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RTP IBM Power Systems User Group (Raleigh, NC)

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RTP IBM POWER Systems User Group

The objective of the RTP IBM Power Systems User Group is to foster the sharing of experience and expertise among the community of IBM POWER Systems users.

Coverage Area - All customers willing to attend.

Standards:
RTP IBM POWER User Group Code of Ethics.pdf
RTP IBM POWER User Group Meeting Dates.pdf
RTP IBM POWER User Group Standard Agenda.pdf

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To be added to the e-mail distribution list for information on upcoming user group events, please contact the user group liaison Mary Monine.

Meeting Schedule

The RTP IBM Power Systems User Group meets on the Tuesday of the week containing the third Thursday of January, April, July and October from 1pm to 4pm.

Contact the user group liaison Mary Monine for additional detail.

April 18, 2023 - 1pm to 4pm - IBM PowerSC Overview including the new Virus Scan Feature, ClamAV/// Stephen Dominguez, 
                        AIX and Linux Security Consultant, IBM Power Systems Expert Labs

January 17, 2023 - 2pm to 5pm - Administration of the Red Hat OpenShift Platform on Power Systems /// Christy Norman,

                        Senior Software Engineer, Container Ecosystem & OpenShift Development /// POWER Systems Hybrid Cloud                                              Development

July 19, 2022 - 1pm to 4pm - Power10 Power Systems Family Overview /// Ron Arroyo, Distinguished Engineer ///                                                            POWER Systems Architecture and Design Systems
Suspended due to COVID restrictions from April 2020 through April 2022, resuming in July 2022.

April 30, 2020 - 11am to 12:30pm - Ansible Automation on Power Systems with AIX, Linux, IBM i, PowerVM ///
                                                        Carl Burnett, Distinguished Engineer,
                                                        Cognitive Systems Software Development, IBM Systems Group
               In light of the current public health situation, our April 2020 meeting will be hosted by
               the IBM Power Systems Virtual User Group on April 30, 2020.  Please use the link below to register.
                 https://ibm.webex.com/ibm/onstage/g.php?MTID=eee100dec047ad5de0d2587914ee5ab25          
               Stay safe.  We hope to see you all at a face-to-face meeting in the future.                                     

January 14, 2020 - 1pm to 4pm - Power Systems HA/DR for AIX, Linux and IBM i with VM Recovery Manager and PowerHA ///

                                                        Steven Finnes, IBM Offering Manager for Power Systems High Availability Solutions

2019 RTP Power User Group Meetings

Session 28:  Tuesday, October 15, 2019.  in Bldg 061, IBM RTP. 
Meeting Agenda:
12:30am-  1:00pm   Arrive and Sign-in
  1:00pm-  1:15pm   Opening Housekeeping (Victor Threatt)
  1:15pm-  2:15pm   Presentations
  2:15pm-  2:30pm   Break
  2:30pm-  3:30pm   Presentations

                                Subject:        RedHat OpenShift and IBM Cloud Paks on IBM Power Systems
                                Presenter:    Matthew Edmonds, Sr. Software Engineer, Cognitive Systems, Public Cloud Integration
                                                      RedHat OpenShift is on IBM Power Systems.
                                                      IBM Cloud Paks on IBM Power Systems accelerate transformation projects.
                                                      Come learn about these capabilities for private and hybrid cloud on IBM Power Systems.

  3:45pm- 4:00pm     Round Table
  4:00pm                   Closing Housekeeping

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Session 27:  Wednesday, July 17, 2019.  in Bldg 061, IBM RTP. 
Meeting Agenda:
12:30am-  1:00pm   Arrive and Sign-in
  1:00pm-  1:15pm   Opening Housekeeping (Victor Threatt)
  1:15pm-  2:15pm   Presentations
  2:15pm-  2:30pm   Break
  2:30pm-  3:30pm   Presentations
           Subject:        Live Partition Mobility Tool V9
                                 and High Level Performance Tuning Guidelines
           Presenter:    Bonnie LeBarron, IBM Lab Services
                                    IBM Lab Services has released Version 9 of their LPM Tool.
                                    Bonnie LeBarron with IBM Lab Services is a PowerVM guru
                                    with 20 years of experience in this area including presenting at TechU events.
  3:45pm- 4:00pm     Round Table
  4:00pm                   Closing Housekeeping

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Session 26:  Held April 11, 2019 in Bldg 061, IBM RTP.  Attendance was 34.  Copies of presentations included in "Files" section.


