David Greenfield

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Where the Cloud Touches Down: Simplifying Data Center Infrastructure Management

Thursday, July 25, 2013
10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET

In most data centers, DCIM rests on a shaky foundation of manual record keeping and scattered documentation. OpManager replaces data center documentation with a single repository for data, QRCodes for asset tracking, accurate 3D mapping of asset locations, and a configuration management database (CMDB). In this webcast, sponsored by ManageEngine, you will see how a real-world datacenter mapping stored in racktables gets imported into OpManager, which then provides a 3D visualization of where assets actually are. You'll also see how the QR Code generator helps you make the link between real assets and the monitoring world, and how the layered CMDB provides a single point of view for all your configuration data.

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SDN First Steps

Thursday, August 8, 2013
11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET

This webinar will help attendees understand the overall concept of SDN and its benefits, describe the different conceptual approaches to SDN, and examine the various technologies, both proprietary and open source, that are emerging. It will also help users decide whether SDN makes sense in their environment, and outline the first steps IT can take for testing SDN technologies.

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David Greenfield

dave@stanalytics.com

David Greenfield is the principal in Strategic Technology Analytics, a global technology-marketing consultancy, where he advises enterprises, equipment suppliers and service providers on emerging technologies. He has spent the past 20 years analyzing virtually every area in communications and collaboration and the past 10 years focussed on real time, social software. His work has appeared in leading technology publications such as, PC Magazine, Network Computing, IT Architect, Data Communications and Red Herring, and has consulted to and assisted Fortune 500 enterprises in their technology acquisitions. He is also the author of the "The Essential Guide to Optical Networks," which explains optical technologies in plain, simple language (if that's possible). He can be reached at dave@stanalytics.com.

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