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Feb 11
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Desktop Virtualization Demystified

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This month is all about the hotly discussed Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).

Come learn about the benefits and downfalls of VDI and why it should be referred to as Desktop Virtualization.

Dan will review:

  • Use cases for VDI
  • How it works
  • Challenges facing VDI
  • App vs desktop virtualization

About the Presenter

Dan Faltisco, Citrix

Daniel Faltisco is a Field Technical Consultant within the Ingram Micro Advanced Computing Division, focusing on Citrix.  A native of Buffalo, NY, Dan got his first experience with IT as a Signal Support Specialist in the US Army in 1997.  Returning home in 1999 to finish his military career in the NY Army National Guard, Dan earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems Management from the University of Buffalo in 2006.   His experience with Citrix extends back to his first job out of college, where he served as a systems administrator for a Citrix Metaframe deployment.  From there he went on to manage the Citrix pre-sales technical support team at Ingram Micro, the world’s largest IT distributor and exclusive distributor of Citrix in North America.  Dan began his life as a Field Technical Consultant in 2011 and enjoys working with Citrix partners in the Central US to help them grow their practice.

 

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Lunch provided by sponsors

 

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Jan 21
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Panel Discussion: Cloud & Datacenter Colocation

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This month we will be conducting a candid discussion on Peak 10’s Cloud and Colocation offerings. Join the discussion, ask the tough questions, hear the success and horror stories!
On the panel is Peak 10’s Mike Meyer, Tony Eaton, and Chris Simmons.  They will share their experiences about cloud and colocation best practices, trends, and use cases. We’ll discuss how to get the most value out of it and how to make it work for you.

Show your LouMUG pride with a new LouMUG tee! Bring $11 in cash or a check made out to The Mirazon Group to get yours.

Lunch provided by sponsors

Dec 09
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2016: A New Year, A New Windows Server

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Plan ahead and prepare for the new Window Server 2016 updates.

Join us at Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky for lunch and hear from Mirazon’s Brent Earls about changes in Windows Server 2016. Brent will demo the technical preview and be available for any questions.

We will cover:

  • Nano servers
  • Containers
  • Hyper-V
  • PowerShell 5.0
  • And more

Show your LouMUG pride with a new LouMUG tee! Bring $11 in cash or a check made out to The Mirazon Group to get yours.

Lunch provided by sponsors

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About the Presenter

Brent Earls

 

Brent is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and has been with Mirazon for 9 years. He has worked with nearly every Microsoft operating system, as well as many other Microsoft programs.

Brent was selected by Microsoft as a subject matter expert for its Hyper-V certification test and is Mirazon’s storage and virtualization practice lead.

Nov 16
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Talking Data at the Data Center: Compliance, Governance, and Not Breaking the Bank

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Talking Data at the Data Center: Compliance, Governance, and Not Breaking the Bank

Join us at Peak 10 to listen to Charles Burger of Nexsan talk about the ever-growing issue of your organization’s data: what’s important to keep, how do you back it up, and how do you make sure it doesn’t get corrupted or lost?
Charles will review the different types of data you may have and what the governance and compliance regulations are.

About the Presenter

Charles Burger

Charles Burger is the Director of Assureon Sales for Imation at Nexsan. His focus has been on Tier-1 storage, backup and archiving for the past 15 years, and Charles currently works on identifying critical data for organizations that must be protected and possibly regulated by Federal or State Law.

Charles holds sales certifications in every Tier-1 storage product and has been in the industry for 19 years. In his role at Nexsan, he’s presented and sold to Fortune 500 companies that have found their current data protection strategies inadequate to meet today’s demanding challenges.

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Lunch provided by sponsors

Oct 19
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Microsoft Storage Spaces and Software-Defined Storage

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It’s almost Halloween! Show up in costume and get an extra entry to our year-end Surface Pro 3 raffle!

Dell’s Craig Rush will review Microsoft Storage Spaces this month at Peak 10 and explore what’s going on in the software-defined storage world.

We’ll discuss:

  • Forces behind move to software-defined storage
  • Software-defined storage implementations and key attributes
  • Microsoft Storage Spaces Capabilities
  • Storage Spaces Setup/Demonstration
  • Deployment Planning
  • Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces – Solution Detail

Bring your own opinions or questions!