Meeting Agenda:

12:30 - 1:00 - Arrive, sign-in
1:00-1:15 - Opening remarks. Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:15-2:15 - "IBM Power Systems Virtual Server on IBM Cloud  ".  Speaker:  Drew Thorstensen, Development Architect, IBM Cognitive Systems
2:15-2:30 - Break
2:30-3:45 - "Care and Feeding of VIOS:  Upgrading to V3.1" . Speaker:  Jaqui Lynch, Senior Systems Engineer, Flagship Solutions Group
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable

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2018 RTP Power User Group Meetings

Mar 13, 2018 | none

Session 25:  Held December 6, 2018 in IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center.  Attendance was 35.  Copies of presentations included in "Files" section.
Meeting Agenda:
11:00-11:15 - Arrive, sign-in
11:15-11:45 - Lunch
11:45-12:00 - Opening remarks. Speaker:  Jean Burda
12:00-1:00 - "SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems Update".  Speaker:  David Stump, IBM North America Sales, SAP on IBM Power
1:00-1:30 - " SAP HANA on IBM Power at FIT". Speaker:  Brandon Callahan, Design Engineer, Freudenberg IT
1:30-1:45 - Break
1:45-2:45 - "What's New in Performance for POWER9, AIX, and Linux".  Speaker:  Steve Nasypany, IBM Washington Systems Center
2:45-3:00 - Break
3:00-4:00 "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform on IBM Power Systems".  Speaker:  Steve Knudson, IBM Washington Systems Center

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Session 24:  Held September 27, 2018 in IBM Bldg 061.  Attendance was 24.  Copies of presentations included in "Files" section.


Meeting Agenda:

12:30-1:00 - Arrive, sign-in
1:00-1:15 - Opening remarks. Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:15-2:45 - "Cognitive Solutions on IBM Power ".  Speaker:  Kyle Wurgler, IBM Systems Lab Services
2:45-3:00 - Break; mingle
3:00-3:45 - "IBM Q". Speaker:  Kyle Wurgler, IBM Systems Lab Services
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 23:  Held June 28, 2018 in IBM Bldg 061.  Attendance was 30.  Copies of presentations included in "Files" section.


Meeting Agenda:

12:30-1:00 - Arrive, sign-in
1:00-1:15 - Opening remarks. Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:15-2:45 - "Restart Strategies and Clustering on Power Systems".  Speaker:  Mike Herrera, IBM Washington Systems Center
2:45-3:00 - Break
3:00-3:45 - " PowerHA SystemMirror Topics". Speaker:  Mike Herrera, IBM Washington Systems Center
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 22:  Held March 8, 2018, IBM RTP Bldg 400.  Attendance was 28.  Copies of presentations included in "Files" section.


Meeting Agenda:

12:30 - 1:00 - Arrive, sign-in
1:00-1:15 - Opening remarks. Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:15-2:15 - "DevOps with Ansible, Chef, and PowerVC ".  Speaker:  Jeffrey Benson, Power Virtualization and Cloud Consultant, IBM Systems Lab Services
2:15-2:30 - Break
2:30-3:45 - " Image Recognition using PowerAI/Caffe". Speaker:  Jim Smith, Technical Sales Specialist, IBM Washington Systems Center
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable

2017 RTP AIX Power User Group Meetings

Mar 20, 2017 | none

Session 21:  Held  December 14, 2017, 11AM-4 PM, Bldg 400, IBM RTP, NC. 

Attendance was 36.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

Meeting Agenda:

11:00-11:15 -  Arrive; sign-in
11:15-11:45 -  Lunch
11:45-12:00 - Opening Remarks.  Speaker:  Jean Burda
12:00-1:00 - "Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform, Technical Deep Dive".  Speaker:  Tom Powell, Senior Systems Engineer, Nutanix
1:00-1:15 -  Break
1:15-2:15 - "Container Technologies ".  Speaker:  Jim Smith, Technical Sales Specialist, IBM Washington Systems Center
2:15-2:30 - Break
2:30-3:45 - " Latest Updates for PowerVC; IBM Cloud PowerVC Manager for SDI". Speaker:  Drew Thorstensen, IBM Systems Software Architect
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 20:  Held  September 7, 2017, 1-4 PM, Blue Ridge Room, IBM Education Center Bldg 061, RTP, NC. 

