Last week, I was once again lucky enough to be able to attend a premiere IT trade show - ManageFusion. The folks at Altiris must have a secret formula written down somewhere when it comes to events. From the facilities chosen, the food provided, the way they handle registration and breakout sessions and labs, to the team members in attendance available for questions, the parties, the keynotes and the exhibition booths... all done first rate and first class. The theme at this year's event was "Getting Smart", and I witnessed and spoke with a lot of people doing just that.

Steve Morton, the Group Vice President of Product Marketing & Management for the Altiris segment at Symantec, once again entertained the masses as the host of the event. There is no death by power point during his keynotes, which I have to say is a welcomed treat. So what did I learn? Content is king after all at these types of events, and like everything else at the show, content was done first class. Virtualization was in the air: Application Virtualization, Application Streaming, Intel vPro Security, Hardware Independent Restoration and a great one day break out session from Altiris, Dell, Intel and VMware.   LISTEN!

Posted by David Marshall on October 16, 2007 06:27 PM