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 |
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| 9:10 |
Welcoming Remarks |
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Alyson Swerdloff
Executive Director
Financial Technology Congress 2008 |
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| 9:15 |
Chairperson's Opening Address |
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Vern Brownell
Chief Strategy Officer and Founder
Egenera |
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| 9:30 |
The Virtual Fabric: The Roadmap To Virtualization In The Enterprise |
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Mark Luppi
Chief Technology Officer, Corporate Systems
Credit Suisse |
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- Establishing the necessary requirements for large-scale enterprise
virtualization
- Drawing the roadmap to a virtualized data center: Exploring goals,
technologies, and platforms
- Managing the virtual fabric: How do you handle workflow and
lifecycle issues?
- The virtual fabric of the future: What's in store for servers, networks,
and storage?
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| 10:10 |
Successfully Deploying Virtualization Technology For Maximum Impact |
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Carl Freeman
Director, Technology
Merrill Lynch |
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- Determining your goals: Where do you want to be and which
approach to virtualization can get you there?
- Exploring the technology offerings to decide which approach best suits
your business needs
- Overcoming latency and other technology limitations to achieve
maximum performance
- Mission accomplished: How a successfully virtualized environment can
increase efficiency
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| 10:50 |
Morning Coffee And Networking Opportunity |
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| 11:20 |
Panel: The Revolution: The Future Of Virtualization And Its Potential Impact On Your Business |
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Larry Tabb
CEO and Founder
TABB Group |
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Randy Kelley
Director, Technology
Russell Investment Group |
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Mike Stolz
Vice President of Architecture
Gemstone Systems |
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- Examining conventional IT practices and how they've changed due to
increased virtualization
- Anticipating how virtualization will change the shape of the trading
floor as we now know it
- Uncovering potential fears and barriers as accepted standards shift
- What's next?
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| 12:15 |
Write Once, Use Anywhere: Transformational Credit Suisse
Enterprise 2.0 Platform |
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Prem Tadipatri
Director, Corporate Systems, CTO Group
Credit Suisse |
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- Produce and consume independently: Balanced consolidation and
federation on varied platforms to create hybrid best of breed virtual
offerings
- Employing the recommended set of Enterprise 2.0 architectural
guidelines, principles, and blueprints to maximize reuse
- The entranet ecosystem: External and internal SOA units working
together in a virtual workspace
- Bringing together proven existing systems, new and upcoming
products, here and now platforms, and external community
contributions to build virtual business offerings
- Following the path of integration and consolidation vs. migration and
re-tooling
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| 12:55 |
Lunch For All Attendees |
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| 1:55 |
Interactive Roundtable Discussions |
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Get talking! After a full morning of active listening and learning from
some of our featured speakers, you are invited to partake in small group
discussions with your fellow attendees.
You control your experience - choose the topic that is of most interest to
you, present your questions and concerns to your peers, and extend your
own perspective to the table. Each discussion is led by a knowledgeable
moderator who will introduce the subject at hand and facilitate the
discussion between all the participants.
Table #1: Examining Ways Virtualization Can Take Costs Out Of
Your Bottom Line
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Carl Freeman
Director, Technology
Merrill Lynch |
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Table #2: Just What Are The Pitfalls Of Implementing Virtualization
Technologies?
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Bernard Donefer
Associate Director, Subotnick Financial Services Center
Baruch-CUNY |
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Table #3: How Virtualization Can Expand Your Environment While
Consolidating Your Real Estate And Energy Footprint
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| 3:00 |
Conclusion Of Financial Technology Congress Virtualization Summit |
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