LeftHand Networks this Wednesday

Mar 10th

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LeftHand networks is stopping by this Wednesday to speak to their dynamic line of Storage products. Lefthand has a good story to tell about storage and worth keeping on your radar. Without getting into to much detail their core competencies lie in their ability to manage storage from different hardware vendors, be it HP, IBM and others. Lefthand helps you leverage you storage infrastructure with Centralized Management, Snapshots, Synchronous Replicaiton, Remote Copy and Volume Migration and you choose the hardware: your existing hardware might be perfect. Come to the meeting to learn more, network and win one of the many giveaways. Where is your next job? Come to COISUG to find out…Checkout the available jobs in Central oregon here: http://www.coisug.info/?page_id=18

Meeting today with Oracle

Feb 13th

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Meeting is today at 1:30 with Oracle. Oracle is very excited to be here and has prepared a great presentation that will appeal to all experience levels. Don’t miss this great opportunity to interact with Oracle one on one.

Special Guest: Due to the interest in Mobile Devices, Evan Erickson (Product and Inventory Manager) from Edge Wireless is going to stop by and talk about some of the available Mobile devices currently available in the Market place. What he likes, dislikes and recommends.

We hope that everyone can make this exciting event. As always there will be free sodas, food, pints, and a few giveaways! Remember, you can stop in at anytime, for all or part of the meeting.

Upcoming Meetings; Oracle, Lefthand, HP, Microsoft, RSA

Jan 30th

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It is looking to be a great next few month at COISUG, starting with Oracle in February, Lefthand Networks in March, HP in April, Microsoft in May, and RSA Security in June. Check out the Meetings page for more information. Don’t forget to checkout the available jobs in the area, we try to keep them updated on a monthly basis. Did you know that COISUG consistently has better meeting turnouts than any other group of its kind (Information technology) in Oregon? Thank you again for making COISUG a success.

COISUG and EDCO

Jan 30th

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COISUG continues to be a great success in Central Oregon. As we get bigger and people start to move on we will need support, not only within the group but externally to help promote and feed our activities. With that in mind we are looking for community centric organizations to help us grow and thrive over the next 2, 5 or even 10 years. EDCO, Economic Development for Central Oregon, has expressed interest in helping us promote and support that vision. “Edco is a private non-profit organization dedicated to building a vibrant and thriving regional economy by attracting new investment and jobs through marketing, recruitment and working with existing employers.” We are hoping to develop a relationship with EDCO that will help us promote the group and provide us with resources should we need them in the future. Be sure to checkout the EDCO Pub Talks (a lot of fun). More information to come!

COISUG Meeting Today

Jan 16th

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COISUG Meeting Today at 1:00p (feel free to drop in at any time) at the Deschutes Mountain Room, sponsored by Microsoft and Cinetix

Seattle/Portland events in Bend? You bet! Microsoft, and COISUG member Cinetix, is sponsoring the COISUG event this Today (1:00pm) at the Deschutes Mountain Room. This event will be a deep dive into Sharepoint, Exchange and Unified Communications. This is the perfect event to learn more about the technologies and also get an inside look into infrastructure design and deployment. Microsoft and Cinetix has assembled a great team for this event so don’t miss out. Checkout http://coisug.info to learn more. As always, snacks, sodas, and giveaways!

Software Tools and Events Calendar

Jan 3rd

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We have made a few updates to the site. The first update is a section dedicated to Software and Tools that we find very useful. Need a tool? Look here first. You will find software ranging from Open Source Ticket Tracking Systems and Network Monitoring tools to VOIP PBX’s and Remote Management suites. We hope that this list continues to grow so please submit your favorite tools. The second update is a Local Events Calendar that will give you a quick look into other events that are happening in the area. If you know of an event, send it in.

COISUG Success and Volunteers Needed

Jan 2nd

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COISUG is now a pillar of the IT community in and around Central Oregon. Membership is up, the word is spreading and our meetings are very fun and popular. With this success comes a certain amount of responsibility and we want to make sure that COISUG continues to thrive, evolve, and answer the needs of the growing IT community. We are looking for a few individuals to assist with the development of COISUG. Each role is crucial to the success of the group and will require ~4 hours per month of your time. By participating in the Operations of COISUG you will you benefit in many different ways and it looks GREAT on your resume!

- Meeting and Sponsorship/Vendor Relations (Fun role! Meet vendors, help setup and lead meetings)
- Director of Sales and Marketing (Develop creative ways for getting the word out and promoting the group)
- Website and Google Group Director (General website updates, WordPress updates etc)
- Membership and Newsletter Director
– Everyone can participate and the roles can change and evolve as those leaders see fit. As a team lead we will meet on a monthly basis to discuss projects and plans.

Contact Lewis Howell at info@coisug.info for more information.

Happy New Year

Jan 2nd

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We hope that everyone had a great holiday and that you took some time off to enjoy friends and family. We have an exciting year ahead of us starting the year off with a visit from Microsoft on January 16 at 1:00PM. On the agenda for the January 16 meeting is SharePoint, Exchange, Live Communications server and more. Microsoft has assembled a great team for this event, so bring all of your Microsoft centric questions to the event!

Next up on February 13 we will be hosting Oracle. Oracle is extremely excited about coming out to discuss their suite of services and solutions. I usually align Oracle with Fortune 1000 companies however they have a clear play in the small/medium size business market; this will be a very informative meeting. We look forward to another great year so spread the word and enjoy!

Silicon Mechanics

Dec 14th

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Silicon Mechanics (http://www.siliconmechanics.com) outdid themselves with a great presentation on server hardware, including an informational look into the environmental concerns that data centers are facing worldwide. Discussion and participations was excellent. There were a lot of new faces in the crowd, welcome and thank you for your support. Send in your O’Reilly book orders by Wednesday of next week so that they will be in by next meeting (Microsoft – January 16). Remember to write reviews on the books that you receive; let’s try to get at least 4 reviews in before the next order. If you want a shirt from Silicon Mechanics, send in an email with your size. Thanks again for a great meeting, and continue spreading the word!

Thanks to Vmware, December Meeting

Nov 19th

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Thanks again to everyone for coming to the last meeting, a very big turnout! The presentation on Vmware was very informative and well received. A big “Thank You” goes out to Vmware and the EMC team from Portland for making this event possible. If you would like additional information from Vmware, please send us an email at info at coisug dot info. Congratulations to those that won the Vmware Workstation licenses and the video iPod!

We are growing fast and people are having a great time networking, sharing ideas and experiences. COISUG is already a huge success; did you know that we have already helped people find and land jobs? If you have yet to come to a meeting, drop in and find out what everyone is talking about. In December we have Silicon Mechanics, out of Washington, stopping by to talk shop about Servers, Blades and where the industry is heading. Have a great month and thanks again.

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