Steve Ballmer Plays the Queen Elizabeth Hall
I have seen quite a few concerts, plays etc. at the
Queen Elizabeth Hall in the South Bank Centre, but I never thought I would
be on that stage, or presenting alongside Steve Ballmer CEO of Microsoft on 1st
October.
The event
“Technologies to Change your Business” marks the release of SQL Server
2008 and Hyper-V, and is aimed at IT Managers and CxO’s. We will not only be
introducing these new server technologies, but more importantly, showcasing
customers who are taking these products and using them as the catalyst for
significant change in their business.
Chris Ingle the Consulting & Research Director with
IDC will
also present on how you should be preparing for the next wave of technology and
where you can drive increased business value through technology, in areas such
as
- How you should be planning for an online application environment
- What does “extensive virtualisation” mean for your organisation
- What are the new strategies for consolidation
- What are the new Business Intelligence opportunities
Additionally, we will be showcasing some of the future emerging technologies
to come from Microsoft Research.
The full agenda is:
| 12:30 |
Registration |
| 13:00:13:15 |
Introduction
Martin Veitch of
CIO magazine |
| 13:15-14:00 |
Opening Keynote by Steve Ballmer:
Microsoft’s Vision for Software Delivered as a Service |
| 14:00-14:40 |
Taking Virtualization to the Next Level:
Achieving a Dynamic IT Infrastructure. Bruce Lynn, Microsoft |
| 14:40-15:00 |
Virtualisation vNext: Customer Case Study
& Q&A |
| 15:00-15:30/td>
| Break |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Planning for the next wave of
Technologies: Chris Ingle, IDC |
| 16:00-16:30 |
From Database to Data Platform. Delivering
new value to the business – Keith Burns and Andrew Fryer |
| 16:30-16:50 |
Deriving New Value from Data & SQL Server
2008: Customer Case Study & Q&A |
| 16:50-17:00 |
Summary |
| 17:00 |
Close |
So
Register Now to join us for an afternoon of innovation, debate
& insight as we launch the next wave of technologies to help you deliver new
value to your organisation.