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Microsoft's Virtualization Strategy: Physical and Virtual From the Data Center to the Desktop

This session will provide you with an overview of Microsoft's virtualization strategy and product offerings, including server virtualization and management (Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V; and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008), Microsoft Desktop and Application Virtualization, presentation virtualization (Terminal Services) and desktop virtualization (Virtual PC 2007 and our VDI solution). It will highlight customer case studies around consolidation, business continuity, desktop deployments and cost reduction. See first-hand demos of Microsoft virtualization technologies.

Technical Overview Session

Networking; Storage / Backup; VMware Infrastructure; Virtualization Platform / Hypervisor

1 Hour

David Greschler( Microsoft ), Jeff Woolsey( Microsoft ), Edwin Yuen( Microsoft )

David Greschler is Director of System Center Marketing in Microsoft's Windows Enterprise Management Division. Greschler is focused on virtualization management tools for the desktop and datacenter. Greschler came to Microsoft with the July 2006 acquisition of Softricity. Prior to joining Microsoft, Greschler was co-Founder of Softricity, developers of SoftGrid and the originator and leading vendor of the application virtualization industry. With more than 20 years of pioneering experience in the computer field, Greschler has held various positions at the MIT Media Lab and The Computer Museum, and holds numerous virtualization patents. Greschler holds a bachelor's degree from Brandeis University.