Contact Information: Contact: Dennis Martin 303-940-7575
RMWTUG Announces Its Virtualization Conference in Denver, Colorado
ARVADA, CO--(Marketwire - July 28, 2008) - 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.