USERblue in New York - 2004
USERblue in New York City Delivers Exceptional Education
From August 15-18, 2004, UNIX system specialists from around the world attended USERblue in New York, NY. USERblue participants took full advantage of technical education, ready-to-implement tips and techniques, spent countless hours meeting with and learning from fellow users and product specialists, and benefited from hands-on labs and expert panel discussions.
Over the course of the three-day event, attendees enjoyed access to more than 75 hours of technical education covering: applications, architecture and trends/direction, Linux, performance tuning and capacity planning, security, and system administration (including storage). They also benefited from several hands-on lab session, admission to the SHARE Technology Exchange products and services expo, discounted professional certification testing (one test was included in the registration fee), and several opportunities to network with speakers and fellow attendees.
Four other co-located user events were held in New York and sponsored by SHARE Inc., an IBM users group: the Application Development & Integration Symposium for application developers, IT architects, and designers; the Enterprise Systems Management Symposiumfor data center staff, network management specialists, and IT security analysts; the SHARE User-Driven Training Event for IT professionals of IBM enterprise computing environments, and the inaugural Enterprise IT Management Symposium providing IT executives the knowledge to manage IT. USERblue full-week attendees who registered for the Premium Registration option were able to attend educational sessions at the first three events later on during the week for a nominal additional registration fee.
Snowden gives an eclectic view of the IT profession to SHARE User Event attendees.
Two high-profile general sessions complemented the attendee experience. The first, Dave Snowden of the Cynefin Centre for Organisational Complexity delivered an eclectic view of the IT profession during his keynote presentation to all co-located SHARE User Event attendees on Monday, August 16. Snowden reviewed how IT management formulates decisions, such as making a decision after hearing the first best approach, making a decision out of habit, and making decisions based on hierarchy. He then discussed how to change these decision methods. "The minute a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a measure," stated Snowden.
USERblue attendees receive an IBM UNIX product overview from Karl Freund as well as a chance to walk away with a brand new Xbox.
USERblue closing keynote speaker, Karl Freund, v ice president, pSeries product marketing, IBM Server Group, gave a brief update on the future of the IBM UNIX environment, including newly released POWER5-based servers, and then opened the floor to a Q & A session. Several USERblue attendees took advantage of this opportunity to get their questions answered. Four lucky attendees also walked away from this session with a new Xbox!
IBM AIX Developers answer USERblue attendees questions during a special panel presentation.
Another highlight of this event was an IBM AIX Developer's Panel held on Tuesday, August 17. Attendees were able to ask their questions directly to the developers themselves.
Upcoming SHARE User Event Training
SHARE celebrates its Golden Anniversary in 2005. Mark your calendars to participate in this milestone event. Join SHARE at its next events:
- USERblue: March 13 – 15, 2005 * Hyatt Regency Chicago * Chicago, IL
- USERblue: August 21 – 24, 2005 * Hynes Convention Center * Boston, MA
- SHARE User-Driven Training Event & Expo: February 27 – March 4, 2005 * Anaheim Convention Center * Anaheim, CA
- Application Development & Integration Symposium: February 27 – March 4, 2005 * Anaheim Convention Center * Anaheim, CA
- Enterprise Systems Management Symposium: February 27 – March 4, 2005 * Anaheim Convention Center * Anaheim, CA
- SHARE User-Driven Training Event & Expo: August 21 – 26, 2005 * Hynes Convention Center * Boston, MA
Watch this site and your inbox for the latest information on these events, future USER blue and SHARE programs, and the USER blue 2005 call for presentations.
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