I.T. Strategy / N.D.A. Briefing 2008

	Interested?   Reserve a place on the 26th February, Citrix HQ, Chalfont Park, Gerard's Cross SL9 0DZ.  Reserve a place on the 28th February, Daresbury De Vere Hotel, Daresbury, Warrington WA4 4BP.
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Southern event 26th February, Northern event 28th February 2008

9:30 Registration for 10:00 Start

If you are reviewing your IT strategy for 2008 / 2009, then recent announcements and acquisitions made by Citrix, Microsoft and VMware are probably high on your list of things to consider. With new and competing products and strategies around virtualisation and application delivery the “Agile Enterprise” has never been more relevant and achievable, but which vendors offer the most compelling long-term proposition?

Following the recent Citrix Solutions Summit in Florida, Centralis is holding two NDA briefings (on 26th and 28th February 2008) to cover the latest news, product roadmaps and directions, with an independent view by the only UK partner certified at the highest level by Citrix, Microsoft, VMware, WYSE and Thinstall.

Featuring presentations by speakers from Citrix, Microsoft, AppSense and Centralis, we will cover:

• Options for application delivery and virtualisation
• Competing virtual desktop / VDI solutions
• Creating the dynamic datacenter / automating datacentre workflow
• Maintaining user experience and personalisation in a complex environment
• New reporting and monitoring tools to help SLA and KPI reporting

Included in the session will be a demonstration of the latest technologies in an end-to-end showcase solution featuring:

• XenDesktop - Delivering virtual desktops via the latest broker
• Provisioning - Delivering fully configured servers and desktops on demand
• Application Streaming - One application install for all users across multiple platforms
• Profile Management - Balancing increased flexibility with improved login speeds

The event will show how flagship products from these leading vendors can be brought together into a new and dynamic solution that offers a much improved ROI over conventional deployments.

The briefing concludes with a Q&A session followed by lunch allowing delegates to discuss areas of particular interest and share information and experience both formally and informally.

Reserve a place on the 26th February, Citrix HQ, Chalfont Park, Gerard's Cross SL9 0DZ.

Reserve a place on the 28th February, Daresbury De Vere Hotel, Daresbury, Warrington WA4 4BP.

Centralis seminars are free of charge for UK end-user organisations across the public and private sectors. 

Meet the Speakers

The following speakers will be presenting at this seminar:

	Fraser Kyne, Business Development Manager, Citrix UK, Ireland and South Africa Fraser Kyne is business development manager for the UK, Ireland and South African region of Citrix Systems. In this capacity, Fraser is responsible for delivering new products to the region and relaying the vision and strategy of Citrix and how it relates to trends in the marketplace.
	Matt McSpirit Partner Technology Specialist, Microsoft UK Hello! I’m Matt McSpirit and I’m a Partner Technology Specialist working for Microsoft UK.  It’s my job to ensure that Microsoft Partners are not only educated and excited, but also understand the ‘Art of the Possible’ when it comes to our technologies, specifically, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Virtualisation.
	Peter Wilkins, Technical Director, Centralis Peter Wilkins is technical director for Centralis and an acknowledged subject matter expert on application and desktop delivery solutions.  A founder of Centralis he has provided consultancy to many organisations in the FT Top 100 and worked closely with product management in major vendors including Citrix, Microsoft and Novell to shape future directions and improve integration.
	Ewen Anderson, Managing Director, Centralis Ewen Anderson is managing director of Centralis. Prior to founding Centralis Ewen worked at a senior level in corporate IT and management services within British Gas.  Over the last 11 years he has helped establish Centralis as one of the leading influencers of application and desktop delivery strategy in the UK, winning excellence awards from customers and major software vendors.
	Russell Hope, Channel Manager, AppSense Russell is a 5 year veteran of AppSense and holds a Joint Business Studies Degree from University of Wolverhampton and the International Business School, Diemen, NL. After creating the AppSense Post Sales Group from 2003-2006 he took on the role as Channel Manager, he has been instrumental in growing partner relationships and furthering the position of AppSense in the Channel. AppSense is a Citrix Ready partner, ISV Gold partner of Microsoft and technology alliance partner of VMware.

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