Upcoming VMUG Webcasts Presented by VMware, HP and Symantec

	Register Today for the Upcoming VMUG Webcasts Take advantage of the networking and educational opportunities included in your VMUG membership. Register today to join us for these upcoming webcasts. Please note: You will need to log into the VMUG web site to register for these webcasts. If you have not already obtained your VMUG login credentials, please visit the Username and/or Password Help page to request your username and password. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding How to Take Advantage of vSphere 5 Storage Features Presented by: Eric Siebert, WW Solutions Marketing Manager, HP Storage Division, Hewlett-Packard Co. Thursday, October 27, 2011 To register for each session please click on the time links below. 12:00 p.m. CDT (-05:00 GMT) 6:00 p.m. CDT (-5:00 GMT) The release of vSphere 5 provides many exciting new features and enhancements that are related to storage. With storage being a key resource in a virtual environment achieving a high level of integration and efficiency between the hypervisor and storage resources is very important. vSphere 5 provides better integration, management and control of storage resources to help increase efficiency and performance. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Tier 1 Applications Presented by: Cale Fogel, Senior Technical Support Engineer, VMware Tuesday, November 1, 2011 To register for each session please click on the time links below. 12:00 p.m. CDT (-05:00 GMT) 6:00 p.m. CDT (-05:00 GMT) This presentation focuses on how to virtualize Tier 1 Applications as well as configuration and customization techniques to getting Tier 1 Applications to run as close to physical or, in some cases, better than physical (MS Exchange). _____________________________________________________________________________________ No Compromises: Virtualization Security Presented by: Todd Zambrovitz, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Symantec Wednesday, November 9, 2011 12:00 p.m. CST (GMT -5:00) Most organizations have successfully pursued virtualization across non-critical data, applications and infrastructure.  While virtualization can provide some level of consolidated control over user environments, the unknown risks due to the fluid and mobile nature of virtual deployments has many organizations proceeding cautiously in extending virtualization to more mission critical operations. This webcast will introduce new innovations from Symantec that can help you confidently extend your virtualization strategy to vital infrastructure and services with mission critical protection and performance achieving a seamless experience for both administrators and users alike. _____________________________________________________________________________________ More Upcoming Webcasts Visit the VMUG Webcast page to register and learn more about our upcoming webcast. Delivering ITaaS Today with VMware Technology: Delivering User Centric Client Virtualization as a Service to Your End Users Backup in a SNAP:  Modern Data Protection for VMware Deployments vCenter Operations – What's New, What's Cool?