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| This topic reviews the BladeCenter family of offerings. Discussion elements include: BladeCenter value proposition, server blades and switching options, BladeCenter ecosystem elements, as well as advanced manageability with Open Fabric Manager. |
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| Dynamic Infrastructure |
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| Our planet is becoming more intelligent, more instrumented, and more interconnected day by day. And with these changes come amazing opportunities for society as a whole and for every business, institution and individual. But there are also challenges. To survive and prosper in this environment we must provide better service while managing the increased risk and reducing cost the of delivery. These are the environments, issues and technologies that we will discuss in this topic. |
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| Hosted Client Environment |
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| Gartner predicts that “desktop virtualization, has the potential to outstrip server virtualization” when it comes to overall ROI. And according to Yankee Group “2009 will be the year of desktop virtualization’. This topic examines the opportunities that today’s organizations have to improve security, simplify manageability and reduce the cost of their PC environment through the execution of a hosted/thin client implementation. Discussion elements include an architectural review and the strengths and limitations of the variety of different approaches available today... shared services, physical platforms and virtual hosted clients. |
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| IBM Systems Director Overview |
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| IBM® Systems Director 6.1 is a platform management foundation that streamlines the way physical and virtual systems are managed across a multi-system environment. It is an easy to use, point and click, simplified management solution. This session will position IBM Systems Director within the family of IBM systems management offerings, overview the components that comprise a Systems Director implementation and demonstrate the product in action. Demonstrations typically include various aspects of monitoring, updating, controlling, and configuring System x and BladeCenter servers. |
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| IBM System Storage Solutions |
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| This presentation will provide a review of storage trends and the IBM System Storage portfolio of offerings. The role of IBM storage in Dynamic Infrastructure through Information Infrastructure will be reinforced. IBM disk positioning will be discussed with assessments of key solutions XIV, DS family, and N series. Also included will be an overview and demonstration of software solutions providing virtualization and storage resource management - SAN Volume Controller and TotalStorage Productivity Center. Time permitting, advanced features providing end-toend solutions such as data deduplication and disaster recovery can be covered. |
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| IBM Energy Efficiency Initiative |
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| (includes tour) This topic reviews one of the most pressing challenges facing today’s IT executives: data center energy efficiency. IBM offers a comprehensive approach to helping organizations develop “Energy efficient and environmentally responsible green data centers” and is a key component of IBM’s Smarter Planet vision. This approach addresses 5 strategic business aspects of the green data center, including the physical infrastructure as well as the IT equipment, and can help a company regain power and cooling capacity, recapture resiliency and meet business needs—while dramatically reducing energy costs. |
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| Green Solutions Center Tour |
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| This tour may be standalone or combined with one of the topics above. The GSC showcases IBM and Partner technology for high density infrastructures in a energy efficient environment. |
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| System x for Dynamic Infrastructure |
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| This topic reviews IBM's focus on delivering server solutions for a dynamic infrastructure that improve service, reduce cost and manage risk. Discussion elements include: IBM innovative technologies, X-Architecture, management tools and a review of System x Scale Out/Scale Up server platforms. |
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| Server Consolidation |
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| This topic reviews the value of consolidation. It starts with three areas of consolidation approaches. Hardware performance, software scalability and virtualization technology. Then the discussion will focus on IBM’s virtualization strategy in the x86 server marketplace. The virtualization discussion overviews what IBM’s value add is to managing of virtual environments across multiple hyper visors and platforms. The module concludes with brief overview of the consolidation tools available from IBM including CDAT. |
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| x86 Server Technology Trends |
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| This topic reviews the key technology changes and trends effecting the x86 server segment from both an IBM and an independent industry view. Discussion elements include green computing, virtualization, risk management, etc. and x86 server technology evolution. |
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| X86 Virtualization Strategy |
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| As x86 based virtualization has become more established in the industry, the focus has shifted from simple consolidation projects to the role that virtualization is playing in the evolution of IT infrastructures toward more dynamic, more cloud based implementations. This presentation addresses that shift and then examines IBM’s role in delivering x86 virtualized solutions. It reviews the IBM partnership with industry leaders VMware, Microsoft, and the open source community. The relative merits of a scale up or scale out server platform for virtualization are discussed and mapped to the IBM product family. Finally, we examine the IBM focus on providing integrated virtualization management solutions. The virtualization management features of IBM Systems Director are demonstrated and Tivoli’s Usage and Accounting Manager are reviewed. |
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| IBM System Storage "Deep Dive" |
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| This offering provides the opportunity to discuss storage topics at a more technical, detailed level than normally covered in the standard presentation. Questions about assessment, design, implementation, installation, and operations can be explored. Applications may also be considered depending on accessibility in our demo environment. A workshop format is used for participants which may include hands-on activities. Due to the highly customized nature of the offering, two-weeks advance notice for scheduling is required. |
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