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March 2010 Newsletter
| 03/13/2010 |
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COSI - Imagination Celebration |
7:00 PM
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On Saturday, March 13, 2010, the Friends of COSI will host COSI's sixth annual gala, Imagination Celebration 2010.
click here for official registration: you must register here
A "world of possibilities" awaits you... Journey to the most exotic regions on the planet - Africa, East Asia, Polynesia and Latin America - all in one amazing and dynamic night! Traditional Moroccan drummers, island fire spinners, and an Asian dragon procession will transport you to foreign lands, while alluring Salsa, ribbon and stick dancers will dazzle you and sweep you off your feet. Enjoy delightful and exotic cuisine, an endless bar of your favorite and unusual beverages and the opportunity to bid in the city's best silent and live auctions, including a hot air balloon ride, dinner at Eddie Merlot's and a NASCAR experience -- to name just a few! Attendees will include 350-400 COSI supporters, community and business leaders, and Columbus professionals.
Beyond the fun and entertainment of the evening, COSI's Imagination Celebration serves a much greater purpose; proceeds from the gala help COSI provide an exciting and informative atmosphere for those of all ages to grow, explore, question and connect to real science, real scientists, and real potential to change the world.
Click here to view the Live & Silent Event Auction Catalog!
Itinerary Name: COSI Imagination Celebration 2010
Travel Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010 7pm-11pm
Destination: COSI - 333 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215
What to pack: Semi-formal or cocktail attire, dancing shoes, extra spending money for "souvenirs"
Travel Amenities: valet parking, open bar, auction carry-out service
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| 03/15/2010 |
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Technology Landscape 2013 Proposal Deadline |
8:00 AM
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This Technology First conference will showcase a glimpse of the future and feature information that would be impossible for an individual to collect on their own and in one day. This conference is meant to be a kick off for future collaborations, conversations, pilots, and tours. www.technologyfirst.org
Technology First is seeking proposals for participation in the May 26, 2010 Technology Landscape: 2013 Conference. These sessions will feature 20-minute presentations and 20 minutes designated for dialogue and questions.
Proposals must be submitted by March 15, 2010 to ahickey@technologyfirst.org to be considered. All proposals will be reviewed by the Conference Committee to provide a program that offers a comprehensive and diverse view of future technology. Proposal respondents will be notified of decisions on or after April 1, 2010.
For more information on the conference, please click here.
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| 03/16/2010 |
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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage Class at Platform Lab |
8:00 AM
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Platform Lab hosts numerous VMWare training classes, most are taught by one of VMware's preferred national trainers, J.D. Corder.
These classes will run from 03/16/10 - 03/19/10 Tuesday-Friday from 9am-5pm and are held in the quiet, comfortable Platform Lab training room. This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware Infrastructure vSphere, which consists of VMware vSphere Server and VMware VirtualCenter. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course has been updated to reflect VMware vSphere Server.
Students who complete this course should enroll next in VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze.
At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3 and be able to:
* Install ESX Server
* Configure ESX Server networking and storage
* Install and configure VirtualCenter
* Control user access to the VMware infrastructure
* Deploy and manage virtual machines using VirtualCenter
* Allocate and monitor virtual machines resources
* Ensure high availability of applications
If your organization is exploring use of this outstanding tool, you need solid training to take full advantage. This series of classes are designed for System administrators, system/s engineers, and operators responsible for ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter with System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.
Register for this event! Seating is Limited!
VMWare Infrastructure 3.pdf
More information about this class - here.
For directions, please see the Platform Lab website.
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| 03/16/2010 |
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Central Ohio VMware Users Group |
8:00 AM
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The monthly meeting for the Central Ohio VMware Users Group will occur on March 16th. The agenda is as follows:
08:30 Registration and networking
09:00 NetApp
Speakers Matt Kletzly and Bob Christenson
Maximize Your IT Efficiency!
Discover why NetApp is simply the best choice for your mission-critical applications on Microsoft, Oracle, and VMware products.
At this NetApp 101event, 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.
10:15 Break
10:30 Customer Experience on NetApp
11:15 Wrap up
11:30 Close
Please join your fellow VMware enthusiasts. For more information, please visit COVMUG.org.
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| 03/16/2010 |
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Grow Your Business in the Hilliard Area |
5:30 PM
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Hosted by the Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce, the City of Hilliard and TechColumbus, this networking mixer will provide you with information on some of the resources that are available to help you to start and grow a tech-related business in the Hilliard area.
