Central Oregon Information Systems UG
Meetings
Don’t miss our upcoming meetings! Each meeting is held at McMenamins, Old St. Francis School, Bend, OR in Bend, Oregon, and include a heavy snack, drinks, giveaways and possibly a pint…so don’t miss out! All meetings start around 1:30PST unless otherwise noted.
April Meeting: Microsoft, 1:30PM
Topic: Collaboration, Business Intelligence, Server Management
When: 1:30PM
Where: McMenamins, Movie Theatre – Bend, OR
Sponsors and Presenters: Microsoft
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COISUG is an Information Systems user group based out of Bend Oregon and serving the greater Central Oregon region. Our goal is to provide a forum where IT professionals can come together, share experiences, ask questions, and network. We pride ourselves on being vendor, OS, and hardware agnostic. We are interested vendor sponsorships – at any level. If you have questions please email us info@coisug.info
Previous Meetings:
September Meeting: Network Security – September 20, 2007, 1:30PM
This meeting will be a discussion, presentation, and Q/A session on Network Security (Intrusion Detection and Prevention). Presenters and sponsors are from Enterasys and COISUG. Enterasys is a leading provider of security solutions based out of Seattle.
Topic: Network Security (IDS etc) – Open and Closed source presentations
When: September 20, 2007, 1:30PM
Where: Deschutes Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery – MAP
Sponsors and Presenters: Enterasys and COISUG
October Meeting: Wednesday October 17th, 2007 1:30PM
- Disaster Recovery – Backup to Disk and Virtual Tape Libraries
When: October 17th, 2007 1:30PM
Where: Deschutes Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery
Sponsors and Presenters: Netapp, COISUG
Giveaways: $150 Gift Certificate to Best Buy, 4 other gadgets, couple O’reilly Books
The October 17th meeting will focus on Disaster Recovery; backup to disk/SAN and backup software. This looks to be a very exciting opportunity to get some good ideas on how to take your next steps in designing your backup infrastructure and disaster recovery strategies. NetApp will help us start exploring backup to disk opportunities including Virtual Tape Libraries. Sponsors and presenters will include Netapp and COISUG. This meeting will also include heavy snacks and drinks. All meetings will conclude with a pint and discussion.
November Meeting: Virtualization - Tuesday November 13
The November meeting will focus on Virtualization; from Vmware to XEN. Sponsors and presenters will include EMC and COISUG. This meeting will also include heavy snacks and drinks. All meetings will conclude with a pint and discussion.
Topic: Virtualization – Open and Closed Source presentations
When: 1:30PM
Where: Deschutes Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery
Sponsors and Presenters: EMC, COISUG
December Meeting: Servers and Hardware – Blades and Beyond – Dec 13th – 130PM
Silicon Mechanics will be making their way to Bend to discuss the Server and Hardware market with an emphasis on consolidation. This meeting will also include heavy snacks and drinks. All meetings will conclude with a pint and discussion.
Topic: Servers and Hardware – Blades and Beyond
When: December 13 – Wednesday, 1:30PM
Where: Deschutes Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery
Sponsors and Presenters: Silicon Mechanics, COISUG
January Meeting: Microsoft Wednesday January 16 at 1:00PM
Microsoft is heading back out to discuss 2008 products, Sharepoint and Exchange. This meeting will also include heavy snacks and drinks. All meetings will conclude with a pint and discussion.
Topic: Server 2008, Exchange, and Sharepoint
When: January 16 – Wednesday
Where: Deschutes Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery
Sponsors and Presenters: Microsoft, COISUG
February Meeting: Oracle Wednesday February 13
Oracle is coming out to touch on their full suite of services. We are looking forward to This meeting will also include heavy snacks and drinks. All meetings will conclude with a pint and discussion.
Topic: Oracle – More than Databases?
