Can you believe it is September already? We have a number upcoming events that you might be interested in.

IBM Smarter Analytics by Design

Join the first of our 'Smarter Analytics by Design' virtual events to learn more from leading industry analyst IDC on how analytics can help you solve business challenges, and the capabilities you'll need to be successful in this ever-changing landscape. You'll also hear real case examples from AXTEL and Miami-Dade County and the results of their analytics approaches.

Webcast: IBM Smarter Analytics by Design
Date: Thursday, September 13, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm CT / 10:00 am PT

Guest Speakers:

• Dan Vessett and Jean Bozman, International Data Corporation (IDC)
• Gaspar Rivera Del Valle, AXTEL, Monterrey, Mexico
• Adrienne DiPrima, Rosario Fiallos, Jaci Newmark, Miami-Dade County, South Florida

To sign up for this, visit the [Smarter Analytics by Design - Registration Page]!

Solving the Storage Capacity Crisis

The problems that used to keep storage managers awake at night -- power, cooling and physical footprint -- are being successfully addressed by technology, but a more vexing issue still remains: How to get more out of the limited supply of skilled storage management professionals.

Webcast: Solving the Storage Capacity Crisis
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Time: 12:00 pm ET / 10:00 am CT / 09:00 am PT

Demand for storage capacity continues to grow far faster than the pool of people to manage it. With no end in sight to data growth, businesses need to apply technology and practices that distribute management responsibility to the people who need storage, and multiply the volumes of storage that skilled professionals can handle. In this presentation, in this session, I will cover best practices and new tools that are enabling leaps in productivity, in three main areas:

1. Abandon the Craftsman Approach
2. Adopt software tools.
3. Consider self-service portals

To sign up for this event, go to the [Solving the Storage Crisis - Registration Page]!

Oracle OpenWorld - The Mini-Briefing Program

IBM is bringing back and expanding its Mini Briefing program to Oracle OpenWorld.

What is a Mini-Briefing you might ask? It is a small, customized briefing by the Executive Briefing Centers, held nearby a related conference, allowing conference attendees to take 1-2 hours out of their schedule to speak to IBM experts. These are intended to answer the question: Why choose IBM for your Oracle (and other) workloads?

Event: IBM Mini-Briefings
Location: San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 55 Fourth Street, very close to the Moscone Center
Dates: Monday through Wednesday, October 1-3, 2012

Last year, the Austin Executive Briefing Center had a room full of experts to help customers learn about IBM hardware to run Oracle applications. This year, IBM is back in San Francisco, with subject matter experts representing Power Systems, System x servers, PureSystems, Storage and System z mainframes.

Subject Matter Experts:

• Pat O'Rourke, Austin Briefing Center, Power Systems
• Dennis Wunder, Poughkeepsie Briefing Center, System z mainframes
• Steve Loeschorn, Raleigh Briefing Center, System x servers
• Curtis Neal, Tucson Briefing Center, Storage

Of course, IBM will also have a booth presence on the main Oracle OpenWorld showroom floor. Sadly, I will not be there myself this year. Please stop by and visit my colleagues!

To sign up for a Mini-Briefing at Oracle OpenWorld, for any or all of the topics above, visit the new [IBM STG Austin EBC] website.

I hope you can participate in one or more of these events!

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