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2009 Symposium Agenda

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Tuesday, August 4th

Time:

Speaker/Activity

8:30 - 8:50 Registration (Registration Desk)
Continental Breakfast (Hotel Foyer)
Main Ballroom (Sequoia Rooms E,F,G & H)
8:50 - 9:00 Welcome and Introductions
John Randall, VP Marketing, Nth Generation
9:00 - 10:45 "Seeing Clearly In the Clouds"
Dan Molina, Chief Technology Officer, Nth Generation
Justin Emerson, Virtualization Architect, Nth Generation
Dave Peterson, Sr. Solutions Architect, Nth Generation
* What is Cloud Computing? The difference between External, Internal and Private Clouds;
Cloud Computing and the Storage Cloud; an Enterprise Cloud and Global Clouds.
* vSphere, the "Cloud OS" * Contrasting Virtualization from VMware, Microsoft, Citrix
* LIVE DEMOS: vSphere latest features
* Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) * VDI Solutions * VMware View 3 * Thin Clients
* LIVE DEMOS: VMware View 3
* Building Your Internal Cloud * The Adaptive Infrastructure Maturity Model (AIMM)
* Legacy Systems and the Cloud * The HP BladeSystem Matrix * SIM, Insight Software
* LIVE DEMOS: Insight Dynamics VSE & Insight Orchestration
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:45 "Cloud Computing and the Role of Next Generation Data Centers"
K.C. Choi, Managing Director, Americas Solutions Architecture, HP
Wisteria Room 11:15 - 11:45 Registration for Gov't & Education Focus Session
11:45 - 12:45 Birds of a Feather Lunch
Subject-matter experts will serve as Table Hosts
  Sorrell Room
11:45 - 12:45 KEYNOTE
Lunch + Gov't & Education Focus Session
"Climate Change in Public Sector IT: Are We Ready for the Cloud?"
Larry Singer
, VP Gov't & Education Sales, HP
12:45 - 1:00 Break Break
Main Ballroom (Sequoia Rooms E,F,G & H)
1:00 - 3:00 "Disaster Recovery, Data Protection & Business Continuance"
Dan Molina, Chief Technology Officer, Nth Generation
Matt Weiner, PMP, ITIL, Practice Manager - Virtualization, Nth Generation
Jim Russ, VP Enterprise Technology & Solutions Architect, Nth Generation
Micah Lee, Solutions Architect & Engineer, Nth Generation
* The 5 Stages of AIMM * VDI Capacity Planner
* Nth Generation and vSphere upgrades, P2V migration, VDI Proof-of-Concept, Capacity Planner & more
* " Storage for your Internal Cloud" * Storage Virtualization, Solid State Disk and 10GB
* HP LeftHand deep dive * Latest on HP EVA, MSA, XP, SVSP & Xiotech * NW Convergence & FCOE
* DR, Data Protection & Business Continuance with InMage & Site Recovery Manager
* LIVE DEMOS: HP LeftHand, InMage, Site Recovery Manager
* Comprehensive Data Mgmt: CommVault Simpana * B/U, Archiving, Index/Search, eDiscovery
* VMware Consolidated Backup: Advantages & Architectural Considerations
* Best Use Case for Each Data Dedup Approach: inline, post-process, appliance-based & SW-based
* Backup, archive or replicate to the Storage Cloud?
* LIVE DEMOS: Backup with VMware Consolidated B/U; Dedup + NAS Cloud as disk target; Search
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 3:45 "Down to Earth Applications of Cloud Storage"
Jim Zierick, CEO, Nirvanix
3:45 - 4:45 Efficiently Managing Enterprise Data Using the Latest Technologies
Shannon Smith, Attorney, eDiscovery and Archiving Specialist, CommVault

Wednesday, August 5th

Time:

Speaker/Activity

7:30 - 8:00 Registration (Registration Desk)
Continental Breakfast (Hotel Foyer)
GENERAL SESSION - Main Ballroom (Sequoia Rooms E,F,G & H)
8:00 - 8:10 Welcome and Agenda
John Randall, VP Marketing, Nth Generation
8:10 - 8:20 "Nth Generation's Commitment to Your Success"
Richard Baldwin, Chairman & CEO, Nth Generation
8:20 - 8:40 "Thriving In the Year You've Never Lived In Before"
Mark Gonzalez, President, Nth Generation
8:40 - 9:20 KEYNOTE 1
"Cloud Defined - A New Style of Computing"
Raghu Raghuram, Vice President & General Manager, Server Business Unit, VMware
9:20 - 10:00 KEYNOTE 2
"Understanding the Cloud"
Scott McClellan,VP & Chief Technologist for the Scalable Computing and Infrastructure (SCI) organization, HP
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 10:45 KEYNOTE 3
"Best IT Practices for Client Virtualization & Consumerization"
Chuck Brown, PhD, Director & General Manager, Emerging Compute Laboratory, Digital Enterprise Group, Intel
10:45 - 11:45 CLOUD PANEL,
Scott McClellan - HP; Ragu Raghuram - VMware; Chuck Brown - PhD, Intel; Chris VanWagoner - CommVault; Geoff Tudor - Nirvanix
Moderator: Stephen Foskett, Director of Consulting for Nivanix, IT Analyst, Editor, Columnist & Blogger
11:45 - 12:15 Lunch buffet open
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Trillium Room
Main Ballroom (Sequoia Rooms E,F,G & H)
12:15 - 1:00

