http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/RSS/SessionList.aspx Gartner’s Infrastructure, Operations & Data Centre Summit will show you the path toward business orientation and transformation, delivering IT will achieve that elusive and always-wanted goal of business alignment. That means in-depth, up-to-the-minute research and recommendations on virtualisation and consolidation, disaster recovery and business continuity, power and cooling challenges, and much more. en-US Copyright 2009 Gartner, Inc. All rights reserved. Agenda Builder RSS Feed Generator v.3.10.0.12090 Gartner, Inc. kiosk.admin@gartner.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:27:57 GMT 300 http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=806 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 07:30 - (10 hr, 30 min) Gartner Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:36:08 GMT Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=785 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 08:30 - Server virtualisation is rapidly becoming the default – most large enterprises have started deployments, and penetration doubles each year. VMware has dominated the x86 market, but other alternatives are emerging. The market is boiling with change – good choices and planning is important. (1 hr) Phillip R. Sargeant Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:45:15 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=786 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 08:30 - There are fundamental principles of running a business such as understanding who your customers are, and developing and marketing well-defined services that satisfy customer needs at market competitive prices. Running IT operations with the rigor and discipline of a business will help enable the enterprise to be successful. In this presentation, we will explore pragmatic ways to move to running IT operations like a business for the business. (1 hr) Cameron Haight Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:48:29 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=787 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 08:30 - The data centre of the future will be very different from a current data centre. We will see a pivotal intersection of Energy, Green IT, Virtualisation and optimisation forces creating a new data centre - one that behaves like a living organism. (1 hr) Rakesh Kumar Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:02:10 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=815 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 09:45 - Today IT vendors and enterprise IT customers are bound together by mutually reinforcing value propositions. However, a serious of discontinuities is emerging – cloud computing, the re-positioning of intellectual property management and consumer-driven design-centric product development. Taken together these trends will redefine decades old assumptions on the role that vendor and user play in the industry’s value chain forcing each to redesign production and consumption models. (1 hr) Brian Prentice Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:09:46 GMT Keynote Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=807 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:45 - (30 min) Gartner Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:00:14 GMT Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=823 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:15 - Greg Boorer will present CDC’s technologically superior state-of-art facilities that reduce use of power by 50% and save up to 40,000L of water each day. Outlining the benefits of these efficiencies, the hot aisle containment design, and the secure and scalable four zone systems that give clients flexibility in planning their data centre requirements. (30 min) Greg Boorer Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:25:31 GMT Solution Provider Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=824 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:15 - HP has been leading the industry in both reducing the carbon footprint of our own data centers. Understand how HP reduced its own energy costs, remove capacity-related obstacles to growth, mitigated risk and optimised the use of energy, floor space and cooling infrastructure—while lessening its environmental impact. Leverage the practical experience learned through HP’s own data centre. (30 min) HP Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:14 GMT Solution Provider Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=825 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:15 - The session will explore how we can move from a physical machine and in fact should we for all applications, to a virtual machine, how we can apply policy to these virtual systems to reduce management overheads and ensure we can meet SLA's, DR cut-overs etc by in an automated manner. (30 min) Paul Kangro Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:14 GMT Solution Provider Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=822 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:15 - Whilst application/server virtualisation in the datacentre is becoming the de-facto standard this is only part of the storey. Hear how NetApp storage vastly improves asset utilisation through virtualisation of physical capacity and application of intelligent storage capabilities to specific data sets. (30 min) Rob Waite Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:14 GMT Solution Provider Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=788 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:55 - Technologies and architectures matter when designing a cost and operationally efficient storage infrastructure. Gartner examines the technology and emerging architectural trends that are fundamental to addressing increased data growth, meeting SLAs within budget limitations and maintaining organisational sanity in a complex and chaotic environment. (1 hr) Roger W. Cox Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:58:33 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=789 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:55 - The concept of service level agreements (SLAs) is well-understood by IT infrastructure and operations organisations, but many still struggle with turning theory into reality by crafting SLAs that effectively manage business expectations. In this session, we will discuss successful strategies for creating SLAs that will effectively propel IT to deliver services that the business will value. (1 hr) John P. Roberts Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:03:05 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=790 