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After almost a decade, Microsoft believe they have finally accomplished a goal rarely achieved in the software industry; a product that is evolutionary and revolutionary at the same time.
Following record breaking TPC-C Benchmarking performance results using Windows 2000, SQL Server 2000 and Compaq ProLiant, vendors are gearing up to ship 32-way partitionable Intel-based servers using sophisticated technologies never before used in the Windows operating environment.
Customers will want to evaluate these technologies thoroughly as they introduce them to their mission critical datacentres. Even then, to be successful requires a combination of people, processes and technology.
In order to take maximum advantage of the benefits offered by these latest developments, customers in this environment may need to review all datacentre processes.
Compaq, IDC and Microsoft
Hosted by PMP, publisher of Conspectus and International Consultants’ Guide, this briefing will address the issues surrounding the effective deployment of Windows 2000 in a mission critical environment ensuring it is both highly performant and highly available at the same time.
Taken from the perspective of three key industry players, Compaq, IDC and Microsoft, the briefing will describe this environment in which IT professionals will play a key role.
IDC will set the scene, bringing us up to date with the latest of operating environments in the datacentre. Then Microsoft, and Compaq will examine the key points needed to get Windows 2000 achieving performance and availability simultaneously.
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SPEAKERS & AGENDA |
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8.30am |
Registration & coffee |
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9am - 11am |
Briefing session |
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11am |
Coffee & open discussion |
Greg Noren
Compaq
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Greg's paper will describe the background to how Compaq became so closely involved in Microsoft's Windows 2000 Datacenter initiative and the issues Compaq themselves have had to resolve in order to ensure Compaq's products and services provide the best platform for Windows 2000. Greg Noren is based in Houston, USA and is the Program Manager for the Compaq Windows 2000 Datacenter initiative. Greg joined Compaq in 1995, performing low-level software design and development on the first Compaq workstation product and then subsequently leading and managing development for Compaq's mainstream servers and the launch of Compaq's first appliance server product, the NeoServer.
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Martin Hingley
IDC
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Martin's paper will describe the environment of a mission critical datacentre, bringing us up to date with latest thinking and revealing some of the issues he foresees in this corporate sector. Martin is the Vice President of IDC's European Systems Group who specialise in research into servers, PCs and appliances. Of his 17 years in IT market research the last 14 years have been at IDC focussed on server research and European markets. His reports are widely quoted by the press and IT industry alike and today he is one of the most respected authorities in this field.
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George Spix
Microsoft
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George's paper will describe the Microsoft vision for Windows 2000 in the datacentre, the thinking behind its design and what you need to consider to ensure a successful deployment in a mission critical environment. George Spix, based in Redmond USA, is Technical Officer of the Enterprise Systems Group responsible for the datacentre and advanced server products. His credentials span an impressive variety of famous names and topics including, Cray Research, IBM Supercomputer Systems, security and policy and now availability, scalability and manageability at Microsoft.
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