April 30, 2009

This online summit will feature a full day of free, live webcast presentations by influential virtualization experts sharing the latest trends and best practice advice on topics including implementation, security, efficiency, and cost reduction. Audience members will be able to attend any or all webcasts, submit questions, and respond to presenter-led polls. All webcasts will also be immediately recorded for on-demand viewing.

Key Speakers:

• Winston Bumpus, DMTF
• Moshe Bar, Red Hat
• Chris Wolf, Burton Group
• Brian Duckering, Symantec
• Steve Kaplan, INX

Watch the Recorded Webcast

Title:  Virtualization Management Standards:  Enabling Interoperable Management in Virtual Environments

Abstract:  As organizations look to maximize investments in the heterogeneous data center, the issue of vendor interoperability comes to the fore. Capitalizing on multi-vendor industry standards is at the heart of any data center optimization effort. This session will address the challenges and opportunities in a multi-vendor environment, and explain how the DMTF's Virtualization Management Initiative (VMAN) and standards including the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) and the Virtualization Management Profiles will form the foundation of an interoperable end-to-end management strategy in today's distributed infrastructures.