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Enterprise Technology Summit 2008

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• Business Information Optimisation: Discover how effective management of your company's business-critical information assets can enable the business to gain more value from business information, make better decisions, rapidly respond to regulatory requests and market opportunities

• Data Centre Transformation: Learn how Data Centre Transformation can help you to

overcome energy and capacity limitations, operational vulnerabilities and IT constraints that challenge today's Data Centres enabling you to drive cost efficiencies and ensure sustainability of operations, while providing the flexibility to support and accelerate business growth.

• Power and Cooling: Explore how energy efficient infrastructure can help maximise density

while achieving optimal power utilisation. • Management and Automation: Discover strategies for unifying the management of your

server and storage infrastructure, optimising the planning and execution of change, and automating IT service and asset management.

• Power and Cooling: Explore how energy efficient infrastructure can help maximise density

while achieving optimal power utilisation. • Security: Discuss best practices for addressing growing security threats, protecting your data

and validating regulatory compliance.

• Application Modernisation and SOA Transformation: Investigate approaches to

accelerate legacy modernisation and SOA transformation that will enable IT to accelerate business innovation. Explore best practices for migrating mainframe systems to new standards-based computing platforms–reducing operational expenses and risks. Hear about proven strategies for modernising applications and for transforming and enabling IT for SOA governance, quality and management that help you to plan, assess, implement and manage SOA initiatives.

• Systems and Services: Learn how standards-based, scalable and flexible servers, storage,

software and services can help reduce costs while speeding IT change and delivering higher quality of service.

• Virtualisation: Virtualisation is instrumental to data centre transformation and core to building

your next-generation data centre. Experience how you can maximise the benefits of virtualisation by rethinking virtualisation in business terms.




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List of sessions Business Information Optimisation BIO B1: Revealing the benefits of Information Management (Software) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Jaap van Kleef, EMEA IM Presales Abstract: Every business is affected by the “information explosion”. Information Management is a hot topic for all industries today – not just for those enterprises who are in regulated industries. As managing information has significant business, legal and technology implications for every organization, no company is immune. To help you better understand what information management is about, what the trends are and the solutions there are to reap the rewards of effective information management, this session will give you an overview of our current offerings and recent developments. Join us and you will be better positioned to help your organization to manage their information explosion. BIO B2: Oracle – BEA and Siebel opportunities for HP (ORACLE) Level: Entry Speaker: Wolfgang Herdtle, HP Oracle CTC Abstract: Since end of April 08 BEA Systems belongs to Oracle. Therewith Oracle is #1 in the Middleware area. But what does it mean for HP and our joint customer base together with BEA? The presentation will cover Oracle' s Middleware strategy, new product portfolio, how BEA is being integrated and the roadmap for the next months. In addition, a short view into possible implications regarding Oracle applications like Siebel and Peoplesoft will be provided. The intention is to show the advantages and opportunities out of the acquisition for HP as a partner and for our customers. BIO B4: Microsoft Exchange / SQL Archiving (Industries) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Mark Gower, TSG EMEA SW BIO Regional Abstract: Organizations are facing the challenge of managing increasing amounts of information, and HP Database Archiving software enables customers to better retain, search and retrieve critical database information, from creation through destruction. The new version of HP Database Archiving includes a visual design environment to help simplify deployments of database archiving projects and reduce cost and extends database coverage to include Microsoft® SQL Server. This session focuses on archiving of data from SQL Server databases.

Data centre transformation DCT B1: Why HP-UX 11i v3? (Business Critical Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Hamadoun Dicko, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: This session provides you with a quick refresh about HP-UX 11i v3. You will get a fairly detailed review of the last enhancements from update 1 to update 3 (0809) releases. Pre-requisites: HP-UX basics




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DCT B2: Scalable Computing Infrastructure new challenges (Scalable Cmputing Infrastructure) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Jean-Luc Poirson, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: The session describes the charter of the newly created SCI organization, addressing the Web 2.0, HPC, and emerging Cloud markets. You'll learn how SCI addresses the growing requirements for performance and scalability and the space limitations and energy constraints. The Supernova/Hypernova products are briefly presented, together with the classical HPC product portfolio DCT B3: Migrating Oracle EBS from Alpha or PA-RISC to HP Integrity (Industries) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Wolfgang Herdtle, EMEA Oracle Competency Centre Abstract: Many HP customers are still running their Oracle apps on Tru64 or PA-Risc platform. Oracle EBS 12 release now offers the possibility to migrate from those legacy systems to a new industry standard platform based on Integrity or Proliant systems. The presentation will provide technical background information for migrations, upgrade roadmaps, pros and cons for our customers. Some real life examples will be shown and explained. DCT B4: HP Oracle Exadata - Query Processing Revolutionized (Industries) Level: Entry Speaker: Rainer Marekwia, Oracle Abstract: New and revolutionary solutions and methodologies are coming together from Oracle and HP to handle the exploding data volumes real-world systems are being required to store and serve up. Supporting ever-larger databases, with ever-increasing demands for getting “answers” faster and faster requires a new way to approach the problem. Taking a fresh look at the challenge reveals new insights. This session looks at the intersection of database, data warehouse, and storage solutions that will deliver on these requirements. DCT B5: Oracle on HP Storage Update incl. Scalable NAS Solution for Oracle (Industries) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Bernd Menth, HP Oracle CTC Abstract: HP offers multiple options to implement Oracle database on HP storage. What is certified, where to find the information, what you need to know. We talk about it, f.e. with Automatic Storage Management (ASM), Oracle has introduced with its 10g Database version a feature that becomes more and more relevant at customer implementations. During this presentation we will discuss how ASM does work together with HP StorageWorks product portfolio.In addition, we will present new features of Oracle Database 11g that are of relevance for HP's SWD business. NAS is getting more populat, but how can you gurantee the scalability. Let's have a look. DCT B6: Application consolidation a new approach for high end SAP solutions (SAP) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Klaus Wagner, EMEA SAP Competency Centre Abstract: Consolidation" is one of the key drivers for change within the last years. We differentiate between "Data Center Consolidation", "Application Consolidation" in the sense of "Application Stacking" on big servers or at least "Application Consolidation" which merges different SAP Application into one. The presentation shows the different ways, the pro and cons and shows along customer cases the huge opportunity for HP to sell new infrastructure (servers and storage) into these accounts. Pre-requisites: Business aspects of enterprises DCT B7: Storage opportunities in SAP projects (products and software) (SAP) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Carsten Helmers, EMEA SAP Competency Centre Abstract: Leverage your SAP investments with advanced-capability solutions from HP. Access to the data that drives your business is today’s competitive issue. HP StorageWorks solutions for SAP offer centralized management of data and resources to ensure that data is always available whenever and however it's needed. Manage risks, protect valuable data and maintain productivity with HP solutions designed to keep you in business. With virtually zero downtime and even less hassle, HP's StorageWorks solutions for SAP are the ideal solution for mySAP environments.Pre-requisites: Split-mirror/Snapshot concepts




