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		Keeping Data Current Throughout the P2V Process Expert: Brace Rennels, Technical Marketing Mgr, Double-Take Software Expert Session Overview Though server virtualization technology has changed the IT landscape for the better in many ways, it has also presented several new challenges. One of the chief concerns that IT decision makers face is how to most effectively migrate between disparate server and storage infrastructures without halting production applications or requiring extensive manual intervention. Using a combination of real-time data replication and full-server failover technologies for workload migration can be an effective way to address this challenge. View this Expert Session

		Getting the most ROI with Deduplication Expert: Rick Scherer, Virtual Infrastructure Architect, San Diego Data Processing Corporation Expert Session Overview This session will discuss data deduplication and its benefits, especially in a Virtualized Environment. Reach your ROI goals faster with little to no additional cost as most storage vendors now include this advanced feature in their product offerings. View this Expert Session

		Hitachi Data Systems Solution for Site Recovery Manager Expert: Christophe Bertrand, Senior Director, Platform Marketing, HDS Expert Session Overview This session presents the architecture of the Hitachi Solution for Site Recovery Manager from VMware. It highlights the underlying foundation of Hitachi Data System's array based replication technologies and how SRM leverages market proven products and services for enterprise replication. View this Expert Session

		Comprehensive Data Protection with SAN based techniques in a VMware Environment Expert: Will Urban, Product Marketing, Dell EqualLogic Expert Session Overview Data protection and disaster recovery are top of mind for any IT manager, and the challenges of complexity and cost remain as obstacles. VMware Environments require a multi-layer approach for extended protection. Join us for this one hour presentation where we discuss the ways the Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN with built in snapshots and replication can add an additional layer of protection to your virtual environment. View this Expert Session

		Making Sense of Virtualization Security Expert: Amir Ben Efraim, CEO, Altor Networks Expert Session Overview With so many possible approaches to securing virtual networks, it’s no wonder even virtualization and security-savvy IT pros are unsure how to proceed. Join this session for a review of the advantages and disadvantages of the main contenders, including VLANs and ACLs, physical and virtual network firewalls, and physical and virtual IDS. You’ll also learn how purpose-built VM security enables you to take full advantage of VMotion/DRS and how security providers are using key VMWare technologies like VMsafe for enhanced protection. View this Expert Session

		Considerations and Solutions for VMware Backup & Recovery Expert: Doug Hazelman, Director of Global Systems Engineering, Veeam Expert Session Overview This session will explore some of the common questions regarding backup and recovery of VMware virtual environments. Many of these questions can be answered by choosing the correct backup and recovery software for your VI 3 environment. Veeam software will present their solution called Veeam Backup. View this Expert Session

		From Dead, Bare Metal to Live Datacenter...in 5 minutes or less Expert: Kevin Epstein, VP of Marketing, Scalent Technologies Expert Session Overview Join this presentation and discussion on the big three challenges facing server failover—software configuration, network connectivity, and storage access. Contrast several different approaches—from traditional backup—to the use of virtual machines—to the next generation of workflow engines (such as VMware Site Recovery Manager) and complementary real-time data center automation (such as Scalent V/OE). This presentation features case studies from several Scalent clients, as well as a discussion of real cost savings based on actual reduction of disaster recovery hardware, even as reliability was improved. View this Expert Session

		Cross-Platform Virtualization Expert: Ian Robinson, VP of Marketing, Transitive Expert Session Overview Cross-platform virtualization is the key to extending datacenter virtual infrastructure beyond the confines of x86-based applications to embrace all enterprise workloads. By deploying cross-platform virtualization in conjunction with VMware, enterprise datacenter managers can extend the acknowledged benefits of VMware (including consolidation, rapid provisioning and recoverability) to legacy applications created for non-x86 platforms. This session explains how cross-platform virtualization works and discusses common enterprise customer use cases. View this Expert Session

		Virtualization 2.2: Software Applications as Virtual Appliances Expert: Billy Marshall, Founder and CEO, rPath Expert Session Overview Learn why data center customers should be demanding that software providers deliver applications as virtual appliances to run in their VMware virtualized environments. Virtual appliances simplify installation and configuration, increase reliability and reduce the need for support. Like any virtual machine, virtual appliances are compatible with all standard x86 computers, run in isolation, encapsulate the complete required computing environment, and run independently of underlying hardware. Maintainable virtual appliances created with rPath technology also eliminate manual updates and patches by the user and are optimized for your virtualized servers. View this Expert Session

		Energy/Cost Savings for Storage Virtualization Expert: Larry Aszmann, CTO of Compellent Technologies Expert Session Overview Learn how to achieve energy and cost savings for Storage Virtualization and build a "green" data center for the future. Avoid ever having to expand your power and cooling infrastructure by using server/storage virtualization. Compellent technology determines the I/O workload of your environment and optimizes disk utilization and performance across all servers. They allow enterprise customers to mix and match iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity and manage multiple tiers of Fibre Channel and SATA disk technologies from one pool of virtual storage. View this Expert Session

		Chargeback Appliances Expert: Alex Bakman, chairman and founder of VKernel Expert Session Overview Learn how to achieve Cost Visibility and implement Chargeback in a virtualized datacenter. Understand why Cost Visibility and Chargeback are needed, what organizations need to Chargeback for and discuss when to begin the process. The advantages and disadvantages of various Chargeback models will be explored followed by a presentation of how to calculate Chargeback rates for CPU, memory, storage and network. The discussion will conclude by reviewing a suggested roadmap for Chargeback adoption and implementation to help you move forward with your current project. View this Expert Session