Events

Virtualisation:   Get with the Virtualisation Revolution
"A straight up talk hosted by Ultraspeed and BIMA, debunking virtualisation myths and showing you how to take your company virtual.  Don't get left behind.  Get Informed.  Get Virtual. "

No Bull, Just the Facts....
Co-hosted by BIMA and Ultraspeed. The events will feature short presentations from Technology Experts as well as a case study (if relevant). There will be ample time for Q&A and open discussion. The panellists will also be available afterwards for any follow on questions/discussion.

Are You on top of the Virtual Trend?
Class 1: This Virtualisation Master class will cover the basics of the technology, explain how it can be used and the benefits, explain the pitfalls and destroy some myths. Attendees will leave the session feeling far more assured of their capability to take their companies into the new Virtualised world, and will be able to spot ‘virtualisation urban legends’ for what they are as the world continues to go crazy for this new technology. The session will also cover common questions on cloud computing and SAAS, what part virtualisation plays in these, and why these technologies are important.

What is virtualisation?
Virtualisation, put simply, is the use of intermediary layer between the “bare metal” hardware of a computer/server and the actual operating system instances (as well as the applications that run on operating systems). Virtualisation enables many “virtual servers” to run on one “physical server”; making more efficient use of limited CPU and RAM resources whilst delivering many additional benefits to users and administrators

Speakers:

Michael Shanks is Ultraspeed’s CTO. For the past 10 years he has been working tirelessly to build scalable highly available environments that meet the demands of end users 24/7/365. Michael currently runs the technical operations teams at Ultraspeed and is responsible for the company's future technological development and vision.
Michael's career has focus extensively on researching and interfacing technologies that enable Managed hosting customers to leverage the benefits of enterprise products at a competitive price. Michael believes in simplicity of design and that by leveraging the correct technology in the correct scenario that it is possible to build solutions greater than the sums of their parts. Michael has concentrated heavily on interfacing Virtualisation and Enterprise storage systems to deliver award winning environments.
In his spare time Michael is an avid photographer, he has also been involved in the start up and operation of several online car enthusiast clubs.

David Hrycyszyn is Director of Software Development at Head. He has led highly successful projects for Microsoft, the British Heart Foundation, and the Conservative Party, among others. He is passionate about agile development and scalable application architectures, currently focusing on message-driven distributed applications as his main area of interest.
He constantly evaluates new technologies, using a strange mixture of grown-up cynicism and childlike enthusiasm to find his way. David has a keen interest in organizations and institutions, and the interplay between social structures and software. He has multiple awards to his credit, including a Webby, a Eurobest and a British Interactive Media Award.


Joshua Delsman is Head of Software Development at Ultraspeed, where he is responsible for the companies new advanced billing platform, and integration into more than twenty 3rd party systems.  
He began his career in software development at a tender age, amassing some excellent experience within a number of hosting companies in the USA. Most recently he developed Destination Rewards’ incentive and royalty platforms over in sunny Florida, dealing with their Fortune 100 clients. Joshua also (in his “spare” time) leads interactive workshops on Ruby on Rails development methodologies and best practice.


Graham Crich – Hosting Manager UK&I, Vmware
Graham is responsible for managing the VMware Service Provider Program within the UK & Ireland and has been instrumental in its design and launch.
He entered the IT market 25 years ago and has worked for end users, resellers and manufacturers. More recently he has held a number of senior sales management positions and prior to joining VMware co-founded and managed a UK based hosting business. 

Next Event in the series
Master class #2 &