First things first: The Early Bird Deadline of October 10th is approaching fast, so register soon to get the best price! http://www.cmg.org/conference/cmg2008/reg.html
Now, if you're looking for a list of the benefits you will gain from attending CMG'08 and you need a short summary of conference sessions to give Management for approval, then try the following!
What is CMG?
The Computer Measurement Group is a not-for-profit, worldwide organization of IT professionals committed to sharing information and best practices focused on ensuring the efficiency and scalability of IT service delivery to the enterprise through measurement, quantitative analysis and forecasting. CMG's purpose is to promote the exchange of technical information among IT professionals through regional groups, technical publications, and an annual conference. CMG provides its members the education, networking and leadership opportunities vital to success in today's competitive industry.
The association's activities provide:
CMG is the most influential organization for the exchange of information among Information Technology (IT) professionals. Since 1975, CMG Inc. has been a resource for Information Technology professionals providing them with the tools and techniques to keep up with IT resource measurement and management best practices. Over the past decade, CMG has evolved as a leading organization for the exchange of information among enterprise computing professionals. All professionals charged with the measurement and management of computer systems and networks from a performance, capacity and cost recovery standpoint benefit from membership in CMG.
What topics does the conference cover?
CMG, Inc. holds an international conference each year in the United States. This conference consists of a technical program addressing the measurement and management of IT resources across all popular computing platforms, from open systems to large commercial mainframes. The program offers sessions on user experiences and basic capacity analysis/performance tuning for "rookies" as well as for experienced individuals who are looking to expand their knowledge-base.
CMG'08 is the 34th annual International Conference which brings together industry visionaries, technology experts and fellow attendees to share ideas and experiences in the performance optimization, resource management, and capacity planning fields. Subject areas include Management, System z, Unix/Linux, Windows, Storage, Computer Performance Evaluation (CPE), Network/Internet and Hot Topics.
Depending on your primary area of focus, this year's conference offers workshops and sessions that range from introductory to advanced. As an example, presentations for this year's conference include (but are not limited to) the following:
Additionally, CMG features an Apdex conference-within-a-conference on Tuesday December 9. The Application Performance Index (Apdex) is a numerical measure of user satisfaction with enterprise application performance - which shows how effectively IT investments are in supporting business objectives. Peter Sevcik, Apdex Alliance Executive Director, will lead a full day symposium on application performance management and how Apdex links IT and business goals. Speakers will provide practical information on how to implement and improve Apdex reports. Conference attendees will learn about the technologies and processes that make applications perform well, and they will learn how to apply the Apdex methodology to measure and assess performance in a business context.
How are my budgets affected?
Conference registration costs INCLUDE breakfast, lunch and light evening hors d'oeuvres, thereby reducing the impact on corporate travel budgets.
Additional information for justifying your attendance at CMG'08 can be found at
http://www.cmg.org/conference/justify.html
It's not too late to sign up for CMG's Extended Training offerings. These classes are being offered Saturday, Sunday and Monday (December 6-8). Here's the link for more information on these exciting options - you'll find them at the bottom of the page describing the registration options
http://www.cmg.org/conference/cmg2008/reg.html
Summary
Now is the time to reserve the week of December 7th for CMG'08 - the conference that is always packed with the most up-to-date content you need in your IT infrastructure, business processes, performance and capacity management careers! This is the premier and most comprehensive best-practices oriented conference available for all professionals charged with the performance, capacity and financial management of Information Technology. Whether your IT challenges are centralized or distributed systems, network and storage architectures, applications, or new, emerging technologies, CMG provides you with insight and a balanced perspective along with tips, tools, techniques and best practices from both industry visionaries as well as IT practitioners, that will help you plan, measure and manage even the most complex environments.
For more information about the conference, go to http://www.cmg.org/conference/cmg2008/