Network World rates virtualization as the hottest technology for 2008. Even after the recent market collapse, VMWare boasts a market cap of $18B for projected 2008 sales of $2B. BladeLogic has just purchased BMC Software for $800M. And the startup market in this space is active with Egenera, Voltaire, Marathon Technologies and Virtual Iron as some of the prominent Boston area players.
On the business side, what is it about virtualization that makes it such a hot technology, even in a down market? What are the different virtualization approaches? What are the specific benefits that derive form various types of virtualization? What is next in this space and how long will the party continue?
On the deployment side, is virtualization everything it is cracked up to be? What about security? What about control? And as each vendor has its own of view of virtualization, how do you know what is right for you?
Come join for an evening of spirited discussion on virtualization to sort out some mysteries about what it is, why it hot and how you can be part of it?
