Charlotte McCormack
6/28/2007 - Framingham, MA, June 28, 2007 – IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows and events has announced that virtualization will be a key theme at Next Generation Data Center™ (NGDC™) with an entire conference track featuring multiple sessions dedicated to the advantages and challenges associated with deploying and managing a virtual infrastructure. The inaugural event will also feature an opening keynote on virtualization by Werner Vogels, President and Chief Technology Officer, Amazon.com, entitled “Virtualizing the Datacenter: The Road to Infinite Capacity.” NGDC is scheduled to debut August 6-9, 2007, at the Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA.
Virtualization is moving into the mainstream in the data center, bringing with it a new set of technologies including HPC and Grid, which in turn creates a new set of challenges in securely deploying and managing a virtual infrastructure. Virtualization holds the promise of increasing scalability, reliability, performance, utilization and manageability, as well as reducing overall costs in the data center. But how does today’s IT professional migrate to a virtual environment that can be both secure and well managed. NGDC will address these challenges head-on with conference sessions covering when and how to deploy, interoperability, management strategies, security and more, arming attendees with information on today's virtualization solutions while preparing them for the next generation of technology.
“Server virtualization has matured into a set of technologies that are allowing organizations to vastly improve their server utilization, consolidate resources, cut cost and increase the flexibility of their IT operations,” said Melinda Kendall, VP and General Manager, NGDC. “Attendees will learn how to maximize their virtualization deployment through top-notch conference content.”
In addition to the opening keynote on Tuesday, August 7th at 9:00 a.m., highlights from the Virtualization track at NGDC include:
• Improving TCO in NextGen Data Centers through Implementing Virtualization and Blade Servers
• Grid - Distributed Computing at Scale
• Case Study presented by Appistry, Inc.: Revolutionary Solutions for the Data Center of the Future
• Building a Roadmap to the Next Generation Data Center
• Panel: Data Center Virtualization: What's Real, What's Not
• Global File Virtualization: Over 1 Billion Served
• Virtualization And Beyond
• Net-ing a Greener Data Center
• Pervasive Orchestration for the NGDC
For the full schedule of virtualization sessions, and a list of exhibitors featuring virtualization solutions, please visit www.ngdcexpo.com
NGDC focuses on new technologies and their impact on the data center, covering mission-critical applications and the technology supporting those applications including storage, servers, networking and communications. Targeted to many types of data center professionals, ranging from IT architects, to system administrators, to application and information administrators, NGDC will help IT Pro's identify the right products and services to add to their end-to-end solutions as they adapt to ever-increasing needs for flexibility, scalability and performance with reduced risk and complexity.
About IDG World Expo
IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) is a leading producer of tradeshows and events for professionals and consumers seeking world-class education, peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison shopping. IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes Entertainment For All™ (E For All™), E3 Media & Business Summit, GreenXchange Xpo™, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, Macworld Conference & Expo®, Next Generation Data Center™ (NGDC™), and REVEAL Los Angeles…The Fashion & Design Event. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company.
About International Data Group (IDG)
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG’s online network includes more than 450 web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video games worldwide. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG’s lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers. IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events including Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at http://www.idg.com. Note: Product names and company names are trademarks of their respective companies.
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Press Contact:
Charlotte McCormack
IDG World Expo
508.424.4837
charlotte_mccormack@idg.com
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