Meetings

User group: Bend SharePoint User Group

Event name: Bend SharePoint User Group Meeting – March 2010

Time period: This Friday, 05 March 2010 11:30 till 05 March 2010 13:00 (GMT -8)

Location: 1125 NW Bond – BOTC Training Room – Entrance is on Greenwood *Please use City/Street Parking*. Bend. United States.

Description: BOTC will be presenting their cool, exclusively SharePoint Intranet, Active Directory org chart functionality and how they replaced their Excel Phone Directory! Prizes and lunch will be provided. BOTC has also offered to host the next meeting since they will be demonstrating off their corporate network and showing corporate data. 1125 NW Bond – BOTC Training Room – Entrance is on Greenwood, Across the street from Decoy Bar & Grill. *Please Do Not Use BOTC Parking Lot(s), use City/Street Parking* You can see the entrance doors here: http://goo.gl/3fFV

Enterasys Networks, a leading provider of network hardware and software, from the core out to the edge, will be out next week to give us a Network Infrastructure state of the union. This is a great opportunity to get insight into new trends and the future of network hardware and software.

The event will take place at McMenamins, Rambler room this Thursday February 18th @ 1:30pm. As always, a late lunch will be provided and there will be giveaways.

Enterasys Agenda:

• State of the Industry – trends and innovation
• Network/Wireless/Security Architecture Strategies – best practices
• How to improve visibility and control
• Strategies for reducing Operational Expenses – doing more for less

Lunch and giveaways – spread the word, and thank you for your support!

Back to back meetings coming up, first – Redhawk/Sonicwall this Thursday (2/11) and Enterasys next Thursday (2/18). Read on to learn more.

Enterasys Networks, a leading provider of network hardware and software, from the core out to the edge, will be out next week to give us a Network Infrastructure state of the union. This is a great opportunity to get insight into new trends and the future of network hardware and software. The event will take place at McMenamins, Rambler room on Thursday February 18th @ 1:30pm. As always, a late lunch will be provided and there will be giveaways.

Enterasys Agenda:

• State of the Industry – trends and innovation
• Network/Wireless/Security Architecture Strategies – best practices
• How to improve visibility and control
• Strategies for reducing Operational Expenses – doing more for less

Lunch and giveaways – spread the word, and thank you for your support!

BendTech will be hosting a great event on HTML5 next week,  Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 5:30 PM. HTML5 – This Ain’t Yo Momma’s HTML!

Where:
G5 Offices
550 NW Franklin St. Suite 200 (Franklin Crossing Building – corner of Bond & Franklin)
Bend, OR 97701

Contrary to what you may think, HTML5 is not simply a new and improved version of HTML. Rather, it refers to an amalgamation of powerful, new, technologies making their way into web browsers, offering services like persistent storage, SQL database access, resource caching, streaming video, and vector graphics. As websites begin to take advantage of this cool new tech, there will be a fundamental shift in the way web applications are developed, how they behave, and the functionality they’re capable of.

Robert Kieffer will lead this talk, which will provide a semi-technical overview of the various components of HTML5 (including brief, forays into code-level examples and demos), and will lead a discussion on how this will affect product development and business opportunities.

[Please note that we're trying out a new venue for these meetings this time around. G5 has graciously allowed us to use their new conference room space which, I'm told, is bigger and roomier than their old one was. More importantly, it comes with the FREE BEER we've all come to know and love!]

Learn more here:
http://www.meetup.com/bendtech/calendar/12514454/

Redhawk Network Engineering Security Seminar

Few people realize how much money is tied up in their network. Not just in the hardware and software, but the information. Even fewer people know all the information can be compromised…or lost altogether.

Complimentary Seminar
To find out the most effective ways to protect your information, you are invited to attend our complimentary seminar: “RISK: Raising Your Information Security Knowledge.” Register now.

http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S%2cM3%2c6dd6984c-287c-4687-a7fb-164eb796964c

What You Will Learn
This event will show you:
– The greatest threats to your information—they may not be what you think!
– Why social networking sites like Facebook have so many hidden dangers
– How your organization can defend against data loss
– How government data privacy laws can impact your business
– …and much more

You will hear some amazing stories about true network adventures. And learn about real data security
threats and real solutions for network, email, Web, and remote access security.

Time, Date, Location: McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond Street, Bend, OR 97701

Date: February 11, 2010

Program Agenda:

10:30am – 11:00am Set Up

11:00am – 11:30am Registration

11:30am – 1:00pm Program and Lunch

This is a free event but space is limited.  Reserve your spot now.

P.S. One lucky participant will win our raffle prize: aniPod Touch 8GB ($199 value).

Happy Holidays COISUG,

INX would like to help us kickoff the new year by hosting a discussion of Desktop Virtualization. COISUG meeting will take place on January 14th @ 1:30pm at McMenamins Old St. Francais Rambler Room, drinks and lunch provided. As always, it will be a good time –spread the word.

Topic: Desktop Virtualization – A review of multiple applications for virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI), critical feature set and road map to success including;

• An overview of the difference between application and OS desktop virtualization
• Client device choices fat (PC/desktops), thin (Wyse like devices) and zero (Pano Logic)
• Recent enhancements on VDI issues such as USB devices support, printing and connectivity protocols
• “Purpose built” server platforms offerings for VDI contrasting them against traditional rack unit or blade server platforms
• Storage and Network bandwidth considerations
• Developing a “Road Map” for a successful VDI experience

The February meeting will be hosted by Enterasys – more to come.

- COISUG

Just a reminder! The next COISUG meeting is today at 2pm. Chad from Equallogic will be onsite with a SAN for us to play with and explore. This is a new hands on format and a new location to mix it up. Check the website in the next couple of days for a few new job postings.

Topic: Hands on Storage Area Network Lab and Discussion

When: Today October 14th 2pm

Where: Environmental Center Bend, OR

Food: Snacks provided by Fresh Indulgence, including homemade granola bars

“Happy Hour” immediately following at McMenamins ~4pm-5pm

If you can’t make the whole event, stop by when you can. Spread the word and see you on Thursday at 2pm!

We are excited to announce that Equallogic will be hosting the next COISUG event – a SAN and Disc Golf extravaganza! This will be a hands-on exploration into one of their leading storage area network devices; focusing on the hardware, software and key benefits of a storage strategy. Also, we will have a couple local companies speak to their technologies and to make announcements.

After the meeting, we will head up to COCC for a round of Disc Golf. Anyone that heads up for golf will get their own shiny new Disc Golf disc!

Time: 2pm

Place: Bend, OR – Central Oregon Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue Bend, OR 97701

Food and Snacks provided