker: Stanley Zaffos
Session Type: Analyst/User Roundtable
ID: AUR19
Friday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Why Bother Managing SOA Applications?
Speaker: Milind Govekar
Session Type: Track Session
ID: B8
Track: B
Friday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Taking the Fear Out of IT Disaster Recovery Exercising
Speaker: Roberta J. Witty
Session Type: Track Session
ID: D6
Track: D
Friday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Backup Beyond the Data Center
Speaker: Carolyn DiCenzo
Session Type: Track Session
ID: C7
Track: C
Friday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Best Practices for Data Center Colocation
Speaker: Lydia Leong
Session Type: Track Session
ID: F6
Track: F
Friday
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Securing Virtualization, Virtualizing Security
Speaker: Neil MacDonald
Session Type: Track Session
ID: E8
Track: E
Friday
09:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Blade Servers in the Data Center
Speaker: Jeffrey Hewitt
Session Type: Track Session
ID: A9
Track: A
Friday
09:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Creating Business Value With IT Asset Management Tools and Processes
Speaker: Patricia Adams
Session Type: Track Session
ID: B9
Track: B
Friday
09:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Driving Operational Efficiency and Effectiveness With IT Operations Process Automation
Speaker: Bill Malik
Session Type: Track Session
ID: G6
Track: G
Friday
09:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Improving DR Testing Efficiency and Quality Through Best Practices and Virtualization
Speaker: John P Morency
Session Type: Track Session
ID: D7
Track: D
Friday
09:15 AM – 10:15 AM
When, Where and Why Do I Need a Solid-State Drive?
Speakers: Roger W. Cox, John Monroe
Session Type: Track Session
ID: C8
Track: C
Friday
09:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Data Protection in a Server Virtualized World
Speaker: Dave Russell
Session Type: Track Session
ID: E9
Track: E
Friday
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
The Impact of Saas on IT Infrastructure and Operations
Speaker: David M. Coyle
Session Type: Track Session
ID: B10
Track: B
Friday
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
The Top 10 Disaster Recovery Testing Mistakes
Speaker: Carl Claunch
Session Type: Track Session
ID: D8
Track: D
Friday
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Full Speed Ahead for iSCSI
Speaker: Robert E. Passmore
Session Type: Track Session
ID: C9
Track: C
Friday
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Desktop Virtualization: What, How and Why You Should Care
Speaker: Mark A. Margevicius
Session Type: Track Session
ID: E10
Track: E
Friday
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Keeping IT Change Management Ahead of IT Chaos
Speaker: Kris Brittain
Session Type: Track Session
ID: G7
Track: G