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    Windows 7 Migration: Strategies and Tactics

    August 11, 2010

    11:30 am EDT

    Show Opens

    Visit booths in the Exhibit Hall to speak with company representatives.
    Interact with other attendees in the Virtual Lounge.

    12:00 - 12:30 pm EDT

    Tips from Early Adopters

    Why reinvent the wheel? Hear latest research on best practices for Windows 7 planning and deployment.
    Joe Maglitta, VP and Editorial Director, Ziff Davis Enterprise
    Benjamin Gray, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research


    12:30 - 12:45 pm EDT

    Industry Perspectives: Making the Move to Microsoft Windows 7 - Sponsored by NetApp
    Joe Maglitta, VP and Editorial Director, Ziff Davis Enterprise
    Sachin Chheda, Solution Marketing Manager - Windows Consolidation Solutions, NetApp


    12:45 - 1:15 pm EDT

    Windows 7: Reality Check in Numbers

    New insights on drivers, security, management, costs, benefits and alternatives from brand new research by Ziff Davis Enterprise.
    Susan Nunziata, Editor, CIO Insight
    Guy Currier, Executive Director, Ziff Davis Enterprise Research


    1:25 - 1:55 pm EDT

    Security and Manageability: The Good, Bad, and Less Ugly

    Windows 7 offers new capabilities and challenges for IT and enterprises. Learn how to maximize the former and minimize the latter.
    Eric Lundquist, Vice President of Strategic Content, Ziff Davis Enterprise
    Andrew Garcia, Senior Technology Analyst, Ziff Davis Enterprise
    Cameron Sturdevant, Technical Director, eWEEK Labs
     
    Brian Prince, Staff Reporter, eWEEK


    2:00 - 2:30 pm EDT

    Virtual Desktops and the Cloud: The Future of Client PCs

    Our expert panel discusses virtualization as a migration tool and next steps in the evolution of enterprise client devices.
    Eric Lundquist, Vice President of Strategic Content, Ziff Davis Enterprise
    Duncan Jones, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
    Nick Kolakowski, Staff Editor, eWEEK


    PLUS

    eWEEK Labs Workshops

    Throughout the day, see the premiere of new workshops from eWEEK Labs on your Windows 7 concerns:

    • • Desktop capture: The Windows 7 Essential Toolbox for IT
      w/ Andrew Garcia
    • • Desktop capture: Virtualization Features of Windows 7
      w/ Cameron Sturdevant
    • • Desktop capture: UI Changes from XP to Windows 7
      w/ Andrew Garcia
    • • Roundtable: Windows 7 SKUs -- Pro vs. Ultimate vs. Enterprise
      w/ Cameron Sturdevant & Andrew Garcia
    • • Roundtable: The Road Less Traveled -- Linux, Mac OS, Windows 8?
      w/ Jason Brooks, PJ Connolly, & Andrew Garcia
    • • Roundtable: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 -- Better together?
      w/ Jason Brooks, PJ Connolly, & Andrew Garcia

    3:30 pm EDT

    Prize Drawings - Show Closes

    All in-show resources and presentations will be archived on-demand for six months.