Interop soldiers on in the face of a bad economy, swine flu Interop Las Vegas faces challenges because of restricted IT budgets nationwide, the poor economy and the unpredictable impact of a swine flu epidemic, but the show is forging ahead with new programs including a segment dedicated to cloud computing. Interop's general manager Lenny Heymann says preregistration for the show is pretty strong, but attendance will drop compared with last year. "Most events are down, and we expect the same," he says. "Travel money is difficult." The Network World Las Vegas Interop 2009 Planning Guide Check out some highlights and editors’ picks for next week’s Interop show in Las Vegas. Interop: 25 random things about Las Vegas For those who attend Interop this month and think they have some free time, here are 25 quintessentially Vegas things to consider while visiting the city of lights. Podcast: Interop aims to tackle IT's economic pain Interop General Manager Lenny Heymann explains why the network industry trade show has survived more than 20 years and how Interop will soldier on through another tough economic time to help IT pros do more with less. FutureNet 2009: IPv6 coming, ready or not Although many businesses say they see no economic advantage to deploying IPv6 over their networks, several panelists at this year's FutureNet said that they soon may not have a choice. How to optimize resources without using budget dollars Regardless of the economy, enterprise IT managers understand what it feels like to be considered a cost center, and most have learned since the dot-com bust how to optimize resources without spending money. |
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