Virtualization Deployment Summit Virtual Pressroom

Published: January 21, 2008 | Updated: January 23, 2008

The Microsoft Virtualization Deployment Summit is a two-day, private technical conference of 300 Microsoft customers and partners that are early adopters of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and the next version of System Center Virtual Machine Manager. More information about Microsoft virtualization technologies and solutions can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization.

Webcast: Live Keynote from the Microsoft Virtualization Deployment Summit
Live: Jan. 22, 2008, 8–10 a.m. PST
Microsoft executives articulate an expanded role for virtualization as a key enabler of its Dynamic IT vision and outline a companywide strategy to accelerate broad adoption of virtualization.

Webcast Archive 300K | 500K

Keynote speakers include:

Larry Orecklin, General Manager, System Center and Virtualization, Microsoft

Simon Yates, Vice President and Research Director, Forrester Research Inc.

Bob Muglia, Senior Vice President, Server and Tools Business, Microsoft

Shanen Boettcher, General Manager of Windows Product Management, Microsoft

Customer panel Q&A moderated by Larry Orecklin

Press Material

Media Alert: Virtualization News Expected at Microsoft Virtualization Deployment Summit (Jan. 21, 2008)

Microsoft Announces Vision and Strategy to Accelerate Virtualization Adoption (Jan. 21, 2008)

Microsoft and Citrix Expand Alliance to Deliver Virtualization Solutions from Desktops to Datacenters (Jan. 21, 2008)

Exec Memo from Bob Muglia

Fact Sheet

January 2008: Microsoft Virtualization Solution Accelerators (.doc file, 79 KB)

Case Studies

Alamance Regional Medical Center: Speed complex application deployments and upgrades, while reducing costs.

Fontys Hogescholen: Provide instant, flexible application access to widely distributed user base, while improving total cost of ownership

Midas: Automotive Services Retailer Shrinks Data Center By Half, Cuts Operational Costs

Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC): Speed complex application deployments and upgrades, while reducing costs

Kroll Factual Data: Leading Provider of Customized Business Information Streamlines Managerial Load

Kroll Factual Data: Information Provider Cuts Costs and Improves Disaster Recovery with Virtual Machines

Swedish Medical Center: Create a centrally managed environment that supports quick roll-out of enterprise applications and enables easy roaming for users

Voca: Cost-effective delivery and easy management of applications across multi-site operations.

Blog Posts

Windows Server Team blog

Virtualization Team blog

STB News Bytes

System Center

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Team blog

SoftGrid blog

Terminal Services blog

Windows Vista Team blog


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