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Data Center Decisions: Day 1 Wrap-up

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Data Center Decisions 2008: Day 1 Wrap Up

We're glad you could join us for Day 1 of Data Center Decisions. For your convenience we've posted our conference presentations here.

Keynote Presentation
"Top Ten Data Center Challenges and Trends for 2009," Keynote presentation by Matt Stansberry, Site Editor, SearchDataCenter.com, TechTarget

DATA CENTER DESIGN

"Data Center Site Selection 101," presented by Chris Crosby, Senior Vice President, Digital Realty Trust
"Capacity Planning and Modeling Tools for Data Center Design and Management," presented by Peter T. Sacco, PTS Data Center Solutions

DISASTER RECOVERY

"DR Testing Programs - How Useful Are They?" presented by Jon Toigo, CEO and Managing Principal, Toigo Partners International LLC
"Disaster Recovery Planning for VMware Virtualized Environments," presented by Ray Lucchesi, Silverton Consulting

SERVER VIRTUALIZATION

"Getting Started - Planning and Implementing a Virtualization Project," presented by George Crump, President and Founder, Storage Switzerland
"Will Hyper-V Change the Virtualization Game?" presented by Nelson Ruest, Senior Enterprise IT Architect
"Production-level Virtual Environments: Architecture, Application and Hardware Considerations," presented by Andrew Kutz, Systems Specialist, The University of Texas at Austin

SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

"Managing Virtual Environments: Big Deal or No-Brainer?" presented by Andi Mann, Research Director, Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. (EMA)
"Frameworks: Back from the Dead or Evolutionary Success Story?" presented by Richard Ptak, Ptak, Noel & Associates LLC

Thank you again for attending Data Center Decisions today. For a preview of what's coming up tomorrow at Data Center Decisions, visit our Event at a Glance page at our conference website. In addition to the sessions you see highlighted there, you'll also have the chance to win some great giveaways including a plasma TV, a Nintendo Wii gaming system, an iPod Touch, a GPS and much more!

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at Data Center Decisions!

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- Bringing Windows RDS to the web: Designing the DMZ
  
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Enterprise Linux
- Talking with the expert: Take control with the Linux command line
  
  Linux expert William E. Shotts Jr. wants more Linux users to discover the command line and tap the advanced functionality below the GUI.
- Search and replace on steroids: Do more with these sed commands
  
  These tips can help administrators help themselves through advanced text editing with the UNIX Stream Editor (sed) utility.
- SearchEnterpriseLinux’s top five Linux tips of 2011
  
  Popular tips for Linux administrators in 2011 included systems management tool use and management, Linux security and Linux command line shortcuts. Did you miss a hot Linux admin tip this year?
Server Virtualization
- Virtualization disaster recovery tools: No silver bullet solution
  
  There’s a flood of virtualization disaster recovery tools available, but an effective DR plan may require a combination of technologies and products.
- Shedding light on Hyper-V 3.0 resource monitoring
  
  Hyper-V 3.0 will feature new resource-monitoring capabilities, which will be a boon for multi-tenant environments that need to calculate chargeback.
- VCP 5 certification course deadline looms over VMware pros
  
  VMware pros, who are under pressure to complete their VCP 5 exam before Feb. 29 to avoid additional requirements, yearn for Microsoft-style exams.
Cloud computing
- Keys to integrated cloud application management
  
  Seamless cloud application management isn’t a pipe dream. By following a few steps, cloud admins can monitor cloud app performance from one interface.
- Cloud infrastructure providers remain hot commodities
  
  Cloud infrastructure providers attracted acquisitive suitors last year. Profitable cloud vendors this year will catch the eye of telecoms.
- Digging deeper into IBM SmartCloud for private clouds
  
  IBM SmartCloud services give enterprises some options to build private and hybrid clouds and may give IBM a chance to improve its lagging cloud image.
Virtual Data Centre
- Demystifying VMware Site Recovery Manager and its role in DR
  
  VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) simplifies disaster recovery, but managing it is tricky if users don’t know how it handles VMware snapshots and how it affects backup software.
- Palmer's College scores on virtualisation, data centre consolidation
  
  Palmer's College's virtualisation and data centre consolidation project did not just improve IT efficiency and scalability, but also saves on data centre cooling costs.
- How IT can convince stakeholders of the value of technology projects
  
  IT professionals must take data centre measures to convince stakeholders of the business value of technology projects. This will help IT emerge as a valuable business resource.

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