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DCT B8: Moving to Next Generation Data Center: HP Adaptive Infrastructure and HP-IT experience Level: Intermediate Speaker: Nigel Page, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: Many Customers want to pursue the strategic benefits of data center transformation but have many questions about the right path to follow. In this session you will understand how to guide them by using HP Adaptive Infrastructure components and Data Center Transformation approach. This includes an overview of the HP pre-sales and services solutions and demonstrations to help customer assess the maturity of their Data Center, plan for the next steps and also experience the Data Center Transformation project. Illustration of moving to the next generation data center will be provided through a description of HP-IT own transformation. DCT B9: Intel - Intel™ 45nm XEON® DP and MP Processors: What new? What to come? Level: Intermediate Speaker: Dr. Feixiong Liu, Intel Technical Manager for HP servers, Intel EMEA Abstract: With the recent launch of 45nm 6-core Intel® Xeon 7400 (code named Dunnington), both Intel® Xeon DP and MP processors are manufactured using 45nm High-K process which drastically boost performance and energy efficiency of Intel quad-core Xeon DP processors and MP processors. This presentation will provide you a technical overview on the architecture and platform capabilities of these new 45nm quad-core processors. It will demonstrate the key IT values of these extremely energy efficient processors and will discuss where are the “sweet spots” deployments of the new 6-core Dunnington processors. Last but not the least, you will get a preview of the key architecture features and performance benchmarks of the Intel Nehalem generation processors which will be launched in Q1 2009

Keynote sessions SPS K1: AMD keynote session - AMD and HP - The Evolution of a new x86 Server Era Level: Intermediate Speaker: Christoph Dobroschke, AMD Abstract: It’s not about Processors or Servers alone any more, it is about top to bottom server solutions. Find out how customer’s requirements changed towards servers and now AMD helps redefine tomorrows server. SPS K2: Brocade keynote session -Why Brocade Data Center Fabric is the best path to integrate FCoE protocol in the future ? Level: Intermediate Speaker: AJ Casamento, BROCADE Abstract: 8Gb products portfolio, features, packaging ; new management software, and upcoming technologies and roadmap. Topics we can discuss in that are:

• Why 8Gb FC is valuable today ? • 8Gb portfolio from embedded (C-class, EA) to enterprise solutions • Outlook on FOS 6.2 and new Virtual Fabric implementation • New Data Center Fabric Manager and new features • What is the reality behind FCoE, CEE, DCE ….? • What is the Brocade roadmap on these new protocols ?




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Management MGT B1: Deploy Windows Server 2008 on Integrity servers using HP diverse deployment solutions (Business Critical Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Olivier Grambert, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: Purpose of this session is to illustrate the different deployment methods of Windows Server 2008 on HP Integrity servers and to describe and highlight the utilization of the HP deployment solution Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) and the differentiation to the build-in Microsoft deployment solution “Windows Deployment Services” (WDS). MGT B2: Mastering the new mass storage stack on HP-UX 11i V3 (Business Critical Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Hamadoun Dicko, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: HP-UX 11iv3 saw the release of the new HP-UX Mass Storage Stack delivering capabilities such as Agile Addressing, Location Independent Virtualized Device Naming, Native MultiPathing, Automatic Device Discovery/Configuration, 128 Million Zetabyte Storage Capacity and more. Since the release of 11iv3, HP has been working on a set of new features that provide even greater ease of Storage Management, Configuration and Automation as well as performance, reliability and availability improvements which are being released in 6-monthly HP-UX release cycles, beginning with 0709. This presentation articulates the vision for HP-UX Mass Storage and details new features that have been released in 0709 and 0803 update. Pre-requisites: HP-UX basics MGT B3: Insight Dynamics VSE for ProLiant & BladeSystem servers and VSE for Integrity (Enterprise Storage & Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Emmanuel Choquet, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: To optimize their investments, customers are taking a thorough look at better sharing their resources amongst applications. Virtualization is certainly the most promising response to this concern. HP Virtual Server Environment (VSE) technologies allows evolution of traditional network based X86 and Itanium servers to an adaptive architecture : - VSE Integrity Essentials suite, on the Itanium side - Compelling customer solutions can be created, providing an infrastructure tailored in real time to applications needs defined by service level objectives (Hard partitions , Virtual partitions , Integrity VM, Serviceguard clusters, Global Workload Manager gWLM, Capacity Advisor ) - Insight Dynamics VSE, on the ProLiant and Blade side - Consolidation scenarios can be looked at and comp ared, based on the existing CPU, memory, I/O or power utilization of the current servers, optimizing factors like density or power consumption. Virtual Machines or blades instances can be easily moved and redeployed. (Logical Server Abstraction, Capacity Advisor, Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, Server Migration Pack) - Insight Dynamics VSE for Proliants and Blades and VSE Integrity Essentials are both managed from a single HP System Insight Manager cockpit (Virtualization Manager) This session is about architecturing customer solutions. MGT B4: Insight Control Product Update and Roadmap (Enterprise Storage & Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Francois Donzé, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: In the session we will look at the Insight Control suite of products; covering product update and roadmap.

MGT B5: De-Duplication – introduction and competitive overview (Storageworks) Level: Entry Speaker: Bjoern Gierisch, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: This session will give you an introduction on HP's de-duplicatio methods. It will also cover the first expierences made with Dynamic and Accelerated de-duplication and will give information of our competitors




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MGT B6: VMware Site Recovery Manager (lecture & demo) (Storageworks) Level: Entry Speaker: Hansjoerg Maier, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: VMware Site Recovery Manager is the disaster protection product for a VMware virtualization environment. HP StorageWorks EVA could be integrated into such architectures and the XP integration is planned for November 2008. This session will provide an introduction into SRM functionality based on EVA and XP. MGT B7: Cluster Extension Update for EVA & XP (Storageworks) Level: Advanced Speaker: Till Stimberg, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: This session will provide a general introduction into Cluster Extension and an update on the new releases. MGT B8: QLOGIC - Complete 8Gb MSA and EVA SAN: Simple management and control using the HP StorageWorks 8 Gb Simple SAN Connection Portfolio Level: Intermediate Speaker: Graham Norbury, Qlogic Abstract: This presentation and live demo will provide a detailed technical overview of the Simple SAN Connection Manager software and HP StorageWorks 8 Gb Simple SAN Connection portfolio including the Hp 8/20q switch. The combination of SSCM, 8/20q, 82Q and HP StorageWorks MSA’s and EVA’s provides customers with time and cost saving solutions; this value provides a huge differentiator against competitive storage vendors to help close the sale with HP StorageWorks. MGT B9: Introducing HP Data Protector 6.1 (Software) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Thomas Russ, EMEA Software Presales Abstract: This session will address the following data protection and compliance-related "burning questions". How do you protect your virtualized server environment consistently within your existing heterogeneous IT environment? What would happen if some of your backup tapes get lost or stolen? Do you spend a lot of money to maintain and manage your backup infrastructure instead of investing into innovation, higher service levels, and flexibility? Do you want to achieve cost savings for your company through backup consolidation and data deduplication? How do you protect Exchange 2007 servers against data loss? With the new functionality of HP Data Protector 6.1, all of these issues will be addressed and more. An overview of the new and upcoming features will be provided, helping you to achieve these goals. MGT B10: How to backup with HP Data Protector the Virtual Server environment (lecture & demo) (Software) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Thomas Russ, EMEA Software Presales Abstract: This session explores and demo how to apply HP Data Protector software and other key HP StorageWorks storage array technologies to manage and deploy an effective backup strategy in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure which not only effectively protects virtual machines but also the enterprise applications running inside the virtual machine. MGT B11: Windows Storage Server – Features, Functions and more (Storageworks) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Reinhard Neumann, EMEA TSG presales Abstract: We are going to talk about Windows Storage Server latest generation and all its features; where to put which model and where to avoid it. We will get side-tracked with Windows 2008 fileserving features and do through a quick comparison with HP's additional NAS portfolio. A Q&A will wrap it all up.




