Smarter Data Protection for your Evolving Business

If your business is like many organizations that need to deliver 100% data availability, manage rapid data growth; yet control costs, now is the time to discover how modernized data protection can help your organization deliver better outcomes.

Join this Webcast to understand how IBM data protection is the validated and reliable solution with policy-driven remote replication, advanced automated capabilities and designed for virtual environments to reduce Microsoft Hyper-V backup space requirements by up to 95% with incremental ‘forever’ and deduplication and restore VMware files with up to 70% fewer steps.

Register HERE.

[Infographic] The Internet of Things Explained

CERN Uses IBM Tivoli Storage Manager to Handle Exploding Data Volumes

"At CERN we have been using TSM for many years, and the amount of data we have been storing on TSM since has been growing almost exponentially. And TSM has been able to grow with it, to scale accordingly.”
- Germán Cancio, section leader for tapes, archives, and backups at CERN



CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, collects more than a gigabyte of data per second, 24 hours a day, from its Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator. To reliably and efficiently store this ever-expanding universe of information, CERN uses IBM Tivoli Storage Manager software.

"The biggest challenge that we have here in the data center is that the four LHC experiments sends us constantly, 24-hours a day, more than a gigabyte of data per second, so we really have to store this data, preserve it in the long-term, but also to make it accessible to several thousands of physicists worldwide." - Alberto Pace, data and storage service group lead for CERN

CERN uses IBM Tivoli Storage Manager software to efficiently and reliably store huge, ever-expanding quantities of data.

"On IBM equipment we store approximately 40 petabytes worth of data. Now consider that a single DVD is four gigabytes of data. So we have around 10 million DVDs stored on IBM equipment."
- Germán Cancio, section leader for tapes, archives, and backups at CERN

IBM Interconnect 2015: Only a Few Days Left to Save Money By Registering Early!

Three extraordinary IBM conferences--Pulse, Impact, and Innovate--have joined together to deliver one of the most comprehensive software events ever as IBM InterConnect 2015 on February 22 - 26 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 20,000 attendees will enjoy unprecedented networking opportunities, professional education, and technical certifications valued at more than $8,000. From development to architecture to operations, InterConnect will provide the best in education, networking, and exhibits on topics like Cloud, Mobile, Security, DevOps, and more. Come see how the latest innovations in Asset Management, Smarter Process, IT Optimization, Decision Management, and Application Infrastructure can help you maximize the value of your technology investments. Click Here to Register. * Register by October 31st to save $500 *  To check out other IBM events and software offerings please visit my ibm.com page.

Tons of New Stuff on My IBM Page

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Hutchinson Regional Medical Center data backup success reaches 98.7% with IBM.

Utilizing IBM Tivoli Storage Manager on a private, hybrid cloud for data backup, protection and recovery the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center saves 12 hours per week in data backup time, while achieving 98.7% backup success and robust data restore and recovery capabilities. 

Read more: https://ibm.biz/BdFFeV

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Hands-On Workshops

IBM Storage Management Labs

Wednesday, October 15th and/or Thursday, October 16th from 9am to 4pm in Dublin, Ohio

IBM is offering a local opportunity for interested parties in central Ohio to build technical skill using labs from the Pulse 2014 event.  Access to the labs is no cost to you.  These hands-on storage management labs are self-paced.  Perform one or more Pulse labs on either or both days.

Hands-on Labs:

• Hands-on labs provide an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand technical experience with IBM's products and solutions.
• Come to the lab room at your convenience and take as many of the labs as you like.
• Lab exercises are self-paced and designed to take between 45 and 90 minutes each.
• Don't miss this opportunity even if you have no gaps in your busy schedule.
• Subject Matter Experts will be on-site to point you to the topics that best fit your interest and to assist you with your lab exercises.
• Personalized Whiteboard Sessions are are available upon request.