Attendance was 33.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

Meeting Agenda: 
12:30-1:00 - Arrive, sign-in
1:00-1:15 - Opening remarks. Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:15-2:45 - "IBM PowerVC - Recent Enhancements and Roadmap ".  Speaker:  Drew Thorstensen, IBM Systems Software Architect
2:45-3:00 - Break; mingle
3:00-3:45 - " IBM Cloud Management Console for IBM Power Systems". Speaker:  Drew Thorstensen, IBM Systems Software Architect
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 19:  Held  May 2, 2017, 1-4 PM, Blue Ridge Room, IBM Education Center Bldg 061, RTP, NC. 
Attendance was 26.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

Meeting Agenda:

12:30-1:00 - Arrive, sign-in
1:00-1:15 - Opening remarks. Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:15-2:30 - "IBM Power Technology Progress:  A Deep Look into POWER9".  Speaker:  Ron Gordon, Mainline Information Systems
2:30-2:45 - Break; mingle
2:45-3:45 - "55 Productivity Aids for IBM Power Systems".  Speaker:  Ron Gordon, Mainline Information Systems
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 18:  Held  March 16, 2017 , 12:30-4PM, Blue Ridge Room, IBM Education Center Bldg 061, RTP, NC. 
Attendance was 33.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

Meeting Agenda:

12:30-12:45 - Arrive, sign-in
12:45-1:00 - Opening remarks. Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:00-2:00 - " SAP on IBM Power".  Speaker:  Lou Lamprinakos, Washington Systems Center, IBM
2:00-2:15 - Break; mingle
2:15-3:45 - "Hadoop and Analytics Enabled by IBM Power".  Speaker:  Chuck Gray, Analytics Solution Architect, IBM
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable

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2016 RTP AIX Power User Group Meetings

Sep 9, 2015 | none
Session 17:  Held  December 15, 2016, 1-4PM, Blue Ridge Room, IBM Education Center Bldg 061, RTP, NC. 
Attendance was 40.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

Meeting Agenda:

12:30-1:00 - Arrive, sign-in
1:00-1:15 - Opening remarks. Speaker:  Jean Burda

1:15-2:45 - " IBM Spectrum Scale (formerly known as GPFS) Topics".  Speaker:  Glen Corneau, Washington Systems Center"
2:45-3:00 - Break; mingle
3:00-3:45 - "Chef on AIX".  Speaker:  Pete Stephen, Sirius Computer Solutions
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable
 

Session 16:  Held  September 8, 2016, 1-4PM, Blue Ridge Room, IBM Education Center Bldg 061, RTP, NC. 
Attendance was 28.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

Meeting Agenda:
12:30-1:00 - Arrive, sign-in
1:00-1:15 - Opening remarks. Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:15-2:45 - "Maximize Your AIX Enterprise Edition Investment with IBM BigFix Lifecycle and Patch ".  Speaker:  Devaughn Rackham, IBM Lab Services
2:45-3:00 - Break; mingle
3:00-3:45 - Tour of IBM's Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory.  Tour Guide:  Brett Benefield, IBM Systems
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable

Session 15:  Held  June 9, 2016, 1-4PM, Blue Ridge Room, IBM Education Center Bldg 061, RTP, NC. 
Attendance was 27.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

Meeting Agenda:
12:30-1:00 - Arrive, sign-in
1:00-1:15 - Opening remarks. Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:15-2:45 - "IBM PowerVM NovaLink:  Technical Architecture and Demo ".  Speaker:  Drew Thorstensen, IBM Systems Software Architect
2:45-3:00 - Break; mingle
3:00-3:45 - "PowerVC Implementation Experiences".  Speaker: Pete Stephen, Sirius Computer Solutions
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable

Session 14:  Held  March 10, 2016, 1-4PM, Blue Ridge Room, IBM Education Center Bldg 061, RTP, NC. 
Attendance was 25.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

Meeting Agenda:
    12:30-1:00 - Arrive, sign-in
    1:00-1:15 - Opening remarks.  Speaker:  Jean Burda
    1:15-2:30 -   "Best Practices and Security Topics related to IBM's Continuous Availability Infrastructure".  Speaker:  Stan Cope, manager, IBM Events Infrastructure
    2:30-2:45 -  Break; mingle
    2:45-3:45 - " PowerVC Topics and Demo ".  Speaker:  Bill Miller, IBM POWER Systems Strategic Initiatives Technical Sales
    3:45-4:00 - Roundtable
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2015 RTP AIX Power User Group Meetings

Mar 27, 2015 | none
Session 10:  Held  March 24, 2015, 10:00AM-3:00PM, IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Bldg 400, Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC
Attendance was 28.  Copy of presentation included in the "Files" section.

