Gartner Data Center Live

Let us Help you Measure Your Event ROI

Jim Carolan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:44:23 +0000

Once you’re back at work, remember to check your e-mail for own post-conference trip report. Within the next week, we’ll be sending you a PDF highlighting key conference recommendations, summaries of featured sessions and keynotes, interactive polling results and more. Share it with your team members.

Highlights of Wednesday’s Polling Results

Jim Carolan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:43:25 +0000

A6. Managing the Next-Generation Desktop
The audience was asked if hosted virtual desktops (HVDs) have lowered operational cost in their organization. Their response: 63% did not have HVDs; 21% indicated that labor costs haven’t been reduced, and 21% said labor costs haven’t changed.

B6. Is Amazon, Not VMware, the Future of Your Data Center?
When asked if their companies use Amazon’s EC2 for cloud computing, 67% said no; 14% indicated that they had tried it, but not formally.

C6. Navigating the IT Operations Management Vendor Landscape
What are your top 3 priority IT operations management tool investments for the coming budget year? Attendees responded with the following: Availability and performance management 24%; configuration management 19%; network management 12%, and asset management 11%.

D6. Best Practices in Data Center and Server Consolidation
In your experience, what has been the most difficult aspect of a server consolidation project? 57% of the audience identified internal politics; 16% cited workload co-existence issues.

F6. From E-Mail to Enterprise Information Archiving: The Past Is Just Beginning
Audience members were asked to describe their organizations’ approach to the management of social networking content (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn). 49% said that, even though they use social networks, they do not capture and archive the content and that they have no plans to do so; 39% said their organizations prohibit the use of social networking.

We Value Your Feedback

Jim Carolan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:42:14 +0000

Your feedback is a vital part of Gartner’s continuous drive for quality and improvement. That’s why we’re asking you to complete your Overall Evaluation Form before heading home. Return the completed evaluation to the Information Desk, located outside Octavius VII, and receive a complimentary gift from our staff. We appreciate your help and value your input!

Last call With Data Center Conference Sponsors

Jim Carolan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:41:22 +0000

Conference participants enjoyed a steady flow of food, fun and drink last night at six separate sponsor hospitality suites. Among the attractions: Sumo wrestlers, homage to Margaritaville and an early appearance by Santa Claus. Hosting sponsors included: APC by Schneider Electric, CA Technologies, Cisco Systems, Compellent, Intel and i/o.

Thursday Morning Keynotes

Jim Carolan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:37:11 +0000

Join us in Octavius 11 for our closing keynote during which Conference Chair Mike Chuba along with Gartner analysts will feature highlights from this year’s interactive polling results. Keynote will also be simulcast to the Augustus Ballroom.

Interactive Polling Results
Mike Chuba, Research VP; John Enck, Managing VP; Raymond Paquet, Managing VP; John Phelps, Research VP

What are your peers from across industries up to? How are they handling the challenges common to today’s Data Center and I&O executives? A key benefit of this year’s conference relates to how you understand your peers’ here-and-now concerns, vis-à-vis the live audience polling conduced in each track session and selected keynotes.

In this last keynote, Conference Chair Mike Chuba leads a panel of Gartner analysts to focus on the more interesting and significant findings that have emerged from the polling results across the past three days. Be sure to take notes. What you’ll hear will make for some interesting takeaways.

Discover how your colleagues have responded to such questions as:

• Which technologies will most affect your storage infrastructure over the next three years?

• Where are you with private cloud computing?

• What is the greatest facility problem with your primary data center?

• How much of your x86 server portfolio will you have virtualized by 2015?

If you miss any of this compelling presentation, view it online by accessing your Gartner Data Center Conference on Demand.

The Disaster Recovery Workshop 12:45 – 3:15 p.m. in Augustus 5

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Registration is open today 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Visit Gartner Solution Central

Jim Carolan — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:00:50 +0000

Gartner research provides deep and actionable insights on the key initiatives you are working on right now – virtualization, cloud computing, data center modernization strategies. What’s more, it’s tailored to your specific role and industry. Stop by Gartner Solution Central today and learn more about our extensive range of research and advisory services.

The Gartner Solution Central booth is located in Octavius Foyer outside the keynote room.

A Shout-out to Conference Alumni

Jim Carolan — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:05:25 +0000

Many of you have been supporting the conference and our analyst team for five years plus and have been our go-to source for constructive feedback on how to improve and expand conference content. That’s why we appreciated the opportunity to meet with you personally at Tuesday’s Alumni breakfast, hosted by Conference Chair Mike Chuba and at our post-keynote session with Dave Barry.

Reminder: If you haven’t used the Alumni lounge as a resource during the conference we encourage you to do so. It’s located in Emperor II.

Wednesday Morning Keynote

Jim Carolan — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:01:56 +0000

The New Realities of IT Investment
Raymond Paquet, Managing VP, Gartner

Time: 8:00-9:00 a.m.

In the wake of the global recession, Organizations must maintain costs, manage risk and drive innovation. See how this imperative – a difficult balancing act at best – will impact the way you identify, prioritize and execute IT-driven initiatives.