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RMWTUG Announces Its Virtualization Conference in Denver, Colorado

Posted on: Monday, 28 July 2008, 12:00 CDT

The Rocky Mountain Windows Technology User Group (RMWTUG) will hold its Virtualization mini-conference on the afternoon of September 29, 2008 in Denver, Colorado.

CIOs, CTOs, managers, developers and system and network administrators are invited to spend a half-day with the RMWTUG. Expected attendance is 400 - 500 people.

"With the recent release of Microsoft's Hyper-V technology, a new major player has entered the competitive landscape and a great number of questions about server virtualization have arisen in the minds of many IT professionals," said Dennis Martin, RMWTUG President. "Many want to compare the two technologies side-by-side, and this mini-conference is the perfect place to do this."

Because this event is run by the non-profit RMWTUG, the general point of view of the presentations will be neutral with respect to the virtualization technologies. The focus of this event is to show how server virtualization configuration, usage and management tasks are performed on these differing technologies. Features and functions that are common to these technologies will be demonstrated, and features and functions that are unique to one or the other will also be demonstrated. Network and storage management functions will also be demonstrated.

Technologies at this Conference

The main presentations will be performed with real servers, networking and storage infrastructure on the stage. On the stage will be four identical, large, name-brand servers along with enterprise-class networking and storage infrastructure including iSCSI and Fibre Channel storage. Two of the servers will be running VMware ESX and two will be running Microsoft Hyper-V. The Gold and Silver sponsors have the opportunity to participate in the on-stage demonstration with their hardware and software.

Some of the technology that will be used in the on-stage demonstrations includes 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) networking, 4- and 8-Gigabit Fibre Channel storage, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) storage. This event may be the first public demonstration for some of this technology.

Registration

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required to insure adequate food, beverage and seating. Register at: http://rmwtug-2008-09-virtualization-pr01.eventbrite.com. Additional event details are available at: http://www.rmwtug.org/Virtualization_Event.htm.

About RMWTUG

The RMWTUG was founded in June 1994 and meets monthly in Denver and Colorado Springs. The RMWTUG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, educating IT professionals in a variety of aspects of Microsoft Windows-based technologies.

 Contact: Dennis Martin 303-940-7575  

SOURCE: Rocky Mountain Windows Technology User Group

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