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    Title: Virtualization - Benefits and Pitfalls
    Area of Discipline: IT Operations
    Description: Many firms are looking to implement virtualization as a way to reduce costs in a tough economic climate.  When implemented successfully, it can be a great way to improve efficiency and lower costs.   However, rushing to do it quickly without proper planning and implementation strategies can result in reduced cost savings and a less reliable system.  Come see how to benefit from virtualization while avoiding the pitfalls by listening to a panel of speakers covering different disciplines and experiences.  We’ll discuss high level topics like capacity planning, lifecycle management, understanding the true costs of virtualization, and real world implementation results.  We’ll also cover technical topics such as performance issues, controlling server sprawl, and disaster recovery benefits of virtualization.
    Date/Time: 8/27/2009 10:30 a.m.    
    Location: Maryland C
    Speaker(s):
    Sergey Polak - Ropes & Gray
    Mike Lombardi - Vertigrate, Inc.
    Matthew Liebowitz - Kraft & Kennedy, Inc.
    Tim Garner - ADERANT
    Learning Objectives: Explore benefits and tips for avoiding pitfalls of virtualization including disaster recovery benefits; explore capacity planning, lifecycle management and understanding the true costs of virtualization; understand how to handle performance issues and control server sprawl.
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    Target Audience: CIOs/IT Management/Technology Partners
    IT Ops (engineers/sys & dbase admin/voice/infrast)
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