IT Help Wanted: [itroundtable] FW: NYExUG - April Meeting Announcement

Friday, April 8, 2011

[itroundtable] FW: NYExUG - April Meeting Announcement - Cloud Proofing your job position

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Subject: NYExUG - April Meeting Announcement - Cloud Proofing your job position

Hello All,

Our April meeting is around the corner. Presentation will be a how-to protect and defend against the marketing juggernaut of the "cloud" (cloud proof your job). Things have changed, so do not be too concerned about the cloud being a threat. There is a silverlining to this presentation by Ben Serebin (REEF Solutions).

For those who attended the Techstravaganza conference, the slides are up in this posting on Bob Hunts blog, so check them out. They are very rich with technical content (e.g. HA deck has 61 pages of goodness in it). We had some amazing Exchange speakers presenting (I think better than all the other tracks), so I strongly recommend reviewing them even if you didn’t attend. We’ll be discussing some of the knowledge at upcoming meetings since many of you did not attend.

This Month’s NYExUG Meeting RSVP deadline by Mon 4pm EST (free - includes pizza dinner & raffles)

http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=154985

Meeting Date/Time

Tue, 4/12. Doors open at 6pm, meeting starts at 6:30pm. Meeting location details below.

Upcoming Meetings – 2^nd Tue of every month

Apr – How to Cloud Proof Your Job (Ben Serebin, REEF Solutions)

May – TBA

June – Vendor demo on an Exchange 2010 migration software solution

This Month’s Meeting Topic

The “cloud” was previously a term to outsource, but the message has recently changed. So, the tide is turning on what the cloud is, how you interact with it, cost effectiveness of it, and much more. Come to the meeting and learn more. CCOs (Chief Cloud Officers) are not permitted to attend.

Speaker

Ben Serebin of REEF Solutions has been involved in IT for almost 15 years. He is the president and owner of REEF Solutions, a network & wireless consulting firm that brings reliable, effective, efficient, and forward thinking technology solutions to startups, financial firms, and educational organizations. His firm specializes in Exchange Server and evolving startups into larger well established companies by maximizing their use of technology with excellent return on investment. He recently joined the board of a social networking startup, poppt.com (an online tool for self-promoting and connecting artists). 8 years ago, he was elected and continues to serve on the board of trustees and is treasurer of NYCwireless.net, a non-profit that is very active in the wireless hotspot space. With the little free time left, he founded in 2005, and continues to run, the first and only NY area Microsoft Exchange User Group (nyexug.com). Sleep is not part of his bio.

Question of the Month

Q) For Exchange 2010 DAG (HA), does the witness server need to be an Exchange Server?

A) Discussed at meeting and posted online

Previous Question of the Month

Q) What upcoming [March 2011] free NYC based event will keynote a Senior Technical Product Manager with Microsoft’s Exchange Server group (Adam Glick)?

A) Answer

Find previous meetings information & upcoming events on our website: www.nyexug.com

See you at the meeting,

-Ben Serebin

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Future Meetings Ideas – your suggestions are wanted

- Deciphering SMTP logs.

Meeting Location
You MUST RSVP to gain access to the building.

Microsoft NYC Office

6th Floor, in the Place Conference Room (at receptionist, go left, right, and left down hall)

The meetings occur every 2nd Tuesday of every Month. All meetings are held at Microsoft, 1290 Avenue of the Americas (between 51st/52nd) in New York.

Interested in Speaking
- Speakers can be Exchange Admins, Network Admins, and anyone knowledge-able of Exchange. Topics could be highlighting a certain aspect of Exchange (e.g. X400, Connectors, RUS, Storage Groups, Shared Hosting, etc), a product you use in your organization that is extremely helpful in increasing your productivity. If in doubt, email me, Ben Serebin. Email address below.