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MGT B12: Storage Essentials Overview / Technical Update and Outlook (Software) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Dan Wood, TSG SW marketing Abstract: This session provides an overview of SE including concept, major modules and functionalities. Technical updates and New Features will be discussed and an outlook on 'what's coming next' will be presented. MGT B13: HP PolyServe Software for SQL Consolidation (Storageworks) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Dave Robinson, EMEA ESS Presales Abstract: Learn how HP PolyServe Software for SQL supports highly effective Database Server consolidation: The session will focus on the significant TCO savings achievable through SQL consolidation. Solution elements discussed include Migration Assistant, High Availability, Dynamic Re-Hosting, SCOM management integration. MGT B14: Scalable NAS for File Serving Consolidation (Storageworks) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Dave Robinson, EMEA ESS Presales Abstract: Learn how HP Scalable NAS supports highly effective File Server consolidation: The session will focus on the significant TCO savings and increased SLAs achievable through our unique solution for consolidation. Solution elements discussed include Scale-out Performance, High Availability, Dynamic Re-Hosting, SCOM management integration, Fault Tolerant NFS supporting Vmware ESX, Fault Tolerant NFS for Oracle MGT B15: XP Software update (Storageworks) Level: Advanced Speaker: Bjoern Berhmann, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: Update presentation about new releases and functionalities of CommandView XP AE 6.1, Performance Advisor 3.4.1 & 3.5 and data migration using External Storage. What is coming next? Get information about further development of XP Software products. MGT B16: HP Management solutions under Linux (HP SIM, ICE for Linux, Cluster Management Utility) (Open Source & Linux) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Fabrice Adam, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: There are several Linux Management solutions at HP: HP SIM, Insight Control Edition for Linux (ICE for Linux) and Cluster Management Utility (CMU). This session introduces each product, in which customer environments they best fit and what makes them different and unique and where they overlap. The key features of each solution will be presented, in order to understand why they are important and what are the relative strengths. The roadmap of each product will also be presented in order to have a clear view of what the future of these products will be. As a conclusion, this session will ensure that you select the right product, depending on your customer environment. MGT B17: High Availability Solutions with Oracle on HP incl. MetroRAC (Industries) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Bernrd Menth, HP Oracle CTC Abstract: High Availability, Scalability and Virtualization. What kind of solutions we can offer from the HP / Oracle product stack to fullfill your needs. We will have deep dive into these options. The latest MetroRAC is one example of the portfolio. The enhancement of Metrocluster to support also RAC with no performance impact is the next evolution step for high availability solutions.




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MGT B18: Adaptive Infrastructure @work Level: Intermediate Speaker: Didier Lalli, WW AI integration Lab Abstract: In this session you will be presented an Adaptive Infrastructure@Work scenario: “One day in the life of an IT Manager”, which, in turn, you can present to your customers, either live or using canned videos. Armed with this you will be able to convince your customers that HP has the products, the technologies and the solutions that can help them transform their computing environment and move towards the next generation data center. Adaptive Infrastructure is real, and it’s here now, don’t miss the opportunity! MGT B19: high-availability and disaster tolerance solutions for the Wintegrity environments (Business Critical Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Laurence Grizaud, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: This session will highlight the benefits of the new redesigned Windows Failover Clustering (WFOC) technology in Windows Server 2008 and the implication of its implementation on IA-64/HP Integrity platforms. Furthermore it explores HP specific disaster tolerant solutions including geographically dispersed cluster solutions for the Wintegrity environments. It provides an overview of HP high-availability and disaster tolerance solutions based on the new WFOC technology and how these will address business continuity in today's enterprise environments. This session includes a demonstration of Windows Server 2008’s new WFOC on HP cell-based Integrity platform (how to set-up and configure a SPOF- less failover cluster). MGT B20: Power Management with HP Integrity servers (Business Critical Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Bernard Laforgue, EMEA ESS Competency Center Abstract: Learn which features of power management and saving are available on Integrity servers, both at the ilO level and at the Operating System level. The latest version of firmware and HP-UX provided more capabilites on power management. Their efficiency depends on various factors thar are detailed in this session. MGT B21: GoldenGate - High Availability and Active - Active Solutions for HP-UX, Linux, and Wintel - Surviving Hardware Failures, Upgrades, Migrations, and Other Potential Disasters Level: Intermediate Speaker: Sami Akbay & Scott Healy, GoldenGate Abstract: Learn which features of power management and saving are available on Integrity servers, both at the ilO level and at the Operating System level. The latest version of firmware and HP-UX provided more capabilites on power management. Their efficiency depends on various factors thar are detailed in this session. MGT L1: Insight Dynamics VSE - Hands-on Lab (Enteprise Storage & Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Jean-Francois Malras, Emmnanuel Choquet, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: This lab allows to understand and master the major features of ID-VSE. Each screen will manage a complete ID-VSE infrastructure with C-class enclosure and blades. Here are the steps the attendee will go through : − Installating of Insight Dynamics with Insight Control Environment installer − Discovering the environment with HP System Insight Manager Licensing the various products : VCEM, Insight Dynamics, Insight Control Environment, ILOs − Setting up VCEM in a complete boot from SAN environment − Managing VCEM − Creating and using Blade logical servers − Understanding VMware ESX/VMM integration with SIM and ID-VSE, VMM management and interaction with VMware Virtualcenter − Creating and using VMware ESX logical servers.




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Power and Cooling PWR B1: HP Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions / Power & Cooling for HP BladeSystem c-Class Level: Intermediate Speaker: Juergen Streicher, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: HP BladeSystem c-Class application related Rack & Power solutions update including: - Application examples and "How to get optimised Rack & Power" configurations for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Power: UPS and PDU for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Cooling: Cooling solutions positioning (loose coupled, near coupled, close coupled); HP Modular Cooling System G2; Roadmap (new cooling products). PWR B2: HP Rack & Power latest infrastructure solutions including MCS G2 Level: Intermediate Speaker: Juergen Streicher, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: Latest Rack & Power infrastructure solutions including: - New zoned power solutions / why 3-phase power on rack level / 3-phase UPS and PDR; application examples - Modular Cooling System G2 / difference to G1 / key advantages / competitive view; application examples - Roadmap update PWR B3: Scalable Computing & Infrastructure (SCI) - Datacentre Power & Cooling Strategies for LD & HD Environments Level: Intermediate Speaker: Graham Muncer, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: Still one of the most important topics of the moment, Power & Cooling strategies are constantly being revised to cope with the ever changing server landscape. HP SCI is working to broaden the portfolio of solutions so that we can provide your customers with new tools to meet those demands. Find out what's new and see how HP can help you help your customers.

