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Biz Tech
Boot Camps
9:30 a.m. –
10:15 a.m.
Virtual Client Services
Training
Conducted by: IBM and Main Line
Who Should
attend? Storage
administrators, database administrators,
operations and infrastructure managers,
application data managers
Topics to
be covered:
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Security –
Alleviates issues with hardware and critical
data theft as well as reduces virus
introduction.
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Centralized Desktop – Bringing desktops into
the data center has the potential to
significantly impact the performance,
availability, and cost of the client
computing solutions.
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Manageability – Ability to manage resources
remotely, alleviating issues around software
upgrades or fixes, tracking hardware assets,
moving users hardware, support call transit
time, reduces user down time.
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Operating
Cost – centralized infrastructure, to
minimize installation and configuration
issues, speeds time for moves, adds, and
changes for users; and lowers time to
problem resolution by eliminating trips to
user workspace.
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End User
Adoption – Better end user experience with
better “fat” client features than
traditional Hosted Client environments.
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Improved
Workforce Productivity – Infrastructure
standardization, common service levels
irrespective of device type and work
location, plus improved desktop availability
and performance.
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Access to
Latest Technology – Ease of upgrading
Hardware & Software.
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Capital
Cost – Ability to share hardware resources
across multiple users, repurpose hardware
for “Client by day, Enterprise by night”
9:30 a.m. –
10:15 a.m.
The Entrepreneurial Experience
Panel Discussion with Local Entrepreneurs –
Hector Holguin, Secure Origins and Renard
Johnson, METI.
Who should
attend? Would be
entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs who are interested
in growing their business and anyone interested
in discussing entrepreneurial issues in an
informal setting.
Topics to
be covered
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Resources
for business start up and growth
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Overcoming
business growth challenges
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Financing
available
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What is
the Regional Center for Innovation and
Commercialization?
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How can
chamber programs assist you
10:30 a.m.
– 11:15 a.m.
XIV Storage
Training
Conducted by: IBM and Main Line
Who should
attend? Storage
administrators, database administrators,
operations and infrastructure managers,
application data managers
Topics to
be covered
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Performance – Consistent performance under
all conditions, eliminating hotspot and
staying consistent during rebuilds and after
hardware failures.
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Reliability – Business data more critical
than ever, with no tolerances for downtime
for most applications – requirements are now
greater than 99.99%.
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Functionality – Teir-1 features (snapshots,
replication, thin provisioning) that scale
with no performance penalty and are built in
to the architecture.
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Manageability – An easy to use system that
virtually runs itself. With simple
provisioning, automatic load balancing, self
healing and self reporting.
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Cost –
Lower purchase price PLUS significant Total
Cost of Ownership savings. So business can
concentrate efforts on its core business but
not storage.
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Scalability – A platform with almost
unlimited scalability. Where growth simply
means managing capacity and not managing
systems, or tiers, or controllers, or nodes,
or cashe, or rapid groups, or drive types.
10:30 a.m.
– 11:15 a.m.
Electronic Document Management –Entreprise
Content Management Solutions
Training
conducted by: DataXport
Are you tired
of the filing cabinets overflowing with files
that you night never need to access? Could you
use the space for something more productive? Do
you want to know how you can get them out of
sight but still maintain your records? Learn
from the experts how to make this a reality.
Who should
attend? Businesses
that need to maintain records for historical,
legal or tax purposes.
Topics to
be covered
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Implementing a Records Management Program
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Archives vs. Active Files
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Physical records (Hard Copies) Scanning
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Electronic Documents (various formats)
Conversion/Import
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Compliance Issues
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Retention Periods and destruction
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Solutions
for your Business
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In-house
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On-demand solutions
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Integration
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Work Flow
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E-mail
storage and management
1:30 p.m. –
2:15 p.m.
Bits to Bucks-Venture Capital for Innovators
How to get your idea funded
Training
conducted by: Ron Munden – Co-Chair, Camino Real
Angels
Do you have a
great business idea or invention and you are
need of working capital? Learn how to access
traditional funding, non-traditional funding and
Venture Capitalist. A panel of experts in their
field will show you how.
Who should
attend? –
Entrepreneurs and small business owners looking
for investment or start up capital.
Topics to
be covered
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Framing
your business proposition
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Looking
for investment capital
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Protecting
your ideas
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Understanding the early investor community
and its expectations
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Your
go-to-market strategy
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Understanding an exit strategy
1:30 p.m. –
2:15 p.m.
How Does Technology Fit into your Marketing Plan
Training
conducted by: Ghost Light Creative
How are you
marketing your business? Do you use the web or
internet to help you? How can you your company
be more successful with these tools? Bring your
marketing material and let the experts show you
how. Front page website design on the spot.
Who should
attend? Anyone
interested in increasing their market exposure
with the use of technology tools.
Topics to
be covered
2:30 p.m. –
3:15 p.m.
How Secure is your Security…Or the Lack Thereof?
Training
conducted by: Sonitrol, Tex Streitmatter
Who should
attend? Anyone
interested or concerned about their asset
protection – commercial and residential
(facility, contents, employees or family).
Topics to
be covered
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Intrusion
– Verified Audio Detection for burglary,
break-in; highest apprehension rates, lowest
false alarm rates. The physical, emotional
and financial loss with intrusion can be
devastating.
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Access
Control – Limit and track entry to a
facility or sensitive areas of your
facility. Eliminates the expense of
re-keying locks, while reducing risks of
internal theft and external threats.
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Video
surveillance – Increased security without
extra personnel, networkable – to reduce
vandalism, control inventory shrinkage, and
increase employee security.
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Fire
Detection – Critical in preventing serious
loss. Central station monitoring of your
facility can be huge.
Training
conducted by Alamo Auto Supply
Topics to
be covered
Vehicle
security
GPS Fleet
Management
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Track you
employees who work out of their vehicles
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GPS
dispatching with turn by turn navigation
transmitted to fleet vehicles
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2 way
messaging with employees out in the field
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Alerts
sent when programmable exceptions are
violated
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Online,
real-time tracking of entire fleet
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Historic
exception reporting and journey replay
2:30 p.m. –
3:15 p.m.
“Do more, Travel less, Be present: Leveraging
High Definition Video for Competitive Edge, Cost
Savings, and Greater Productivity.”
Training
Conducted by: Brian Posey - LifeSize
Communications
Who Should
Attend? Small/medium
businesses, Enterprise Organizations
specifically IT-centric or operational titled
individuals.
Topics to
be covered
More and more,
organizations are turning to High Definition
video communications as an everyday business
tool. Video communications today is High
Definition – the same quality as you experience
on your home HDTV and HD video collaboration is
greener, faster and cheaper than traveling.
Imagine talking with colleagues, customers and
partners around the world as if you’re sitting
across the conference table in the same room.
That is a reality today with high definition
video solutions and telepresence.
Attend this
informative session and learn how different
organizations are utilizing HD video
communications to accelerate their business and
productivity while recognizing immediate return
on investment. |
