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Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management Conference 2015 December 7 — 10 | Las Vegas, NV gartner.com/us/datacenter
The Enterprise-Defined Data Center: Focusing on Business Outcomes Hot topics by track
Ten agenda tracks
A
NEW TRACK! Creating and Sustaining an Agile Infrastructure The pressure to deliver business solutions more quickly to market, and I&O’s role supporting that, has never been greater. This track helps I&O leaders optimize their data center strategies and evolve to become a valued strategic partner to the business and meet the needs of external customers.
– Bimodal IT
B
Achieving IT Operations Excellence in a Fast-Moving World IT operations management works “behind the curtain” in many IT organizations, ensuring that infrastructure components are operational, business applications remain available and users are satisfied. This track guides I&O leaders through new ways of evaluating and investing in technology, maturity, process improvement and IT service management.
– Business dashboards
C
Data Center Modernization: Staying Agile in Chaotic Times The value proposition of the traditional data center is undergoing increased scrutiny. This track helps define the path data center managers must chart — both near- and longer-term — to drive forward initiatives for cost optimization and facilities planning.
– Colocation options
D
Navigating the Journey to Cloud-Delivered Services Cloud computing is now a mainstream component of enterprise IT, but confusion over it still runs rampant. This track helps attendees build and progress their cloud strategy as they move toward a digital business.
– Cloud security
E
Enabling End Users in the Digital Workplace Mobile and endpoint computing continue on paths of accelerated change, transforming the way organizations operate and compete. This track helps IT leaders and planners develop their roadmaps for future endpoint computing investments, aligning those plans with digital workplace initiatives.
– Enterprise mobility management
3 ways to register
Web: gartner.com/us/datacenter
– DevOps – Software-defined
– IT service management – Network management
– Data center facilities – Data center sourcing
– Containers – Cloud migration
– Application delivery and management – Windows 10 planning
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1 866 405 2511
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Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management Conference 2015 December 7 — 10 | Las Vegas, NV gartner.com/us/datacenter
Hot topics by track
F
The Future of Servers in a Bimodal World Massive changes are affecting the server equipment used in today’s data centers. This track examines the competitive landscape of the complex server marketplace, including the Windows, Unix, Linux and z/OS markets.
– Hyperconverged systems
G
Emerging Trends in Networking and Communications Enterprise network organizations continue to initiate new projects focused on modernizing and transforming solutions to become more efficient and responsive to new business needs. This track helps I&O leaders and their teams understand where to allocate time and resources in the next two to three years.
– Software-defined networking
H
Addressing the Need to Store and Protect More Data Storage can be more agile and elastic, and better integrated between on-premises and cloud environments in order to support trends like bimodal IT. This track offers advice to improve your storage practice, including new methods and techniques.
– Flash and solid-state arrays
I
IT Leadership — Professional Development for You and Your Staff Digital business is forcing I&O leaders to re-examine their role, as well as the other roles within the organization. The presentations and workshops in this track assist I&O leaders in maximizing the contributions of every individual in the organization — including themselves!
– Attracting, developing and retaining IT personnel
The Ongoing Opportunity for IT Cost and Value Optimization I&O leaders and their teams continually seek ways to better control IT costs and get the best ROI. This track focuses on I&O costs, vendor management, and value optimization opportunities and best practices.
– Vendor negotiations
J
– Server virtualization – IBM mainframe
– Application delivery controllers – The future of data center networking
– Software-defined storage – Backup/recovery
– Changing the culture – Building business acumen
– Economics of BYOD – IT financial management
Two virtual tracks Software-Defined Everything — Achieving Higher Levels of Efficiency and Flexibility Software-defined anything (SDx) is a collective term for the effort to abstract conventional, proprietary vendor hardware and software-specific implementations so that users have less hardware lock-in. This virtual track gives attendees the opportunity scrutinize SDx and determine where the concept is more developed (in terms of realized benefits) versus where it remains nascent. Hot Topics for Midsize Organizations This virtual track is composed of sessions dedicated to issues faced by smaller organizations, as well as general audience sessions containing content that is particularly applicable to them.
3 ways to register
Web: gartner.com/us/datacenter
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1 866 405 2511
© 2015 Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Gartner is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. or its affiliates. For more information, email [email protected] or visit gartner.com.
