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Nov 07

Tech For Good: LouMUG Service Event At WaterStep

By Taylor Krieg Events

Tech For Good: LouMUG Service Event At WaterStep

It’s that time of the year when we come together not just to explore the latest in Microsoft technologies but also to give back to our community. We are excited to announce an upcoming LouMUG event where we will be participating in a service event at WaterStep, focusing on sorting shoes for a great cause.

WaterStep is a local non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing clean and safe water to communities in need around the world. One of their initiatives is the Shoe Program, which collects and repurposes gently used shoes to fund water projects.

By participating in this event, we will be contributing to both environmental sustainability and humanitarian efforts.

What To Expect:

Shoe Sorting: We’ll be sorting and organizing donated shoes, which will be shipped to various parts of the world to be sold. The proceeds from these shoe sales go directly towards funding clean water projects.
Guest Speaker: We will have Pam Alaimo, the Development Coordinator from WaterStep, share insights into their mission and the impact of the Shoe Program.
Networking: This event provides a great opportunity to connect with fellow LouMUG members who share a passion for technology and community service.

Please RSVP as soon as possible to help us coordinate logistics and ensure we have enough volunteers for this event. You can sign up using the button below.

Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you at this special service event. If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

More Ways To Get Involved:

Tour or visit WaterStep
Attend a training session
Join a water project
Donate funds to help water projects around the world
Donate shoes
Volunteer
Plan your own water project
Introduce WaterStep to your friends

Location
WaterStep
625 Myrtle St
Louisville, KY 40208

Oct 01

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BooMUG – Tales From Nightmare On Cyber Street

By Taylor Krieg Events

Tales From Nightmare On Cyber Street

Join us for this month’s LouMUG event, where we will delve into the intricate fabric of today’s contemporary cyber world threat landscape. Our discussion will encompass strategies aimed at proactively safeguarding against cyber threats, chilling narratives of ransomware’s nefarious exploits, and comprehensive security methodologies designed to fortify your organization, its workforce, and vital IT infrastructure.

Don’t get spooked. Get secure. Hack-proof your Halloween haunts.

Key Takeaways:

Understand today’s dynamic threat landscape, associated risks, and prevailing trends.
Proven strategies to outpace the ever-evolving realm of cybersecurity threats.
Gripping accounts of ransomware’s ghoulish exploits
Insights into implementing a stratified security approach
Q&A

Make sure to bring your questions AND your appetite! We look forward to you attending!

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LOCATION
Flexential
752 Barret Ave
Louisville, KY 40204

Raffle Prize

Register for a chance to win this month’s raffle prize! Thanks to our sponsor, Barco, the winner will receive the following!

LEGO – Ghostbusters ECTO-1

About the Presenters

Tim Lewis

Security Practice Manager

Mirazon

Tim Lewis has been an Information Technology consultant since 2003 and with Mirazon since 2007, working in the network, systems, storage, virtualization and security space. He currently manages Mirazon’s Network and Security Operation Centers. In his spare time he enjoys backpacking, fitness and movies.

Brent Earls

Chief Technology Officer

Mirazon

Brent Earls is the Chief Technical Officer at Mirazon. On any given day, Brent may be designing highly available storage area networks for a prominent university and then pivoting to helping a coworker troubleshoot a printer problem at a small local firm – a day in the life of a Mirazon engineer is varied. In his spare time he enjoys woodworking, and he just finished building out a full library in his home office, complete with track lighting and a murphy bed.

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Sep 01

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Navigating Wi-Fi 7

By Taylor Krieg Events

Navigating Wi-Fi 7

Join us for this month’s LouMUG event where we’ll be talking all about Wi-Fi 7, along with what it can bring to you and your business. We’ll cover everything from specs and benefits, to what you need in order to deploy Wi-Fi 7, to how it will affect your network backbone and industry timelines – all from industry-leading experts.

Key Takeaways include:

What Wi-Fi 7 gets you
Wi-Fi 7 specifications
Benefits of moving to Wi-Fi 7
What you need from a network and cabling perspective
How Wi-Fi 7 will affect the network backbone
Industry timelines
Q&A

Make sure to bring your questions AND your appetite! We look forward to you attending!

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LOCATION
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 227
3330 Pinecroft Dr
Louisville, KY 40219

Raffle Prize

Register for a chance to win this month’s raffle prize! Thanks to our sponsor, Ruckus, the winner will receive the following!

