Virtualization
SQL Server Consolidation Through Virtualization
8:15 - 9:45 Sanjay Kaul, Microsoft
Session Level: 200–Intermediate
Audience: SQL Server DBAs, developers and Infrastructure engineers will benefit from this session. Application and project managers who are embarking on new projects and want to use virtualization for SQL Server but are skeptical will benefit from this session as well.
In the new economy, there is reduction in the IT budget and greater emphasis on optimized operations. Reduction in IT operation cost can be achieved through various means, one of which is virtualization. While virtualization offers an excellent way to provide a dynamic infrastructure, business continuity, lower cost of operations and lower energy costs, there are best practices to be followed to achieve the optimal performance and distribution benefits from virtualization. This session gives an overview of SQL Server virtualization and a peek into the best practices to be followed before you make the leap into virtualization.
"The Mercedes just got some new rims" An overview of Citrix XenApp 5.0 on Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Feature Pack 2
10:00 - 11:15 Dan Villanti, Benchmark Learning
Session Level: 300–Advanced
Audience: Network administrators or Applications administrators familiar with Remote Desktop Services (formerly known as Terminal Services)
Citrix's flagship product, XenApp, was released in version 5 with over 50 compelling features helping it stand apart as the number #1 choice amongst Terminal Server add-ons. With Feature Pack 2, Citrix upped the ante, giving us a brand-new option for dynamic application delivery, cost-saving "green" options for enterprise-class management and enhanced performance settings for the best user experience yet!
Come and see an overview of the top release-to-manufacturing features of XenApp 5 on 2008, followed by a run-down on the exciting Feature Pack 2 options, complete with demonstrations.
Myths Exposed – Microsoft Online Services
1:45 - 3:00 Craig Yellick, Alto Consulting and Training
Session Level: 100–Beginner
Audience: Any business decision maker looking for insights into Cloud Computing and/or Microsoft's Online Services initiative
Microsoft’s Online Services, centered around the rock-solid Business Productivity Online Suite, is available now and ready to meet the twin challenges of superior availability, reliability and security along with predictable and often greatly reduced costs. Attend this briefing with Craig Yellick, Alto’s Sr. Solutions Architect, to learn why your company is better off letting the experts manage commodity services like Exchange and SharePoint while you focus on growing your business. See how your IT staff remains in control and provides value to users instead of performing routine tasks behind the scenes.
Distilling the Cloud: SQL Server Azure
3:15 - 4:30 Lara Rubbelke, Microsoft
Session Level: 300–Advanced
Audience: Database professionals who are looking to better understand how to complement on-premise SQL Server with cloud services
SQL Azure Database is a cloud-based relational database service built on SQL Server technologies. Many organizations are eyeing this new services as a transforative technology to improve how they can better deliver application databases. This session will distill what SQL Azure is… and what it is not. We will discuss the direction of SQL Azure and demonstrate how to leverage cloud-based databases to complement those databases on-premise. Attendees will leave this session knowing how to set up, populate, manage and use databases and data hosted on SQL Azure.