The Enterprise-Defined Data Center: Focusing on Business Outcomes Hot topics by track
Ten agenda tracks
A
NEW TRACK! Creating and Sustaining an Agile Infrastructure The pressure to deliver business solutions more quickly to market, and I&O’s role supporting that, has never been greater. This track helps I&O leaders optimize their data center strategies and evolve to become a valued strategic partner to the business and meet the needs of external customers.
– Bimodal IT
B
Achieving IT Operations Excellence in a Fast-Moving World IT operations management works “behind the curtain” in many IT organizations, ensuring that infrastructure components are operational, business applications remain available and users are satisfied. This track guides I&O leaders through new ways of evaluating and investing in technology, maturity, process improvement and IT service management.
– Business dashboards
C
Data Center Modernization: Staying Agile in Chaotic Times The value proposition of the traditional data center is undergoing increased scrutiny. This track helps define the path data center managers must chart — both near- and longer-term — to drive forward initiatives for cost optimization and facilities planning.
– Colocation options
D
Navigating the Journey to Cloud-Delivered Services Cloud computing is now a mainstream component of enterprise IT, but confusion over it still runs rampant. This track helps attendees build and progress their cloud strategy as they move toward a digital business.
– Cloud security
E
Enabling End Users in the Digital Workplace Mobile and endpoint computing continue on paths of accelerated change, transforming the way organizations operate and compete. This track helps IT leaders and planners develop their roadmaps for future endpoint computing investments, aligning those plans with digital workplace initiatives.
– Enterprise mobility management
3 ways to register
Web: gartner.com/us/datacenter
– DevOps – Software-defined
– IT service management – Network management
– Data center facilities – Data center sourcing
– Containers – Cloud migration
– Application delivery and management – Windows 10 planning
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1 866 405 2511
© 2015 Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Gartner is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. or its affiliates. For more information, email [email protected] or visit gartner.com.
Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management Conference 2015 December 7 — 10 | Las Vegas, NV gartner.com/us/datacenter
Hot topics by track
F
The Future of Servers in a Bimodal World Massive changes are affecting the server equipment used in today’s data centers. This track examines the competitive landscape of the complex server marketplace, including the Windows, Unix, Linux and z/OS markets.
– Hyperconverged systems
G
Emerging Trends in Networking and Communications Enterprise network organizations continue to initiate new projects focused on modernizing and transforming solutions to become more efficient and responsive to new business needs. This track helps I&O leaders and their teams understand where to allocate time and resources in the next two to three years.
– Software-defined networking
H
Addressing the Need to Store and Protect More Data Storage can be more agile and elastic, and better integrated between on-premises and cloud environments in order to support trends like bimodal IT. This track offers advice to improve your storage practice, including new methods and techniques.
– Flash and solid-state arrays
I
IT Leadership — Professional Development for You and Your Staff Digital business is forcing I&O leaders to re-examine their role, as well as the other roles within the organization. The presentations and workshops in this track assist I&O leaders in maximizing the contributions of every individual in the organization — including themselves!
– Attracting, developing and retaining IT personnel
The Ongoing Opportunity for IT Cost and Value Optimization I&O leaders and their teams continually seek ways to better control IT costs and get the best ROI. This track focuses on I&O costs, vendor management, and value optimization opportunities and best practices.
– Vendor negotiations
J
– Server virtualization – IBM mainframe
– Application delivery controllers – The future of data center networking
– Software-defined storage – Backup/recovery
– Changing the culture – Building business acumen
– Economics of BYOD – IT financial management
Two virtual tracks Software-Defined Everything — Achieving Higher Levels of Efficiency and Flexibility Software-defined anything (SDx) is a collective term for the effort to abstract conventional, proprietary vendor hardware and software-specific implementations so that users have less hardware lock-in. This virtual track gives attendees the opportunity scrutinize SDx and determine where the concept is more developed (in terms of realized benefits) versus where it remains nascent. Hot Topics for Midsize Organizations This virtual track is composed of sessions dedicated to issues faced by smaller organizations, as well as general audience sessions containing content that is particularly applicable to them.
3 ways to register
Web: gartner.com/us/datacenter
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1 866 405 2511
© 2015 Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Gartner is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. or its affiliates. For more information, email [email protected] or visit gartner.com.