Breakout 1A
"Dynamic Virtual Client & Intel Processor Roadmap"
Chuck Brown, PhD, Director and Program Manager,
Digital Enterprise Group, Intel

Breakout 1B
"Journey Toward the Cloud"
Michael Ibarra,PreSales Engineering Manager, VMware
1:00 - 1:15 Break Break
1:15 - 2:00

Breakout 2A
"CommVault's Common Technology Engine for Cloud Computing"
Steve Sorenson, Southwest Solutioneer, CommVault

Breakout 2B
"Making Sense of the Datacenter Transition"
AJ Casamento, Senior Solutioneer, Brocade
2:00 - 2:15 Break Break
2:15 - 3:00

Breakout 3A
"Building Your Internal Cloud"
Dave Peterson, Sr. Solutions Architect, Nth Generation

Breakout 3B
"HP BladeSystem Infrastructure in a Box"
Harvey Angel, BladeSystem Group Business Manager, HP
3:00 - 3:15 Break Break
3:15 - 4:00

Breakout 4A
"Reducing IT Costs Through Storage Virtualization - An HP Nondisclosure"
JP Lavigne, Americas EVA Solutions Business Manager , HP

Breakout 4B
"Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Solutions"
Justin Emerson, Virtualization Architect, Nth Generation
3:30
Advanced Technology Lab opens - Sequoia Rooms A,B,C & D
4:00 - 4:15 Break
4:15 - 5:00 BREAKOUT 5 (Main Ballroom - Sequoia Rooms E,F,G & H)
"Securing Your Future in the Cloud with Network Convergence"
Dave Crespi, CTO, Emulex
Special raffle prize drawing at this Breakout Session for an HP Mini Netbook (must be present to win!)
5:00
Appetizers & Refreshments Served in Lab
6:00
Prize Raffles begin in Lab
6:30
Advanced Technology Lab closes

Thursday, August 6th

Time:

Speaker/Activity

7:30 - 8:00 Registration (Registration Desk)
Continental Breakfast (Hotel Foyer)
GENERAL SESSION - Main Ballroom (Sequoia Rooms E,F,G & H)
8:00 - 8:10 Welcome and Agenda
John Randall, VP Marketing, Nth Generation
8:10 - 8:20 "Nth Generation's Commitment to Your Success"
Richard Baldwin, Chairman & CEO, Nth Generation
8:20 - 8:40 Mark Gonzalez, President, Nth Generation
8:40 - 9:10 KEYNOTE 1
"Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground"
Chris VanWagoner, Chief Strategy Officer, CommVault
9:10 - 9:40 KEYNOTE 2
"The Future of Cloud Computing"
Kumar Malavalli, Chief Market Visionary, InMage
9:40 - 9:55 Break
9:55 - 10:25 KEYNOTE 3
"The Hamster Revolution "
Special Guest Speaker Victoria Halsey, PhD, VP Applied Learning, The Ken Blanchard Companies
10:25 - 10:55 KEYNOTE 4
3 Enterprise Storage Problems You Can Solve Today
Stephen Foskett, Director of Consulting for Nirvanix, IT Analyst, Editor, Columnist & Blogger
10:55 - 11:45 KEYNOTE 5
"Solid State Disks & Cloud Computing: Fact and Fiction"
Steve Sicola, CTO, Xiotech
11:45 - 12:15 Lunch buffet open
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Trillium Room
Main Ballroom (Sequoia Rooms E,F,G & H)
12:15 - 1:00

Breakout 1A
"Solving Pain in Today's IT: HP Storage for Your Adaptive Infrastructure"
JP Lavigne, Americas EVA Solutions Business Manager, HP

Breakout 1B
"vCenter Management: Just Released - AppSpeed, Chargeback & Lab Manager 4"
Brian Lyau, Center Lab Manager Specialist, VMware
1:00 - 1:15 Break Break
1:15 - 2:00

Breakout 2A
"Advanced Data Protection and Business Continuity for the Virtual Datacenter"
David Self, Vice President, Enterprise Systems Engineering, InMage

Breakout 2B
"Virtualized Storage for the Cloud Infrastructure"
John Spiers, LeftHand Founder and Technology Evangelist, HP/LeftHand
2:00 - 2:15 Break Break
2:15 - 3:00

Breakout 3A
"Data Protection in the Cloud"
Mike Sparkes, Product Marketing Manager - Enterprise Disk Systems, Quantum

Breakout 3B
"Under the ISE with Xiotech"
Roger Kelly, Principal Architect, Xiotech
3:00 - 3:15 Break Break
3:15 - 4:00

Breakout 4A
"CommVault Advanced Features for the Cloud"
Steve Sorenson, Southwest Solutioneer, CommVault

Breakout 4B
"The Ball is Rolling: An Update on Fibre Channel over Ethernet"
J Michel Metz, Technical Marketing Manager, Qlogic
3:30
Advanced Technology Lab opens - Sequoia Rooms A,B,C & D
5:00
Appetizers & Refreshments Served in Lab
6:00
Prize Raffles begin in Lab
6:30
Advanced Technology Lab closes