Security SEC B1: HP Compliance Log Warehouse (Enterprise Storage & Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Aruna Ravichandran, WW Secure Advantage marketing, Richard Laval, Sensage Abstract: To validate regulatory and security compliance, and monitor IT infrastructures, it is necessary to deploy event log collection technology. HP provides the Compliance Log Warehouse (CLW) which is an Integrity based appliance which can capture log data in its original format from a complete range of systems and devices, utilizing push and pull collection technologies. In this session, you will understand the technologies that make the CLW the best event log collection and analysis product in the industry. You will understand the CLW architecture and how the various components - the collector, the scalable log server and the correlation and reporting engine work, and how they connect and interoperate with HP and non-HP data sources. You will also learn how CLW is differentiated from competition with its performance, scalability, data retention and various other elements such as set-up, administration and maintenance




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SEC B2: HP Secure Advantage: HP's Business and Technical Security Strategy (Enterprise Storage & Servers) Level: Entry Speaker: Aruna Ravichandran, WW Secure Advantage marketing Abstract: Security is now one of the top spending priorities among IT departments, according to a recent 2008 study from Forrester. To protect data from the desktop to the data center, from laptop to printer and throughout the network leaving no gaps, HP created the Secure Advantage framework and portfolio.. This Secure Advantage session will cover the Secure Advantage messaging, portfolio overview, representative products, overview of the Secure Advantage Alliance program, customer case studies, interoperability points for HP internal and external partner products, as well as future directions in end-to-end data management and regulatory solutions. The session will also include a review of Go-To- Market strategies for FY09. SEC B3: Tape, ETLA Libraries and Security (HP & Quantum) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Bjoern Gierisch, EMEA ESS Competency Center, Claude Cohen, Quantum Abstract: The session will give you an answer why tape still fit in customer environment and why he still needs tape. Furthermore you will get information about the current LTO-4 technology. Positioning and competitives information of HP's ETLA libraries. As a result of the increasing data crime you will get an update on encryption and Secure Key Manager.

Application modernisation and SOA transformation SOA B1: Service Oriented Architecture with IBM WebSphere on HP Integrity servers (Business Critical Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Ingolf Buttig, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: Learn how to build SOA with IBM WebSphere products on HP Integrity servers, what are possible deployment scenarios on HP Integrity servers, including performance and High Availability considerations

Systems & Services SYS B1: Brocade - HP B-Series 8Gb Fibre Channel - Now's the Time Level: Intermediate Speaker: Lee Larter, Brocade Abstract: A highlight why to use 8Gbit SAN’s, they are expected to be more expensive then 4 Gbit it is the opposite. There are many reasons to invest in new 8 Gbit SAN functionalities to simplify SAN management simplification.

• Why 8Gb useful today ? • Position the 8 Gbit switches, • Adaptive networking features : Qos, ingress rate limiting, traffic isolation, top talkers • Packaging • End to End 8 Gbit solutions from HP and Brocade.




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SYS B2: HP NonStop BladeSystem (Business Critical Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Moore Ewing, ESS EMEA competency Centre Abstract: To succeed in today’s business environment, organizations are expected to satisfy customers service demands, improve financial performance and cut costs, while grow their business and maintain high levels of security and availability. At HP, Integrity is more than technology—it’s a business-critical infrastructure as well as a core value in the solutions we develop and deliver. Now, the Integrity NonStop BladeSystem combines the economies of standards-based, modular computing and flexibility of blades with all the trusted 24/7 fault-tolerant availability and data integrity of NonStop Technology. The result is a ultra-robust server that delivers 24x7 continuous availability, unrivaled data integrity, and virtually unlimited scalability. Ideal for demanding, transaction-intensive mission-critical businesses. SYS B3: HP BladeSystem c-Class servers and storage solutions (Industry Standard Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Armand Zuntini, ESS EMEA competency Centre Abstract: This session present actuals and future C-class enclosures evolutions, the new coming Blade servers including processors, memory, I/O and storage technologies features. SYS B4: HP BladeSystem c-Class interconnect directions (Industry Standard Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Armand Zuntini, ESS EMEA competency Centre Abstract: During this session, we explore the c-class midplane bandwith, signaling and bandwith constraints, port-mapping. A technical review of different Blade switches and mezzanine options features will then be proposed with an updated roadmap.

SYS B5: Competitive analysis of DELL and IBM blade infrastructure (Breakout & hardware demo) (Enterprise Storage & Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Christophe Lehy, ESS EMEA competency Centre Abstract: You're planning a meeting with your customer who has been previously briefed by IBM and DELL sales representative. By going through a technical analysis of the main IBM BladeCenter H and DELL PowerEdge M1000e components, and using a DELL and IBM enclosures as tear-down, the presenters will highlight the technical differences with the HP solution. Notice that all information contained in that presentation comes from competitors public web site, and results from HP labs analysis. A good knowledge of HP c-class BladeSystem is also recommended before attending this session. SYS B6: Growing with MP Proliant servers) (Industry Standard Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Armand Zuntini, Juergen Streicher, ESS EMEA competency Centre Abstract: HP Proliant MP servers are designed to get the most out of technology, integrating the right technologies and tools, optimized for running key applications reliably and built to reduce the risk of unplanned downtime. This session will present all majors features of these HP Proliant servers. SYS B7: HP Storage: emerging technologies, Market trends & Storage futures (Storageworks) Level: Advanced Speaker: Henk Wubbolt, ESS EMEA competency Centre Abstract: This session is a very intense, very high pace overview of new and future storage technologies used within HP and the Storage Industry. In this session we discuss the HP Storage Vision and its position in the Storage Industry. Next we explore the current HP StorageWorks Division Storage Product Roadmaps and give an NDA update on new product futures of the HP StorageWorks Division. Next to that we explore some Current & Emerging Storage Technologies and discuss some Storage Industry Market Trends to come.