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:55 - As organisations look to develop or expand their risk management activities, positioning business continuity management (BCM) as a leading event brings strong management commitment early to the process, thereby smoothing the way for a more complete long-term approach to IT risk management. This session will look at how BCM can be positioned as a risk management activity, as well as the state of the practice today. (1 hr) Steve Bittinger Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:06:56 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=808 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:55 - (50 min) Gartner Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:01:11 GMT Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=791 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 13:45 - Client computing is about connecting users to applications, but devices get in the way. The “footprint” on the device where your applications work must be managed and secured, but diversity makes this hard: some are not yours to manage, while rapidly changing mobile devices present a moving target for applications. Amidst this chaos, technology offers new hope. Virtualisation will liberate those device footprints, turning them into more predictable bubbles of software. By removing device hardware from the equation, you will gain flexibility and new ways to manage the growing influx of consumer technologies. (1 hr) Annette Jump Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:10:52 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=792 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 13:45 - Performance and availability management tools innovation continues to push the value from a reactive to a predictive state, enabling IT operations to take the appropriate actions to prevent a potential outage. At the same time, market consolidation of many of the best-of-breed technologies within the larger IT operations management vendor portfolios often acts to reduce technological advancement. (1 hr) David Williams Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:08:07 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=793 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 13:45 - x86 servers running Windows/Linux and virtualisation are clearly mainstream technologies with strong futures. But equally interesting are "fringe" technologies that have the potential for acceptance. This includes using Apple hardware for Windows Server (and Linux) virtualisation, servers with multiple processor types, deskside clusters and more. This presentation will look at both the mainstream and fringe futures of server technology. (1 hr) Phillip R. Sargeant Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:12:45 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=827 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 14:55 - …using virtualization to improve overall data centre performance. Today’s CIO’s are faced with increasing challenges from rapidly escalating power costs, constraint on space, technology costs and increasingly demanding security requirements. This presentation uses case studies to demonstrate Macquarie Telecom’s approach to meeting the two competing goals – taking a greener approach to power use and meeting the more demanding needs of today’s data centre clients. (30 min) Olaf Moon Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:14 GMT Solution Provider Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=828 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 14:55 - Oracle has publicised its internal IT operational and business transformation for many years and how this has helped with massive reduction in operational costs. The key technology and process change enablers are heavily focused on standardisation of process and the adoption of specific systems management software and procedures, which Oracle has captured as differentiating capability and built into its software. (30 min) Michael Counsel Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:14 GMT Solution Provider Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=821 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 14:55 - ENERGY LOGIC helps IT and facility managers make decisions about optimising energy use and minimising critical resource constraints - power, cooling and space. Energy Logic centres on "the cascade effect" by which one Watt saved at the processor level can save an average total of 2.84 Watts in energy consumption. (30 min) Mark Deguara Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:14 GMT Solution Provider Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=809 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 15:25 - (25 min) Gartner Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:02:11 GMT Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=794 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 15:50 - Is the mainframe dead? It appears not and indeed the platform is becoming increasingly critical for certain workloads. This presentation covers the role of the mainframe in the emerging server topology. (1 hr) Rakesh Kumar Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:16:34 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=782 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 15:50 - Server virtualisation provides substantial benefits to IT organisations seeking to reduce costs and improve their operational agility. But this virtualisation comes with a price – making an already complex IT infrastructure often even more challenging to manage. In this session we will look at how server virtualisation technology is impacting traditional IT operations disciplines across the ITIL spectrum (such as configuration, capacity and problem management) and offer recommendations of how these practice areas need to evolve given today’s new virtual reality. (1 hr) Cameron Haight Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:09:02 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=795 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 15:50 - The need for 24x7 application availability and protection against site disaster is mandatory for critical business processes. The availability of lower-cost technology is enabling the implementation of disaster recovery strategies by a broader segment of enterprises on a worldwide basis. This presentation examines technology trends, strategies to reduce the cost of disaster recovery, data recovery architectures, best practices associated with disaster recovery and more. (1 hr) Roger W. Cox Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:23:08 