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  Thu, 1/26/12, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><xml> Normal 0 false
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Roman","serif";}</style>I.T. Matters Invite
Please join us forcocktails and appetizers as Robert Berg of SparkWeave
discusses theconsumerization of IT, public vs. private cloud, and unstructured
data growth. Presentationwill be brief to encourage networking and discussion.
Register
 Hi All!
Clear North Technologies presents CommVault TechSpert Day: Storage Solutions +
Backup Strategies for 2012. This free lunch and learn seminar will be held on
Thursday, February 9th from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm at Rasmussen College in
St. Cloud. The demand for data storage is huge, but did you know that we are
predicting a four-fold increase in data being created and replicated by 2015?
That's an incredible 1.8 zettabytes of data. Join Clear North and CommVault to
find out what you should know about SAN solutions and backup strategies,
including planning for long-term solutions, what to consider, the various
technologies, and more. Receive limited-time offers, Q&A session, drawings
for cash gift cards, and a great complimentary lunch. Bonus: be one of the first
10 to register and attend for a chance to win $50. Don't miss it! Register today
or call Dave Kvaas from Clear North Technologies at 320-252-4466.
I hope to see everyone at the event! Please attend, as these sponsor's help
keep the communities alive.
Roger Lund
Greetings!
We're looking for a few people to present at an upcoming "Back to Basics" CMNIT event. The advanced and popular topics are always fun to throw together, but at times we tend to forget some of the most important aspects of system administration--the basics! We're looking for a few folks to toss together a quick (15 - 30 minute) presentation or two that outlines best practice, tips and tricks, and personal experience in day-to-day system administration. Heck, even if you can't stand power point presentations and just want to bring up a round-table good discussion, that works too.
We're not looking for experts! (Although, if you happen to be a subject mater expert... by all means!) An interest in sharing your personal experiences and generating some good discussion is all that's required.
Here's a few ideas of topics to get you started:
- Basic Powershell cmdlets
- Basic server role recommendations (File Server, Domain Controller, SQL, etc...)
- Managing Active Directory Groups
- Managing Shared Folders
- Managing servers remotely via Computer Manager, SQL Management Studio, WMI, Powershell, etc...
- Securely working with segmented credentials (elevated vs. user level privileges)
- Text parsing/manipulation with Excel/Word
- Working with NTFS Access Control Lists
- Software you've found to be overly helpful
- Anything you find helpful to your day-to-day system management.
Please contact me if you're interested in presenting.
Thanks again everyone!
CL
  Thu, 2/9/12, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm - Clear North Technologies and Commvault will be presenting Storage Solutions +
Backup Strategies for 2012 at Rasmussen College on February 9th, 2012, from
11:30 am - 2pm, including a complementary lunch.
Agenda:
11:30 AM- 12:00 PM: Registration + Networking
12:00 PM- 1:30 PM: Lunch, Presentation
1:30 PM- 2:00 PM: Q&A, Drawings
Register and find out more information about this event here:
http://www.clearnorthtech.com/eventsseminars.html
"As a technical expert, or "TechSpert", you know that the demand for data
storage is huge. But are you prepared for the deluge to come? It is predicted
that we will see a four-fold increase in data being created and replicated by
2015.
Translation: an incredible 1.8 zettabytes of data.
What storage technology should you use? What should you consider in backing up
data? What is the total cost of ownership (TCO)?
Join us and CommVault on February 9 to get the answers to these questions and
more. Find out what you should know about SAN solutions and backup strategies
for 2012, including:
- Overview and planning for long-term solutions
- What to consider: Apps, DBs, Performance, Price, VMs, VDI
- Technologies: iSCSI vs. FC vs. FCoE
- Overview of virtual + traditional backup
- What to consider in backing up VMs
- How effective is dedupe + considerations
- TCO of CommVault vs. Symantec"
  Thu, 12/8/11, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Join us for the upcoming St. Cloud, MN VMUG meeting taking place on Thursday,
December 8, 2011 at Rasmussen College, in rooms 104 & 106.
This is a great opportunity to come together with your fellow VMware users to
discuss virtualization trends, best practices, and the latest technology!
Free Lunch, and happy hour after!
Meeting Highlights
- How to Virtualize Tier 1 applications with Confidence – Ahead
- SRM, New HA, Disaster Planning – VMWare
- VMware Recovery Capabilities – Knoll Ontrack
- Cocktails and Appetizers at Granite City Brewery provided by Data Media
Solutions
More Info:
http://www.myvmug.org/e/in/eid=259
Hope to see you there!
 Hey Everyone,
Attached is a copy of the PPT presentation from the Wireless Awareness
event. Also, a few notes we mentioned:
- Due to the increase of tech events around the area, CMNIT will now meet
minimally twice a year. Don't worry, we're still involved in and promoting
other IT events in the area.
