[NTLUG:Discuss] [Fwd: USENIX Training class at UNT]

[Chris Cox]

Possibly a nice freebie opportunity on Thurs Aug 20th.

Just fyi,
Chris

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> From: Kevin Marren <kmarren at cambridgecomputer.com>
> To: ccox at endlessnow.com
> Subject: USENIX Training class at UNT
> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:47:23 -0400
> 
> Chris,
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> USENIX and the University of North Texas are pleased to announce a
> training class entitled “Next Generation Storage Networking: Beyond
> Conventional SAN and NAS," on August 20th at UNT.   As a USENIX
> sanctioned training course this is not sales presentation but a highly
> technical class suited for technology professionals.  
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> This lecture has been given to standing room only crowds at; The New
> York Stock Exchange, Google, Princeton and Harvard and curtsey of
> USENIX and UNT we are bringing it to Dallas for the first time.  To
> learn more about USENIX and this lecture:
> http://www.usenix.org/events/cc09/#nextgen
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> Who Should Attend? The class is designed for a technical audience:
> Systems Administrators, IT Managers, Storage Administrators, and
> disaster-recovery planners who are interested in cutting-edge storage
> technologies and/or whose needs have not been satisfied by the product
> offerings of the leading vendors. We assume basic familiarity with
> storage networking and/or SCSI and network file systems. 
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> Topics Include:
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>       * Fundamentals of storage virtualization: the storage I/O path
>       * Shortcomings of conventional SAN and NAS architectures
>       * In-band and out-of-band virtualization architectures
>       * The latest storage interfaces: SATA (serial ATA), SAS (serial
>         attached SCSI), 4Gb Fibre Channel, Infiniband, iSCSI
>       * Content-Addressable Storage (CAS) and archival file systems
>       * Information Life Cycle Management (ILM) and Hierarchical
>         Storage Management (HSM)
>       * The convergence of SAN and NAS
>       * High-performance file sharing
>       * Parallel file systems
>       * SAN-enabled file systems
>       * Wide-area file systems (WAFS)
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> What People are Saying: “I would definitely tell them to go. It is
> well worth the time. This is definitely not a sales pitch, but an
> interesting speaker with vast knowledge of the subject matter.  I felt
> the technical detail was about right. We are just about to purchase a
> new storage solution. I wish this seminar had occurred about 3 months
> ago as we started our search.” – Liz, VP IT 
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> When to Register:  100 people are already registered from
> organizations like; UT Dallas, Baylor, UNT, SMU, JC Penny, and
> Accor.   Due to space limitations we can only accommodate 125 people.
> Register now so you don’t miss out on this educational event.
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> How to Register: http://usenixontheroadunt-KM.eventbrite.com
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> Sincerely,
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> Kevin Marren 
> 
> Cambridge Computer Services 
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> Office: (972) 517-9054      Cell: (617) 834-6977
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> kmarren at cambridgecomputer.com
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> About Cambridge Computer:
> Cambridge Computer is a national integrator of data storage and
> back-up systems.  We have helped our clients solve difficult data
> storage and data protection problems for over 19 years.  We are well
> known in the storage industry for authoring best practices around
> enterprise storage & backup and for the quality of our technical
> education and public lectures. 
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