Introduction to Virtualization 6-6:15

Tim Mangan President: Virtualization Group – Boston

Virtualization Group - Boston – Virtualization Group – Boston Free Monthly Meetings Thank You All For Coming!!! We are recording tonight, but not streaming live.

Agenda Time Description 6:00-6:15 pm Networking & Pizza 6:15-6:45 pm Welcome – Virtualization News + Q & A 7:00-7:45 Virtualization and Consolidation Les Key, Manager Sales Engineering, Starboard Storage Systems 8:00-8:45 Handling User and Corporate Data Tim Mangan, Kahuna TMurgent Technologies 8:50ish Evaluations, Door Prizes

Thank You To Our Sponsors! Thanks for sponsoring this event by supplying funds for pizza and beverages!!!

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Our Plans  RSVP for Meetings so we can purchase the correct amount of food and sodas  Live meetings that are recorded for download later for those that cannot attend.  (Usually) Two Speakers every night  Bio of all speakers and a link to samples of their work  Presentation material available online within three days of presentation

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Last Month

Past Sessions  March – Deep Dive Day  Feb – Hyper-V R3 & Starwind Software  Dec – AppZero & Coraid  Nov - CSC & Actifio  Oct – VmTurbo & SolarFlare  Sept – Microsoft & TriCerat  June - Xiotech & Desktone  May – Citrix Night with guest i365  April – RES and eG Solutions

We Are Moving!!! Microsoft NERD Cambridge, MA One Memorial Drive

VirtG Upcoming Meetings May 15th – THIRD Tuesday June 5 th – FIRST Tuesday Microsoft NERD Cambridge One Memorial Dr Horace Mann Room, 1 st Floor

Transportation  Parking under building $$$  “T” Red Line to Kendal Square  MIT Lot after 3PM OK

VirtG Upcoming Meetings  July, August  No meeting  September, Return of the NERD  Dates to be announced

Come join us for this FREE event and discover the next phase of Information Technology as we discuss Windows 8 in the business environment, Virtualization, Security, Interoperability, and Systems Management. Register online at: Great speaker lineup: Paul Thurrott Penton WinSupersite.com Dan Stolts Microsoft ITProGuru.com Paul Asadoorian PaulDotCom PaulDotCom.com Lee Benjamin ExchangeGuy ExchangeGuy.com Tim Mangan TMurgent TMurgent.com Dan Sullivan VMware VMware.com

Friends of VirtG  Boston User Group  Boston Area Windows Server Group  Others?

In The News! Jobs! Q? & A

Shifting Clouds  Citrix  Cloud Stack (Cloud.com)  Open Stack  Apache

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Agenda Time Description 6:00-6:15 pm Networking & Pizza 6:15-6:45 pm Welcome – Virtualization News + Q & A 7:00-7:45 Virtualization and Consolidation Les Key, Manager Sales Engineering, Starboard Storage Systems 8:00-8:45 Handling User and Corporate Data Tim Mangan, Kahuna TMurgent Technologies 8:50ish Evaluations, Door Prizes