When: February 13 – Wednesday
Where: Deschutes Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery
Sponsors and Presenters: Oracle, COISUG
March Meeting: This Wednesday!!! Lefthand Networks, March 12
Lefthand has a great story to tell about managing data assets and storage area networks. Their approach is different than most, focusing on management software that is overlayed on top of your existing hardware. Stop in to learn more. This meeting will also include heavy snacks and drinks. All meetings will conclude with a pint and discussion.
Topic: StorageManagement
When: March 12 – Wednesday
Where: Deschutes Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery
Sponsors and Presenters: COISUG
April Meeting: HP(Blade Servers and Storage Virtualization), April 16
We are currently finalizing the specifics of this event, and it will be one of two events hosted by HP and one of their preferred vendors out of Portland. Stay tuned for more information. This meeting will also include heavy snacks and drinks. All meetings will conclude with a pint and discussion.
Topic: Blades
When: April 16 – Wednesday
Where: Deschutes Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery
Sponsors and Presenters: COISUG
May Meeting: Microsoft for a 2008 Deep Dive , May 14 – 12:00pm (Early start)Chris Avis from Microsoft is heading out to host a learning event on a few 2008 Server technologies. If you have yet to attend an event led by Chris, this is your chance, a lot of fun and extremely informative. Stay tuned for more information. This meeting will also include heavy snacks and drinks. All meetings will conclude with a pint and discussion.
Topic: Microsoft Server 2008 Deep Dive
When: May 14
Where: Deschutes Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery
Sponsors and Presenters: COISUG
June Meeting: RSA Security , June 18
Stay tuned for more information. This meeting will also include heavy snacks and drinks. All meetings will conclude with a pint and discussion.
Topic: RSA Security
When: June 18
Where: Deschutes Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery
Sponsors and Presenters: RSA, COISUG
July Meeting: ViaWest (DR Sites and Data Center Management), June 18
Stay tuned for more information. This meeting will also include heavy snacks and drinks. All meetings will conclude with a pint and discussion.
Topic: Off-site Disaster Recovery, Data Center Management and Co-Location
When: July 16
Where: Deschutes Mountain Room, Deschutes Brewery
Sponsors and Presenters: COISUS
August Meeting: Microsoft for a 2008 Deep Dive , Wednesday August 20th – 1:30pm This will be a great event led by Chris Avis from Microsoft discussing Windows Server 2008 and other Microsoft technologies. If you have yet to attend an event led by Chris, this is your chance, a lot of fun and extremely informativeAs always there will be giveaway, sodas, snacks (tater tots, pizza, fruit), and maybe a pint!
Note that we have changed our meeting location! The new location will be in downtown Bend at McMenamins, Old St. Francis School – Rambler Room. This is a great location! Stick around after the meeting for a “meet and greet.â€
Topic: Microsoft Server 2008 Technologies and More
When: Wednesday August 20th, 1:30PM
Where: McMenamins, Old St. Francis School Bend, OR
Sponsors and Presenters: COISUG and Microsoft
Septmember Meeting: Sun Microsystems , Wednesday September 16 - 1:30pm. As always there will be giveaway, sodas, snacks (tater tots, pizza, fruit), and maybe a pint!
Note that we have changed our meeting location! The new location will be in downtown Bend at McMenamins, Old St. Francis School – Rambler Room. This is a great location! Stick around after the meeting for a meet and greet.
Topic: Sum Microsystems
When: September 16th, 1:30PM
Where: McMenamins, Old St. Francis School Bend, OR
Sponsors and Presenters: COISUG and Sun
January Meeting: Bend Boradband, 1:30PM
Topic: Broadband Technologies
When: 1:30PM
Where: McMenamins, Rambler Room – Bend, OR
Sponsors and Presenters: Bend Boradband
November Meeting: CommVault 1:30PM
Topic:
When: 1:30PM
Where: McMenamins, Rambler Room – Bend, OR
Sponsors and Presenters: Commvault
March Meeting: Technology Summit, 1:00PM
Topic: Technology Summit
When: March 18, 1:00PM
Where: McMenamins, Rambler Room – Bend, OR
Sponsors and Presenters: ASG
