
Date
Location
Duration
Fee
Course code
November 13-15, 2012
Auckland, New Zealand
3 days
NZD 2156.25 pp inc GST
SSCON3NZ
IBM Systems Technical Symposium Series
The IBM Systems Technical Symposium Series, including the IBM System Storage Technical Symposium, will bring together IT executives, managers and professionals for a look into the transformation of IT infrastructures meeting the demands of a smarter planet. Together with IBM senior executives, attendees will explore the breakthrough technologies enabling smarter computing, including Power, Storage, System x and IBM PureSystems that are designed for data, tuned to the task and managed with cloud technologies.
This symposium will cover a broad range of topics such as understanding consolidation and virtualization, achieving greater insight from deep analytics, and realizing the return on cloud computing investments. This event will bring together the IBM System x, IBM Power Systems, IBM System Storage and IBM PureSystems Technical Symposiums all under one roof, running simultaneously, giving attendees the unique opportunity to attend sessions from various streams. Over the course of three days, there will also be keynotes and sessions that address product strategy and technical directions along with workshops for IT professionals to test drive the latest technology in hands-on demos and labs.
This event is dedicated to helping organisations keep pace with the expanding, and ever increasing demands on IT resources. Attendees will:
- Explore the IT infrastructure that enables a Smarter Planet.
- Hear keynotes and discussions on product strategy and technical directions from IBM Executives and Product Architects.
- Test drive breakthrough technologies enabling smarter computing in hands-on demos, labs and workshops.
Overview of IBM System Storage Technical Symposium
In 2012, our System Storage Technical Symposium will focus on virtualization of existing storage infrastructures and the issues surrounding acquisitions, planning and implementation of IBM new storage technologies and solutions to enable smarter computing. Attendees will gain a better understanding of IBM's completely integrated collaboration of hardware/software solutions. Learn about the latest enhancements to the IBM System Storage portfolio, all of which support virtualization, openness and collaborative innovation.
Get the most up-to-date technical deep dive into all of the latest storage announcements, including but not limited to:
- Technical sessions, hands on labs and on-site certification geared for novices to experts.
- Latest IBM Storage product roadmaps, technologies, capabilities, and best of breed storage implementations.
- Ability to test drive the latest technology in hands-on labs, demonstrations, labs and workshops.
Why Should I Attend?
The opportunity to understand how successful enterprises are responding to dramatic increases in data and demands for new workloads by adapting their existing IT infrastructures while meeting demands for new services and greater service quality.
This year’s symposium presents the unique opportunity to attend your choice of more than 60 sessions from our co-located events.
Your registration to this event will entitle you to also attend sessions at any of the following:
- IBM Power Systems Storage Technical Symposium
- IBM PureSystems Technical Symposium
- IBM System x Technical Symposium
Who Should Attend?
This event is intended for IBM customers, IBM Business Partners, IBM employees, Independent Software Vendors and System Integrators, such as:
- IT Executives
- IT and business managers
- Data center managers
- Technical support managers
- IT architects
- Project managers
- Systems administrators
- Systems programmers
- Application programmers
- Hardware planners
- Performance analysts
- Database administrators
- Storage administrators
- Capacity planners
- IBM Business Partners
- Other IT Professionals
Remarks
When registering for the IBM Systems Technical Symposium Series you will be asked what track you wish to attend:
- IBM Power Systems Technical Symposium
- IBM System Storage Technical Symposium
- IBM PureSystems Technical Symposium
- IBM System x Technical Symposium
Registration for one track will provide you access to all sessions in all tracks. Sessions will extensively cover a broad range of Systems topics, multiple training levels (beginner to advance), best practices, hands on Demo and Lab sessions and IBM Certification testing.