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Upcoming Events

May 17, 2012 - Lunch & Learn, DC: Virtualize Your Networks

Join Clearpath and Cisco for lunch on Thursday, May 17th for our special event, Virtualize Your Networks. Learn how Cisco virtualization solutions can address your business needs by using available network resources efficiently.

May 17, 2012 - Webinar: Maximize your Virtual Environment with Veeam Backup & Replication

Learn about Veeam Backup & Replication™ and how it reinvents data protection for both VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. Sign up for this event today!

May 23, 2012 - Webcast: Best Practices for Virtualizing Oracle Databases and Applications

Virtualization can improve IT efficiency, flexibility and availability, transforming service delivery while reducing costs. The inclusion of business-critical applications (BCA) such as Oracle Database and applications can deliver the most significant value to your business. However, many companies are cautious about including Oracle software in their virtualization roadmap because they lack specific in-house expertise to virtualize the infrastructure for Oracle or because of the perception of risk associated with these projects. Attend this webcast to learn VMware® best practices that can help you accelerate deployment and get it right the first time around.

Register today.

May 24, 2012 - Webcast: Introduction to Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with VMware View

Although the capital expenditures for traditional computers have decreased over time, the operational costs of managing these desktops have increased significantly because of the escalating complexity of tasks, labor costs and security concerns. End users are also tied to a single piece of hardware to access all their data and applications, which limits mobility and causes frustration. Learn how virtual desktops using VMware View™ can meet these challenges by providing end-user freedom while maintaining IT control. Register today.

May 29, 2012 - Planning for the Cloud, Baltimore

Join Clearpath along with VMware, Cisco, and EMC at M&T Bank Stadium (Ravens Stadium) on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. We’ll discuss private cloud technologies from EMC, VMware and Cisco, along with complimentary cloud computing services for disaster recovery, virtual desktops and infrastructure services. Learn what a hybrid cloud strategy can do for your IT operations and budget. You’ll learn about technologies that are available for immediate deployment and impact.

PLUS - The event will include a tour of the stadium and special appearance with autograph signing from Ravens Wide Receiver, Torrey Smith. There will also be raffle prizes and giveaways including a trip to VMworld 2012 in San Francisco with hotel and airfare paid for! Space is limited, signup now!

May 30, 2012 - Webcast: Best Practices for Virtualizing Microsoft Exchange

Attend this webcast to learn VMware® best practices and approach to help you achieve support from your application owners and address concerns on availability, performance and costs; accelerate your deployment to ensure first-time success; and gain confidence to embrace the benefits of virtualization for your most critical applications.Register for this webcast today!

May 31, 2012 - Webcast: Capacity Management with VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite 5.0

VMware has introduced new capabilities to allow VMware vSphere® administrators to proactively manage virtual infrastructure resources. When you right-size and optimize your infrastructure capacity you can increase virtual machine density and consolidation ratios by up to 30 percent, defer hardware and software purchases, and plan for upcoming virtualization projects more easily. Learn from technical experts how you can take advantage of these new capacity management capabilities to ensure best performance and quality of service in a more cost-effective manner. Signup today!

Previous Events

May 3, 2012 - VMware and Clearpath Present a Day at the Range

Hosted at one of the finest state of the art indoor shooting ranges, Silver Eagle Group, area IT professionals came out to learn about Virtualization with VMware View, enjoy lunch and a shootout at the range.

May 2, 2012 - Baltimore Lunch and Learn, Virtualization with VMware View 5

In partnership with VMware, this lunch event focused on how to implement, manage and benefit from all of the new features of VMware View 5. Virtualizing your desktops with VMware View 5 allows you to create a more streamlined IT environment and increase the efficiency of delivering, securing and managing your infrastructure in the cloud. If you missed this event and are interested in learning more about virtualizating with VMware and Clearpath, check out our solutions offering here.

March 26, 2012 - D.C. Lunch and Learn, Virtualizing Databases: How to and Why

This presentation focused on how and why virtualizing your database with VMware will maximize performance, scalability and availability while enabling fully automated disaster recovery and proactive management of service levels. 

March 21, 2012 - EMC and Clearpath Present a Day at the Range

Clearpath and EMC hosted a day at Silver Eagle Shooting Range. The event included an informative presentation on EMC Backup and Recovery Solutions and the opportunity for IT professionals to network and of course, enjoy a shoot out at the range!

Feb. 28, 12 pm - Webcast: Maximum Performance and Availability for Virtualized Oracle Databases with VMware and EMC

Learn how virtualizing Oracle database environments can dramatically improve availability and management efficiency. The combination of VMware vCenter and EMC FAST Cache provisions server and storage resources to allow maximum performance at scale in virtualized Oracle environments. Launch this webcast or watch other archived presentations

Feb. 14, 12-1:30 pm - Lunch & Learn, D.C. - Cisco UCS: Platform for Virtualization

This month's Lunch and Learn was hosted at Clyde's Restaurant in D.C. where Alan Stearn, Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco, presented on the benefits of Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS) and its role as an optimized platform for virtualization. Learn how Cisco UCS helps improve IT responsiveness to rapidly changing business demands. Find out more.

