Virtualization at Interop

Virtualization is driving a fundamental shift in how we think about our data environments. Are you confident your company is leveraging the performance, reliability and cost benefits of enterprise-class virtualization?

Conference: One of 17 tracks will teach you first hand how virtualization will help you reduce costs, simplify IT processes and remain agile in the ever changing technology environment.
 Virtualization Track: Enable your enterprise to embrace virtualization with confidence and efficiency.

Workshops: Get in-depth information on key virtualization topics.

  • The ABC of Virtualization: A Shortcut Guide to Virtual Technology
  • Windows Server 2008: Administer, Virtualize, Transform the Data Center


Free Sessions and Events: All attendees can take advantage of free virtualization-related sessions and events throughout the week.

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Tuesday, April 29
12:15 pm–1:00 pm
Sponsor Sessions
 New Paradigms For Systems Management In A Virtualized Environment - Sponsored by TDI (Location: Reef F )
Speaker - Bill Johnson, CEO, TDI
Speaker - Bob Yellin, Board Member, TDI
1:15 pm–2:00 pm
Sponsor Sessions
 Overcoming the Pitfalls of Traditional Networking: Solving VoIP & Virtualization Security Challenges with Intelligent Bandwidth - Sponsored by Enterasys (Location: Mandalay Bay L)
Speaker - Barry Cioe, VP of Product Management , Enterasys
4:15 pm–5:00 pm
Sponsor Sessions
 Virtualized Data Centers - Beyond the Virtual Sum of Virtual Parts - Sponsored by F5 Networks (Location: Reef F )
Speaker - Ken Salchow, Product Marketing Manager, F5 Networks
Wednesday, April 30
9:00 am–9:45 am
Sponsor Sessions
 WAN Optimization for the Virtual Enterprise - Sponsored by Expand Networks (Location: Mandalay Bay L)
Speaker - Efi Gatmor, CTO, Expand Networks
 NextGen Ethernet: Challenges and Opportunities in Deploying 10G Ethernet - Sponsored by Solarflare (Location: Reef F )
Moderator - Bruce Tolley, VP, Marketing, Solarflare Communications
Speaker - Doug Gourlay, Senior Director, Data Center Solutions Group, Cisco
Speaker - Guy Brunsdon, Technical Marketing Director, VMware
Speaker - Robert Winter, Technologist, Dell CTO Office
Speaker - Simon Crosby, CTO, Virtualization and Management Division, Citrix Systems, Inc.
10:15 am–11:00 am
Sponsor Sessions
 Maximizing Your Virtualization Payoff: There's More Than You Think - Sponsored by APC (Location: Reef F )
Speaker - Domenic Alcaro, Director of Schneider Electric Critical Power and Cooling Services, APC, A Schneider Electric Company
12:15 pm–1:00 pm
Sponsor Sessions
 FAN: An Architecture for Scalable, Service-Oriented Data Management - Sponsored by F5 Networks (Location: Mandalay Bay L)
Speaker - Michael Myrick, VP, Global Storage and Backup Architecture and Design Engineering, Merrill Lynch
Speaker - Richard Gillett, VP, Data Systems Architecture, F5 Networks
2:15 pm–3:00 pm
Sponsor Sessions
 How to Virtualize Your Enterprise - Sponsored by Oracle (Location: Breakers L )
Speaker - Wim Coekaerts, Vice President, Linux Engineering, Oracle
Thursday, May 1
12:00 pm–12:45 pm
Sponsor Sessions
 Enterprise Virtualization Interoperability: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Novell SLES Tackle Mixed Environments - Sponsored by Microsoft (Location: Breakers L )
Speaker - Jose Thomas, Senior Sales Executive, Microsoft
 Reduce Costs and Simplify IT Management with Virtualization - Sponsored by VMWare (Location: Mandalay Bay L)
Speaker - John Gilmartin, Product Marketing Manager, VMware