Key Information Systems To Present Enterprise Blade Server Application Planning Trends At Blade Server Summit 2006
Key Information Systems, a leading IT systems integrator with status as an IBM Premier Business Partner and Microsoft Certified Partner, will take the podium at the upcoming Server Blade Summit 2006 set for Apr. 18-20 in Garden Grove, CA. Key Senior Account Executive Dru Murphy will present "Planning for Blade Servers for Large Enterprise Environments" on Thurs., Apr. 20, at 10 a.m. Key will also be exhibiting at the Summit in booth #308.
IT installations of all sizes are embracing IBM's BladeServer technology to reduce capital costs and save on space and power. Blades also play a central role in server consolidation and virtualization, one of Gartner's Ten Technologies to Watch for 2006. Blade servers help organizations lower IT costs while still achieving high performance and reducing administrative workload.
"We are very pleased to be sharing our knowledge and experience with Server Blade Summit attendees again this year," stated Pete Elliot, Director of Marketing for Key Information Systems. "The large enterprise presents unique challenges and opportunities for achieving significant benefits from successful blade applications. Our goal is to help IT professionals gain the latest information on making this potential a reality in their organizations."
Murphy will describe blade server technology, lessons learned from successful implementations, and deployment challenges (technical, infrastructure, political/organizational). He will explain what belongs on blades and what doesn't. He will also show how a blade server platform can simplify a datacenter, and how to "sell" blades within an organization. With over 11 years of IT experience, Murphy has obtained many technical sales certifications on IBM's high-end servers, storage and virtualization.
"Server blades are the fastest growing segment of the server market. The blade market exceeded $2 billion in 2005, growing by 84% over 2004," noted Dr. Lance Leventhal, Conference Director of Server Blade Summit. "Server blade applications are expanding into new areas, and the Summit addresses the challenges of reaching new verticals, application types, and markets such as small and medium business."
Key Information Systems was also a participant at Server Blade Summit 2005 in Northern California. The company has architected, serviced, and implemented large server consolidation projects using blades for companies throughout the U.S. Through this experience, Key has gained a deep understanding of implementation and the service model for supporting large server blade environments. Information and registration for Server Blade Summit 2006 are available at www.serverbladesummit.com.
About Key Information Systems, Inc.
Key Information Systems is an IT systems integrator and solutions provider with specialization in corporate infrastructure, business continuity and storage. An IBM Premier Business Partner, the company also represents IT vendors such as Brocade, Novell and VMWare. Key's high-availability, fault-tolerant solutions are backed by a complete range of professional services including education, critical assessment, installation, maintenance and financing. The company has been listed as one of Inc. magazine's Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in Los Angeles and has received Leadership and Beacon Awards for excellence from IBM. Corporate headquarters are in Woodland Hills, CA, with additional offices in San Francisco, Irvine and Phoenix, AZ. Business Partner Innovation Centers are maintained at the Woodland Hills and Irvine locations. For more information, contact Key Information Systems, 22120 Clarendon St., Suite 100, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, 877-442-3249, info@keyinfo.com, www.keyinfo.com.
About Server Blade Summit
The 5th Annual Server Blade Summit is the only conference in the Western U.S. dedicated entirely to server blades. It features half-day tutorials, workshops, paper and panel sessions, keynotes, and exhibits. Subjects include hardware, software, blade management, standards, networking, storage, architecture, data center applications, specifications, best practices, power and cooling issues, interfaces, grid computing, clustering, server farms, server consolidation, and market research. For more information, see www.serverbladesummit.com.