- Please contact myself or Roger if you're interested in presenting at an
upcoming CMNIT event. Long (~1 hour) or short (15 min) presentations;
We're interested in new ideas, and especially any interesting solutions to
challenges you've overcome.
- Saint Cloud VMUG is coming up next week. More info here:
http://www.myvmug.org/e/in/eid=259
- Saint Cloud area "DEFCON" group is forming. Fill out this short survey and
you'll be contacted later with more info: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8BWSB9S
- Roger is looking into the possibility of starting a Cisco UCS lunch-and-learn
group. Please contact him if interested.
I think that sums things up, thanks again!
- CL
 Wrapped up in the Carrier IQ drama? Worried it may be installed on your Android
device? Here's one way to check if Carrier IQ is installed... or at least a
piece of it.
I'm not sure if this works on all devices/phones, but it worked on my EVO
4G. We'll be using getprop to enumerate android system properties:
- Open Terminal Emulator (download from the market place if you haven't
already)
- Enter the following command:
getprop | grep iq
If you don't have a pipe character | on your keyboard, you can use (Volume Up +
L) to create one.
Additionally, I've found logcat to be extremely handy in knowing what my phone
is up to. Let's pipe it through grep and see what's going on with "IQ":
logcat | grep iq
Now that you've confirmed your suspicions, now might be a good time to root and
find a good ROM to apply. :)
 Thu, 12/1/11, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Greetings everyone! It's been awhile since our last CMNIT meeting. Being the
holidays are now here, I'd like to ramp things up a bit with a casual
presentation, demonstration, and round table discussion on wireless awareness.
Wireless is a fascinating, convenient technology and heavily relied upon in the
personal and business world. However, that convenience comes at a cost. You may
be surprised at how much info your wireless devices freely give out.
If you, or your users own a wireless device, (smartphone, laptop, home
router/AP) I encourage you to attend!
Next user group scheduled for Thursday, December 1st at the Saint Cloud
Library, in the Mississippi Room.
CMNIT: Wireless Awareness
• Overview of 802.11 beacons
• Monitoring Wifi/Bluetooth traffic
• SSID broadcasting behavior
• Wifi/Bluetooth mapping (Wardriving)
• Mitigation
Agenda:
- Wireless Awareness
- Break / Open Discussion
- Open Topic (TBA)
- Open Discussion
We try to provide snacks, so please RSVP: https://cmnit120111.eventbrite.com/
As always, anyone with an interest in technology is invited and encouraged to
attend. Hope to see you there!
  Tue, 11/29/11, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Next meeting will be held at Mexican Village Too, on Tuesday, November 29th from
12p - 1p.
Please RSVP with Carrie if you're planning on attending so she knows how many
to expect.
Hope to see you there!
More Info from Carrie:
"We meet on a monthly basis, usually the last Wednesday of the month
between 12:00 and 1:00. Sometimes it is at a restaurant and sometimes it is a
local business. Meals are on your own. Sometimes some of us get together and
order in; others bring their lunch or choose not to eat during the meeting. We
cover a variety of topics and sometimes have speakers come in. These meetings
are not intended for sales pitches but instead a place for information,
brainstorming and networking with other IT members of the community. The group
ranges from low end users to high end techs; mostly being the people who need to
make the technology work. If you are interested in attending these, please send
me your email address. I send out agendas about a week before the meeting so we
have some direction..."
 Tue, 11/15/11, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Guys, Gal's.
I have setup a demo of the VMC solution for those of us new to the
product. I told them I wanted to pull in others to allow them to ask questions
etc.
Feel free to join, and help me ask the hard questions
Below is the Conference information.
Roger Lund
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VMC Webinar
Join us for a Webinar on November 15
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/775739938
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/775739938
Join Reflex Systems for a webinar on Nov 15th that will detail how
the award-winning Virtualization Management Center (VMC) correlates
infrastructure configuration changes, network services and security events
and enables organizations to increase business efficiency and continuity
in the virtual data center with their integrated management and security
solution.
The Reflex VMC solution is comprised of four components that function
independently or work in conjunction to provide a customized solution
based on the organizational needs:
vCapacity Planning:
• Improve CAPEX and OPEX efficiency by increasing VM density and
maintaining application performance
• Gain granular insight and control over planning and forecasting
vWatch Monitoring:
• Provides contextual visibility into the virtual environment through a
single pane of glass
• Troubleshoot problems with real-time insight into activities in the
virtual environment
vTrust Security:
• Improve efficiency through data center automation and reduced IT
staffing costs
• Ensure compliance with corporate policy and government mandates
vProfile Configuration Management:
• Quickly scale virtualization deployments
• Automate IT management tasks
Title:
VMC Webinar
Date:
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information
about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
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