March 24, 2015  Meeting Agenda:
9:45-10:00 - Arrive, sign-in
10:00 -  Opening Remarks.  Speaker:  Jean Burda
10:15 - 11:15 - Introductions.  Team Presentations
11:15 - Lunch; Trunk Systems.  Lunch speaker:  Jim Smith, IBM Power Technical Sales
12:30 - 2:30 IBM Presentations.  Speaker:  Lou Lamprinakos, IBM Technical Sales, SAP on Power
         "SAN HANA on Power status"
         "SAP LVM/Cloud/PowerVC"
         "SAP Performance on Power"
         "Flash Storage and SAP"
3:00 - Wrap up

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Session 11:  Held  June 19, 2015, 9:00AM - 12:00PM, IBM RTP Education Center - Building 061, 3039 Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC.
Attendance was 30.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

June 19, 2015  Meeting Agenda:
9:00-9:15 - Arrive, sign-in
9:15-9:30 - Opening Remarks.  Speaker:  Jean Burda
9:30-10:45 - "Incorporating CoD and Mobile Activations into your Power Systems Environment"  Speaker:  Charlie Cler, Forsythe Technology
10:45-11:00 - Break; mingle
11:00-11:30 - Best Practices for Building VIOS to support System i". Speaker:  Pete Stephen, Sirius Computer Solutions
11:30-12:00 - Roundtable
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Session 12:  Held  September 24, 2015, 1:00-4:00PM, IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Bldg 400, Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC
Attendance was 34.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

September 24, 2015  Meeting Agenda:
1:00-1:15 - Arrive, sign-in
1:15-1:30 - Opening Remarks.  Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:30-2:45 - "Capacity Planning for Power Systems".  Speaker:  Michael Quaranta, IBM Systems Lab Services and Training
2:45-3:00 - Break; mingle
3:00-3:45 - "Using Configuration and Performance Metrics from HMC RESTful API". Speaker:  John Hoffler, BB&T
3:45-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 13:  Held  December 11, 2015, 9:00AM-12:00PM, Dining Conference Room C, IBM Bldg 002, RTP.
Attendance was 24.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

December 11, 2015  Meeting Agenda:
9:00-9:15 - Arrive, sign-in
9:15-9:30 - Opening Remarks.  Speaker:  Jean Burda
9:30-10:30 - "AIX Security:  PowerSC Compliance/Monitoring".  Speaker: Stephen Dominguez, IBM Lab Services

10:30-10:45 - Break; mingle
10:45-11:45 - "AIX Security:  Pass-through Authentication with ITDS and Microsoft Active Directory".  Speaker:  Stephen Dominguez, IBM Lab Services
11:45-12:00 - Roundtable

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2014 RTP AIX Power User Group Meetings

Feb 21, 2014 | none
Session 6:  Held  February 20, 2014, 1:30-4:00PM, IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Bldg 400, Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC
Attendance was 39.  Copy of presentation included in the "Files" section.

February 20, 2014  Meeting Agenda:
1:30-1:45 - Arrive, sign-in
1:45-3:00 -  "Networking Virtualization, Performance, and Problem Determination".  Speaker:  Steven Knudson, IBM Advanced Technical Sales
3:00-3:15 - Break; mingle
3:15-3:30 - "IBM Knowledge Center - A New Home for AIX Information". Speaker:  Christopher Dawson,  AIX Information Development
3:30-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 7:  Held  May 20, 2014, 1:15-4:00PM, IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Bldg 400, Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC
Attendance was 24.  Copy of presentation included in the "Files" section.

