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Chargeback Virtual Appliances


  Alex Bakman, chairman and founder of VKernel
Alex is chairman and founder of VKernel, a software company with the first and only VMware certified virtual appliance for enterprise Chargeback and Cost Visibility. Alex is a recognized expert in computer security, virtualization, and systems management. He holds many US and international patents and is a frequent speaker at VMWorld, ISACA, TechEd, ITSMF and ITExpo. He is a published author in Virtual Strategy, ComputerWorld and InformationWeek magazines. A serial entrepreneur and visionary, he is the founder and current chairman of Ecora Software and founder of CleverSoft, a software company acquired by Candle Corporation.

 


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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.

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