Virtualization Directions: A Virtual Conference Presented by Computerworld and InfoWorld

Virtualization promises countless benefits to the enterprise, from lower hardware and energy costs through server consolidation to enhanced business agility by providing a more flexible technology infrastructure. Virtualization also poses new challenges to IT, from the introduction of new technical and skills requirements to the need for new approaches and tools to manage, scale, and secure the virtualized environment.

Attend this online-only virtual event to discover how other IT executives are using virtualization to transform their server and desktop infrastructures, the challenges they've faced and the hurdles they've overcome, and the benefits that virtualization has brought to their IT companies. You'll not only gain tips and advice from real world implementations and case studies, you'll have unparalleled access to influential industry experts and the opportunity to network with peers and visit with vendors.

Virtualization Directions is a full-day conference & expo held entirely online. Through live presentations, a media center, and networking hub, attendees can gather information on the most important topics circulating around virtualization, including:

• Server virtualization planning and prep: Platform choice, hardware configuration, storage and networking considerations, physical to virtual migration.
• Getting management buy-in and support
• Green IT and energy conservation
• Virtualization gotchas: Hardware requirements, management and scalability issues, software licensing and support.
• Virtual desktop infrastructure: Overcoming technology and cultural issues to deliver business value.
• Securing virtual environments

Swap virtual business cards, download assets like whitepapers, watch and listen to engaging webcasts, search for your peers and use the match tool to identify peer networks - all without travel or cost! Attend Virtualization Directions -- live and virtual -- on October 22, 2008 (on-demand from October 23, 2008 to January 23, 2009).