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EMA™ Workshop: Leveraging Virtualization Technologies in the Enterprise

  • Duration: 1 Day
  • Format: Interactive lectures, real-world case studies, and hands-on exercises
  • Who Should Attend: Appropriate for all levels of technical ability

Virtualization Workshop Description

Virtualization technologies clearly hold significant promise for the enterprise, including better hardware utilization, improved service and performance, and reduced downtime. However, potential roadblocks such as political issues across IT and the business, a lack of skills, and poor application support stand in the way of successful implementation. This workshop provides the practical, actionable advice you will need to overcome these roadblocks and make the most of virtualization technologies in your organization.

The workshop begins with a comprehensive overview of the virtualization landscape. Attendees will learn about important drivers, key benefits, potential challenges, best practices, and significant market trends across a full range of virtualization platforms and technologies. EMA will also lead a group discussion to assess your environment, investigate specific issues in your data center, and uncover potential impacts and outcomes to help prioritize the most important areas for your organization to address with virtualization projects.

EMA will also provide an overview of available virtualization solutions and review key decision factors when selecting a virtualization vendor. Finally, we will walk you through our solution recommendations, identify areas for further investigation, and highlight the most effective next steps for your virtualization strategy.

Virtualization Workshop Outline

  1. Introduction
    1. Roles and Goals
    2. Expectation Setting
  2. The Virtualization Landscape
    1. Definitions of Platforms and Technologies
    2. Key Drivers and Outcomes
    3. Best Practices
    4. Potential Challenges and Inhibitors
  3. Virtualization Markets and Trends
    1. Important Trends and Futures
    2. Analysis of Key Vendors
    3. Importance of Key Decision Factors
  4. Case Studies
    1. Review of Real-World Case Studies
    2. Interactive Discussion and Analysis
  5. Virtualization Assessment
    1. Specific Issues in Your Data Center
    2. Potential Impacts and Outcomes
    3. Prioritize Areas to Address with Virtualization
  6. Recommendations for Your Organization
    1. Potential Solutions
    2. Areas for Further Investigation
    3. Possible Cost Issues and Inhibitors
    4. Next Steps to Kick-off or Accelerate Your Virtualization Strategy

Learn More

Contact us to learn more about scheduling an EMA Virtualization Workshop for your team.