DFW IT Professionals August 5^th User Group Meeting

Meeting Topic: DFW IT Pro August 5th UG - Virtualization Ecosystem- Citrix, HyperV and VmWare

Topic Description: During our August 5th DFW IT Pro User Group meeting we will be talking about the Aspects of virtualization and the Major Players in virtualization.

The Aspects of Virtualization include:

• Server Virtualization The practice of partitioning a single server so that it appears as multiple servers has long been common practice in mainframe computers, but has seen a resurgence lately with the development of virtualization software and technologies for other architectures.
• Application virtualization is an umbrella term that describes software technologies that improve portability, manageability and compatibility of applications by encapsulating them from the underlying operating system on which they are executed.
• Desktop virtualization (sometimes called client virtualization), as a concept, separates a personal computer desktop environment from a physical machine. When users work from their remote desktop client, all of the programs, applications, processes, and data used are kept and run centrally.

The major software players in virtualization:

1. VMWare
2. Citrix
3. Microsoft

Please Join us August 5th to understand the virtualization landscape with respect to function (Server, App and Desktop) and vendor (VMware, Citrix and Microsoft). It will be a great event and will be taught by a virtualization instructor from new horizons.

Location
Microsoft's Las Colinas Office
LC1 Building (Right Tower)
7000 State Highway 161, Irving, 75039 TX

Cost: Cost: New Horizons Addison is paying for the pizza but please RSVP to help predict the amount of food needed. (http://www.nhcomputerlearning.com)

RSVP: http://events.linkedin.com/DFW-Pro-August-5th-UG-Virtualization/pub/360856

Agenda:
6-6:30: Dinner and Networking
6:30-7:00: Announcements, and Business meeting
7 - 8:30: Presentation and wrap up

Website: www.dfwitprofessionals.com

Here's a post from linkedin by David Cannon on some PMP Training. 

FINAL CALL 2 SEATS LEFT: Project Management (PMP) seminar starts Thursday July 22 - 28 in Grapevine (Dallas) TX. Small size of 16 or less. REGISTRATION CLOSES TUESDAY AFTERNOON 7/13/10. 

Meets full PMI 35 hour/ 5 day training requirement with a brain saving weekend break in the middle to ensure you can recall everything we cover over all five days. Space is booked using a first to register basis if you want to attend under our hardship outreach offer. 

This outreach program is for unemployed professionals. This is NOT an exam cram. Target attendees need to be prepared to learn "how to do it” since this course is designed for practical daily use in your job. You could be PMP certified as early as ten days after the seminar. The seminar is fully accredited by PMI. Meeting days are Thursday-Friday with weekend rest break and finishes Monday through Wednesday = 35 hours. Upon completion you should have no trouble passing the exam. Our unique format is proven to make you sharper than other PMP job applicants. 

Hardship professionals attend along with our corporate clients. Same eligibility requirements and criteria apply as mentioned in previous posts. 

This easy to follow visually-based course provides clarity with a complete workflow showing you how PMI techniques are applied in step-by-step sequence from very beginning to successful end. You will spend over 50% of seminar time applying and integrating each of the PMI techniques in useful projects. 

If you are interested call 817-410-8000 to discuss the details. We are prescreening resumes to ensure the certification critera is met. We have never missed so far, therefore I encourage you to contact us if you are unsure about how your experience would or would not apply. If accepted, you will be required to pay your share of expenses including hard costs outside of our control, we are donating our time and effort to help you. 

Semper fidelis, 
David Cannon 
CertTest Training Center 
PMI Registered Education Provider # 2041

An event for IT Professionals looking to meet other IT Professionals in the DFW Area. Be sure to bring some business cards to maximize your networking opportunities.

Here's the agenda for our meeting:

11:30am-11:50am: Arrive, mix and mingle

11:50am-12:15pm: Announcements and 30 second introductions

12:15pm-1pm: Lunch and additional networking

Servers will be taking your orders during announcements and the 30 second introductions. Separate checks will provided to everyone, allowing you to leave at your convenience.

Location:

On The Border
4855 Belt Line Rd
Dallas, TX 75254 US

RSVP Here: http://events.linkedin.com/DFW-Pro-July-8th-Networking-Lunch/pub/343301

Microsoft is conducting a simple survey to any/all of you who consider yourselves members of a professional user group or professional organization. The survey is very short, but gives you a really good opportunity to tell us how you feel about Microsoft. 

Here's the link: http://bit.ly/cdnPIE

They really value your feedback, so THANK YOU in advance for doing this.