The free event is for local entrepreneurs, city and county officials, economic development professionals and business advisors. This is a great opportunity to network and learn about resources available in the Hilliard area and through the TechStart program.
The event is free but registration is required.
TechStart, Central Ohio's Entrepreneurial Signature Program, is led by TechColumbus and supported financially by Ohio's Third Frontier Program and eighteen local partners. It provides early stage funding and mentoring assistance to entrepreneurs with promising tech businesses throughout 15 counties of Central Ohio. Representatives will provide information on program offerings, applicant eligibility, funds available and schedules for all available resources offered.
Event Details
Date : March 16, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Location : Heritage Golf Club
Address: : 3525 Heritage Club Drive
Hilliard, Ohio 43026
This event is free but registration is required. To register for the event, click here
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| 03/19/2010 |
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The Regional Entrepreneur Forum |
7:30 AM
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Dr. Timothy Johnson began as a Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at the University of Cincinnati and is the founder of what is now the largest independent employee owned wealth management firm in Ohio, managing more than $4 billion in assets. The presentation provides insight into the unique life of an entrepreneur and what the characteristics are for potential success.
- How might an entrepreneur become successful
- Why do so many businesses fail
- What are the unique challenges of a service company
- The challenge of competitor differentiation
- The marketing/advertising mystery
Please register here.
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| 03/23/2010 |
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PHP Security |
11:00 AM
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General Session Topic: PHP Security
Who: Jon Canady, Web Application Developer, Innova Partners
Event Details: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - From: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Location: BMW Financial Services - 5550 Britton Pkwy, Hilliard, OH 43026
Register: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Columbus
RSVP: Please RSVP through EventBrite so we can make sure we have enough seating and food for everyone. We look forward to your attendance and participation!
PHP is a widely used, general-purpose scripting language, originally designed to produce dynamic web pages. In 2007, The PHP Group reported it was utilized on over 20 million websites and 1 million web servers. In 2008, the National Vulnerability Database claimed PHP accounted for 35% of software vulnerabilities, with nearly all caused by poor programming practices. Every PHP developer, hoster, and security professional should understand the primary attack vectors being used by attackers against PHP applications. During this OWASP meeting we will be deep-diving into PHP security. Specifically, Mr. Canady will be covering the OWASP Top 10 in the context of PHP.
In addition to the presentation, we will be announcing changes in the chapter leadership as well as the new leadership's plans for increasing the visibility and participation of the chapter.
** Lunch Provided **
Outgoing chapter leaders: Greg Green & Chris Hayes
Incoming chapter leaders: Aaron Ansari, Geoff Cook, Chris Green & Constance Matthews
The Columbus OWASP Chapter leadership would like to thank BMW Financial Services for hosting this event and Innova Partners for providing lunch.
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| 03/24/2010 |
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Preparing for the Data Breach: Live Incident Response Team Drilling |
7:30 AM
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Intuitively we understand how a plan can be well-executed: we practice. Athletes practice their games day in and day out. Nobody wins on game day without going through the exercise. Is your incident response team prepared to win?
Join us as C. Matthew Curtin discusses how your organization can prepare for high-risk incidents using a live drill method.
To register for this event, please e-mail Amy Needham.
For directions to this event, please click here.
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| 03/30/2010 |
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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage Class at Platform Lab |
9:00 AM
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Platform Lab hosts numerous VMWare training classes, most are taught by one of VMware's preferred national trainers, J.D. Corder.
These classes will run from 03/30/10 - 04/02/10 Tuesday-Friday from 9am-5pm and are held in the quiet, comfortable Platform Lab training room. This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware Infrastructure vSphere, which consists of VMware vSphere Server and VMware VirtualCenter. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course has been updated to reflect VMware vSphere Server.
Students who complete this course should enroll next in VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze.
At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3 and be able to:
* Install ESX Server
* Configure ESX Server networking and storage
* Install and configure VirtualCenter
* Control user access to the VMware infrastructure
* Deploy and manage virtual machines using VirtualCenter
* Allocate and monitor virtual machines resources
* Ensure high availability of applications
If your organization is exploring use of this outstanding tool, you need solid training to take full advantage. This series of classes are designed for System administrators, system/s engineers, and operators responsible for ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter with System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.
Register for this event! Seating is Limited!
