Virtualization Summit - February 4th, 2008

Expanding Your Environment Without Expanding Your Data Center

Are you not quite sure if virtualization is the right direction for your firm's technology plan? Or are you already interested in implementing it but first want to understand the best methods for deployment? Learn everything you need to know about virtualization technologies at this special one-day summit - from the benefits and the pitfalls to what the future holds for virtualized systems. Return to your desk with a full understanding of these powerful technologies and how they will transform conventional IT practices and the trading desk as we know it.

8:30 Continental Breakfast And Virtualization Summit Registration

9:10 Welcoming Remarks
Alyson Swerdloff, Executive Director, Financial Technology Congress 2008

9:15 Chairperson's Opening Address
Vern Brownell, Chief Strategy Officer and Founder, Egenera

9:30 The Virtual Fabric: The Roadmap To Virtualization In The Enterprise
Mark Luppi, Chief Technology Officer, Corporate Systems, Credit Suisse

10:10 Successfully Deploying Virtualization Technology For Maximum Impact
Carl Freeman, Director, Technology, Merrill Lynch

10:50 Morning Coffee And Networking Opportunity

11:20 Panel: The Revolution: The Future Of Virtualization And Its Potential Impact On Your Business
Larry Tabb, CEO and Founder, TABB Group
Randy Kelley, Director, Technology, Russell Investment Group
Mike Stolz, Vice President of Architecture, Gemstone Systems

12:15 Write Once, Use Anywhere: Transformational Credit Suisse Enterprise 2.0 Platform
Prem Tadipatri, Director, Corporate Systems, CTO Group, Credit Suisse

12:55 Lunch For All Attendees

1:55 Interactive Roundtable Discussions

Table #A: Examining Ways Virtualization Can Take Costs Out Of Your Bottom Line
Carl Freeman, Director, Technology, Merrill Lynch

Table #B: Just What Are The Pitfalls Of Implementing Virtualization Technologies?
Bernard Donefer, Associate Director, Subotnick Financial Services Center, Baruch-CUNY

Table #C: How Virtualization Can Expand Your Environment While Consolidating Your Real Estate And Energy Footprint
Moderator TBD


3:00 Conclusion Of Financial Technology Congress Virtualization Summit

 


 

 



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