Available labs in these technical areas:

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager - Enterprise backup, archive, recovery, space management, database and application protection, and bare machine recovery and disaster recovery capabilities.
• TSM Operations Center Video
• TSM Suite for Unified Recovery Video
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments - Provides advanced data protection and flexible recovery options for VMware vSphere ESX and ESXi servers.
• TSM for VE Video
• IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager - Perform and manage frequent, near-instant, non-destructive, application-aware backups and restore, leveraging advanced FlashCopy snapshot technologies in IBM and non-IBM storage systems.
• FlashCopy Manager Video

Click here for the specific labs to choose from.

Location:

• IBM, 4600 Lakehurst Court, Building One, Training Room C, Dublin, OH, 43016

Objective:

• Provide the opportunity for hands-on access to some our most popular software solutions in a lab/training environment.

Audience:

• The is workshop is appropriate for TSM administrators, storage administrators, VMware administrators, and SQL database administrators.

Cost:

• These sessions are offered free of charge.  
• Participants are responsible for their own business travel expenses. (*Meals are being provided for attendees who are permitted to accept vendor meals. For example, non-government employees and contractors.)

Schedule:

• October 15th and/or October 16th, 9am - 4pm

Enrollment:

• To request enrollment in one of our scheduled meetings, send an e-mail with the requested lab:
• Subject Line = "IBM Workshop Lab - Enrollment Request"
• Please be sure to include the following in body of email:  Your name, e-mail address, phone number, company/organization name, and lab session requested.
• Seating is limited.  Enrollments will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.  A confirmation e-mail will be sent approximately one week prior to the workshop.

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Call for Speakers for Interconnect 2015 is Now Open

Call for Speakers! Limited Spots Available!

Last date to submit your proposal - Oct 2nd!

Three extraordinary IBM conferences—Pulse, Impact, and Innovate—are joining forces to deliver one of the most comprehensive software events ever as IBM InterConnect 2015 on February 22 – 26 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Because you’re passionate about innovation, I want to extend an invitation for you to speak at the event and share your expertise on using IBM Endpoint Manager to transform your business.

We’re focusing on five major areas this year, and would like your presentation to align to one of these areas to tell a compelling story about how you use IBM Endpoint Manager inside your organization. Specifically, we’d like to know how you’ve been able to:

• Cut costs and downtime of managing and securing datacenter and remote servers.
• Ensure continuous security and compliance and keep your company out of the news for the wrong reasons.
• Reduce cost, risk, and complexity of managing desktops, laptops, and other devices.
• Maintain audit readiness and continuous license compliance with always-on Software Asset Management.
• BYOD: Securely manage the mobile enterprise

What’s in it for you:

• IBM InterConnect is among the biggest events of its kind — we’re expecting over 20,000 attendees—and have the opportunity to attend sessions, get professional education and technical certifications valued at over US $8,000.*
• Unparalleled opportunities to network with literally thousands of industry experts, thought leaders, and colleagues in a venue focused on the kind of innovations that matter to you. 
• Showcase your own skills and expertise and establish yourself as a thought leader in front of industry experts and cohorts from around the globe. Elevate your career by sharing how you’re using IBM Endpoint Manager to transform your business.

Follow this link to submit a proposal to speak at InterConnect today. Session proposals will be accepted from now until October 2nd. All accepted speakers may be eligible for free conference passes. Only a limited number of spots are available.

Paper requirements:  Your proposal must include a presentation title and a well-written abstract of approximately 100 words that reflects an organized description of what the presentation will cover.

Timeline for submissions:

• Call for Speakers closes: 02 October 2014
• Speakers will be notified: 20 October 2014
• Presentation drafts due: 14 January 2015

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you at InterConnect!

IBM Seminar “Agility & Speed: The New Currency on Cloud” September 16th, Atlanta, GA

A recent survey found that 83% of IT Leaders don’t believe they can deliver services fast enough. Find out how you can get the speed you need to meet your customers’ expectations for fast delivery of services by providing automated, self-service delivery of software and infrastructure. 