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=796 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 17:00 - (1 hr) Dr Karl Kruszelnicki Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:26:05 GMT Keynote Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=810 Tuesday, May 06, 2008 18:00 - (1 hr) Gartner Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:02:54 GMT Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=811 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 08:00 - (8 hr) Gartner Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:06:24 GMT Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=797 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 08:30 - Now that voice and multi-media communications are appearing as a ‘feature’ in the ‘Big 4’ IT platforms from Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle, many businesses will look to their enterprise IT systems providers to deliver communications from within their applications. Users can expect to be supported in browsing activity with voice delivered by ‘clicking’ within documents or IT applications. This development will change the balance of power from traditional telecom providers like Telstra and Optus and network equipment suppliers such as Cisco, Avaya, Nortel, NEC and others towards a new but disparate group of trusted IT providers in search, operating systems, portals and applications with high mind share like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. We examine the nature of this re-alignment in the role of infrastructure and operations in the data centre, forecast the development trends, name the players and show how enterprises should approach this emerging global discontinuity. (1 hr) Geoff Johnson Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:33:53 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=783 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 08:30 - Configuration management databases (CMDBs) continue to be a high-profile initiative, promising to enable IT to have an IT services view for improved impact analysis to reduce risk and improve availability. Success will be fleeting or, worse, non-existent unless several prerequisites are met for key processes and organisational alignment. This presentation dispels CMDB hype and provides insight into what is needed to achieve success or run the risk of having to repeat the investment again! This presentation discusses what to do strategies and what not to do hurdles, as well as a focus on the emerging set of CMDB tools. (1 hr) Cameron Haight Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:00:58 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=798 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 08:30 - The choices for tier two and tier three storage for content and archiving are broader than just content addressable storage (CAS) and tape. Do you really need to buy something just for archiving? How does the selection of software fit into the equation? (1 hr) Roger W. Cox Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:37:09 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=816 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 08:30 - Attracting and retaining the right staff and skills for IT organisations is becoming a pressing issue. In this roundtable we’ll explore best practices to attracting talent, the changing skill mix required, and discuss what makes a desirable workplace to improve staff retention levels and productivity. Please note this session is limited to a maximum of 10 end-user participants. Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Please book online through the 'Your Event’ tab or register onsite at the Summit. (1 hr) John P. Roberts Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:23:02 GMT Analyst/User Roundtable http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=820 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 09:40 - With annual data growth rates of 50 to 60 percent, the amount of information stored in organisations today has reached epic proportions. And there’s no slowdown in sight. Hear how Corporate Express were able to dramatically reduce their ongoing storage and backup costs by combining a tiered service methodology with new data reduction/illumination technologies. (30 min) Mark Jones Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:14 GMT Solution Provider Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=829 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 09:40 - "How many business discoveries today involve the restoration of data from backup, despite having an archiving solution? Is this because the archiving solution can’t capture all the data required for retention? This presentation provides the data manager with full details on a cost effective unified solution to a long term problem, facilitating ease of data management, recovery, accessibility, and flexibility." (30 min) CommVault Systems Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:14 GMT Solution Provider Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=819 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 09:40 - Business IT alignment has been spoken about since the 1980’s and in 2007 it was still ranked as the number 1 priority for CIOs. Are we setting ourselves an objective that is not practical to achieve? This presentation will provide seven practical steps to achieving a business IT integration. (30 min) Rafi Katanasho Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:14 GMT Solution Provider Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=826 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 09:40 - It is estimated that Rightsizing can reduce energy consumption in the data centre by as much as 50%. Modular, scalable and flexible physical infrastructure is the key. Learn how emerging technologies can address energy issues, increase efficiencies, reduce costs and help you go green at the same time. (30 min) Mark Roberts Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:14 GMT Solution Provider Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=812 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:10 - (25 min) Gartner Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:32:12 GMT Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=799 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:35 - Failure to improve the actual or perceived impact of IT on the environment could have serious business ramifications for end user organisations, technology providers and the wider ICT ecosystem. What is the true impact of IT on the environment and what is the hype? In this panel session, our Premier Sponsors will discuss the reality of the environmental