Tracks
11 Tracks
| Role: CIO/Business Leader | CIO | |
| Virtual Track Cloud Computing: How Will Data Centers Weather This Storm? | Cloud computing has been the hottest industry search term on gartner.com in 2009. We will integrate the implications of cloud computing across the data center in this year’s agenda with sessions in each track providing a perspective on this topic. | CLOUD |
| Role: Financial Services | FS | |
| Role: Government/Public Sector | GOV | |
| A: Delivering Lower TCO and Higher Quality of Service Through IT Operations Excellence | IT operations is the key to delivering the business benefits of lower total cost of ownership, managing and improving quality of services, and lowering business risk. In this track we examine the increasingly complex and changing infrastructure, services (in-house, outsourced and cloud) and application environment, and we propose organizational, process (ITIL v3 for example) and technology solutions to deliver business benefits rapidly without disrupting the business. We also examine the trends and best practices in IT operations. This here-and-now focus on IT operations management trends and disruptions provides practical advice on achieving excellence and contributing to business value. | Track A |
| B: Virtualization: Preparing for the Second and Third Phase | Most organizations are now familiar with and using some level of virtualization technology for servers, storage and clients in their data center. However, the increasing heterogeneity of technology and diversity of vendors in the data center introduces new challenges. In this track we help organizations plot their journey toward the next steps in virtualization across various technology platforms and vendors, and help identify how and where this will be the foundational technology for real-time infrastructure and cloud computing. We will also examine trends, critical success factors, major pitfalls and best practices that will provide organizations the agility needed to manage rapid change without breaking the bank. Along with examining the newest technologies we look at the management challenges that virtualization brings with it in areas such as operations, disaster recovery and security. | Track B |
| C: Servers and Operating Systems - Tumult and Turmoil | This year has proven to be one of the most eventful in the server market, with profound implications for 2010 and beyond. Among them are Oracle’s proposed acquisition of Sun, and Cisco’s entrance into a market where it may compete with vendors that were partners formerly. At the same time, HP and IBM are competing fiercely, each protecting its own base while aggressively pursuing competitive displacement. Microsoft remains a powerful force, yet faces challenges as to the pace of migration to its latest software releases. This track examines the competitive landscape of the complex server marketplace, including the Windows, UNIX, Linux and z/OS markets, as well as the latest server developments and technologies that address these concerns. | Track C |
| D: Storage - What are we going to do with all this data? | Applications, users and business partners increasingly expect more, if not all, data to be available always and quickly. This leads to a dramatic increase in the amount of data that is kept online. As demand for storage continues to expand, organizations must wrestle with the very real issues of data security, archiving, retrieval, sharing and cost management. We will provide insight and advice into managing the storage explosion and provide best practices in procuring, deploying and managing storage across the enterprise. We will also assess the practicality and timing of emerging storage architectures. | Track D |
| E: Maintaining the 21st Century Best-in-Class Data Center | A decade into the 21st century, data center managers not only face traditional data center facility issues but are being hit with a list of new challenges. The growing interest in green IT initiatives, the obsolescence of data centers based on power and cooling issues, and the impact of virtualization are just a few of the new concerns. Even just measuring the efficiency of their data centers is a daunting task. Data center managers are continuing to grapple with cost, technology, people, location and environmental issues, while continuing to deliver a highly available, secure and flexible server infrastructure as the foundation for the business' mission-critical applications. This track provides new insight into power and cooling solutions, greening the data center and facilities considerations. | Track E |
| F: Business Continuity Management and Disaster Recovery - Achieving World Class Business Resiliency | In the past year, at least a third of organizations have had to put their DR plans into action. Yet in these tough economic times, BC/DR budgets are under pressure and the opportunities to test are being limited. This track will help attendees assess their current state of recovery readiness and improve their DR management maturity in ways that are economical and achievable. We will also discuss how to select the right BCM and IT disaster recovery technologies and services, and also analyze technologies and provide best practices for delivering high availability. | Track F |
| G: Cost Optimization Best Practices | This all-encompassing track delivers a well-rounded assortment of best-practice presentations on a diverse set of topics that are of critical importance to data center and IT operations executives. In light of the 2009 economic pressures, this track will have a heavy emphasis on cost reduction and cost optimization strategies across the data center and IT operations. | Track G |
