Upcoming Events

Virtual Iron Lunch and Learn Event

Please join RISTE on Friday, March 14th from 12pm to 2pm at The Capital Grille in Providence for a "Lunch and Learn" on the topic of Virtual Iron.

A number of us have been exploring the possibility of virtualization to ease “server sprawl”, consolidate hardware, and reduce energy costs. Some RISTE members have been looking at a product called Virtual Iron that is significantly more affordable for educational institutions than some of the VMWare offerings. We wanted to share that information with the rest of the RISTE membership, as well some solutions that may work for smaller districts and schools.

Hosted by Hub Technical Services, a Virtual Iron Premier Partner and an HP Procurve Elite Partner

Please contact Paul Barrette, barrettep[at]bsd-ri.net , if you would like to attend. Please include the number of attendees in your email.

Agenda

• How do I start to virtualize my environment?
• Advanced virtualization capability for the K-12 IT budget
• Lower cost virtualization alternative
• Server consolidation, high availability, and disaster recovery

Menu

• Filet Mignon
• Grilled Swordfish
• Citrus Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Invitation, Agenda, and Menu from Virtual Iron and Hub Technical Services

Virtualization Conference and Presentations

Please join RISTE on December 11th from 10am to 3:30pm (and beyond) at Dave & Buster's in the Providence Place Mall for what promises to be an extremely interesting and informative day on the topic of virtualization.

Special thanks to RISTE past-president, Mark Lamson, for conceiving and organizing this exciting event.

Hosted by HIPTSG

Please contact Norm Chapman, norm[at]ride.ri.net , if you would like to attend. Please include the number of attendees in your email.

Agenda

• 10:00 to 10:15 - Registration and Sign-in
• 10:15 to 10:45 - RISTE Business
  • VMware Video – Sammie Carter and Brian Bouterse, NC State Friday Institute K-12
• 10:45 to 12:00 - VMware Overview including 2008 Roadmap
• 12:00 to 1:00 - Lunch
• 1:00 to 2:00 - Equallogic Demo – Sean D’Acci, Equallogic, Equallogic Integration with VMware
• 2:00 to 3:00 - Using VMware and Equallogic in a Government Entity – Dave Siles, CTO Kane County, IL
  • Proof of Concepts/Assessments
• 3:00 to 3:30 - Tying it all together
• 3:30 to ??? - Q & A, Networking, Socializing, Refreshments