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SYS B8: Backup & Restore in the SAN – design considerations (Storageworks) Level: Advanced Speaker: Henk Wubbolt, ESS EMEA competency Centre Abstract: There are many configuration options and procedures available that can help IT professionals minimize the impact to their data environment during backups as well as predict recovery times. Hardware options include disk, tape, and other new technologies used for protecting data, as well as the software options for managing the data and the process of backing up and recovering data. Determining which combination of hardware and software can sometimes be difficult and complex, as can be, the implementation of such technology. This lecture provides some methodologies, discusses technologies and best practices for backup & restore data in a in a storage area network and how those decisions affect the SAN choices. SYS B9: Linux StorageWorks Connectivity Update (Storageworks) Level: Advanced Speaker: Hansjoerg Maier, ESS EMEA competency Centre Abstract: Linux Fiber Channel connectivity is transitioning to Inbox FC driver and inbox multipathing. FC drivers and Device Mapper provided by Linux distribution. This session will cover the status, functionality and the usage for XP, EVA and MSA2000. SYS B10: Extreme Data Storage 9100 - The PetaBytes are coming. Are you ready? (Storageworks) Level: Entry Speaker: Till Stimberg, ESS EMEA competency Centre

Abstract: With the Extreme Data Storage System 9100 HP provides a new solution for customers requiring affordable, ultra-dense and extremly scalable storage. This session will provide an introduction to the solution, on the target customer environment and the technology behind ExDS 9100 SYS B11: MSA 2000 family update (Storageworks) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Anne Messer, ESS EMEA competency Centre Abstract: The HP StorageWorks 2000 Modular Smart Array Family (MSA2000) is a new generation of Fibre Channel, iSCSI and SAS storage arrays for SAN implementations specifically designed for SMB customers. This storage solution which has taken the market by storm offers excellent price/performance and availability features for direct attach environments, small clusters, workgroups and entry-level SAN environments. This session will help you understand the technology and features that the three different MSA2000 flavors offer, and present an outlook on the future. SYS B12: Connectivity options for Volume Storage – iSCSI vs FC vs SAS (Storageworks) Level: Entry Speaker: Anne Messer, ESS EMEA competency Centre Abstract: ISCSI vs. Fibre Channel has been an ongoing battle for years. Though Fibre Channel has traditionally been the technology of choice for storage solutions, many companies are increasingly turning to iSCSI. To complicate matters further, SAS has now made an appearance as an alternative connectivity option. Understanding these options is extremely important as choosing the right solution can be critical to the running of the business. This session will discuss the iSCSI, Fibre Channel and SAS connectivity options in the entry-level storage area. You will learn about the market, differentiators, and look at solution examples featuring MSA2000, EVA iSCSI SAN & Blade Starter Kits. SYS B13: XP hardware update (Storageworks) Level: Advanced Speaker: Björn Behrmann , ESS EMEA competency Centre Abstract: XP Product update presentation on newest features & roadmap information, learn about new drive technologies (SSD, new FC & SATA disks), encryption possibilities and SVP IPv6 compliance.




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SYS B14: Best practices for sizing and configuring HP BladeSystem servers with HP Enterprise Virtual Array in an Exchange 2007 environment (Storageworks) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Maria Jordan, WW Customer Focus Testing team Abstract: Microsoft claims a potential 70% reduction in I/O when moving from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007. HP Customer Focused Testing set out to explore this claim by performing tests with HP c-class blade servers as well as HP EVA. You’ll hear about these test results, including findings on implications of scaling memory, best practices for designing the EVA storage configuration and rules of thumb for sizing the key server roles such as mailbox and hub transport and the effects of third party anti-virus solutions on overall Exchange performance. SYS B15: What you should know about High Performance Computing (Scalable Computing Infrastructure) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Jean-Luc Poirson, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: This session is an introduction to High Performance Computing. You will learn what this market is about, why it is important to HP, and an overview of the technical basis of HPC: performance evaluation, key factors, top500 and linpack, parallel programmling models and techniques, high-speed interconnects, clusters and parallel storage, as well as an overview of HP products portfolio in this domain. SYS B16: High Performance Storage cluster file systems (Scalable Computing Infrastructure) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Jean-Luc Poirson, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: This session will cover the HPC Data Storage requirements. It will focus on high performance cluster file systems solutions, available with SFS G3 (based on lustre) and Extreme data storage SYS B17: High Performance Blades and server Interconnects (Scalable Computing Infrastructure) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Jean-Luc Poirson, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: The session will focus on Blades for HPC and in particular the high speed/low latency networking capabilities available on c-class. It will cover in depth Infiniband architecture as well as the coming Infiniband products. It will also provide some insight on emerging 10GbE solutions as well as benchmark results. SYS B18: High Availability Solutions on Linux (Serviceguard, RedHat Cluster suite, Linux Open HA) (Open Source & Linux) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Jean-Michel Argenville, EMEA ESS Competency Center Abstract: Your customer needs a High availability solution on Linux? This presentation aims at introducing business continuity terms and different high availability solutions on Linux. The features of HP ServiceGuard, RedHat Cluster Suite, Linux HA 2.0 are discussed. SYS B19: Oracle sizing workshop using HP tools (Industries) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Bernd Menth, HP Oracle CTC Abstract: Use the Oracle Sizing tool and reference configuratiions to make your life easier. Real life projects, benchmarks and tests are used to build up the tools and reference configurations. They will lead to find the right solution for your customer case.




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SYS B20: ERP Upgrade the driver behind an infrastructure refresh (SAP) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Klaus Wagner, EMEA SAP Competency Centre Abstract: In the next few years each SAP system has to be upgraded to new releases. The most famous is the R/3 solutions which have to be upgraded to the new ERP release. For the new release there are a lot of additional resources necessary (CPU, Memory, Storage). So most customers have to create a new landscape. This gives HP a huge chance to sell new infrastructure to these customers. The presentation gives an overview of the drivers behind, the way to go to and shows the tools and Best Practices, which supports HP and Partner Presales to create the right proposal to customers. SYS B21: Technical Diagramming Using Microsoft Visio and the Visio Cafe Level: Intermediate Speaker: Trevor Foster, VISIO cafe Abstract: Microsoft Visio productivity tips and tricks, drawing techniques, advanced shape features and more will be shown live in Visio by the actual shape developers of the HP Official Visio Collection. We will begin with a short PowerPoint presentation overview of the more common issues people face with Visio and the creation of Technical Diagrams. The remaining majority of the session will consist of live Visio diagramming demonstrations using the HP product shapes from the Visio Cafe. We will demonstrate how to create complex Solution Overview diagrams and Rack/Datacenter layouts using specific techniques to create them quickly and easily. At the end we will open the session into an interactive discussion with live Visio demonstrations of answers to attendee’s questions. Whether you are new to Visio or have worked with Visio for years, this session offers the opportunity to learn and interact with the shape developers and others who are using Microsoft Visio to create technical diagrams. SYS B22: Emulex - 8Gb/s Why now and what extra does it bring? Level: Intermediate Speaker: Greg Byrne, Emulex Abstract: We will cover what 8Gb/s features are new and available now and will also cover new tools that are available to make life easier. Other topics include impact on server performance, security and management. SYS B23: Cisco - HP BladeSystem c-Class servers and interconnect solutions from Cisco (Industry Standard Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Bjorn Martinussen, Cisco Abstract: A highlight on HP/Cisco c-Class blade connectivity solutions based on Cisco’s Ethernet & FC-SAN based switching offerings. Also a highlight on VN Link - Nexus 1000V - for VMware environments - 1 Gb?, 10Gb?, VBS, Virtualized, FC-SAN matching the right solution for your customers needs - Advanced networking features for Cisco interconnect offerings: VBS, NPIV, NPV, Flex attach, Security, - Designing a virtualized environment using the new 3120 virtual blade switch for the c-Class blade servers - Nexus 1000V VN Link for VMWare environments, what is it and how can it help to optimize your customers VMWare deployments - FCoE, DC Enet, FC, 10Gb, directions for optimizing your customers bladed and virtualized DC server environment