Show your LouMUG pride with a new LouMUG tee! Bring $11 in cash or a check made out to The Mirazon Group to get yours.

Lunch provided by sponsors

Sep 21
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Office 2016: What’s New and What’s Cool

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Craig Stein and John Ross will be demoing and reviewing the new hotness of Office 2016 at LouMUG this month.

Some new features you’ll see:

  • Real time co-authoring in Word
  • Cloud attachments in Outlook
  • Clutter in Outlook to sort low priority messages
  • Outlook Desktop Groups
  • Data Loss Protection (DLP) in Excel
  • Lots of Excel improvements

Bring your own opinions or questions!

Aug 20
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Understanding Good Change Management

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“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw

Join Christy Adams, PMP, Partner and COO of The Solarity Group at the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky to talk about change management.

Change Management

  • What is change management?
  • Why is it important?
  • The impact of good change management.
  • A brief overview of how to get there.

About the Presenter

Christy Adams

Christy is a Partner and COO at The Solarity Group. She specializes in Project, Program and Portfolio Managment. With years of experience in IT and project management, Christy is extremely successful in planning, executing and bridging gaps between creative goals and business agendas to ensure project success.

Jul 21
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LouMUG Social Evening: Cheers to Windows 10!

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Join us at Brickhouse Tavern + Tap on S. Hurstbourne on Thursday, July 30 from 4:30 to 7 for a LouMUG social!

Come check out the Microsoft device bar, explore Windows 10, hang out with some friends and more!

If you want a snazzy LouMUG tee, bring $11 or a check made out to The Mirazon Group.

Jun 01
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Stump the Chump and What’s New in Wireless Security and 802.11ac Wave 2?

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Bring your toughest wireless problems and craziest questions

Join us for lunch and listen to Greg Kamer, Wi-Fi expert and Ruckus Wireless senior systems engineer and Mirazon’s Wireless and Networking Engineer Justin Cottrell talk about the new hottness — 802.11AC Wave 2, as well as wireless security.

But more importantly: bring your toughest wireless problems and craziest questions (not just about Ruckus) and try to Stump the Chumps!

802.11AC Wave 2

  • What is Wave 2 all about?
  • Pros and cons
  • What it brings to the market
  • Adoption of AC: current device support and vendor adoption
  • MU-MIMO

Security

  • Authentication
  • PSK, open 802.1X, EAP
  • Guest Networking
  • Impacts on Performance

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About the Presenters

Greg Kamer, Ruckus Wireless

Greg Kamer has been with Ruckus Wireless for three years as a systems engineer but has been working in the Wi-Fi world for six. Greg also has his CWNA, CompTIA, MCSE, AirMagnet, Ruckus Wireless, DataCore and Citrix certifications.

Justin Cottrell, Mirazon

Justin Cottrell is a systems engineer at Mirazon who primarily focuses on wireless and networking projects. In networking he holds his Cisco CCNP, CCDA, CCNA Security, and in wireless his CWNA. He has been heavily involved in networking for almost 10 years.

May 22
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Strategies to Secure Your Network

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Protecting Your Networks

Join us on Friday, May 29 to learn some innovative ways for identifying and protecting your networks from viruses, malware and other threats.

Topics will include:

  • What is Sandboxing?
  • Types of Attacks and Threats
  • Signature-based Anti-Virus, is it enough?
  • Zero-day threats
  • Advanced Threat Protection
  • Incident Response Plan

We will discuss what’s next in the securities bag of tricks as we combat these Advance Persistent Threats with Fortinet’s Networking Security Specialist Jim White!

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About the Presenter

Jim White

Fortinet Advanced Technologies Evangelist

He has over 16 years experience working with a variety of networking and security solutions including:

  • Web Application Firewalls
  • DDOS Solutions
  • Database Activity Monitoring
  • Email Gateway Security
  • Load Balancers
  • Firewalls
  • Routers
  • Switches

He is currently working at Fortinet as a Technology Evangelist with a strong focus on Sandboxing, Web Application Security, and DDOS Prevention.

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