[THIN] Re: Fwd: Event Invitation 2/16/05 Geek Day in St. Louis
- From: "Jim Kenzig Kenzig.com" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Thinnews <thinnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:56:29 -0800 (PST)
Oops sorry..link for registration is at:
http://www.servercentric.com/geek_day_2005.htm
Jim
For those of you in the St. Louis area...
GEEK DAY 2005
Featuring the 'Hands-On'
GEEK LAB
and
EXPERT PRESENTERS
Doug Brown
Bruce Huber
Mostafa Khalil
Dennis Reak
Jay Flood
Jaymes Davis
Spend an hour, a few hours, your luchbreak, or all day!
This day is for you.
You are invited to the first Server-Based Technical Showcase of its kind
in St. Louis, MO
Sign Up Now for
Geek Day 2005
Geek Day is a day long highly-technical showcase featuring the newest, coolest,
most advanced products for the deployment of data in the business enterprise.
This event is a showcase of the products that Server Centric Consulting chooses
to utilize to help their clients achieve their business goals. This day-long
open house features invited keynote speakers, from our primary manufacturers,
presenting material that you've been asking for!
All of the solutions will have functioning demonstrations for you to test drive
(in the latest versions ( or possibly the next versions :::hint, hint,
hint:::: ) in the Geek Lab.
When - Wednesday 02.16.05 8 AM to 5 PM
Where - Downtown Missouri Athletic Club (MAC)
405 Washington Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63102
Meals - Continental Breakfast and a buffet style Lunch is included for
attendees
Beverages - Don't worry, plenty of coffee, soda and tea will be made
available through out the day
Parking - Parking will be validated as long as you park in the north MAC
garage
Hotels - Special arrangements have been made for out of town Geek Day
attendees. Please call (888) 747 - 4700 for details
Sign Up Now - At www.servercentric.com
Experts are Flying In - Just for You!!
Door Prizes - Software and hardware will given out randomly throughout the
day.
Special Promos - Demos and Betas available for show attendees only and as a
bonus for trying some of the products you could win a MILLION in gaming
currency for your character on WOW, EverQuest 1 or 2, FFXI, and more.
Activities - Test Drive a Segway, play with the coolest, newest, geekiest
gadgetry
Keynotes
Some of the most respected consultants in our field will be giving away some of
their secrets. We have early confirmations from the following (but there are
more - more - more):
Bruce Huber - Citrix Corporate - Lead Systems Engineer - Presenting the
Future Citrix Product Roadmap - McKinney, TX
Doug Brown - DABCC - President and Lead Software Architect -
Presenting Citrix MetaFrame Printing Tips and Tricks - Fairfield, CA
Mostafa Khalil - VMware Corporate - Senior Engineer - Presenting ESX
Server Tips and Tricks - San Jose, CA
Dennis Reak - Citrix Access Gateway (formerly Net 6) - Director -
Presenting on the Technology behind the new Citrix Access Gateway - San Jose,
CA
Jay Flood - Citrix OnLine - Senior Executive - Presenting on the
GoToAssist Solution - Chicago, IL
What's in the Geek Lab?
Drive it, baby - drive it!! (Here are just a few of the lab demos - but there
are more - more - more) It's early and this list will grow and change every day
between now and Geek Day.
Appsense - Get those apps under control! See and drive a fully functioning
demo of this software.
Citrix Systems - The full Citrix Access Suite running the current 3.0 and
future 4.0 platforms will be available for you to test drive in the lab. Want
to know more about Password Manager, he latest version of MSAM, Conference
Manager and more ::hint, hint:: Here is your chance to break it. Scott Lane,
Jeff Pohl, Todd Press and other Citrix Executives will be on hand to answer any
questions you may have. Server Centric consultants with CCEA certifications
will be close by as well.
Citrix Access Gateway - You read about it, now come see why Citrix acquired the
Net 6. This Linux based appliance SSL/VPN solution is the hardened integrated
Citrix Secure Gateway solution we have been waiting for. This is must see for
existing or those considering the Citrix Secure Gateway solution. The voice
integration is the coolest part.
Citrix Online - GoToAssist, GoToMeeting and GoToMyPC will all be up and running
in this lab. Call your boss and see if he will allow you to take over and
support his PC or PDA. Come see how easy and fun this solution really is. Jay
Flood, Randy Fahrbach and other executives from the Citrix Online Division will
be on hand. If you attend this event you're going to get a special deal from
the Online Division- don't miss it.
DABCC - You have read his site for years, now Doug Brown is on his own and is
President of DABCC. Come meet him - here him in person. Sign up for a
technical class - taught by Doug. Advanced Print Manager 4.0 product will be
available to demo. Come see why this tool is 'must have' for any Citrix or
Terminal Server solution. Doug Brown and Thad Morrow will be in the Geek Lab.
NetBots - These little machines crawl through your server racks and report on
the physical condition giving you ears and ears on remote datacenters and
server racks. Once you see one, you will want one as a pet!
Scriptlogic - Lots to see here to make your life a better place for the
management of your environment.
Softricity - Application sequencing - streaming to the desktop...giving you
options.
Thin Print - Content Beaming, Public Printing, Printer Spooler management, ICA
Print compression...come see what the buzz is all about.
VMWare - Fully functioning recent versions of ESX, P2V, Virtual Center, Ace and
V-Motion will all be available for you to test drive. Why attend a
presentation on these solutions when you can actually see how these higher
solutions from VMWare actually work. Yes, we are organizing the necessary
servers and SAN backend to make this feasible. Come migrate a physical server
to virtual and watch V-motion in action. Mark Allen, Jonathan McCormick and
other executives from VMware will be on hand to assist. Server Centric
Consultants with the VCP certifications will be close by as well. Server
Centric will also announce the VMWare user group kick-off meeting in February.
Xiotech - Xiotech will have their Magnitude 3D SAN solution functioning in the
lab. Come see why many of clients are choosing the Xiotech solution for their
SAN for their backend for virtual infrastructures. Steve Kurland and Matt
Lyons will be there to walk you through the excitement.
XTS - XTS Access Tracking Manager (ATM) is the only integrated Web analytics
solution for Citrix MetaFrame Secure Access Manager. If you are considering
MSAM - or have it already - and need to track access for compliance purposes -
this is the tool!
Registration
You will want to register for this event right away. This event will sell
out! Initial interest has been very high and we can't ever write about some of
the stuff that will be here. If you have any server-based projects on the
table for 2005 - whether it be remote access strategies - SSL VPN - Application
deployment changes - Outsourcing - Single Sign On - Mergers & Acquisitions - DR
& Failover redesign - Do not miss this opportunity.
The $50 registration fee is being waived for attendees that that register for
this event by Friday 02/11/05 at 12:00 PM CST so register now at
www.servercentric.com.
If you are coming in from outside St. Louis we have special Room Rates at the
MAC for you. Call Jeanne at Server Centric with any special needs or questions
about Geek Day 888 747-4700 - jeanne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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