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SYS B24: Cisco - HP C-Series storage connectivity products, solutions & futures (Storage) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Bjorn Martinussen, Cisco Abstract: A highlight on HP/Cisco C-series storage connectivity solutions based on Cisco MDS multiprotocol SAN switches, as well as future directions on storage and server interconnect technologies including FCoE. - 4Gb?, 8Gb?, oversubscription?, dispelling the myths and when to use which, can they co-exist effectively today? - Advanced MDS SAN networking features: Security, encryption, data migration, and fabric based services. - SAN extension using FCiP, CWDM, DWDM, which is right for you? - Licensing – understanding the differences and how to optimize you configuration for best price/performance. - End to End network connectivity solutions from HP and Cisco including FC, ENET, Optical, & FCoE for your storage, Server & Bladed environment - Directions in storage connectivity: Examining the different technologies and approaches that are being introduced to enhance the today’s & tomorrows SANs SYS B25: AMD - Enterprise Level Computing – Blades and highly scalable solutions from HP & AMD Level: Intermediate Speaker: Christoph Dobroschke, AMD Abstract: What are they key benefits of these unique HP/AMD solutions? We will cover Products, Roadmaps, Benchmarks and why customers want them. Enterprise x86 solutions are now ready to take on the SPARC and Power6 challenge, are you? SYS B26: INTEL - Understanding Intel™ Itanium® Architecture Values Level: Intermediate Speaker: Dr. Feixiong Liu, Intel Technical Manager for HP servers, Intel EMEA Abstract: Do you know what the key architecture values of Intel ® Itanium processors are? How do these architecture values allow Itanium processors differentiate from X86 and RISC processors? Why Itanium® processors are the platform of choice for mission critical environments? What are new in the next generation Itanium Tukwila processors? If you want to find out the answers, please join us!. If you have all the answers, please join us as well to share your experience in selling and deploying Itanium based solutions. In this session, we will also discuss the competitive aspects of Itanium processors against IBM Power and Sun SPARC

Virtualisation VIR B1: HP Integrity Virtual Machines V4.0 (Business Critical Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Francois Donzé, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: Presentation and live demos of the new features of the latest version of HPVM VIR B2: Virtual Connect new features (Industry Standard Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Vincent Berger, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: Discover the new features of Virtual Connect in 2008 VIR B3: Virtual Connect Best Practices and Scenarios (Industry Standard Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Vincent Berger, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: You are planning to implement Virtual Connect but you don’t really know how to configure VC properly. This session intends to clarify the VC behaviours with best practices and real life scenarios.




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VIR B4: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – A Citrix Approach (Industry Standard Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Jerry Walsh, UK ESS Presales Abstract: In light of recent acquisitions and their developing product set Citrix are nicely positioned to challenge the face of x86 /x64 virtualisation. In this session we shall have a look at implementing a VDI solution based on Citrix Xen building blocks. We shall look at the architecture and framework and get a good understanding of how to mix and match building blocks with other virtualisation technologies as required. VIR B5: Capacity Advisor and Virtualization manager in action with Oracle (Enterprise Storage & Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Emmanuel Choquet and Yann Allandit, EMEA ESS Competency Center Abstract: This presentation will show how Oracle can benefit from VSE 4.0 and more specifically from Capacity Advisor and Virtualization manager. After a short introduction we will run an online demo. In detail, the scenario will be to generate Oracle workloads in several environment, to use the Capacity Advisor in order to evaluate the various consolidation scenarios and finally to use the virtualization manager in order to optimize the environment location. VIR B6: VLS and D2D product overview, introduction and positioning (Storageworks) Level: Entry Speaker: Bjoern Gierisch, EMEA ESS Compentency Centre Abstract: This session will give yon an overview of HP's VLS and D2D products and current features as well as positioning information. It will also include information at which backup environment does fit the VLS and D2D. VIR B7: EVA Update (Storageworks) Level: Entry Speaker: Ralf Wiegert, EMEA ESS Compentency Centre Abstract: This session will give an update about EVA Hardware, EVA Firmware, EVA Array Software and EVA CommandView Interoperability support which was introduced in the past months and what is planned in the near future VIR B8: MS Exchange 2007 server virtualization with VMWare ESX 3.5 and HP EVA 4400 (Storageworks) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Maria Jordan, WW Customer Focus Testing team Abstract: Using VMware ESX 3.5 Server to consolidate Microsoft Exchange and infrastructure servers also enables storage consolidation and causes additional design considerations. Server and Storage Virtualization introduce complexities that, if not addressed during design and implementation, can lead to performance and scalability issues. Customer Focused Testing set out to explore VMWare server virtualization for MS Exchange 2007 by performing tests with HP c-class blade servers as well as HP EVA 4400. You will hear about these test results, including server and storage best practices when using ESX Server with StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 4400 and the implication of scaling memory and processor when architecting an ESX Server solution for MS Exchange 2007. VIR B9: Virtualization solution for Linux (Open Source & Linux) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Jean-Michel Argenville, EMEA ESS Competency Center Abstract: First this session introduces benefits provided by virtualisation. Then an overview of technologies used in linux environment (Xen, KVM) will be given.




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VIR B10: Overview of HP Integrated Citrix XenServer product with demo (Open Source & Linux) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Jean-Michel Argenville & Fabrice Adam, EMEA ESS Competency Center Abstract: This session aims to introduce the HP Integrated Citrix Xenserver product combining presentation and breakout demos. First time configuration, Virtual Proliant Console, XenCenter to manage virtual machines will be demonstrated. VIR B11: Oracle in a virtualized environment: support and status (Industries) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Yann Allandit, EMEA Oracle Competency Centre Abstract: For a couple of years, the virtualization market is booming. We now have a sparkly market offering attractive and competitive solutions. Anyway, these innovations are facing the market adoption, the business decision and the technical limitations. In the presentation we will position the various software virtualization solution and their Oracle integration. This will cover the technical advantages, the support and certification issues and the licensing of the stacks. VIR B12: Virtualization benefits and success in the SAP world (SAP) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Carsten Helmers, EMEA SAP Competency Centre Abstract: In today’s business environment, enterprises are looking for virtualization to help them get the most out of their IT investments, while staying ahead of the pace of business change. HP's portfolio in virtualization is top rank with integration options that let you analyze and optimize physical and virtual resources in exactly the same way. In virtualizing SAP HP's own Virtual Server Environment (HP VSE) technology is accompanied by industry standard virtualization offerings like VMware or Xen. Deploying SAP application services with e.g. HP VSE can achieve a number of benefits for an SAP environment, such as improved SAP application performance and increased SAP application availability. VIR B13: Virtualization and Windows Integrity (Industries) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Laurence Grizaud, EMEA TSG presales Abstract: Database consolidation and business Intelligence workloads in a mission critical environment running Windows are key areas for windows Integrity. In this session we will describe what is supported today in this environment, what are the different consolidation approaches you may consider, and drill down some virtualization techniques with the product Parallels Virtuozzo containers. PVC creates isolated virtual environments within a single OS instance on a physical server – delivering higher levels of virtualization density, performance and manageability, and in addition it supports Microsoft Clustering. VIR B14: Microsoft Windows 2008 HyperV and Virtualisation Solutions (Industries) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Steven Adler, Microsoft Abstract: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the next-generation hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, has been released to production, and will be a formidable competitor in the virtualisation space. The session covers virtualisation in Windows 2008, and HyperV specifically.