Businesses today are operating and behaving very differently than what we’ve been used to in the past. Mobile, social and analytics technologies have changed how businesses interact with customers and have increased the expectations of business responsiveness. Customers now expect quick access to new services anytime and from anywhere.

Join IBM on September 16th in Atlanta, GA for a morning of discussion where industry leaders will share approaches on how you can use the latest cloud orchestration technology to deliver services fast.
This event will address:

• Why speed is the new currency
• The importance of Orchestration and Automation in achieving speed
• How to automate development processes and eliminate waste 
• How to efficiently build, deploy and manage applications
• Quantifying the business value

Learn more about this event and register now through the event registration site: www.ibm.com/events/CloudSpeedSeminarAtlanta2014 

Do you know someone else who may be interested in this event?  Please feel free to forward this invitation to your colleagues.

September 16, 2014; 8:30 am - 1:00 pm

IBM Technical Center; Building A, 6303 Barfield Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA

IBM "Watercooler" Webinar Series

Several powerful forces are rapidly converging to help you better serve your customers and gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace: cloud, analytics, mobility, social and security. Join IBM, thought leaders and your peers to uncover how these forces help transform business and fuel your competitive advantage. Grab Lunch and collaborate with us to hear insights that are shaping business today and tomorrow. In these short format, 30-minute webinars, you'll hear the top ways leading organizations are implementing strategies to combat business challenges across the business-Marketing, Procurement, IT Operations and Security. You will also hear directly about the benefits from thought leaders who are infusing flexible deployment solutions into their own operations. Webcast Details: 12:30-1pm ET August 27: Top 5 Ways SaaS is Fueling Competitive Advantage September 10: Get a Hold on Your Infrastructure: Control and Optimization September 17: Combating the Inevitable Attack: Intelligence & Endpoint are Critical September 24: Transforming Procurement using the Cloud to Build Sustainable Savings October 1: Mad Men to Money Ball: How Leading CMOs are Captivating the Connected Consumer Click HERE to Register Sign up for the Webinar that suits your department needs - or sign up for the entire series. Questions?  Contact me.  See you at the Watercooler!

IBM Storage Software Hands-On Lab - You Are Invited!

Grand Rapids, MI   |   Wednesday, Sep 3   |   9am - 4pm

Clients only.  No Business Partners.

Come join us at the Grand Rapids IBM Center @ 2900 Charlevoix Dr Se Grand Rapids, MI 49546-7085 for a day of hands-on storage management labs that are self-paced, and designed with you in mind.  

Take advantage of these free services to hone your skills or to tackle areas that have long peaked your business interests. 

Hands-on Labs:

• Hands-on labs provide an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand technical experience with IBM’s products and solutions.
• Come to the lab room at your convenience and take as many of the labs as you like.
• Lab exercises are self-paced and designed to take between 45 and 90 minutes each.
• Don’t miss this opportunity even if you have no gaps in your busy schedule.
• Subject Matter Experts will be on-site to point you to the topics that best fit your interests and to assist you with your lab exercise.
• Personalized Whiteboard sessions are available upon request.

Multiple labs are available under the following lead topics:

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager – Enterprise backup, archive, recovery, space management, database and application protection, and bare machine recovery and disaster recovery capabilities.  

• TSM Operations Center - video
• TSM Suite for Unified Recovery - video

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments - Provides advanced data protection and flexible recovery options for VMware vSphere ESX and ESXi servers.

• TSM for VE - video

IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager - Perform and manage frequent, near-instant, nondisruptive, application-aware backups and restores, leveraging advanced FlashCopy snapshot technologies in IBM and non-IBM storage systems.

• FlashCopy Video - YouTube

IBM Virtual Storage Center - Storage virtualization resource management software for managing heterogeneous storage infrastructures through a centralized, web-based management console that helps with day to day storage provisioning, performance management, data replication requirements, with increased storage utilization and automated storage tiering.  Inclusive of Tivoli Productivity Center, San Volume Controller and FlashCopy Manager.

