OpenSource World and Next Generation Data Center consistently provide attendees with the highest quality of education for IT professionals. Below you can find a sampling of the sessions presented last year. Click the session title to download a PDF version of the presentation.

2008 Sessions Available for Download

Desktop Linux Architects Speak Out
by John Walicki, Open Client Architect, IBM
Putting the ‘IT’ in Git 
by John Loeliger, Software Engineer, Freescale Semiconductor
Avoiding Open Source Lawsuits: Five Steps to Effective Open Source Governance in the Enterprise
by Stormy Peters, Executive Director, The GNOME Foundation
Network Introspection with Open Source Tools
by Brad Lhotsky, Security Administrator, National Institute of Health (NIH)
Applying Virtualization Across the Data Center: x86/x64 vs. UNIX and Mainframes
by Tony Iams, Vice President & Senior Analyst, System Software Research, Ideas International Inc.Photos
Facilities & IT: Managing the Merge
by C.C. Fridlin, VP Product Management, Avocent
Network Virtualization: Key to Mission Critical and Agile Businesses
Indermohan Monga, Director, Strategic Technologies, Nortel Networks
Siva Subramanian, Leader, Strategy and Planning, Enterprise Solutions, Nortel Networks
Vision for and Stages of Adoption for Data Center Transformation
by Jeff Barnett, Chief Strategist New Enterprise Data Center, IBM
Trends in Data Protection and Restoration Technologies
by Michael Fishman, SNIA Data Management Forum Education Chair
A New Holistic Model for Data Center Management
by Steven Yellen, Vice President of Product and Market Strategy, Aperture Technologies
 The 7 Stages of Scaling Web Applications: Strategies for Architects
by Jon Engates, CTO, Rackspace


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