Akibia Hosts Seminar with Novell on Linux and Open Source Virtualization and High Availability Featuring Leading IT Research Firm.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Akibia, a leading independent IT services provider, announced today that it will host a seminar on open source virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. and high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. with Novell in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on Thursday, March 9, 2006. The seminar will feature Linux and Open Source expert George Weiss, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. Virtualization and high-availability are emerging as a key focus of many CIOs and architectural planners as they continue to deploy Linux in the data center. With the recent release of new virtualization technologies See VT. See also virtualization. , such as Xen, this seminar will focus on how Linux virtualization, when combined with high-availability best practices, will enable IT organizations to maximize uptime and deliver more efficient and reliable IT services. WHAT: Linux and Open Source Virtualization and High Availability Seminar WHO: George Weiss, Vice President and Distinguished Analyst, Gartner; Robert Knaggs, Manager, Professional Services and Education, Akibia; and Carl Drisko, Novell Consulting Principal, Linux and Open Source. WHERE: New York Marriott East Side Hotel, 525 Lexington Ave, New York, NY DATE: Thursday, March 9, 2006 TIME: 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EST WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Data center managers and IT executives who are interested in understanding how they can leverage open source and virtualization to ensure more cost-efficient and effective data centers. Interested attendees should register at www.akibia.com/seminars About Akibia, Inc. Akibia provides enterprise-class IT solutions that enable leading companies worldwide to maintain and optimize optimize - optimisation their data center environments and security infrastructure. From Data Center Support and Managed Infrastructure Services, to Network and Security Solutions, Akibia partners with its customers to develop flexible, cost-effective solutions that enhance the availability and performance of their mission-critical IT infrastructure. Founded as Polaris Service in 1988 and headquartered in Massachusetts, Akibia is an independent IT services company with offices across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe. Akibia is a registered trademark of Akibia, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only. |
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