Microsoft’s September 8th Virtualization Launch steals the spotlight before VMworld 2008
September 2nd, 2008 | 
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Microsoft is throwing a free virtualization event next Monday. The September 8th Launch Event at the Meydenbauser Center in Bellevue, WA is obviously strategically timed to grab the world’s attention before VMware holds it’s annual VMworld conference the week after in Las Vegas. So, what does Microsoft have planned while they have the spotlight to themselves? The Microsoft Virtualization launch web page explains they are doing a lot!
“Find out how Windows Server 2008® with Hyper-V™, Microsoft System Center – including Virtual Machine Manager 2008 – and Microsoft Desktop and Application Virtualization allow you to deploy, manage and get VIRTUAL now like never before.
- Learn about Microsoft’s virtualization strategy and roadmap from senior Microsoft executives and industry analysts from Burton Group, Forrester Research and Greenmonk
- Hear from customers who have deployed Microsoft Virtualization products
- Get a free Microsoft Virtualization evaluation software kit*
- Visit the exhibit hall and test-drive the latest hardware and software solutions for a virtual environment from Microsoft and its partners.
- Take a technical deep dive by attending one of the conference sessions or hands-on labs.
- Join us at the closing launch party featuring the band Live.
This is a FREE event!”
With Keynotes from top Microsoft Executives mixed between Breakout Sessions covering
Hyper-V, Microsoft’s desktop virtualization, and hot virtualization topics like Green IT, DR, and security, Microsoft is packing a lot of content into one day. There are even Hands On Labs on the Agenda. How can one person possibly do all this in one day?!
I’m not going to be able to make it to Bellevue, but I am going to try to catch the online webcast at 9:00 am PST (Noon EST).
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