VMWare Infrastructure 3.pdf
More information about this class - here.
For directions, please see the Platform Lab website.
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| 04/02/2010 |
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SHI/Compellent Clash of the Titans |
7:00 AM
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April 2, 2010
Sessions available every hour starting at 7:00am
Please join SHI and Compellent for an informative meeting on April 2nd. The event will begin with a brief introduction to your local SHI Sales team and will continue with a 30 minute content rich product overview and demonstration by Compellent. We will be holding 6 sessions over the course of the day. Breakfast or Lunch will be served during each presentation.
Each attendee will receive 2 movie tickets which can be used at the AMC Lennox Theatre
Limited Availability: Please REGISTER to reserve your spot: www.shi.com/webinars/titans
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| 04/08/2010 |
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The Agile Enterprise |
4:00 PM
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This will be a recurring meetup series, oriented towards large organizations and growing organizations. Everyone is welcome.
These meetups will follow the OpenSpace/ Unconference format - meaning, come prepared to participate! There will be no presentations nor handing-down of platitudes! Participants will share their experiences, challenges and successes. Everyone's input is valuable; Everyone has something to learn and something to teach.
Topics will rotate and be chosen by the participants, to discuss issues such as:
- How can a growing organization stay agile, yet implement the discipline necessary to scale and survive?
- Innovation and agility of a startup, within a large enterprise
- How much process?
- Making cultural changes
- Moving the needle when you're in the trenches
- Getting support from employees when you're making changes from the top
- Knowing what needles to move and knowing when you've made a difference
This meetup starts promptly and agilely at 4pm
The space is reserved until 7pm - we may break sooner and finish the meetup in a place with food.. Democratic process.
More information here.
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| 04/13/2010 |
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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage Class at Platform Lab |
9:00 AM
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Platform Lab hosts numerous VMWare training classes, most are taught by one of VMware's preferred national trainers, J.D. Corder.
These classes will run from 04/13/10 - 04/16/10 Tuesday-Friday from 9am-5pm and are held in the quiet, comfortable Platform Lab training room. This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware Infrastructure vSphere, which consists of VMware vSphere Server and VMware VirtualCenter. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course has been updated to reflect VMware vSphere Server.
Students who complete this course should enroll next in VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze.
At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3 and be able to:
* Install ESX Server
* Configure ESX Server networking and storage
* Install and configure VirtualCenter
* Control user access to the VMware infrastructure
* Deploy and manage virtual machines using VirtualCenter
* Allocate and monitor virtual machines resources
* Ensure high availability of applications
If your organization is exploring use of this outstanding tool, you need solid training to take full advantage. This series of classes are designed for System administrators, system/s engineers, and operators responsible for ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter with System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.
Register for this event! Seating is Limited!
VMWare Infrastructure 3.pdf
More information about this class - here.
For directions, please see the Platform Lab website.
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| 04/14/2010 |
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The CEO's view of IT |
11:30 AM
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IT supports the company. So, what does the head of the company think of the IT industry? How does the CEO think IT benefits a company? These questions will be answered by our diverse panel of Dayton CEOs. Join us to hear what area CEOs want out of the IT industry and what advice they have for IT professionals. The panel will be moderated by Steve Hangen of WinWholesale.
Click here to register.
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| 04/21/2010 |
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Central Ohio Investment IT Forum |
7:30 AM
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The mission of the group would be to gather professionals in central Ohio who have an interest and/or a career in the information technology field supporting Investments and Investment Systems. The group would meet on a regular basis for the purposes of information sharing, education, networking, and other activities as decided by the membership, and other communication and collaboration vehicles will be developed as appropriate.
For more information, or to RSVP, please contact Mark Aninao at mark_aninao@giyatechnology.com
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| 04/27/2010 |
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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage Class at Platform Lab |
9:00 AM
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Platform Lab hosts numerous VMWare training classes, most are taught by one of VMware's preferred national trainers, J.D. Corder.
These classes will run from 04/27/10 - 04/30/10 Tuesday-Friday from 9am-5pm and are held in the quiet, comfortable Platform Lab training room. This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware Infrastructure vSphere, which consists of VMware vSphere Server and VMware VirtualCenter. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course has been updated to reflect VMware vSphere Server.
Students who complete this course should enroll next in VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze.
