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Open Source Virtualization, an Overview
Kris Buytaert

Topic: Virtualization
Audience: All audiences

Description:
Virtualization has been hyped for the past 9 to 18 months, different open source alternatives exist. For one the first times in tech history, open source has been leading the pack. Innovation happens in Open Source. This talk will guide you trough the different Open Source Virtualization alternatives, from Xen to KVM, from Bochs to Virtualbox, and lots of other tools. And will discuss which tool suits in which environment.

Prerequisites:
n/a

History:
OpenExpo 2008 in Zurich, Open Source Days 2008 in Copenhagen , T-Dose 2008 in Eindhoven

Posted: Feb 28, 2009 11:43:50 AM; Last change: Feb 28, 2009 06:00:16 PM

The Speaker: Kris Buytaert

Contact Organization: Inuits
Location: Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Phone: +32-475-961221
Email: Kris.Buytaert@gmail.com
Website: http://www.krisbuytaert.be/
Will travel: Anywhere
Payment required: Travel

Bio:
Kris Buytaert is a long time Linux and Open Source Consultant doing Linux and Open Source projects in Belgium , Europe and the rest of the universe. He is currently working for Inuits.

Kris is the Co-Author of Virtualization with Xen ,used to be the maintainer of the openMosix HOWTO and author of different technical publications. He is a frequent speaker at different international conferences.

He spends most of his time working on Linux Clustering (both High Availability, Scalability and HPC), Virtualisation and Large Infrastructure Management projects hence trying to build infrastructures that can survive the 10th floor test

Posted: Feb 28, 2009 11:41:26 AM; Last change: Feb 28, 2009 11:41:34 AM

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