Chevrolet Corvette 1961

About the Presenters

Chris Ruozzo

Systems Engineer

Ruckus

Chris Ruozzo is a System Engineer at Ruckus Networks helping with network design and configuration for many different verticals. Specializing in Wifi, Switching, and having over 15 years in the industry, Chris uses his experience to help pair clients with solutions that help solve their problems and drive business objectives.

Branden Shaulis

Systems Engineer

Ruckus

Branden is a Channel Systems Engineer for Ruckus Networks. The love of everything technical has led him to a career in enterprise networking. Previously he has held Sr Systems Engineer and Director positions in the VAR world and the position of IT Director in the K-12 Education space. When not nerding out, Branden makes time for the local hike and bike trails, camping, and simply enjoying the great outdoors.

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Aug 01

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TechFest – Louisville

By Taylor Krieg Events

TechFest – Louisville

There will NOT be a LouMUG event in August – instead we will be at TechFest!

TechFest educates, connects, and entertains the audience of CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, VIPs, CEOs, entrepreneurs, professionals, programmers, data analysts, designers, IT managers, makers, government officials, and more by bringing national and regional speakers and vendors together to cover a variety of topics.

We hope to see you there!

Get 35% off your tickets by using the code: AMPLIFY

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Jul 11

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Making Cent$ of Budgeting and Dell Demo Truck

By Taylor Krieg Events

Making Cent$ of Budgeting Panel Discussion, Dell Demo Truck, and Power Automate Demo

Join us for this month’s LouMUG event, where we’ll be bringing back the Dell Demo Truck, facilitating a panel/group discussion about budgeting, and demoing Power Automate! We will cover everything from how your business budgets to how you can advocate for your department’s proposed budget. Come join the discussion and check out the Dell Demo Truck, along with a Power Automate demo (more details on that below)!

Some of the discussion prompts will include:

How your business budgets – capex vs opex
Business goals and projected growth the next 1,3,5 years, including new initiatives or acquisitions
Analysis of existing state, needed changes and priorities, including the “weakest link” and single points of failure
Desired lifecycles of hardware
Understanding TCO beyond just next year’s budget
Commonly overlooked things that need to be in your budget: BCDR initiatives, inflation planning, outsourced support, backup power/facilities costs
How to advocate for your department’s proposed budget and communicate business risk

Make sure to bring your questions AND your appetite! We look forward to you attending!

LOCATION
Foundation For A Healthy Kentucky
1640 Lyndon Farm Ct
#100
Louisville, KY 40223

August LouMUG Has Been Cancelled – Meet Us At TechFest Instead!

We will NOT be hosting a LouMUG event on August 25th – instead, we will be at TechFest!
Click the link below to purchase your ticket, and use the code LOUMUG to get 50% off.
We hope to see you there!

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Raffle Prize

McLaren Formula 1 Race Car

About the Panel & Demos

Dell Demo Truck

The Dell Client Demo Truck is a mobile truck stocked with various types of Dell equipment. The truck offers a fantastic chance to experience and interact with Dell products up close and personal—including laptops, servers, storage solutions, monitors, and more.

Power Automate Demo

Rachel Rothwell

Director of Data and Analytics

GeriMed

Rachel Rothwell will be doing a Power Automate demo so we can all learn more about what it is, what it does, and how you can use it to your advantage – as well as demonstrating how users with little to no programming experience can use Power Automate to simplify their workday by eliminating manual, tedious tasks.

Rachel is the Director of Data and Analytics at GeriMed, a long-term care PSAO. She graduated from WKU in 1998 with a BA in Television Broadcasting but somehow ended up in the tech field. She lives in Louisville with her son, husband, two cats, and dog.

Making Cent$ of Budgeting Panel

Craig Stein

Partner

Mirazon

DuRand Bryant

Consulting Services Manager

Mirazon

Brent Earls

Chief Technology Officer

Mirazon

Fred Moore

Systems Engineer

Mirazon

Rachel Pasha

Senior Manager of Information Security & Compliance

Premier Packaging

Jun 01

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Teams Devices, Intune & Conditional Access

By Taylor Krieg Events

Teams Devices, Intune, & Conditional Access

Join us for this month’s LouMUG where we will be accompanied by Daryl Hunter from Microsoft Global Customer Success. Daryl – or DW to friends like you – will demystify some Teams Devices deployment considerations. The bulk of the conversation will focus on the top-of-mind considerations on your Teams Phone & Meeting Rooms Devices journey and will be happy to address some of your favorite stump the chump questions along the way. Sign up to save your spot and come early for the good seats!