Escalating compute requirements and energy costs are placing new pressures on today's data centers. Companies are invited to share their experiences, technology assessments and best practices around efficiency, virtualization, and consolidation. Topics appropriate for submission within this category include storage consolidation, optimized power and cooling, data center capacity, construction and management, modular data centers, server refresh and management, global operations, cloud computing, ERP, corporate applications, data management, design and engineering systems, security, and other large-scale systems and projects.
New tools and methods for managing client systems provide opportunities to increase efficiency and improve user support. Companies are invited to submit a real-world look at deployment issues and delivered value. Topics appropriate for submission within this category include reducing deskside visits, mobile deployments, containing management costs, security best practices, corporate image management, remote manageability, large scale deployment, refresh rates and deployment, reducing energy consumption, and client virtualization among others.