challenges and opportunities for a more efficient IT organisation. (1 hr) Matthew J Boon, Rakesh Kumar Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:39:59 GMT Keynote Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=800 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:45 - Most organisations are trying to decide whether to move to Windows Vista or Office 2007 or already planning their migrations. As the most fundamental and potentially disruptive desktop infrastructure projects organisations consider, making the right decisions and avoiding the pitfalls of doing the project wrong can be the difference between success and disaster. (1 hr) Annette Jump Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:46:30 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=784 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:45 - IT operations process automation , or run book automation (RBA), has emerged as a way to automate, through workflows, IT operational tasks across different IT operations disciplines in support of IT management processes to increase IT operations efficiencies and support critical IT initiatives, such as ITIL, server and storage provisioning, disaster recovery, fault remediation and change management. Many major IT operations management vendors and a growing number of small, emerging vendors are now providing and developing RBA products that design, build, orchestrate and administer the automation of IT operations processes. (1 hr) David Williams Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:03:51 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=801 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:45 - Every organisation struggles with their backup/recovery practice. The server farm, number of applications and the network infrastructure have grown tremendously in recent years, but often the backup approach has not kept the pace. Now IT organisations are being asked to protect remote office and mobile employees as well. Learn what new technologies are available to help you better address your current and upcoming recovery challenges. Also find out where the backup market is headed in the future. (1 hr) Phillip R. Sargeant Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:58:53 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=817 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:45 - Running the IT organisation as a business includes managing the associated risks to the business, and planning how to keep the business running in the event of a disaster or extended disruption. At this end-user roundtable, come and share your experiences of what works and what doesn't in the area of business continuity management. Please note this session is limited to a maximum of 10 end-user participants. Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Please book online through the 'Your Event’ tab or register onsite at the Summit. (1 hr) Steve Bittinger Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:28:04 GMT Analyst/User Roundtable http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=813 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:45 - (45 min) Gartner Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:19:56 GMT Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=802 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 13:30 - Key volume hardware markets face apparent saturation. Standardisation and competition are driving commoditisation across a range of hardware products. Globalisation is opening new, lower-margin markets but also bringing new, lower-margin competitors into play. The future promises diminishing returns for IT hardware suppliers – or does it? As the rules of competition change, we investigate how your hardware suppliers will need to adapt. (1 hr) Matthew J Boon Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:25:13 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=803 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 13:30 - Many IT infrastructure and operations groups struggle with how to organise and how to justify their staffing needs. They reorganise frequently in an attempt to overcome specific problems, only to find they are experiencing a whole new set of issues. In this presentation we will discuss how to proactively optimise your IT infrastructure and operations organisation structure, justify required staffing levels and develop people with the new skills required for success. (1 hr) John P. Roberts Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:25:42 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=804 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 13:30 - Data centre’s are experiencing a significant increase in demand for power and for cooling resulting in a sharp rise in costs and operational difficulties. In this presentation, we examine the underlying problems and suggest practical solutions to deal with the problems. (1 hr) Rakesh Kumar Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:26:10 GMT Gartner Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=818 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 13:30 - As IT organisations accelerate the adoption of server virtualisation technology, many are finding that their existing design, test and operational processes and procedures need to be updated. In this discussion, we will examine how virtualisation impacts the supporting IT organisation and determine if there are methodologies that can assist enterprises with this new infrastructure development. Please note this session is limited to a maximum of 10 end-user participants. Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Please book online through the 'Your Event’ tab or register onsite at the Summit. (1 hr) Cameron Haight Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:26:41 GMT Analyst/User Roundtable http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=814 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 14:30 - (20 min) Gartner Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:28:58 GMT Session http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/DC3A/WebPages/SessionDetail.aspx?EventSessionId=805 Wednesday, May 07, 2008 14:50 - Meet the Gartner analysts at their best - adhoc on stage. Get the latest information on the Infrastructure & Operations markets to help you deliver efficient and business aligned IT. Ask questions about vendors or tools. Hear the Gartner position on the technology providers relevant to your immediate requirements – unscripted, unfiltered, unbiased. (1 hr) Matthew J Boon, Roger W. Cox, Cameron Haight, Geoff Johnson, Annette Jump Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:27:22 GMT Keynote Session