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Eduserv Symposium 2011

12 May 2011

Virtualisation and the Cloud: Realising the benefits of shared infrastructure

The annual Eduserv Symposium is renowned across the communities we serve for delivering thought provoking presentations and discussions around important challenges in the industry. For 2011, the symposium is focussing on cloud computing and virtualisation. With a line-up of thought leading industry speakers, excellent discussions and networking opportunities, this really is a must attend event for IT Managers and Directors as well as anyone else with a vested interest in realising the benefits in the cloud.

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Symposium 2011

Virtualisation and the Cloud: Realising the benefits of shared infrastructure

As we feel the squeeze, the use of shared virtualised platforms and the cloud will play an increasingly important role in protecting and developing services. This is true both at the level of infrastructure (storage and compute facilities) and enterprise applications (CMS, finance, etc.) as well as in the more well-established examples of email or contact management. This symposium will use a mix of case studies and thought-provoking presentations to challenge our current thinking around efficiency, shared services, impact and effectiveness. It will consider the challenges and benefits of developing and delivering infrastructure and applications through shared virtualised platforms and the cloud (using perspectives from both inside and outside education), and make recommendations about design and implementation choices. 

  • Hear about the latest developments in the University Modernisation Fund (UMF) shared services in cloud computing infrastructure project
  • Understand the strategic role of virtualisation and the cloud in the delivery of shared IT services
  • Find out about current and future directions in the provision of cloud solutions for compute and storage, both within academia and beyond
  • Cover the issues and challenges associated with these approaches and their impact on efficiency and cost effectiveness
  • Listen to practical experiences from institutions already working in the area
  • Network with peers who have a shared interest in these issues

Reserve your free place now

Praise for the previous symposium:

"Once again a fascinating event with interesting speakers"
"First class event. Well organised and enjoyable"
"Excellent day's entertainment! Most illuminating. Thanks to all concerned!"
"Fantastic event, very inspirational speakers, lots of food for thought"

Presentations

Speakers

Armando FoxAdjunct Associate ProfessorElectrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Kevin AshleyDirectorDigital Curation Centre
Simon WardleyLeading Edge Forum
Terence HarmerTechnical DirectorBelfast e-Science Centre
Chris CobbPro Vice ChancellorRoehampton University
Dan PerryHead, Strategy BusinessJanet (UK)
Kenji TakedaSenior LecturerUniversity of Southampton
Phil RichardsDirector of ITLoughborough University
Rachel BruceInnovation Director, Digital InfrastructureJISC
Matt JohnsonHead of Research and DevelopmentEduservlabs.eduserv.org.uk

Agenda

12 May 2011

10:00 - 10:30
Registration and coffee
10:30 - 10:45
Welcome and introduction
10:45 - 11:30Simon WardleyLeading Edge Forum
Opening keynote: Situation normal, everything must change!
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 - 12:30Chris CobbPro Vice ChancellorRoehampton University
Shared services in HE IT management
12:30 - 13:00Kenji TakedaSenior LecturerUniversity of Southampton
The Institutional Data Management Blueprint Project
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:45Kevin AshleyDirectorDigital Curation CentreDan PerryHead, Strategy BusinessJanet (UK)Rachel BruceInnovation Director, Digital InfrastructureJISCMatt JohnsonHead of Research and DevelopmentEduserv
Lightning talks
14:45 - 15:15Phil RichardsDirector of ITLoughborough University
Hybrid clouds and mini pods
15:15 - 15:45
Tea break
15:45 - 16:15Terence HarmerTechnical DirectorBelfast e-Science Centre
The outlook is cloudy - Benefits, pitfalls and issues in building large-scale clouds
16:15 - 17:00Armando FoxAdjunct Associate ProfessorElectrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Closing keynote: Above the clouds - A view from academia
17:00 - 17:10
Final remarks
17:10 - 19:00
Drinks reception

The Eduserv Symposium 2011 is a free-to-attend event. Places are limited, therefore priority tickets for the Symposium are given to the communities we serve – these include education (higher and further education institutions), central government, local government, health and not- for-profit. If you work for an institution in one of these sectors, you are guaranteed a place when you reserve a ticket.

To ensure a good mix of delegates, we have also allocated a proportion of tickets to other sectors including the commercial sector. We hope to be able to accommodate everyone but this will depend on demand so please wait for our confirmation before you make your travel arrangements.

To ensure that delegates attend the event, Eduserv reserve the right to apply a no show fee of £100 unless you have given us notice of not being able to attend at least a week before the event.

Worldwide live-streaming timings

All the talks at the symposium will be live-streamed on the web. Check the timings below.

Note: if you are unable to watch the live-stream, videos and slides from each talk will also be made available here shortly after the event.

First morning session (including opening keynote)

UK - 10.30am
US (East coast) - 05.30am
US (West coast) - 02.30am
Australia (Sydney) - 19.30pm

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Second morning session

UK - 12.00pm
US (East coast) - 07.00am
US (West coast) - 04.00am
Australia (Sydney) - 21.00pm

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First afternoon session

UK - 14.00pm
US (East coast) - 09.00am
US (West coast) - 06.00am
Australia (Sydney) - 23.00pm

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Second afternoon session (including closing keynote)

UK - 15.45pm
US (East coast) - 10.45am
US (West coast) - 07.45am
Australia (Sydney) - 00.45am (Friday)

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Royal College of Physicians

11 St Andrews Place

Regents Park

London

NW1 4LE