INVESTOR INFORMATIONForrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR) is a global research and advisory firm serving professionals in 13 key roles across three distinct client segments. Our clients face progressively complex business and technology decisions every day. To help them understand, strategize, and act upon opportunities brought by change, Forrester provides proprietary research, consumer and business data, custom consulting, events and online communities, and peer-to-peer executive programs. We guide leaders in business technology, marketing and strategy, and the technology industry through independent fact-based insight, ensuring their business success today and tomorrow. |  | News Release View printer-friendly version | | << Back | | MEDIA ADVISORY: Forrester's IT Infrastructure & Operations Forum 2009, March 18-19, 2009, In San Diego | CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR)
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WHAT:
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Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) IT
Infrastructure & Operations Forum 2009: Transforming IT
Infrastructure & Operations.
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IT Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) professionals are tasked with
conflicting requirements. On one hand, they need to streamline their
operations by constantly consolidating IT assets and implementing
more efficient infrastructure. Yet on the other hand, they must also
expand their organization's IT services and applications as
employees become more mobile and customers more global. It's the
classic conundrum of how to do more with less, but during these
trying economic times, IT I&O professionals will be expected to
deliver results beyond the four walls of the data center and
transform their organizations to improve the business' bottom line
and become an enabler of lean business.
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Forrester believes that core technologies such as virtualization,
cloud computing, and automation tools will be a key part of the
solution -- but the technology is the easy part. The real work is
fundamentally transforming the organization and processes to reap
the benefits of these technology changes. At Forrester's IT
Infrastructure & Operations Forum, IT I&O pros will be
given the tools to modernize IT infrastructure and operations and
the knowledge needed to better design their I&O teams, enabling
them to better embrace managed services and shift to a more
ITIL-oriented skill set.
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WHEN:
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March 18-19, 2009
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WHERE:
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Hyatt Regency La Jolla
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3777 La Jolla Drive
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San Diego, CA 92122
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Phone: +1 858.552.1234
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WHO:
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In addition to a dozen of Forrester's industry-leading analysts,
featured industry speakers include:
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-- Vicki Hamilton, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Performance,
Turner Broadcasting System
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-- Scott Preble, Executive Director of Demand Management, PMO, and
IT Operations, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
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-- Geir Ramleth, Senior Vice President and Chief Information
Officer, Bechtel Group
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-- Baron Thrower, Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Information Systems Hosting Services, Liberty Mutual Group
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-- Mark Templeton, President, Chief Executive Officer, Citrix Systems
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-- Scott Barnes, Vice President, Infrastructure Solutions, Perot
Systems
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The forum offers three tracks designed for IT Infrastructure &
Operations professionals and other IT professionals focused on
virtualization, automation, and optimization; one-on-one sessions
with Forrester analysts; and peer networking. More than six
sponsors -- including platinum sponsor Citrix Systems and gold
sponsors ASG, Stratus Technologies and VMware -- will share their
solutions in a technology showcase. Attendees can also register
for the pre-forum Workshop "The
Infrastructure Consolidation Imperative" hosted by Forrester
analysts Galen Schreck and James Staten.
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CONTACT:
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Complete Event information is available at: http://www.forrester.com/ioforum2009.
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MEDIA:
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Members of the media can register for the IT
Infrastructure & Operations Forum by providing their full
contact information to press@forrester.com.
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About Forrester Research
Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) is an independent research
company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global
leaders in business and technology. Forrester works with professionals
in 19 key roles at major companies providing proprietary research,
consumer insight, consulting, events, and peer-to-peer executive
programs. For more than 25 years, Forrester has been making IT,
marketing, and technology industry leaders successful every day. For
more information, visit www.forrester.com.
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SOURCE: Forrester Research, Inc.
Forrester Research, Inc.
Phil LeClare, +1 617-613-6441
Public Relations Manager
press@forrester.com
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