Almost every enterprise IT environment is running a virtual machine, and in recent years, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have shown a strong interest in virtualization. They read about it and see other businesses enjoying the benefits, but are unsure exactly how it works and how to successfully adopt it within their own organizations. The 2012 Symantec Disaster Preparedness Survey revealed that SMB are beginning to understand and implement virtualization technologies but still have a long way to go.
Join Symantec’s SMB and virtualization experts, as well as Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends on Thursday, January 17 at 1:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. ET to chat about what SMBs need to know about going virtual with their technology.
SMBs need to understand virtualization—the advantages, how to develop a strategy, and how to secure virtual environments and protect their data. Our SMB and virtualization experts will cover the following:
- Benefits of going virtual with your technology
- Challenges of adopting virtual solutions
- Steps SMBs should take to secure their virtual environments
- Data backup in a virtual environment
- Virtualization best practices
Mark your calendars:
Title: Going Virtual with Your Technology—What SMBs Need to Know
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2013
Time: Starts at 1:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. ET
Length: 1 hour
Expert participants:
- Dan Nadir, senior director of Product Management, SMB and Symantec.Cloud, Symantec – @SymantecSMB
- Elias AbuGhazaleh, director of Engineering, Backup Exec, IMG, Symantec - @BE_Elias
- Anita Campbell, Small Business Trends – @Smallbiztrends
Where: On Twitter.com. Follow the hashtag #SMBchat