SPEAKERS
Designing real-time Unified Communications Applications in a Virtualised Environment
Vanessa Sulikowski
Conventional wisdom has assumed that running real-time application on a virtualisation platform is not a great idea. However, it's time to reexamine that assumption. Trends in both hardware and virtualisation software are enabling the hosting of applications that are much more demanding and resource-intensive. This session will look at the challenges created when hosting real-time applications on a virtualised platform, using Cisco Unified Communications applications as a case study. We will discuss the architectural benefits of such a solution and present strategies for overcoming concerns about resource allocation, highlighting specific VMware ESX features and an architecture that enables real-time applications to run in a virtualised environment.
 | Vanessa Sulikowski's Biography Vanessa Sulikowski has been working in the Networking industry for the past 18 years, she joined Cisco Systems in 2000 as a Systems Engineer (SE). For the past 9 years she has specialised in designing and implementing Unified Communications. She is now a Unified Communications - Technology Solutions Architect for the Asia-Pacific Region. She has presented at many Cisco and external events including Networkers in Europe, Korea as well as Networkers in Australia, Microsoft TechEd, Wainhouse Summit and QuestNet. Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Science Honours degree (majoring in Networking) from the University of Newcastle and has achieved Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) Voice. |
