Wednesday
Wednesday 19 October 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Stop! Look! Listen! - The Green Cross Code for Successful Desktop Virtualisation
Lewis Gee, VP, Sales and Marketing, Centrix Software
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This presentation will focus on the need for IT to totally understand their end-user computing estate - in terms of what is being used, by whom and how it is being consumed - prior to making any kind of desktop transformation.
Wednesday 19 October 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
User Virtualization – The Move to User Centric Computing
Dan O’Shaughnessy, Senior Account Director, AppSense
Tom Scase, Technical Account Manager, AppSense
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Imagine a world where IT doesn’t need to care what device user’s use, where you never need to migrate users again, where you can manage 10,000 unique users with effort it takes to manage 1, where you can deliver Win7 for 50% of the cost. All these things are possible when you virtualize the user first. The desktop is changing. It’s no longer about managing the desktop or device; it’s about managing the user.
Wednesday 19 October 11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Cancer Research UK delivers over 1000 Virtual Desktops to its users to save costs, move to Windows 7
Jane Swindle, IS service manager, Cancer Research UK, Citrix Systems
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There’s nothing like listening to a peer who has already implemented a solution or technology that you’re considering. Come to this session and hear why Cancer Research UK chose to virtualise over 1000 desktops, how the implementation went and how things are going now that the system is live.
Wednesday 19 October 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Choosing the right client for desktop virtualization
Andrew Gee, Sales Director UK., Wyse Technology
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This presentation will look at desktop virtualization from a client device perspective. Using examples from customer case studies, it will look at the growing number of device alternatives, and how these can help address the challenges of Windows 7 migration and aging PC desktops.
Wednesday 19 October 1:10 PM - 1:40 PM
Transforming your End User Computing Environment
Stephen O'Herhily, Systems Engineer , VMware
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Transforming the End User Computing landscape is a key initiative for many organizations as new use cases are evolving and new devices are entering the organisation. Choosing the right desktop virtualization solution can be challenging given the myriad of options available today. In this session we will cover the key use cases that are driving the adoption of desktop virtualization, and the criteria customers should consider when looking at desktop virtualization as well as collaboration solutions.
Wednesday 19 October 1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
Case Study: Cutting Costs and Unifying Legacy Infrastructures with Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
Richard Castillo, Group Head of IT at EFM, Intercept IT Limited
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Learn how EFM, an international property services company responsible for in excess of €2 billion worth of property, increased efficiency, cut costs and increased cash flow by migrated its multiple independent legacy infrastructures to Intercept IT’s Desktop as a Service (DaaS) solution, OnlineDesktop.Richard Castillo, Group Head of IT at EFM, will tell you how he created a business case for DaaS after a year of research to meet crucial business objectives, improve user experience and increase efficiency while cutting costs.
Wednesday 19 October 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Daniel Bolton, Kingston University
David Hitchen, Technical Pre-Sales Engineer, RES Software
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An Overview and Demo of how to manage user profiles on any Windows Desktop (PC’s, VDI, Laptops, Remote Desktop Services, Citrix, View…) without the worry of V1 vs. V2 profiles, Moving between Windows XP/7/8, or the management overhead of ever changing user specific needs. Hear first-hand from Daniel Bolton why Kingston University chose RES Software to help with their desktop transformation project and the resulting benefits.
Wednesday 19 October 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
Moving Desktops to the Cloud? 8 Tips to Consider
Ron Grevink, Director of Marketing at Intercept IT Ltd, Intercept IT Limited
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This seminar is for senior IT decision makers who are considering a move to the cloud. Whether you are considering public, private or a hybrid cloud solution, get expert advice on critical considerations that could save your company time and money.
Wednesday 19 October 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Desktop Virtualisation: What it is and why you should care
Patrick Irwin, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Citrix Systems
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Desktop virtualisation can potentially let you deliver on-demand desktops and applications anywhere your users work, anywhere your business takes you, to any type of device, bringing unprecedented flexibility and mobility to your workforce. Come to this session to get a good understanding of how desktop virtualization is much more than VDI and why businesses are choosing to virtualize their desktops.