We have a great lineup for the May 19th VMUG meeting. It's a jam packed agenda so I had to extend the meeting length 15 minutes longer than usual.
HyTrust is our meeting sponsor along with Vizioncore.
The meeting location is the Best Western InnTowner in Madison:
2424 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53726, Phone 608-233-8778, Fax 608-233-1325, Reservations 800-258-8321
Email: info@inntowner.com
Map & directions
Here is a link to the meeting registration page.
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Rod Gabriel
Wisconsin Area VMUG Leader
VMware vExpert - 2009
HyTrust is our meeting sponsor along with Vizioncore.
- 8:30 Registration: Refreshments provided by Vizioncore
- 9:00 Welcome
- 9:05 "Intro to Windows PowerShell and the VI Toolkit": Windows PowerShell is the new command line, scripting language, and automation framework from Microsoft. PowerShell support is growing amongst Microsoft server products and quickly becoming the common administrative denominator. Discoverability, readability, and extensibility all make PowerShell the management framework of choice. We'll take a quick tour of this new technology and see how VMware's VI Toolkit plugs right in and allows for unified management scripting. (Steve Murawski, Community Co-Director at PowerShellCommunity.Org)
- 9:50 Vizioncore presents "Optimize Day-To-Day Administration using Windows PowerShell and Virtualization EcoShell": Virtualization EcoShell (VESI) is a freeware desktop application for novice and expert IT administrators leveraging Windows PowerShell scripts across their multi-platform virtual environments.Find out how to optimize your day-to-day virtualization administration and effectively manage more systems in less time with this new freeware application from Vizioncore. (Scott Herold, Lead Architect - Virtualization at Quest Software)
- 10:35 Break
- 10:45 VMware presents "vCenter Server Heartbeat": Optimize availability and resiliency for vCenter in any situation. VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat delivers the maximum uptime for your virtual datacenter infrastructure, ensuring consistent operation, even when VMware vCenter Server is threatened by unplanned or planned downtime.
- 11:05 HyTrust presents "Control and Visibility for Virtual Infrastructure": The HyTrust Appliance delivers a single point of control for access management, audit logging, and consistent configuration for VMware ESX, ensuring operational readiness of virtual infrastructure. This enables companies to achieve a secure environment while demonstrating compliance, allowing companies to virtualize their critical production applications. (Hemma Prafullchandra, Chief Security Architect at HyTrust)
- 11:50 Wrap-up: Q&A, announcements, drawings
- 12:15 Lunch: Our meeting sponsor HyTrust provides us with lunch. This is a great opportunity for further networking with your fellow VMware users as well as today's presenters.
The meeting location is the Best Western InnTowner in Madison:
2424 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53726, Phone 608-233-8778, Fax 608-233-1325, Reservations 800-258-8321
Email: info@inntowner.com
Map & directions
Here is a link to the meeting registration page.
==========================
Rod Gabriel
Wisconsin Area VMUG Leader
VMware vExpert - 2009
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