At this morning-long Summit, you and your peers will learn about the latest options for taking advantage of Windows and Linux interoperability to employ virtualization, reduce systems overhead, and tame the complexity brought on by combining disparate environments.

Why You Should Attend
You will learn from expertly delivered presentations and case studies. From the morning's program, you will rapidly gather answers to such questions as:

What areas of the data center can benefit most from virtualization?

How can you get started today in making your data center more manageable?

What is involved in running Windows and Linux virtualized environments?

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Agenda

8:00-8:45 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00 a.m.	Introduction and Overview Ron Milton, Executive Vice President, Computerworld
9:00-9:45 a.m.	Analyst View from the Top: The Relationship Between Virtualization, Interoperability and Reducing Complexity John Humphreys, Program Vice President, Enterprise Platforms, IDC
9:45-10:15 a.m.	Motivation for Virtualization:A Case Study From a Healthcare Provider Dennis L'Heureux, Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for Planning, Rockford Health System
10:15-10:30 a.m.	Networking Break
10:30-11:15 a.m.	Cross Platform Virtualization: Reducing Complexity Jamie Peebles, Windows Server Technology Specialist, Microsoft Don Vosburg, Linux Technology Specialist, Novell
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.	Moderated Panel Discussion Moderator: Ron Milton, Executive Vice President, Computerworld Panelists: John Humphreys, Program Vice President, Enterprise Platforms, IDC Dennis L'Heureux, Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for Planning, Rockford Health System Jamie Peebles, Windows Server Technology Specialist, Microsoft Luis Rodriguez, Enterprise Technology Specialist, Intel Don Vosburg, Linux Technology Specialist, Novell
12:15-1:30 p.m.	Special Luncheon with Technology Showcase
1:30 p.m.	Program Concludes

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John Humphreys, Program Vice President, Enterprise Platforms, IDC
John Humphreys is a Program VP with IDC's Enterprise Platform Group where he heads up the Enterprise Virtualization Software program covering the range of virtualization products deployed in both data center and client environments. The program also examines the role of manageability in the emerging virtual environment. Additional areas of focus include the adoption of blade servers, the modularization of the data center along with the automation and virtualization of the data center environment, and the emergence of grid computing in the enterprise.

Prior to joining IDC, John worked in the energy industry where he combined his geological and geophysical background along with an interest in unconventional exploration opportunities to develop risk profiles, technical and financial models for a wide range of projects, including a division portfolio analysis, strategic analysis related to company positioning, and complex reservoir development programs. His interest technology and in examining emerging market opportunities is what led John to IDC in 1999.

John received a B.A and M.S. from Miami University and University of Wyoming respectively.

Dennis L'Heureux, Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for Planning, Rockford Health System
Dennis L’Heureux joined Rockford Health System as its Vice President & CIO in 1994 and is now serving as Senior Vice President for Planning & CIO.  He was previously Vice President & CIO at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham; Vice President for Clinical and Management Support Services at Leonard Morse in Natick and Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Resources at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester.

An engineer by education, Dennis graduated with his Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston in 1974 and again in 1977 with his Masters Degree in Engineering Management.

Dennis is a Fellow in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and served as its President in 1992.  He is also actively involved in the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.  He represented the American Hospital Association as a Director for the Health Industry Business Communication Council of Phoenix, Arizona and was Chairman of the Board of Directors for the West Suburban Joint Diagnostic MRI Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts.  He is a certified as a Professional of Health Information Management Systems. 

Ron Milton, Executive Vice President, Computerworld
Ron manages the events business, strategic alliances and awards programs for IT executive titles and IT management in storage networking, mobile and wireless, infrastructure/data center, business intelligence and green IT market sectors. Milton leads the team responsible for creating content, sponsor sales, operations, marketing and audience development for all of Computerworld's events, such as brands like Premier 100 IT Leaders®, Storage Networking World®, Mobile & Wireless World®, Infrastructure Management World®, Business Intelligence Perspectives®, Green IT Symposium® and 30-40 IT Executive Summits and Executive Roundtables per year. He is also responsible for the same businesses at InfoWorld® and the Computerworld Honors Program®.

He has 25 years of experience in information technology, serving in both vendor and information services management positions. Before his current role at IDG, Ron was Senior Vice President of CXO Media and General Manager of CIO Magazine's Executive Program Division. Prior to joining Computerworld in 1999, he was President and CEO of IDG's Internet Commerce (ICE) business unit, which he founded in 1996 as a start-up business, and was a pioneer in using e-commerce systems and web marketing. He was a 1996 recipient of the coveted IDG Chairman's Award for the most successful start-up business globally. Before joining IDG, Milton spent five years as Vice President/Partner of GLA computer Systems, a software developer and channel integrator with market share leadership in wholesale travel solutions. Prior to GLA, he also held a variety of management positions in channel management, field sales and marketing at Honeywell Information Systems and Bull HN. He holds degrees from Concordia University and Sir George Williams University.

Jamie Peebles, Windows Server Technology Specialist, Microsoft
Jamie Peebles, Windows Server Technology Specialist, Microsoft
Having worked with Microsoft for seven years, Jamie is based in Chicago, IL.  He is a Product Technology Specialist in the Midwest District with a focus on Windows Server and Network Infrastructure.  Jamie has a specific interest around the various Microsoft virtualization solutions.  Previously Jamie has concentrated on the management server business for Microsoft.  He currently is focused on the entire Enterprise customer segment in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.

Luis Rodriguez, Enterprise Technology Specialist, Intel
Luis Rodriguez is an Enterprise Technology Specialist with Intel Corporation helping key customers in the Healthcare industry understand and implement Intel technologies. He has over 10 years experience in the technology sector working with companies such as Compaq, Dell and HP. He specializes in server platform technologies and client management.


Don Vosburg, Linux Technology Specialist, Novell
Don has been in the IT industry for over 15 years in a wide variety of roles.  His experiences as a system administrator, architect, and consultant are augmented by industry certifications from Novell, Red Hat, Cisco, and Nortel Networks.

For the last three years Don has been a Technology Specialist for Novell, Inc.  His area of special concentration has been Linux, where he has been involved in a number of real-world implementations of both desktop and server technologies.  He has been tapped for presentations at Novell BrainShare, LinuxWorld San Francisco, and numerous other venues.

Don lives in Anderson, Indiana with his wife Diane and their four boys.

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