On February 25th the Calgary IT Pro, Calgary
Systems Management User Group and the Calgary Virtualization user group are
getting together for the Cloud OS MVP Roadshow event in Calgary. There will be
lunch, refreshments and an Xbox One giveaway. Below is an overview of the event
content.
There are more apps, more devices, and now, more
data than ever — all driven by the rise of cloud computing and the use of cloud
services. With these technologies playing an ever present role in businesses,
how can IT drive more efficiency and deliver new forms of value? Microsoft’s
answer is the Cloud OS. Microsoft’s approach allows IT to get all the benefits
of scale, speed, and agility while still protecting existing investments. This
means IT can now rapidly build and deploy apps, flexibly manage IT services,
and support real-time analytics across all forms of data.
Welcome Reception: Windows Device Showcase
Join Kalvin
Falconar from Microsoft to explorre some of the newest offerings from Microsoft
and its partner ecosystem for the latest release of Windows operating systems.
Session 1: Helping with Compliance Through Access and Information
Protection
Capturing the business opportunities while managing the IT challenges
presented by the consumerization of IT remains top of the agenda for many
businesses. Our people-centric IT session shows how Microsoft's vision
helps businesses to enable their end users to be productive across devices and
locations, keep data and corporate assets protected and build on top of existing
investments.
Session 2: Enable Modern Work Styles with Microsoft VDI
Remote
Desktop Services and Virtual Desktops can help enable users to work on the
device and from the location they want to, while still allowing IT to secure
access to data and applications. Learn about the Microsoft offering for Remote
Desktop and Virtual Desktop Infrastructures in this session. With Windows
Server 2012 R2, the Microsoft VDI solution is efficient to manage and easy to
deploy. It delivers a low cost solution by leveraging the capabilities of
Windows Server R2 virtualization and storage technologies. It does all this
while delivering a rich user experience that delivers a high fidelity
experience across a range of devices and network conditions.
Application is also
a hot topic as organizations look to deploy large application sets in a RDS and
VDI environment. As a result the latest release of App-V 5 continues to include
more features to make virtual application behave as if they were natively
installed. Also explore the integration options when working with App-V in a
RDS or VDI environment.
Session 3:
Extend Your Datacenter with Virtualization and Networking
Virtualization and networking are at the foundation of a hybrid cloud
strategy. Today, Microsoft’s enterprise-grade virtualization solutions let you
increase flexibility in the on-premises datacenter and move virtual machines
from the datacenter to the cloud. Learn how continuing advances in these areas
can help you extend the datacenter and connect to the cloud.
Speaker BIOS
Evan
Zaleschuk
Evan is a Technology
Executive with over 21 years of experience in technology and a proven track
record in moving organizations from vision to strategy through delivery and
operational management. Evan is a recognized expert in the technology industry
and had developed organizations by building high performance teams to deliver
unique cutting edge solutions that have garnered industry rewards. Areas of
expertise include unified communications, telecommunications, data center and
network operation center design and management on a global scale.
Kevin
Kaminski
With over thirteen years of
systems management experience, Kevin Kaminski is no stranger to the headaches
enterprises can experience when managing large deployments of Windows systems.
As an independent consultant Kevin uses the opportunity to visit many diverse
environments and see the challenges they face first hand.
Marcos
Nogueira
With more than 15 years’ experience in Datacentre Architectures, Marcos
is currently working as an Senior Infrastructure Architect at NeoStream
Technologies. Expert in Private and Hybrid Cloud, with a focus on
Virtualization and System Center. Marcos's is an MVP in System Center Cloud and
Datacenter Management and he has 10+ years has a Microsoft Certified, with more
than 70+ certifications (MCT, MCSE, MCITP, MCSA, MCTS and MCDBA among others).
He is certified in ITIL, CompTia and VMware as well.
He had large experience in enterprise environments in several
industries, including Gas-Oil Company in different countries and continents. He
had directly collaborated with Microsoft in the development of workshops and
special events with products such as Private and Hybrid Cloud, System Center,
Windows Server, Windows client among others, and as a speaker at several
TechNet events and TechEd Events (NORAM and EMEA).
