Friday, 3 of September of 2010

September 16th VMUG – Register now!

This quarters VMUG is bing sponsored by WWT (World Wide Technology) and will be held at the Bill & Margaret Clark Room in the River Market, Down town Little Rock.

Food and drinks will be provided

Hands on labs and presentations by World Wide Technology, Wyse Technology, Inc., and VMware.

Agenda for September 16th

10:00 – 10:30 Sign in

10:30 – 11:00   VMware VDI

  • VMware View 4.5

11:00 – 11:30    VDI open Q&A overview

11:30 – 13:00   Lunch / Networking

  • Video Interview vmug Users / Vendors

13:00 – 14:00   WWT VDI Workstop

  • VDI architecture overview
  • Advantages vs. disadvantages discussion
  • Overview of the proven best practices for the  successful deployment of VDI
  • How to determine where there are candidates for  VDI
  • How to determine the amount of infrastructure  needed to support verified VDI candidates
  • How to establish ROI/TCO

14:00 – 14:30   Open discussion

Register today to join us for this free informative event. Space is limited, so respond as soon as possible to reserve your seat.

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Featured VMware Presenter for September 16 VMUG

Brian DeSpain

Brian DeSpain is a Senior Systems Engineer for VMware, responsible for major accounts in DFW and Arkansas.  Brian’s certifications include a CISSP and CCNA.  The focus of Brian’s 12+ years in the IT industry has been focused on computer security, compliance, content filtering, and data protection. Brian joined VMware in March 2010, prior to that Brian worked for Websense, SurfControl, and McAfee.  Brian currently resides in Frisco, TX with his wife and son.

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Featured WYSE Presenter for September 16 VMUG

Speakers include:

David Fisher

David FisherDavid Fisher is a 15 year professional in the server centric computing environment and an expert in virtualization and cloud computing. he served with SBC prior to joining Wyse 8 yrs ago and have been a Sr Sales Engineer since that time. He has vast experience in every size of business in all sectors of the IT world including gov and ed, healthcare, retail and communications.

 

 

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Video from carvmug 4/7/2010

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Central AR VMUG Meeting Invitation

Please join us for the upcoming CentralAR VMwareUser Group meeting on Wednesday, April 7th.

This is a great opportunity to meet with your peers to discuss virtualization trends, best practices and the latest technology.

Agenda

09:30 a.m. Check-In
10:00 a.m. Welcome
10:05 a.m. Cisco Presentation
11:00 a.m. Customer Case Study
11:30 a.m. Break
11:40 a.m. Compellent Presentation
12:30 p.m. Lunch is Served
12:45 p.m. VMware Support paneled by VMware Global Support Services
01:45 p.m. Q&A

Register today to join us for this free informative event. Space is limited, so respond as soon as possible to reserve your seat.

The VMUG Team

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April 7th VMUG location

The April 7th vmWare user group will be held at the Bill & Margaret Clark Room in the River Market, Down town Little Rock.

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Featured Presenters – Drew Habas and Chriss Schwiderski

Chriss SchwiderskiDrew Habas and Chriss Schwiderski are the Regional Sales Team for Compellent covering Arkansas, Oklahoma and North Texas. Drew has been a product and presales engineer for over 10 years at APC, Dell and Compellent. He has extensive experience in designing systems for data centers. In the last two years alone, he has supervised nearly 2 petabytes of storage projects. Chriss has been with Compellent for 4 years and has overseen nearly 100 customer deployments. Prior to Compellent, Chriss pursued his MBA and worked in Shanghai, China as a management consultant.

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Featured Presenters – Bart Burns

bart burnsBart Burns is a Data Center Systems Engineer with Cisco. He focuses on Cisco’s Data Center 3.0 architecture and works with Cisco’s eco-partners to create a complete solution that customers can implement to meet their business goals. Bart’s primary focus within Cisco’s portfolio includes Unified Computing System, Nexus, and MDS. Bart joined Cisco in 2006; prior to that he worked at Acxiom Corporation and the U.S. Air Force.

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NetApp Event December 9, 2009

NETAPP ANOUNCEMENT

Maximize Your IT Efficiency!

Discover why NetApp is simply the best choice for your mission-critical applications on Microsoft, Oracle, and VMware.

 At this “NetApp 101″ event, you will learn how to:

- Reduce storage, power, cooling, and floor space needs by as much as 50%

 - Reduce the cost and complexity of managing and storing information.

 - Leverage your current infrastructure.

- Improve your bottom line and realize a rapid return on your investment.

 Breakfast and lunch will be served.

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 Date:     Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Time:     8:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m.

 > Agenda

http://app.communicate.netapp.com/e/er.aspx?s=1184&lid=2309&elq=109a15b357f44c319b66e0997824a405

 Location:

The Peabody Hotel (Pinnacle Room)

3 Statehouse Plaza

Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 906-4000

 

Map

http://app.communicate.netapp.com/e/er.aspx?s=1184&lid=2308&elq=109a15b357f44c319b66e0997824a405

 

> Register Now

http://app.communicate.netapp.com/e/er.aspx?s=1184&lid=2310&elq=109a15b357f44c319b66e0997824a405

 Special Offer:

Attend our live event & receive a $30 gift card to Gander Mountain!

Attendees will also be entered to win a $300 Gander Mountain gift card!

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Presentations from Nov 13th VMUG

VMware View 4

CA presentation

NetApp presentation

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