Jan. 26, 12 pm - Webcast: Top 10 Myths About Virtualizing Business-Critical Applications

Although the benefits of virtualization are well established, some companies have stopped short of virtualizing their business-critical applications. Learn how you can virtualize business-critical applications and achieve benefits such as faster migration to new hardware and faster application upgrades. Watch this webinar and other trainings on demand here.

Jan. 24, 12 pm - Webcast: Simplifying Disaster Protection for All Your Applications with VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager and VMware vSphere Replication

Traditional disaster recovery solutions are often expensive, complex, and unreliable to meet business requirements. As a result, IT departments are hesitant to expand disaster protection beyond their most critical applications. Learn about all the benefits and features a VMware SRM solution can bring to your organization. Watch this webinar and other trainings on demand here.

Jan. 18, 2012 - Baltimore Lunch & Learn, Cisco UCS: Platform for Virtualization

IT admins and professionals came together at Flemings Steakhouse in Baltimore to learn about the benefits of implementing Cisco UCS as a platform for virtualization. Cisco's Alan Stearn presented, focusing on how Cisco UCS can eliminate the frustration faced in working against stagnant existing hardware platforms and shift the time typically consumed on manual procedures to focus on strategic initiatives instead.

Jan. 18, 12 pm - Webcast: Introduction to Virtualization

As part of VMware's 2012 webinar series, this webinar, designed for those with little to no virtualization experience, presented how to understand why virtualization and VMware are so important to driving both capital and operational costs. Missed this webcast? Watch it on demand and view upcoming VMware webcasts.

Dec. 15, 2011 - VMware and Clearpath Present a Day at the Shooting Range

Clearpath hosted an informative presentation and exciting networking event at one of the finest state of the art indoor shooting ranges, Silver Eagle Group, on Thursday, December 15th. Chris Romano of VMware presented on the latest developments and features of the new VMware View 5, followed by lunch and a shoot out at Silver Eagle Group's world-class shooting facility.

Dec. 8, 2011 - ASAE Technology Conference and Expo 2011

Clearpath participated in this year's ASAE Technology Conference & Expo, designed for CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, CXOs, and other technology staff in the association and non-profits sector.

Nov. 10, 2011 - Baltimore Lunch and Learn: VMware View 5

In partnership with VMware, Clearpath hosted one of their quarterly Lunch and Learn events at Sullivan's Steakhouse in Baltimore, Maryland. The event featured an informative presentation on implementing, managing and benefitting from all of the new features of VMware View 5[/i]. Attendees learned how virtualizing desktops with VMware View 5 can empower organizations to be more agile, productive and connected. Learn more about VMware Virtualization.

Oct. 20, 2011 - D.C. Lunch and Learn: Vmware View 5

In partnership with VMware, Clearpath hosted one of their quarterly Lunch and Learn events at the District Chophouse in Washington D.C.. The event featured an informative presentation on implementing, managing and benefitting from all of the new features of VMware View 5. Attendees gained valuable tools and knowledge to centralize and simplify desktop management, increase security and simplify compliance requirements, enable end-user mobility and enhance productivity, and deliver a highly available and resilient desktop environment. Learn more about VMware Virtualization.

Oct. 6, 2011 - VMware Knowledge Series in Reston

With over 100 attendees, the VMware Knowledge Series sponsored by Clearpath Solutions Group presented a sampling of VMworld 2011 highlights with information on VMware products and Clearpath services. The half-day program focused on the capabilities and benefits of VMware’s suite of products that have helped businesses of every size deliver unprecedented IT simplicity and agility while reducing IT costs. Presenters included Brad Clemmons, VMware Senior Systems Engineer; Tom Twyman, EMC vSpecialist; Mike Szafranski VMware Systems Engineer; Nathan Raynolds, Clearpath Co-Founder and VP of Sales; Ryan Williams, Clearpath Virtualization Practice Manager; and Imran Ahmed, Clearpath CTO. Special presentations dove into topics like building your own cloud, creating scalable workspaces, managing public and private cloud assets for internal clients, and end-user computing. The event wrapped up with a live panel Q&A discussion. If you missed this opportunity, feel free to review the Knowledge Series Presentations below:

• VMworld 2011 Session Highlights
• Build and Own Your Cloud: vSphere 5.0
• vCenter SRM 5 and vShield 5
• VMware View 5 and End-User Computing
• Clearpath Overview, Horizon App Manager, vCloud Director and vCenter Ops