You're Invited.

Join us on January 25 for TechVision, MicroAge’s half-day conference and technology showcase, designed for busy IT professionals. Give us just a few hours and we’ll give you information you can use—now.

Come to TechVision and:

• Learn about today’s hottest tech trends from the manufacturers themselves—VMware, Aerohive,
  Nexsan and HP
  
  
• Meet with dozens of suppliers at the Technology Showcase
  
  
• Network with your peers in the IT industry
  
  
• Plus, special hands-on bonus session with HP Networking. Seating is limited, so register early!
  

General Session

Cloud Computing, Agility and the New IT: VMware's Perspective
Join local VMware partner manager, Jared Byrd, for a conversation about the forces shaping the next generation of IT and cloud computing. With more virtual machines deployed globally than physical—a gap that is accelerating daily—the implications for how IT operates are profound. How can IT organizations use cloud computing to make enterprises more competitive, smarter and more responsive to change—in short, more agile? To understand this better, VMware has done extensive research on adoption patterns and business benefits of virtualization and cloud computing within its customer base. As we transition to a world where internal IT is no longer the only option available for computing services, understanding how business leaders think about agility upside helps IT organizations become more relevant and strategic. This discussion will present frameworks and insight into how to make your IT practice a source of long term competitive advantage, and a true strategic partner with business.

Breakout Sessions

Next Generation Wi-Fi: “Wireless is the New Wired”
iPads, tablet computers, smart phones and the “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) movement are dramatically impacting companies. With the “consumerization of IT,” technology organizations are being challenged to provide scalable, resilient and secure wireless networks. Since the majority of devices sold do not have an Ethernet port, wireless has become a requirement. Aerohive helps simplify networking by reducing the cost and complexity of distributed enterprise deployments with cloud-enabled networking solutions. These solutions, based on Aerohive's unique distributed intelligence architecture, include enterprise-class Wi-Fi access points and revolutionary, easy-to-deploy routers.

The Impact of SSD on Virtualized Environments
Virtualized servers create complex storage access patterns, which intersect in surprising and difficult to predict ways with Solid State Storage (SSD). In this informative presentation, we describe the latest SSD technologies and extrapolate the trends for 2012 and 2013. Particular focus will be on constructing architectures which take best advantage of the numerous performance tiers which are on the market today.

Bonus Session

HP Networking Live!
Intelligent Management Center (IMC) is HP’s a stand-alone, comprehensive management platform for delivering next generation, integrated, modular network management capabilities. In this live demonstration see how IMC can efficiently meet the needs of advanced, heterogeneous enterprise networks—all from one screen.

Seating is limited, so register early!

 

Featuring

8:00 AM
Registration and Networking Breakfast

8:30 AM
General Session

Welcome
Mark McKeever, MicroAge

Cloud Computing, Agility and the New IT: VMware's Perspective
Jared Byrd, VMware
Sr. Partner Business Manager

9:45 AM
Q & A

10:00 AM
Break

10:15 AM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Next Generation
Wi-Fi – “Wireless is
the New Wired”
Rob Pollock, Aerohive Networks Director Channels

The Impact of SSD on Virtualized Environments
Gary Watson, Nexsan Chief Technology Officer

11:00 AM
Technology Showcase
Supplier tables remain open until 1:00 pm

11:30 AM
Lunch

12:15 PM
Drawings

1:00 PM
Bonus Session –
HP Networking Live!
Matt Yeagle, HP Networking Channel Solutions Architect