Virtualization Group – Boston Welcome! www.virtg.com

1. Opening … Virtualization Group – BostonWelcome!www.virtg.com Tim Mangan Vice President: Virtualization Group – Boston Kahuna: TMurgent Technologies LLP http://www.tmurgent.com Microsoft MVP for Application Virtualization

2. Virtualization Group - Boston • www.VirtG.com – Virtualization Group – Boston • Normal Meeting Second Tuesday – Microsoft – 201 Jones Road - Waltham MA; MPR-A • Not Recording or presenting Live tonight. Likely to resume Live Streaming 2010 timeframe. • Thank You All For Coming!!!

3. AgendaCan you be both thin and free? Time Description 6:00-6:45 pm Welcome – Virtualization News and TechTips/Q & A   7:00-7:45 Simplifying the User Experience at the Client End Point Device by Michael Cardinalof ThinLaunch Software 8:00-8:45 Managing Planned Change: Using Application Virtualization when Migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 by David Karofsky of Install Free 8:50ish Evaluations, Door Prizes

4. Thank You To Our Sponsors! Thanks for sponsoring this event by supplying funds for pizza and beverages!!! ThinLaunch SoftwareSecure Desktops in a Unique Way Install FreeApplication Virtualization & Delivery Platform http://www.thinlaunch.com/ http:installfree.com Pearson PublishingOrder Books Online at:

5. What is Virtualization Boston? Mission Statement Areas of Interest The Virtualization Group–Boston exists in order to encourage an exchange of knowledge about all aspects of virtualization, green technology and cloud computing between IT Professionals. Furthermore, we will foster affiliation with similar virtualization groups located elsewhere to expand the reach of knowledge and training resources. • Server Virtualization • Desktop Virtualization (Hosted and Local) • Presentation Virtualization • Application Virtualization • Storage Virtualization • Cloud Computing • Going Green

6. Leaders@virtg.com • We have MUCH to do, Let us know if you can help!

7. Our Plans • RSVP for Meetings so we can purchase the correct amount of food and soda’s • Live meetings that are recorded for download later for those that cannot attend. • Two Speakers every night • Bio of all speakers and a link to samples of their work • Presentation material available online within three days of presentation

8. Past Sessions • Feb – Deep Dive Day • Virtualizaton 360 – Overview of Virtualization • Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V / John Kelebley • VmWare Virtualization: Portfolio and Roadmap/ Dan Sullivan • Improving File System Performance in a Virtual Environment / Bob Nolan • Security Aspects of Virtualization / Dan Stolts                     • Application Virtualization: Concepts and Platforms / Tim Mangan • Physical to Virtual Migration / John Kelbley  • Performance Discussion / moderated by Dan Stolts and Tony Piltzecker • SAN Considerations for a Virtualized Data Center / Tim Gwinn  • Running Linux on Hyper-V: “How To” & Support Considerations / John Kelbley  • VM Management (SCVMM) / Dan Stolts  • Client Hosted Virtualization with MEDV: First Look / Matt McDermott • Hyper-V Backup & Recovery "On The Cheap"  /  John Kelbley    • Virtualization on the Desktop / Jerry Feldman    • Case Study: Using Sanbolic on Hyper-V to Simplify SAN Storage / Dave Dupuis • March 26th – Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V / Bryon Surace • April 23rd – Citrix Virtualization Portfolio / Jerry Shea • May 28th – Cloud Computing/Bill Zach and App-V Sequencing/Tim Mangan • June 9th – Windows Server 2008 RDS and StarWind Storage SAN • August – Virtualization Summer Camp • September – Defragmentation(Raxco) & ISCSI (StarWind)

9. Future Agenda • Nov 10th • Expand Networks - Wan Optimization and Acceleration for VDI • Edward Haletky – Fundamentals of Virtualization Security • December 8th – TBD • January 12th - TBD • Virtualization Deep Dive Day - Feb 12th 2010 • (No regular February meeting) • March 9th • April 13th

10. In The News! • Rise above average IT salaries with virtualization skills http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid94_gci1368511,00.html?track=NL-1429&ad=726509&asrc=EM_NLN_9280349&uid=8245986 • Dell to buy Perot Systems for nearly $4B http://ct.techrepublic.com.com/clicks?t=411749557-2ee6503bcff80a40a2239526b3aa59f4-bf&brand=TECHREPUBLIC&s=5 • Citrix Announces XenDesktop 4 Details, new pricing http://www.citrix.com/lang/English/lp/lp_1858751.asp • Disk2VHD New Sysinternals Tool http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx • Google Outage: Raising Questions about Online Services http://www.crn.com/managed-services/220200148;jsessionid=YLEGLS2UDGVBJQE1GHRSKH4ATMY32JVN • SideKick/Microsoft Danger: “In The Aftermath of the T-Mobile Chernobyl” • US Government Embraces Cloud Computing, Launches “App Store” http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/cloud-saas/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220000493&cid=nl_IW_daily_html • OpenWorld this week: Oracle & Sun Integration http://itnewscast.com/node/846 • EMC Forum: Nov 5 at Gillette Stadium • NetApp offers free copy “Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V: Insider’s Guide to Microsoft’s Hypervisor” http://www.netapp.com/us/forms/us-can-200908-hyper-v-book.html • ICI/Vmware/EMC/Cisco event at Bruins/Devils Game at Garden: Oct 29 http://vmware.sharedvue.net/sharedvue/event/?p=357&s=585 • Microsoft software licensing approach puts kibosh on VM live migration http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid94_gci1369360,00.html?track=NL-1429&ad=727800&asrc=EM_NLN_9351312&uid=8245986 • A Closer Look Inside: Intel Virtualization Technology for Servers – a 6 minute Video about VT-x VT-d VT-c http://www.intel.com/technology/virtualization/demos/closer/demo.htm • Parallels announces a bare-metal hypervisor, an update to its VirtuozzoContainers http://www.infoworld.com/d/virtualization/parallels-builds-cloud-leadership-new-virtualization-software-453?source=rss_virtualization • Scott McNealy: “Technology has the shelf life of a banana”

11. Green Break Many companies are starting to offer smarter power strips to help us save power when it is not needed. Here is one example. • http://www.crn.com/video/index.jhtml;jsessionid=ZQXJSMEDZ2SU3QE1GHRSKHWATMY32JVN?id=43966367001

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13. Is IT Pro Momentum right for you? • Do you want to learn more about the newest Microsoft technologies? • Will you be evaluating new Microsoft products and features? • Are you willing and able to test and pilot Microsoft beta products in production? • Would you like to have access to exclusive forums and Microsoft product support? • Do you want to share your early adoption experience with the world-wide IT Pro community? If you answered ‘yes’ to the questions above, IT Pro Momentum is for you! IT Pro Momentum is a Microsoft program focused on supporting “early adopters” – those of you who bet on the newest technologies to drive business value for your companies and advance your careers Email first and last name to dstolts@microsoft.com with “Add to Momentum” in the subject http://blogs.technet.com/danstolts (email link on upper left pane)

14. More Thanks To… • Microsoft -Facilities, Presenters and Swag • O’Reilly Publishing – Swag • Pearson Publishing – Swag • VirtG - Virtualization Group – Boston