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May 12 - 14, 2008
The JW Marriott Starr Pass
Tucson Resort & Spa
Tucson, Arizona
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
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TECHNOLOGY VENDORS:
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BladeSystems Insight Agenda
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Monday May 12th
10:45 - 11:45am Golf Registration
12:00 - 5:00pm - Shotgun Golf Tourament
3:00 - 7:30pm - Executive and Vendor Registration
6:00 - 6:30pm - Orientation for Vendor Partners
6:30 - 7:45 pm - Opening Keynote Presentations
Featuring IBM end-user keynote
Featuring HP end-user keynote
7:45 - 10:00pm - Welcome Reception “Under the Stars”
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Tuesday May 13th
7:00 - 8:05am - Breakfast Featuring Analyst Keynote
7:30 - 8:10am - Analyst Keynote "Implementing the New Data Center: Consolidated, Converged, Virtualized & Automated"
Anil Vasudeva, Founder, President & Chief Analyst, IMEX Research
8:10 - 9:00am - Blade Server Vendor Panel Featuring executives from IBM, HP, Dell, Intel and Supermicro
9:10 - 11:10am - Case Study Presentations
11:20 - 12:00pm - Panel: Power & Cooling in Today’s Data Center Featuring executives from APC, Emerson, Eaton, IBM, HP and Dell
Moderated by Jonathan Eunice, Principal IT Advisor, Illuminata
12:00 - 12:55pm - Intel Luncheon Keynote:The Greening of IT presented by Allyson Klein, Eco-Technology Initiative Manager
12:55 - 1:25pm - Analyst Presentation - Blade Systems for Next Generation Data Centers: Finding the Way to Green
Jerald Murphy, Senior Vice President and Director of Research for Robert Frances Group
1:30 - 2:00 pm - The Green Grid Presentation:Energy Efficiency in the Data Center Presented by Member, Board of Directors, The Green Grid
2:05 - 3:05pm - Case Study Presentations
3:15 - 3:50pm - Keynote: Changing Landscape of Virtualization Barb Goldworm, President & Chief Analyst Focus Consulting
3:50 - 4:30pm - Panel: The Next Step in Virtualization Where do we go from here? Featuring Executives from Emulex, Cisco and Intel
Moderated by. Barb Goldworm, President & Chief Analyst Focus Consulting
4:30 - 7:00pm - Demonstration & Meeting Zone Sponsor Exhibits & Demonstration Area
One on One Vendor - IT Executive Meetings One on One Meetings with Industry Analysts
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Wednesday May 14th
7:00 - 8:00am - Breakfast Featuring World Premiere from Emerson
8:00 - 8:50am - Panel: Recipes for Success:Implementing Major Virtualization Projects Featuring executives from Egenera, IBM Dell and HP
Moderated by Barb Goldworm, President & Chief Analyst Focus Consulting
9:00 - 11:10am - Case Study Presentations
11:20 - 11:50pm - World Premiere from APC
11:50 - 12:45pm - Supermicro Luncheon Keynote
12:50 - 1:20pm - Panel: Networking & Infrastructure Featuring executives from Broadcom, Blade Network Technologies, NetXen, NetEffect and Cisco
Moderated by Jerald Murphy, Senior Vice President and Director of Research for Robert Frances Group
1:25 - 1:50 pm - World Premiere Presentation from Eaton
2:00 - 3:40pm - Case Study Presentations
3:50 - 4:30pm - Green Storage Initiative Panel Moderated by Rob Peglar from the SNIA Board of Directors, Featuring executives from Brocade, 3PAR and Microsoft
4:30 - 6:30pm - Demonstration & Meeting Zone Sponsor Exhibits & Demonstration Area
One on One Vendor - IT Executive Meetings One on One Meetings with Industry Analysts
7:00 - 7:30pm - Celebration Dinner Cocktail Reception
7:30 - 10:00pm - Celebration Dinner & Awards Banquet Featuring “2008 BladeSystems Insight” Awards and Special Entertainment
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