Course Description: This workshop is for IT professionals who are currently developing a virtualization strategy for their organization or are simply interested in learning more about the fundamental computer science concepts behind virtualization. This course will define the terminology of virtualization, explore the low-level concepts at the core of virtualization (e.g. emulation, instruction trapping, virtual devices), describe competing strategies towards implementing virtualization (e.g. full virtualization vs. paravirtualization vs. hardware assisted), and discuss the reasons why the industry is "rediscovering" this important approach that dates back to the earliest days of computing. The focus will be on virtualization of the ubiquitous x86 platform.

The workshop is vendor-agnostic; while specific products may be discussed and used for in-class demonstrations, the material is designed to provide IT professionals with a deeper understanding of the underlying techniques and the various approaches that vendors have taken, so that they can make informed decisions about virtualization in their organization.

Instructor : Fran Fabrizio has 11 years of experience as a web developer, programmer and systems administrator. Prior to joining UAB as the systems administrator and instructor for the Department of Computer and Information Sciences in 2003, Mr. Fabrizio was with WebMD as lead developer on a Perl-based web application team. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a proponent of open source technology and has presented to the open source community at events such as the O'Reilly Open Source Convention. He is a member of UAB's IT Advisory Committee.

Cost: $199
Pre-requisites:
CEUs: 0.4
Dates : First quarter 2009- to be announced
Time: 1:00 P.M - 5:00 P.M.
Location: Room 430 Campbell Hall (Corner of University Blvd. and 13th Street South)
Course Number: CSCE 113

Recommended hotel: Pickwick Hotel and Suites, http://www.pickwickhotel.com There is a complementary shuttle from the airport to the hotel. Local phone number for the Pickwick is 205.933.9555. -->

Note for UAB Employees: Those wishing to pay by internal budget transfers should complete the registration form but stop short of the next step of credit card payment. Kathy Baier is the admin contact for internal payment for the course. She can be reached at 4-8655.

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