SMMUG in Portland ME: You’ve heard about Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) and vSAN over the past couple years. The big question everyone has, Is it for my organization?

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Join Mark Gabryjelski, WEI Virtualization Practice Manager, for a look at how these solutions can provide you another option for shared storage in the datacenter, and how managing these solutions keep the focus on Storage Policy-Based Management (SPBM), rather than managing LUNs. We will discuss vSAN specifically (and logically about other HCI offerings). WEI is taking […]

How Business-Focused Vulnerability Assessments Reveal the True Threats to Your Organization

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Presentation/Discussion: There’s an important distinction between the results of a generic ‘scan and print’ vulnerability assessment and one that considers the function of the business in its approach. This discussion will detail the results from actual assessments illustrating what can be expected when using a hybrid approach of standard tools and business-focused manual inspection. The […]

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Discover Microsoft Autopilot: Your Newest Deployment Tool to Prepare Computers for Production Deployment

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Presentation/Discussion: Everyone that has seen it is intrigued by Microsoft’s newest deployment tool – AutoPilot. It promises seriously impressive convenience advantages, but does it deliver? Is it right for your organization? Experience a live deployment and discover the tool’s functionality, ease of implementation, and cost structure. This discussion will provide a detailed and honest comparison […]

Single Sign-On using Microsoft ADFS 2016- Bangor ME

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Presentation/Discussion: Single Sign-On using Microsoft ADFS 2016 Active Directory Federated Services is a role of Windows Server 2008-2016 that simplifies authentication for end users. Instead of typing a username and password when accessing a web application, users login to ADFS and are securely redirected through the SAML protocol. Web applications vary but include common platforms […]

Protect and Migrate Workloads Anywhere! An Architectural Deep Dive into Zerto with Alex Schenck

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Join Zerto solutions engineer Alex Schenck as he explores the inner workings of Zerto, the IT Resiliency Platform relied on by almost every member of the Gartner DRaaS Magic Quadrant. You will walk away with an in-depth knowledge of moving workloads to, from and between multiple clouds and a firm understanding of how to create […]

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SDWan Explained

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Why is SD-WAN becoming so popular so quickly? This is a vendor agnostic look into the SDWan technology that is driving the adoption of SDWan as a replacement for MPLS and Site to Site VPN networks. We will cover the fundamental functions of SDWan, then  review advanced features that are different between manufactures. During this […]

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How to Remain Relevant in IT While Living in a Serverless Architecture World

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Presentation/Agenda Have you been feeling nervous about your career in IT? Are you wondering that if your company adopts more cloud technologies and infrastructure, your role may become obsolete? We’re here to put your mind at ease; the reality is you can become even more valuable! To learn how, join us as we provide a […]

IDEXX Collaborates- Increasing Productivity in a Mobile Environment

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Presentation/Agenda: Join Dale Shaw, Senior IT Manager, to hear about the tools and work areas IDEXX uses to collaborate with employees and partners all around the globe. Geoff Gundersdorf and Dan Harris (IDEXX AV System Admins) will join Dale to discuss the technologies used by local and remote meeting participants. Cisco, their collaboration partner, will […]

How to Remain Relevant in IT While Living in a Serverless Architecture World

Pearl 442 Fore Street , Portland, ME, United States

Have you been feeling nervous about your career in IT? Are you wondering that if your company adopts more cloud technologies and infrastructure, your role may become obsolete? We’re here to put your mind at ease; the reality is you can become even more valuable! To learn how, join us as we provide a deep […]