• IBM Virtual Storage Center – video

Lab Details

OBJECTIVE:  Provide the opportunity for hands on access to some of our most popular software solutions in a lab/training environment.

AUDIENCE:  This workshop is appropriate for TSM Administrators, storage administrators, VMware administrators and SQL Data Base administrators.

COST:  This session is offered free of charge. Participants are responsible for their own business travel expenses. (* Meals are being provided for attendees who are permitted to accept vendor meals, for example, non-government employees and contractors)

SCHEDULE:  This 1-day workshop will start at 9:00 AM and end at approximately 4:00 PM. The date is TBD, based on client interest.

ENROLLMENT:  If you are interested, please send an e-mail to me at jagaeta@us.ibm.com with the following information:

• Subject Line:  "IBM Workshop Lab - Enrollment Request"
• Your name
• Your e-mail address
• Your phone number
• You company/organization name
• Lab Session Requested (Tivoli Storage Manager, Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments, Tivoli Storage Flashcopy Manager, Virtual Storage Center)

Seating is limited. Enrollments will be processed on a first come first serve basis. A confirmation email will be sent approximately one week prior to the workshop.

Upcoming IBM Webinar: The Evolution of IT Service Management to a Cloud Based Platform for Service Automation: Impact on Your Business & Bottom Line

It's no secret that Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is here to stay, but what does that really mean for you? Join us to see how SaaS delivers a unified service management solution to simplify business processes, maximize asset efficiency, and improve the end user experience. 

The Evolution of  IT Service Management to a Cloud-Based Platform:

Impact on Your Business and Your Bottom Line

Wednesday, August 13 at 11 a.m. ET 

During this Webinar you will learn:

• To increase visibility into all types of assets and services across your organization
• How the SaaS delivery model provides a unified solution
• How shifts in customer service are transforming IT Service Management 

Register now to join us for this exciting discussion!

The Speaker:  Rob Goodling, Market Manager, SaaS Business Programs Manager, IBM C&SI

Rob is the Market Manager for IBM Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure Software-as-a-Service solutions and the IBM SmartCloud Control Desk ITSM Solution.  He has served in numerous strategy and product management roles at IBM, Candle Corporation, and Compaq Computer Corporation.  Rob has extensive experience in developing new market areas for IT service management and cloud computing.  He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business.


Interested to see what IBM is doing in the Cloud? Check out IBMServiceEngage.com to learn more!

Netcool Operations Insights powered by OMNIbus

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Live Demo: Your endpoints deserve more than an XPiration date!

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 1 p.m.

Now that Microsoft has cut the cord on supporting WinXP, organizations who do not upgrade are more vulnerable than ever as open targets to hackers who could exploit vulnerabilities in expired devices. Recent studies indicate that IT downtime not only has serious security implications but can also cost $1M per hour. 

Now, imagine a world where you have immediate visibility into the status of every device connected to your corporate data and can apply patches and security fixes before problems arise.

If you work on the front lines of managing laptops, desktops, and servers, you know a real-time solution that could tell you the state of endpoints in seconds -instead of days or weeks- while reducing downtime is critical.

Join IBM Endpoint Manager specialist Jason Cordell as he walks you through how easy it is to:

• Discover endpoints and efficiently upgrade eligible WinXP devices to Win7
• Preserve existing user settings and data
• Provide centralized, automated deployment to new endpoints

Register now to join us for this event @ http://bit.ly/UHgdMC

6/12 Webinar: The Building Blocks of a Secure Mobile Strategy

There's more to mobile security than meets the eye: user and device security, application security, document security, email security and network security. Set yourself up for success with a structured and proven approach to mobile security!

