

8:00am | Registration and BreakfastReceive your seminar guide and partner white papers as you meet your colleagues over complimentary continental breakfast |
8:30am | The Coming Crisis in the Data CenterKeynote address presented by Nemertes Research |
9:15am | IBM's Vision for the New Enterprise Data CenterJim Comfort, Vice President, IBM Systems and Technology Group presentsThe new enterprise data center can improve the integration of people, process, and technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness. As you implement a new enterprise data center strategy, infrastructure becomes open, efficient, and easy to manage. And IT staff can move from a focus on fixing technology problems to solving business challenges. Ultimately your processes become standardized and efficient, focused on business needs rather than technology. |
10:00am | Refreshment BreakEnjoy complimentary refreshments and get energized for the two keys to transforming and transitioning to the new data center |
10:15am | Performance without Complexity: Designing the new Data CenterHitesh Sheth, Vice President, Enterprise Products and Solutions of Juniper (or)Mike Banic, Vice President, EPBG Product Marketing, of Juniper Networks Imagine the data center reengineered. Flat. Simple. Virtual. Secure. With standards-based interfaces and a common operating platform. A data center network transformed to deliver performance and dynamic scaling—requiring less equipment, power, space, and expense. Juniper will show you a blueprint for the architecture of the truly new high-performance data center. And show you how to build it now. |
11:00am | Open Panel DiscussionA lively “what’s -now/what’s -next” give and take on the realities of the Data Center today … and tomorrow. Be ready when the panel asks for your questions and comments during this interactive session. |
Noon | Session concludes |