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VIR B15: Citrix - HP Integrated XenServer v5.0 – enabling new enterprise features Level: Advanced Speaker: Craig Hinchliffe, Citrix Abstract: Learn about the latest release of HP Integrated XenServer – version 5.0. This session will cover and demonstrate the installation and configuration details of the new version and new features including:

o Automated high availability o Disaster recovery capabilities o Enhanced XenCenter console manageability and reporting o New real time performance and graphical trending across resource pools

Additionally, you will learn about the enhanced performance with this latest release and how this significantly improves the adoption of virtualization for intensive workloads – like Citrix XenApp (Presentation Server). VIR B16: Citrix-HP VDI with Citrix XenDesktop – architecting the infrastructure and delivery of virtual desktops Level: Intermediate Speaker: Robert Dobson, Citrix Abstract: In October 2008, HP ISS released the HP VDI with Citrix XenDesktop product offering. This session with arm you with the information necessary to get customers moving forward on VDI projects – not just on the ability to create the virtualization infrastructures but to also enable the delivery of virtual desktops to users. You will learn how to:

o Better manage virtual desktop images o Deliver those images to the virtualized infrastructure – regardless of hypervisor technology used o Manage and connect users to the right virtual desktops o Secure the user connections o Ensure the best user experience and performance o Populate the virtual desktops with the right applications for each user

VIR B17: SAN Virtualization Services Platform (Storageworks) Level: Entry Speaker: Ralf Wiegert, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: SAN Virtualization Services Platform SVSP is based on EVA Virtualization Services (VS) which offers the capability to virtualize multiple arrays for easier management and usage of additional features. This session will explain the concept and features for EVA VS 1.5 and the upcoming SVSP 2.0 VIR B18: QLogic HBA/Mezzanine card NPIV capabilities for VMware and HyperV and the future roadmap for FCoE capabilities Level: Intermediate Speaker: Graham Norbury, Qlogic Abstract: With the growth of Virtual servers from VMware, Microsoft, Zen and others the need for NPIV is growing fast. We will discuss what QLogic can do today with those vendors and how QLogic supports them. Also, you will understand more about the QLogic adapter value and its future direction with FCoE. VIR B19: Brocade - Access Gateway and virtual WWN Simplifying server connection and deployment in SAN’s Level: Intermediate Speaker: Lee Larter, Brocade Abstract: Simplification of SAN’s at your advance in 4 and 8 Gbit SAN environment. Using NPIV is not future to connect your servers to a SAN. It is reality driven by virtualisation and need to connect more (virtual) servers to a SAN infrastructure. Benefits of latest features implemented in Access Gateway : trunking, multi-fabric connectivity




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VIR B20: Emulex - Virtualization - Everyone is doing it, but what impact does this have on the storage design? Level: Intermediate Speaker: Greg Byrne, Emulex Abstract: This session covers integration into VMware, Hyper-V, xVM, best practices and impact on deployment, as well as showing you how to implement these features. VIR B21: AMD - Virtualization is not just a trendy buzz-word, it’s a solution Level: Intermediate Speaker: Christoph Dobroschke, AMD Abstract: An integrated design drives enhanced efficiency for virtualization and your most demanding applications. But how can you translate technology into true customers benefits and how can you identify the best solution? Find out here… VIR B22: VMware - Directions in Virtualization: From the Hypervisor to the Virtual Datacenter Operating Center Level: Intermediate Speaker: Liam Farrell System Engineer, VMware Abstract: Hypervisors have become the standard of basic hardware virtualization technology. The enhancement of the technology now take it to the next level to the virtual datacenter operating system. The VCD-OS will be the foundation of tomorrows fully virtualized datacenter. Taking agility, management and cost efficiency to the next level. VIR L1: Hands-on HP Integrity Virtual Machines V4.0 (Business Critical Servers) Level: Advanced Speaker: Francois Donzé, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: Willing to surf the virtualization wave with HP Integrity Servers? VIR L2: Virtual Connect and Integrity Servers (Business Critical Servers) Level: Advanced Speaker: Bernard Laforgue, Alain Wodli, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: Learn how to configure Virtual Connect for Integrity servers blades BL860c to make server substitution with automatic update of the boot entries VIR L3: Virtual Connect Real Life Scenarios Hands-on LAB (Industry Standard Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Vincent Berger, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: Come and see how to build a Virtual Connect solution in a Windows, Vmware ESX and Cisco environment. VIR L4: Managing heterogeneous virtual environment using Virtual Machine Management (VMM) v3.5 (Industry Standard Servers) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Thierry Carpentier, EMEA ESS Competency Centre Abstract: During this lab, you will “Hands-on” the new HP Integrated Hypervisors based on Citrix-Xen and VMware ESXi products. You will also discover the HP ProLiant Virtual Console and virtual KVM tools to manage the Citrix-Xen based Hypervisor. Finally, you will install and configure the latest HP ProLiant Essential Virtual Machine Management tool for administrating a complete virtualized environment based on VMware, Citrix and Microsoft.




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VIR L5: Creating Virtual machines with HP Integrated Citrix XenServer lab (Open Source & Linux) Level: Intermediate Speaker: Jean-Michel Argenville & Fabrice Adam, EMEA ESS Competency Center Abstract: This workshop will provide explanation and hands-on on how to install and generate virtual machines with HP Integrated Citrix XenServer product. At the end of the workshop, attendees will get a good knowledge on Citrix Xenserver pool of resources, on migration of virtual machines. Pre-requisites: Students must have the basic knowledge on Linux networking environment and on 'vi' editor.




