Conference Program
9:00am-10:00am
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Lambert |
Getting on the Same Page: What is
Desktop Virtualization?
Natalie Lambert, Director Product
Marketing, Citrix Systems
There are many promised benefits to the
organization of Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure and leading analysts are
promoting huge growth. At the same
time, there is some confusion as to what
Virtual Desktop is, what the different
types are and what the exact benefits
are to the extended enterprise.
In this session attendees
will learn:
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How desktop
virtualization works
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About the differences
between VDI, terminal server, OS
streaming, client hypervisors,
client-based virtual machines
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The business benefits
of desktop virtualization
10:30am-11:30am
|
Hawke |
How to Understand the
Pros and Cons of Desktop Virtualization
Sandy Hawke, Senior
Director, Product Marketing, BigFix
Desktop Virtualization
has a lot of promise, but it is
important to understand the reality of
the undertaking. While there are some
similarities between desktop and server
virtualization, there are many
differences.
When making a move to
Virtual Desktop platform, IT executives
and management should consider
advantages and disadvantages:
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There are
exponentially more desktops than
servers to support
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Since server
virtualization teams may not be
responsible for virtual desktop,
desktop groups may need to rethink
their strategy for patching,
management, software distribution,
etc
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Desktop challenges
may include uniqueness of end-user
images
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How to handle one-off
machines in different departments
that may need to be patched/managed
separately
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In certain
environments (universities) it might
be a challenge to lock down the PCs
since there are different groups
being supported
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The costs of network
and storage additions/enhancements
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In a virtual desktop
environment hardware can be
stretched out longer
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With less hardware
there is less ‘break and fix’
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Significantly less IT
staff time spent fixing machines
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Easier patching and
management in some environments
11:30am-12:30pm
Virtual Desktop Project
Planning: How to Design, Modify and
Implement
Ron Oglesby, Chief
Solution Architect,
Unidesk
|
Oglesby |
Organizations with local,
national and international presences all
have distributed PCs that need to be
managed, updated, secured, etc. VDI can
help alleviate many of these concerns.
At the same time, by mid 2010, many
enterprises will be looking to make a
move to Windows 7. These two areas
might make the timing right to move
forward with virtual desktop for many
organizations.
But how do you integrate
desktop virtualization into your
environment?
In this session attendees
will learn how:
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To develop a
checklist that includes: Delivery
options, costs, power and cooling,
network load, organizational
structure, user and application
mismatch
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Start with a desktop
environment assessment to understand
into the scope, size and impact of a
virtual desktop infrastructure
implementation.
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How to design and
modify your hardware and software
environment
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Virtual desktop can
help manage your distributed
environment
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The impact of Windows
7 and how virtual desktop can
support a potential rollout
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The time and
involvement of your staff to make
sure the rollouts of both go
smoothly
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How to avoid pitfalls
with virtual desktop implementation
1:30pm-2:30pm
|
Khnaser |
How to Modify Your DR Plan
to Include Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure
Elias Khnaser, Practice Manager,
Artemis Technology
Disaster Recovery &
Business Continuity are always top of
mind with IT professionals.
How should you refine
your DR/BC plan with migrating to a
desktop virtualization environment and
what should you include?
In this session,
attendees will learn:
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How to analyze your
changing environment, processes and
business/technology requirements
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How to handle diverse
data pools supporting the desktop,
operating systems and user data
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How to centralize,
secure and manage the data
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How to back up all
virtual desktops and user data
directly keeping a daily history of
every
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How to automate
disaster recovery
3:00pm-4:00pm
|
Moffat |
Desktop Virtualization
Security: Understanding the Benefits and
the Risks
Edward
Moffat, Virtual Desktop Solutions
Architect, Oracle (on behalf of Agilysys)
Desktop virtualization
promises enhanced security against
malware and data leaks. Many claim
that the real advantage is that data
location and processing is done
centrally. Others mention that not
having to worry about machines walking
out the door can help preclude
intellectual property from falling into
the wrong hands.
At the same time, there
might be others attacks that are looking
to target virtual machines.
In this session,
attendees will learn how to develop a
plan that covers the following:
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Tools and techniques
exist to test the isolation provided
by desktop virtualization?
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How to evaluate the
security of a desktop virtualization
environment
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Are ease-of-use and
integration with the host operating
system always inversely proportional
to security?
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Are there ease-of-use
features that should be disabled to
provide higher security?
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How to prevent
attacks are targeting virtual
machines
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How to detect
unauthorized virtual machine
deployment?
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What other security
threats are out there in virtualized
environment
4:00pm-5:00pm
How Enterprises are
Leveraging Desktop Virtualization and
Avoiding Pitfalls
Moderator:
Don Krueger, Senior Consultant of
Virtualization,
GlassHouse
Technologies
Panelists
will include:
Annur Sumar,
Infrastructure Architect, Duff & Phelps
David Goldstein,
Enterprise Technology Strategist,
Health Care Service Corporation
Nick Schmidt, Senior Manager,
Information Systems, CDW Corporation
and other professionals from IT
departments sharing experiences and
lessons learned
In this session,
attendees will learn how IT departments
are using virtual desktop to the benefit
of their enterprises. Topics that will
be covered include:
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Costs savings
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Where those savings
are being redistributed
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How IT is driving
more value for the organization
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How to handle
implementation issues
