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The Virtualization Conference & Expo 2008 West, to be held November 20-21, 2008, announces that its Call for Papers is now open. Topics include all aspects of Virtualization (see suggested topics below).
Virtualization of distributed computing, of IT resources such as storage, bandwidth, and CPU cycles are all increasingly significantly in importance within enterprise IT; vrtualization can also apply to a range of system layers, including hardware-level virtualization, operating system level virtualization, and high-level language virtual machines. IDC has stated that the virtualization services market alone is going to reach $11.7 billion by 2011.
In short, Virtualization is fast becoming a key requirement for every server in the data center, enabling increased workloads in server consolidation projects, efficient software development and testing, resource management for dynamic data centers, application re-hosting and compatibility, and high-availability partitions.
Help with that transformation: submit your speaking proposal today.
Topics will include:
- Server Virtualization
- Desktop Virtualization
- File Virtualization
- The Future of the Virtual Enterprise
- Hosted Virtualization
- Para-virtualization
- Virtualization Hardware Support
- Hardware-level Virtualization
- Storage Virtualization
- Virtualization for Server Consolidation and Containment
- Windows Virtualization
- Utility Computing
- State of the Virtualization Services Market
Speaker Candidates
Ideal candidates are i-Technology experts who have first-hand experience in the deployment or implementation of all aspects of virtualization solution in the entreprise.
If you have something substantive, challenging, and original to offer, you are encouraged to submit a proposal. In the proposal, please highlight previous speaking engagements including classroom or course work. Please provide at least three references with respect to speaking ability, as well as contact information that will allow us to reach you to evaluate presentation skills. Past speakers do not need to provide references.
Benefits of Being a Member of the Virtualization Conference Faculty
Speakers will receive unprecedented visibility in pre-conference promotion in print and online. They will also receive exposure via the accompanying Virtualization Conference & Expo 2008 West conference portal for many months prior to and following the conference. Sessions may be recorded and made available via the Internet to a wider audience (at the discretion of SYS-CON Events). Speakers will have the benefit of attending the entire conference as our guest.
Guidelines for Submitting a Proposal
- All submissions become the property of SYS-CON Events.
- All conference sessions are vendor-neutral. Proprietary or confidential material should not be included.
Virtualization Conference & Expo is acknowledged to be the industry's most relevant conference program addressing the challenges and technology needs of today's business environment.
SYS-CON Events has a strong policy against using speaking opportunities for product pitching and undisclosed marketing goals (for marketing opportunities please email events@sys-con.com). All presentations must be submitted for review prior to the event. Be advised presentations that do not adhere to the above constraints will be removed from the line up.
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