May 20, 2014  Meeting Agenda:
1:15-1:30 - Arrive, sign-in
1:30-1:45 - Opening Remarks, Overview of Recent Power Announcements.  Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:45-3:00 - "GPFS Topics".  Speaker:  Glen Corneau, IBM Advanced Technical Sales
3:00-3:15 - Break; mingle
3:15-3:30 - "Demo - PowerVC". Speaker:  Glen Corneau, IBM Advanced Technical Sales
3:30-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 8:  Held  August 14, 2014, 1:15-4:00PM, IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Bldg 400, Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC
Attendance was 19.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

August 14, 2014  Meeting Agenda:
1:15-1:30 - Arrive, sign-in
1:30-1:45 - Opening Remarks.  Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:45-3:00 - "PowerVC".  Speaker:  Glen Corneau, IBM Advanced Technical Sales
3:00-3:15 - Break; mingle
3:15-3:30 - "ITSO Residencies". Speaker:  Rufus Credle, ITSO Project Leader
3:30-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 9:  Held  November 21, 2014, 1:15-4:00PM, IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Bldg 400, Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC
Attendance was 31.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

November 21, 2014  Meeting Agenda:
1:15-1:30 - Arrive, sign-in
1:30-1:45 - Opening Remarks.  Speaker:  Jean Burda
1:45-3:00 - "HMC V8:  What's New"; "Managing System Firmware on Your IBM Power Systems",  Speaker:  Allyn Walsh, IBM Power Systems Strategic Initiatives Technical Sales
3:00-3:15 - Break; mingle
3:15-3:30 - "HMC Beta Experience"
3:30-4:00 - Roundtable

2013 RTP AIX Power User Group Meetings

Sep 17, 2013 | none

Session 2:  Held  February 28, 2013, 1:30-4:00PM, IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Bldg 400, Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC

Attendance was 38.  Copy of presentation included in the "Files" section.

February 28, 2013  Meeting Agenda:
1:30-2:00 - Arrive, sign-in, mingle
2:00-2:15 - AIX Administration Tips
2:15-2:30 - "IBM Champion Program".  Speaker:  Rob McNelly, Meridian IT
2:30-3:30 - "Multipathing and SAN Storage Considerations for AIX Administrators".  Speaker:  John Hock, IBM Advanced Technical Skills
3:30-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 3:  Held  May 23, 2013, 1:30-4:00PM, IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Bldg 400, Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC

Attendance was 32.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

May 23, 2013  Meeting Agenda
1:30-1:45 - Arrive, sign-in
1:45-2:15 - "VLAN Tagging on 10Gb Adapters with SEA Load Sharing".  Speaker:  User Group member
2:15-2:30 - Break; mingle
2:30-3:30 - "Designing a PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX High Availability Solution".  Speaker:  Mike Herrera, IBM Advanced Technical Skills
3:30-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 4:  Held  September 12, 2013, 1:30-4:00PM, IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Bldg 400, Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC

Attendance was 38.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

September 12, 2013  Meeting Agenda

1:30-1:45 - Arrive, sign-in
1:45-3:00 - "SAP on Power Update - Emphasis on Virtualization Topics".  Speaker:  Lou Lamprinakos, IBM Solution Technical Sales
3:00-3:15 - Break; mingle
3:15-3:30 - "HMC Scanner Demo", Speaker:  Jim Smith, IBM Client Technical Specialist
3:30-4:00 - Roundtable

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Session 5:  Held  December 12, 2013, 1:30-4:00PM, IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Bldg 400, Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC

Attendance was 40.  Copy of presentations included in the "Files" section.

 
December 12, 2013 Meeting Agenda
1:30-1:45 - Arrive, sign-in
1:45-3:00 - "AIX and POWER Performance Topics".  Speaker:  Steve Nasypany, IBM Advanced Technical Sales
3:00-3:15 - Break; mingle
3:15-3:30 - "Demo - PowerVP".  Speaker:  Steve Nasypany, IBM Advanced Technical Sales
3:30-4:00 - Roundtable

2012 RTP AIX Power User Group Meetings

Sep 17, 2013 | none

Session 1:  Held  November 8, 2012, 1:30-4:00PM, IBM Employee Activity and Fitness Center, Bldg 400, Cornwallis Road, RTP, NC

We agreed on User Group format/time/date/place.  Attendance was 33.  Copy of presentation included in the "Files" section.

November 8, 2012 Meeting Agenda:
1:30-2:00 - Arrive, sign-in, mingle
2:00-2:30 - User Group logistics discussion
2:30-3:30 - "AIX Performance:  Configuration and Tuning for Oracle Database".  Speaker:  Vijay Adik, IBM ATS
3:30-4:00 - Roundtable

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