At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3 and be able to:
* Install ESX Server
* Configure ESX Server networking and storage
* Install and configure VirtualCenter
* Control user access to the VMware infrastructure
* Deploy and manage virtual machines using VirtualCenter
* Allocate and monitor virtual machines resources
* Ensure high availability of applications
If your organization is exploring use of this outstanding tool, you need solid training to take full advantage. This series of classes are designed for System administrators, system/s engineers, and operators responsible for ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter with System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.
Register for this event! Seating is Limited!
VMWare Infrastructure 3.pdf
More information about this class - here.
For directions, please see the Platform Lab website.
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| 04/29/2010 |
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ISACA - Combating Computer Fraud |
8:00 AM
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April 29th - April 30th
Any fraud committed with the aid of, or directly involving a computer or network is considered computer fraud. In this two-day seminar you will examine the key risks surrounding computer-based fraud and explore the "who, what, and how" of this pervasive crime. You will investigate specific IT controls that must be in place to reduce the risk of computer fraud, including logical access controls, reduced privileged access, application change management, network controls, encryption, and application system controls, and benefit from real-life examples of their effectiveness. You will review a range of fraud studies with control recommendations from sources that include the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, CERT, the FBI, and the Secret Service. You will cover a number of regulations that address computer fraud, including S-OX, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the USA Patriot Act, and a variety of privacy laws. You will leave this high-impact seminar with a game plan for reducing computer fraud risks in your organization. (NOTE: IT knowledge is not required.)
Join us at: Platform Lab | 1275 Kinnear Road | Columbus, OH 43212
Registration on or befor April 8, 2010 is as follows:
Central Ohio ISACA, IIA and ISSA Members: $395.00
Non-members: $595.00
Registration after April 8, 2010 will include an additional $50 charge:
Central Ohio ISACA, IIA and ISSA Members: $445.00
Non-Members: $645.00
All fees include course materials, snacks and drinks. Lunch is not included.
To register, please visit http://www.isaca-centralohio.org/
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| 05/04/2010 |
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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage Class at Platform Lab |
9:00 AM
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Platform Lab hosts numerous VMWare training classes, most are taught by one of VMware's preferred national trainers, J.D. Corder.
These classes will run from 05/04/10 - 05/07/10 Tuesday-Friday from 9am-5pm and are held in the quiet, comfortable Platform Lab training room. This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware Infrastructure vSphere, which consists of VMware vSphere Server and VMware VirtualCenter. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course has been updated to reflect VMware vSphere Server.
Students who complete this course should enroll next in VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze.
At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3 and be able to:
* Install ESX Server
* Configure ESX Server networking and storage
* Install and configure VirtualCenter
* Control user access to the VMware infrastructure
* Deploy and manage virtual machines using VirtualCenter
* Allocate and monitor virtual machines resources
* Ensure high availability of applications
If your organization is exploring use of this outstanding tool, you need solid training to take full advantage. This series of classes are designed for System administrators, system/s engineers, and operators responsible for ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter with System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.
Register for this event! Seating is Limited!
VMWare Infrastructure 3.pdf
More information about this class - here.
For directions, please see the Platform Lab website.
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| 05/11/2010 |
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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage Class at Platform Lab |
9:00 AM
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Platform Lab hosts numerous VMWare training classes, most are taught by one of VMware's preferred national trainers, J.D. Corder.
These classes will run from 05/11/10 - 05/14/10 Tuesday-Friday from 9am-5pm and are held in the quiet, comfortable Platform Lab training room. This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware Infrastructure vSphere, which consists of VMware vSphere Server and VMware VirtualCenter. Upon completion of this course, you can take the examination to become a VMware Certified Professional. The course has been updated to reflect VMware vSphere Server.
Students who complete this course should enroll next in VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze.
At the end of the course, you should gain an understanding of the functionality in VMware Infrastructure 3 and be able to:
* Install ESX Server
* Configure ESX Server networking and storage
* Install and configure VirtualCenter
* Control user access to the VMware infrastructure
* Deploy and manage virtual machines using VirtualCenter
* Allocate and monitor virtual machines resources
* Ensure high availability of applications
If your organization is exploring use of this outstanding tool, you need solid training to take full advantage. This series of classes are designed for System administrators, system/s engineers, and operators responsible for ESX Server and/or VirtualCenter with System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems.
Register for this event! Seating is Limited!
VMWare Infrastructure 3.pdf
More information about this class - here.
For directions, please see the Platform Lab website.
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