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Sessions per Business Unit Business Unit Session code Title

SCI SYS B15 What you should know about HPC

SYS B16 High Performance Storage cluster file systems

SYS B17 High Performance Blades and server Interconnects

DCT B2 Scalable Computing Infrastructure new challenges

Industries DCT B3 Migrating Oracle EBS from Alpha or PA-RISC to HP Integrity

DCT B5 Oracle on HP Storage Update incl. Scalable NAS Solution for Oracle

MGT B17 High Availability Solutions with Oracle on HP incl. MetroRAC

DCT B4 HP Oracle Exadata - Query Processing Revolutionized SYS B19 Oracle sizing workshop using HP tools

VIR B11 Oracle in a virtualized environment: support and status

VIR B13 Virtualization and Windows Integrity

VIR B14 Microsoft Windows 2008 HyperV and Virtualisation Solutions

BIO B4 Microsoft Exchange / SQL Archiving

Oslo SYS B18 High Availability Solutions on Linux (Serviceguard, RedHat Cluster suite, Linux Open HA)

VIR B9 Virtualization solution for Linux

VIR L5 Creating Virtual machines with HP Integrated Citrix XenServer lab

MGT B16 HP Management solutions under Linux (HP SIM, ICE for Linux, Cluster Management Utility)

VIR B10 Overview of HP Integrated Citrix XenServer product with demo

Others MGT B18 Adaptive Infrastrucure @ work

DCT B8 Moving to Next Generation Data Center: HP Adaptive Infrastructure and HP-IT experience

SYS B21 Technical Diagramming Using Microsoft Visio and the Visio Cafe

SAP DCT B7 Storage opportunities in SAP projects (products and software)

VIR B12 Virtualization benefits and success in the SAP world

DCT B6 Application consolidation a new approach for high end SAP solutions (servers and storage)

SYS B20 ERP Upgrade the driver behind an infrastructure refresh (SAP projects)

Servers - BCS VIR L1 Hands-on HP Integrity Virtual Machines V4.0

VIR B1 HP Integrity Virtual Machines V4.0

SOA B1 Service Oriented Architecture with IBM WebSphere on HP Integrity servers

VIR L2 Virtual Connect and Integrity Servers

DCT B1 Why HP-UX 11i v3

MGT B2 Mastering the new mass storage stack on HP-UX 11i V3 SYS B2 Nonstop BladeSystem

MGT B20 Power Management with HP Integrity servers

MGT B1 Deploy Windows Server 2008 on Integrity servers using HP diverse deployment solutions

MGT B19 high-availability and disaster tolerance solutions for the Wintegrity environments

Power & Cooling PWR B1 HP Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions / Power & Cooling for HP BladeSystem c-Class

PWR B2 HP Rack & Power latest infrastructure solutions including MCS G2

PWR B3 Scalable Computing & Infrastructure (SCI) – Datacentre Power & Cooling Strategies for LD & HD Environments




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Servers - ESS MGT B3 Insight Dynamics VSE for ProLiant & BladeSystem servers and VSE for Integrity

MGT L1 Insight Dynamics VSE - Hands-on Lab

SYS B5 Competitive analysis of DELL and IBM blade infrastructure (Breakout & harware demo)

SEC B2 HP Secure Advantage: HP's Business and Technical Security Strategy

SEC B1 HP Compliance Log Warehouse (CLW) VIR B5 Capacity Advisor and Virtualization manager in action with Oracle

MGT B4 Insight Control Product Update and Roadmap.

Servers - ISS VIR L3 Virtual Connect Real Life Scenarios Hands-on LAB

VIR L4 Managing heterogeneous virtual environment using Virtual Machine Management (VMM) v3.5 SYS B3 HP BladeSystem c-Class servers and storage solutions

SYS B4 HP BladeSystem c-Class interconnect directions

SYS B6 Growing with MP Proliant servers

VIR B2 Virtual Connect new features

VIR B4 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – A Citrix Approach VIR B3 Virtual Connect Best Practices and Scenarios

Sponsors BIO B2 Oracle – BEA and Siebel opportunities for HP (ORACLE)

SEC B3 Tape, ETLA Libraries and Security (HP+Quantum)

VIR B15 Citrix - HP Integrated XenServer v5.0 – enabling new enterprise features

VIR B16 HP VDI with Citrix XenDesktop – architecting the infrastructure and delivery of virtual desktops

MGT B21 GolgenGate- High Availability and Active - Active Solutions for HP-UX, Linux, and Wintel – Surviving Hardware Failures, Upgrades, Migrations, and Other Potential Disasters

MGT B8 Qlogic - Complete 8Gb MSA and EVA SAN: Simple management and control using the HP StorageWorks 8 Gb Simple SAN Connection Portfolio

VIR B18 QLogic HBA/Mezzanine card NPIV capabilities for VMware and HyperV and the future roadmap for FCoE capabilities

SYS B1 Brocade - HP B-Series 8Gb Fibre Channel - Now's the Time

VIR B19 Brocade - Access Gateway and virtual WWN Simplifying server connection and deployment in SAN’s

VIR B20 Emulex - Virtualization - Everyone is doing it, but what impact does this have on the storage design?

SYS B22 Emulex - 8Gb/s Why now and what extra does it bring? SYS B23 Cisco - HP BladeSystem c-Class servers and interconnect solutions from Cisco

SYS B24 Cisco - HP C-Series storage connectivity products, solutions & futures

SYS B25 AMD - Enterprise Level Computing – Blades and highly scalable solutions from HP & AMD

VIR B21 AMD - Virtualization is not just a trendy buzz-word, it’s a solution

VIR B22 VMware - Directions in Virtualization: From the Hypervisor to the Virtual Datacenter Operating Center

SYS B26 INTEL - Understanding Intel™ Itanium® Architecture Value

DCT B9 INTEL - Intel™ 45nm XEON® DP and MP Processors: What new? What to come? SPS K1 AMD keynote session -AMD and HP - The Evolution of a new x86 Server Era SPS K2

Brocade keynote session -Why Brocade Data Center Fabric is the best path to integrate FCoE protocol in the future ?




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Storageworks SYS B7 HP Storage: emerging technologies, Market trends & Storage futures

SYS B8 Backup & Restore in the SAN – design considerations

VIR B6 VLS and D2D product overview, introduction and positioning

MGT B5 De-Duplication – introduction and competitive overview MGT B6 VMware Site Recovery Manager (lecture & demo)

SYS B9 Linux StorageWorks Connectivity Update

MGT B7 Cluster Extension Update for EVA & XP

VIR B7 EVA Update

SYS B10 Extreme Data Storage

SYS B11 MSA 2000 family update SYS B12 Connectivity options for Volume Storage – iSCSI vs FC vs SAS

VIR B17 SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP)

SYS B13 XP hardware update

MGT B9 Introducing HP Data Protector 6.1

MGT B10 How to backup with HP Data Protector the Virtual Server environment (lecture & demo) MGT B11 Windows Storage Server – features and functions

MGT B12 Storage Essentials Overview / Technical Update and Outlook

BIO B1 Revealing the benefits of Information Management

MGT B13 HP PolyServe Software for SQL Consolidation

MGT B14 Scalable NAS for File Serving Consolidation VIR B8 MS Exchange 2007 server virtualization with VMWare ESX 3.5 and HP EVA 4400

SYS B14 Best practices for sizing and configuring HP BladeSystem servers with HP Enterprise Virtual Array in an Exchange 2007 environment

MGT B15 XP Software update

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