Virtualization

Milliseconds can mean millions of dollars made or lost but if you have to pay millions of dollars for it in the first place, is it really worth it? Loading up servers with flash or buying the most expensive storage systems on the planet have been the only way to achieve the lowest possible latency for virtualized SQL apps that require HA. Join George Wagner, Sr. Product Marketing Manager from NexGen Storage to discuss how new value-driven data management capabilities can deliver extreme low latency to the data that needs it without breaking the bank.

Scaling multiple databases with a single legacy storage system works well from a cost perspective, but workload conflicts and hardware contention make these solutions an unattractive choice for anything but low-performance applications.

Attend the webinar to learn about:
- How SolidFire’s all-flash storage system provides high performance at massive scale for mixed workload processing while simultaneously controlling costs and guaranteeing performance
- How to deploy four or more database copies using SolidFire’s Oracle Validated Configuration, at a price point at or below the cost of traditional storage systems
- SolidFire’s Quality of Service (QoS) guarantee; every copy receives dedicated all-flash performance, so IT admins can deliver solutions with confidence and maximize business efficiency

Desktop computers have been in existence for over 30 years, but the innovation in the last 10 years has fundamentally transformed the way we use them. The desktop is now increasingly found in the cloud, thanks to the technological advancements leading to the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). While VDI has been in existence for the past 8 years or so, it has become more relevant in the banking and insurance industries in recent years. Insurance agents and Wealth Managers work in a heavily regulated industry. While adhering to heavy regulations, the Insurance Agents and Wealth Managers have a critical need to access important information in real time to better serve their clients.

Now with VDI they’re able to break free from the limitations of the traditional infrastructure, being able to access real time information any time anywhere, enabling them to focus on their clients’ needs. Join us in this session to learn from Craig Beattie from Celent and Muthu Somasundaram from VMware, how VDI has helped accelerate the pace of innovation in the Insurance and Wealth management industry, while maintaining compliance with all regulations.

Configuring a VDI image is a complex task for the systems engineer. This session will help prepare the engineer for creating an image as well as vetting and troubleshooting it before it gets to production. Topics include:

- Image Creation Best Practices (Scripts, What-to-dos, What not-to-dos)
- Image Testing (Tools free and not)
- Troubleshooting (How to find out what’s wrong when it goes wrong)
- VDI Deployments (Why?)
- User Experience Monitoring (You need it, but how?)

Join Roni Putra and Robert Bassett -masterminds behind the origins of storage virtualization- and hear their personal opinions on Virtual SAN, where storage technology is today and the future of data storage in general. This is an incredibly candid session about the ever changing storage landscape by two people responsible in large part for the changes now happening.

Converged systems offer the potential for greater efficiency in operations. Existing policies, procedures and organizational structures can limit enterprise returns and may require organizations to change in order to deliver the goods. Risk reduction for application deployment, faster provisioning times and greater service efficiency are big drivers for organizations to look at adopting the many types of integrated platforms that are available. They can increase storage flexibility and tackle scaling concerns. They can also create challenges in breaking through technology silos and department boundaries. This presentation will look at the options that are available and strategies to make these investments worthwhile.

As data becomes more precious and valuable, but at the same time more difficult to contain and manage effectively, there are new levels of demand for highly skilled, all data managers.

Join Matthew Fordham and learn how to become an elite data manager as he shows you how to manage data virtually and effectively and how a virtual storage center can be the fastest track!

As your virtual estate grows and you add critical applications to the environment, a ‘one size fits all’ approach to vm protection is no longer an option. Core applications need to be treated differently to tier 2 or 3 systems, and simple manual tasks in a modest environment become impossible to manage in a growing virtual estate. Automation is also a key component if you are planning to move to a private cloud model.

This session will show you how to:
· Meet Protection/Recovery SLA’s with Automation

· Leverage automation to control vm sprawl

· Improve RPO/RTO with VM & App aware snapshots

· Effectively protect high workload VM’s

Virtualization has come a long way since just being able to offer more efficient resources and improved HA. You’ve already invested heavily in VMware technology, but are you really getting the most from what they have to offer? Naturally you can’t be experts in everything, so join this session with Rackspace, the VMware specialists, as Lindsay shows you how to fully benefit from the latest developments and enable you to offer IT as a more cloud-like experience, without having to re-write any of your applications.

o Understand the benefits of an Outsource model v’s On-Premise

o Critical Success Factors to consider when outsourcing IT to managed hosting or the cloud

o How to start your journey to the Managed Infrastructure Services

o DR-to the-Cloud: Best Practices

o VMware Dedicated vCenter, Server Virtualization and Dedicated VMware vCloud offerings

Server virtualization has become ubiquitous as a means to drive IT efficiency. But as you move more workloads to a virtualized environment, chances are your legacy storage system is struggling to keep up. Flash-based storage arrays can help solve the performance problem, but flash can be expensive and the performance and functionality they provide can vary widely.

Join us and learn:
How flash can help neutralized the I/O blender effect that occurs in virtual environments
The pros and cons for both all-flash and hybrid systems
What to consider before you purchase a flash-based storage array
How real-life organizations used flash to overcome inefficiencies and significantly reduce IT costs