Management Matters, September 2008	Page 4

Events - Continued

Join Hundreds of Developers at the Storage Developer Conference

DMTF is proud to once again to be a sponsor of the Storage Developer Conference (SDC) on September 22-25 in Santa Clara, California. Now in its fourth year and again expected to draw more than 250 developers and engineers participating in more than 50 sessions in multiple tracks, the Storage Developer Conference is the only event created by the storage industry for the storage industry.

SDC provides the information and know-how to further advance solutions with features to help shorten time to market for advanced solutions. This increases acceptability and interoperability in production environments and help participants understand where storage technologies are heading. In addition, plans are being finalized for the CIFS and iSCSI plugfests.

For the full conference agenda and registration information, click here .

SVM 2008 in Munich, Germany: Bringing the World’s Technology Together

DMTF continues its efforts to bring members of the world's technology industry together. The DMTF is hosting the upcoming second annual Systems and Virtualization Management Academic Conference 2008.

This workshop will be held in Munich, Germany, on Oct. 21-22, 2008. The workshop is dedicated to academic research on standards for new technologies in systems and virtualization management. It will feature refereed papers by presenters from across the globe, including Spain, Japan, China, Canada, Germany and France. Attendees will also be given a guided tour of BMW World and a gala dinner at the Ratskeller restaurant.

Registration for this event is now open. Some attendees may need an official letter of invitation to get a visa to come to Germany. They must request it by sending an email to svm08@lrz.de and providing their personal information.

System management has seen growing interest in virtualization technology and the need to manage the virtualization of server, storage and network resources, so register today to be able to participate in this key event on the latest technology.

See Demonstrations and meet industry experts from the CDM Forum and the SM Forum

CDM Forum Showcase

The Common Diagnostic Model (CDM) Forum has begun recruiting companies to participate at the 2008 CDM Showcase. The CDM Showcase will be held at the Management Developers Conference (MDC) at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, Calif. on Nov. 17 - 20, 2008.

The showcase will allow companies to work with key original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and third party application vendors to integrate modules into their CDM based solutions. Companies will be recognized by the industry for CDM progress and support of CDM adoption. Companies that are already among the leaders of CDM will have an opportunity to help pave the way for broad industry adoption.

The increasing interest for uniting the computer industry on a single interoperable interface to all system diagnostics makes this a perfect opportunity for MDC attendees to learn more about CDM and be a part of future development and implementations.

Send questions to the CDM forum chair.

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