BladeLogic Announces Server Consolidation and Data Center Relocation Webinar with Rearden Commerce and Enterprise Management Associates.LEXINGTON, Mass. -- BladeLogic, Inc., the leading provider of next-generation data center automation software, announced today that it will host a webinar on Thursday, October 19th, 2006 at 11:30 a.m. (ET) entitled, "Effectively Managing Server Consolidation and Data Center Relocation Projects." The presenters will include Christopher McDaniel, Director of IT Operations, Rearden Commerce, and Andi Mann, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Management Associates. With the advent of 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. , cost control initiatives and today's distributed computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. paradigm, more and more IT organizations have undertaken server consolidation and/or data center relocation initiatives in order to keep pace with increasing IT and business demands. By doing so, these organizations have been able to: * Significantly expand and upgrade their data center server and application infrastructure * Decrease the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ) of their IT infrastructure by reducing staff and hardware costs through server consolidation * Identify means to consolidate server infrastructure using virtualization to control the number of servers * Improve business continuity to ensure data center replication capabilities * Quickly integrate server and application infrastructures due to key business events such as mergers/acquisitions, expansions, business downturn and new partners In this webinar, McDaniel and Mann will discuss some of the challenges IT organizations face with data center relocation and server consolidation from configuration management and compliance assurance perspectives, such as: * How to ensure that the relocated server/application infrastructure is compliant with the baselines used during the move or relocation * Best practices for Logical, Physical and Rationalized server consolidation * If the driver for the move or relocation is business continuity, how to ensure continuous compliance between primary and secondary sites * How to integrate server/application infrastructures across data centers if consolidation is a driver for the move or relocation * How to seamlessly migrate the necessary IT controls to ensure compliance across security, operational and regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. Date: October 19, 2006 Time: 11:30 a.m. (ET) To register for this webinar, please visit the BladeLogic website at: http://www.bladelogic.com/news/events.html You may also register by e-mail at trodman@bladelogic.com. If you are registering via e-mail, please include your name, company name and e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address . About BladeLogic BladeLogic is the leading provider of next-generation data center automation software with the largest installed base of Global 2000 and other leading customers, including such organizations as Capgemini, E*Trade, HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) , Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. , priceline.com, Time Warner, VeriSign, Virgin Mobile and Walmart.com. BladeLogic's award-winning suite of enterprise-class data center automation solutions enables organizations of any size to achieve continuous configuration compliance across large-scale, distributed server and application environments, resulting in dramatically reduced data center operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , improved service quality, increased efficiencies, and enhanced compliance and security. BladeLogic is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,355 at the 2000 census. The town is famous for being the site of the opening shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first engagement of the American Revolution. , USA. For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com. |
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