Designing, Implementing, and Making Money with Virtual Environments
Pre-Day Seminar for MSP Revolution
Karl Palachuk and Dave Sobel
Seminar Information
Thursday
September 4th, 2008
1:00 - 5:00 PM
Hyatt Lodge
Chicago, Il
Registration Closed
Summary Info:
Virtual Environments are HOT!
If you want to get started with Virtualization, there's never been a better time. With the introduction of Hyper-V for Server 2008, Virtualization will absolutely take off between now and the end of the year!
Come learn from two partners who run their own businesses with virtual environments and have each sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of virtual systems.
What You Will Learn
- The basics (hardware, software, the virtual environment)
- Designing a virtual environment
- Tools you'll need
- Right-sizing the hardware and setting expectations
- Implementing a virtual project -- profitably!
- Managing the virtual environment
- Licensing scenarios
- Building the future: hosted machines, instant backups, fast implementations, and more
- and More!
Author / Book Info:
Karl W. Palachuk
is the President of KPEnterprises Business Consulting, Inc. and Great Little Book Publishing Co., Inc. He is also the author of four books for SMB Consultants. Karl is also an active member of the SMB community, with blogs and web sites providing resources and advice to SMB Consultants.
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About the Book:
This is a very practical, very biased, jump-in-and-do-it-now guide. If you want do a quick change from break/fix to managed services, this is the book for you! Karl takes you step by step. Evaluate your clients. Set your pricing. Get a service agreement. Meet with clients. Make the transition. Watch the recurring revenue come in.


Dave Sobel
A sought-after speaker, Dave frequently speaks on cloud computing, virtualization and a variety of other topics at industry events including the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, CompTIA and SMB Nation. One of the nation's leading experts on cloud computing and virtualization, he is frequently quoted in business and technology publications.
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About the Book:
Explores, in depth, the basics of this technology for small to medium-sized business (SMB) solution providers and IT professionals alike. Positions virtualization as a valuable, time and money saving asset for businesses in hopes of eliminating the recent hype surrounding the emerging technology.The essential guide for SMB consultants looking to better understand and utilize virtualization technology to grow their business and increase efficiency and productivity.


