Virtualisation Software Focus Group Meeting

Education cloud pilot

21 March 2012

Presentations about VDI and an open discussion on various aspects of virtualisation and software licensing.

Date: 21 March 2012

Venue: Please note change of venue

Room G16
Birkbeck, University of London
Malet Street
Bloomsbury
London
WC1E 7HX

Times: 11:00 to 15:00 approx

Agenda:

Other than the start, times are approximate.

10:30 Refreshments will be available

11:00 Improving Students IT experience with Application Virtualisation, Nick Johnson, Software2 Ltd

11:40 Speaker from Arkivum TBA

12:20 Q&A

12:30 approx working lunch

13:15 approx Eduserv’s Education Cloud – a speaker from Eduserv (TBD) will update everyone on the UMF Cloud Pilot funded by the University Modernisation Fund and the new Eduserv Education Cloud which can be used by all universities.

14:00 Eduserv meeting -  an open discussion covering the following broad topics;

  • Application/Desktop virtualisation
  • Licensing
  • Status of Chest Agreement negotiations
  • Cloud computing
  • Open source software

15:00 Close

Signing up:

NB. The meeting is now fully booked. We are keeping a reserve list so please continue to apply.

Please contact Jenny Carroll if you or one of your colleagues would like to come to the meeting - include contact details and any special dietary requirements in your email.

If you would like to add any other topics to the discussion then please include these in your email.