Join Fiberlink's Information Security Officer, David Lingenfelter, and special guest, IDC Analyst John Jackson as they describe best practices around mobile security in the enterprise, and outline a step-by-step process to help you develop a solid mobile security strategy. IDC will draw on current research from its Mobile Enterprise Software practice to highlight the current state of mobile security in the enterprise, best practices, gaps, and key trends.

June 12th @ 10am Eastern

IBM Webcast Tomorrow: Regaining Control of Your Data Protection Environment

Maintaining a sustainable storage infrastructure has become a growing problem in the industry and one that all companies grapple with as data growth escalates and environments become more complex. Analysts across the board agree that gaining control in this growing and rapidly changing environment requires that you establish the appropriate data protection foundation...now.

Join us on June 12th at 2:00 pm ET as we discuss the exciting new changes being incorporated into IBM data protection solutions that will allow you to position for success. On the call, you'll hear from IBM's top strategists who will articulate the business value of our most recent innovations that allow you to:

• Save up to 38% in backup infrastructure costs
• Backup 500 VMware images in as little as 15 minutes
• Manage up to twice as many backups per administrator
• Reduce required backup storage space by up to 95%
• Enable non-experts to manage backups
• Restore files from snapshot backups in as little as 2 minutes 

Most importantly, you'll hear from clients who have incorporated the latest versions of Tivoli Storage Manager into their environment....and how this has allowed them to regain control and position themselves to react to anything the business sends their way.

DATE:  June 12, 2014
TIME:  2pm Eastern, 1pm Central, 12pm Mountain, 11am Pacific
DURATION:  60 minutes

Five Reasons Businesses Use the Cloud

Move faster in a hybrid cloud enabled by IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator.

Click HERE for a larger view of the infographic.

Join us for Pizza and Patch Management on June 4th!

Yes... The pizza is on us! Register for the live BigFix demo and enjoy a pizza while you watch!          

Champion Solutions Group has added BigFix Systems Management / IBM Endpoint Manager to its portfolio and wants to introduce you to what Gartner called, "the leader in System Management for Desktops, Laptops, Physical & Virtual Servers for automation & control with One Management Console.”

Learn and see how the “intelligent” BigFix agent can throttle, report & remediate in minutes.  The endpoint can discover a deviation from a policy and execute remediation, rather than waiting for an inventory scan and subsequent reports to tell administrators to take an action.

Highlights...

• Understand the difference of patching with BigFix/IBM Endpoint Manager
• See real-time patching scenarios for Unix, Linux, AIX, Suse, Microsoft, etc.
• See how BigFix can automate your patching processes
• Wow! Visibility into your entire network assets & security reporting

To register for this special event, please contact me and I will provide you with registration instructions. Registration closes 48 hours in advance (June 2).  Pizza Delivery Time on the day of the Webinar is 11:30 am. (Delivery contact and direct phone numbers will be mandatory - no corporate phone numbers.)

   

Webinar: Regaining Control of Your Data Protection Environment

Thursday, June 12th, 2-3pm ET

Click here to register.

Maintaining a sustainable storage infrastructure has become a growing problem in the industry and one that all companies grapple with as data growth escalates and environments become more complex. Analysts across the board agree that gaining control in this growing and rapidly changing environment requires that you establish the appropriate data protection foundation...now.

Join us as we discuss the exciting new changes being incorporated into IBM data protection solutions that will allow you to position for success. On the call, you'll hear from IBM's top strategists who will articulate the business value of our most recent innovations that allow you to:

• Save up to 38% in backup infrastructure costs 
• Backup 500 VMware images in as little as 15 minutes 
• Manage up to twice as many backups per administrator 
• Reduce required backup storage space by up to 95% 
• Enable non-experts to manage backups 
• Restore files from snapshot backups in as little as 2 minutes 

Most importantly, you'll hear from clients who have incorporated the latest versions of Tivoli Storage Manager into their environment....and how this has allowed them to regain control and position themselves to react to anything the business sends their way.