As the lead Product Planner for z/VM, I'm always interested in your input as to what IBM and the VM development community should be doing to enhance z/VM's role in your business. It is my pleasure to present the z/VM platform update and other z/VM-related topics at IBM Top Gun Training, IBM Technical Conferences, SHARE, and regional user groups.

• z/VM V5.1 Platform Update presented at IBM zSeries Expo and NEUVM (November 2004).

• z/VM V5.2 Platform Update presented at IBM System z9 and zSeries Expo (October 2006).

• z/VM Virtualization Leadership presented at Chicao Area VM Enthusiasts (CAVMEN) meeting (April 2007).

• z/VM V5.3 Introduction - Advancing the Art of Server Virtualization presented at the June 26, 2007 Live Virtual Class.

• System z Virtualization Leadership presented at Dallas Area Linux on System z Executive Council (June 28, 2007).

• LVM Program Opening presented at SHARE 109 (August 2007).

• z/VM V5.3 Platform Update presented at SHARE (August 2007).

• z/VM Platform Update presented at SHARE 110 (February 2008)

• "Mass Distributed Server Consolidation" White Paper authored by Ian Bramley of Software Strategies.

• Executive Summary of "Mass Distributed Server Consolidation" White Paper authored by Ian Bramley of Software Strategies.

• z/VM V5.4 Platform Update presented at SHARE 111 (August 2008)

Send me e-mail if you have some suggestions. I'm looking for some bright ideas and and even some WIBNIs (Wouldn't It Be Nice If...).

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Please don't consider your input to be a formal product requirement submission to IBM. I will respond to your note as soon as I can.