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 Welcome to Austin Storage Networking User Group (SNUG)!

We normally meet on the 2nd Friday, once per quarter, during lunch (11:30-1:00)

Standard Agenda is as follows:
11:30 Arrivals, Networking, Lunch
12:00 Presentation
12:45 Q&A


NEXT MEETING:

DATE:   Friday, March 12, 2010

TIME:   11:30 am - 1:00 pm

LOCATION:
Dave & Buster's
9333 Research Blvd
Austin, TX 78759

TOPIC:   SAN 101

PRESENTER:   Terry Murray of Lumenate

ABSTRACT:

  • A quick baseline on Networked Storage and SANs in particular, the key components where and how to use them.
  • Things to consider when looking for a solution, availability, scale, performance - aligning it with your needs.
  • Basic Features - clones, snapshots and replication.
  • Advanced Features, thin provisioning, Data Movement.
  • Things that are often overlooked, volume management, monitoring and reporting tools.

    • SPONSOR:   Lunch is generously provided by Lumenate

    SAN 101
    Our recurring, first quarter topic on the basics of storage networking.

    RSVP: To register, please email snug-rsvp@austinsnug.org

    There is no charge to attend; however, we ask that you register for refreshment planning purposes. Meetings are open to anyone interested in discussing data storage in a vendor-neutral, education-focused environment.

    Past meetings:
    November 2009 - Storage 2010 and Beyond, Sponsored by Storage Switzerland
    July 2009 - Deduplication Part III - Netapp on Primary Storage, Sponsored by INX
    June 2009 - Deduplication Part II - EMC on Primary Storage, Sponsored by Sequel Data Systems
    May 2009 - Deduplication Part I - Intro and VTL by FalconStor, Sponsored by Lumenate
    February 2009 - SAN 101 Presented and Sponsored by Sigma Solutions
    April 2008 - SAN 102 Presented and Sponsored by Brocade
    January 2008 - SAN 101 Presented and Sponsored by Storage Switzerland, Co-Sponsored by Sun Microsystems
    October 2007 - LTO4 Encryption Presented by HP, Sponsored by Overland Storage

    This is an excellent opportunity to network with other storage professionals.