Sponsor: BMC Software
Featured Analyst Firm: Gartner, Inc.
Speakers: Cameron Haight, Kia Behnia
Type: Video (17 minutes)
Server virtualization offers tremendous savings but at what cost? Although virtualization is thought to reduce capital expenses, it can actually create a level of operational complexity that, when not properly managed, can negatively impact your overall savings.
If not properly managed, virtualization and VM sprawl could unintentionally lead to unnecessary over-allocation of resources, increased burden on your IT support staff and non-compliance with software licensing agreements.
Join Cameron Haight, Research Vice President with featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Kia Behnia, Chief Architect with BMC Software as they further discuss the unintended consequences of virtualization and introduce a solution that balances agility with control, reduces operating expenses and maximizes the value of your virtualization efforts.
- Additional topics addressed in this program include:
- Comparing your company to others that have started down the path of virtualization
- Specialists, new processes and specialized tools. Are they required for virtualization or optional?
- Ending sprawl and maintaining compliance
- Automating routing tasks to control operating expenses
- Managing the visibility of your physical and virtual status
Check out this program and hear how one of the world's largest financial institutions utilized virtualization to keep up with increased compliance demands and alleviate the growing pains they felt from recent acquisitions.
– Bonus –
By watching this program you’ll have access to a number of virtualization white paper resources. Titles include:
- ROI Case Study by IDC - IT Management and Virtualization Software Reduce Cost and Energy Consumption at BMC Datacenter
- Seven Requirements for Balancing Control and Agility in the Virtual Environment By BMC Software and VMware
- Virtualization: What's Next
- Tackle the Challenges of Virtualization Management
- BMC Virtualization Management - Balancing agility with control in the virtualized environment
- The Bank of Montreal Achieves Rapid Business Growth Through Server Virtualization Using BMC Capacity Management
So whether you are at your desk or on the go, you’ll have access to the latest virtualization information. But why wait? Go now.
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About Cameron Haight
Cameron Haight is a research vice president in Gartner Research. His primary research focus is on the management of server virtualization environments such as VMware, Citrix and Microsoft. Included in this effort is the development of operational best practices as well as the evaluation of emerging standards and technology providers. He also looks at the growing use of open-source software for the management of IT infrastructures. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Haight spent almost seven years at BMC Software in a variety of roles including sales support, research and development, and corporate development.
About Kia Behnia
As Chief Corporate Architect, Mr. Behnia is responsible for leading the design of BMC's industry-leading Business Service Management architecture and the critical enabling Atrium technologies. Mr. Behnia was previously Chief Technology Officer for the Change and Configuration products at BMC Software; Mr. Behnia is responsible for the direction of product development and product strategy for the Change and Configuration products at BMC including the BMC Atrium CMDB. Mr. Behnia was previously Chief Technology Officer for Marimba Inc. In that role, he led Marimba’s product strategy and technology partnerships. During his tenure at Marimba, Mr. Behnia was instrumental in the design and delivery of Marimba’s innovative configuration and patch management solutions across servers, client systems and mobile devices. Prior to joining Marimba, Mr. Behnia served as a senior member of the technical team for Tivoli Systems Inc., which was acquired by IBM. Mr. Behnia has over fourteen years’ experience in the management of distributed systems and databases. Mr. Behnia holds a B.A. degree in Computer Science from University of California at Davis.
