VMware Selects Kovarus Virtualization Experts to Lead Hands-On Lab at VMworld

VMware Premier Partner to Demonstrate New Features of vSphere 4

San Francisco, CA. - August 28, 2009 – Kovarus, Inc., a premier technology consulting firm specializing in data center design, implementation, and optimization, today announced it has been chosen by VMware to lead educational lab sessions for VMware vSphere at VMworld 2009, to be held August 31 - September 3, 2009 in San Francisco.

VMware chose the virtualization experts of Kovarus to instruct and demonstrate the new functionality of VMware vSphere 4 in an interactive, hands-on setting. Kovarus will collaborate with VMware to enable VMworld 2009 attendees to discover the capabilities and benefits of the new product, consult with a panel of Kovarus virtualization experts, and find answers to advanced product questions.

"Kovarus is a long-standing and highly-valued VMware Premier Partner," said Doug Smith, senior director of global channels, VMware. "The Kovarus team of experts possess the right combination of deep technical knowledge and real-world expertise in virtualization technology to provide valuable training to lab attendees."

The VMware vSphere 4 virtualization platform enables the delivery of efficient, flexible and reliable IT as a service. In the lab session, attendees will learn the basic steps needed to achieve cloud computing within IT environments using VMware vSphere 4. They will utilize VMware vSphere 4 to aggregate and holistically manage large pools of infrastructure &ndash processors, storage and networking &ndash as a seamless, flexible and dynamic operating environment. In addition, attendees will benefit from a discussion of real-world use cases and troubleshooting tips.

Now in its sixth year, VMworld 2009, with more than 10,000 attendees and over 200 sponsors and exhibitors, is the must-attend event for IT professionals looking for actionable ideas, innovative products and best practices for virtualizing their business &ndash from the desktop to the datacenter to the cloud.

About Kovarus

Kovarus, Inc. is a premier technology consulting firm, specializing in data center design, implementation, and optimization. With its extensive integrated expertise and proven methodologies, Kovarus helps companies align IT with strategic business goals and maximize their return on technology investments. Kovarus' unique ability to converge virtualization, storage, and networking technologies gives its clients a distinct operational advantage, enabling them to improve the efficiency, performance, and agility of service delivery. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company was founded in 2003 and has been chosen as a premier partner by leading technology companies including VMware, EMC, and Cisco. For more information on Kovarus, please visit www.kovarus.com or call 650-392-7848.

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