Hello Everyone!

 

This is a reminder that our next meeting will be held on Thursday February 21, 2008 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.   The agenda and short speaker biographies are below.   We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

 

Please RSVP to  Randy Corum, krcorum@...

 

Full details are available at our website: http://www.lightyr.com/swarug/news.html

The meeting will be held at

            Wells Fargo – Ocotillo. 2600 South Price Road Chandler, Arizona 85286 480-724-6834

 

8:30 - 9:00 AM               Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15 AM               SWARUG Business
9:15 - 10:15 AM             Protecting Enterprise Data
                                    Steve Hunn, Lumension Security
10:15 - 10:30 AM           Break
10:30 - 12:00 PM           Structure and Format Enhancements in DB2 9 for z/OS
                                    Willie Favero, IBM

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 PM               Replication, replication, replication!  You can do it, EMC storage can help.
                                    Paul Pendle, EMC

Speaker BIOs

 

Steve Hunn, Regional Manager, Lumension Security

 

Steve has over 20 years experience with business software. During that time he has had a range of responsibilities including development, analysis, project management and sales. In his current position with Lumension Security he helps customers ensure that their enterprise data is secure. Steve has been a SWARUG board member for 10 years and has been a regular presenter at user groups and tech conferences. He holds several IBM DB2 and WebSphere certifications.

 

Willie Favero, Senior Certified Consulting IT Software Specialist, IBM

 

Willie is currently working with the Data Warehouse for System z Swat Team at IBM's Silicon Valley Lab.  He is also a member of IBM's zChampion team, a representative for System z with IBM's Academic Initiative, an IBM Certified Solutions Expert for DB2 9 for z/OS and DB2 for z/OS Version 8, DB2 UDB, and DB2 for OS/390 Version 7, and a participant in the zNextGen program at SHARE. Between IMS/VS DB/DC, Cincom's Total and Supra, IDMS, and DB2, he has over 30+ years experience working with database. However, Willie has spent his last 24 years working primarily with the DB2 family.   In his spare time he blogs about DB2 for z/OS at http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/database/db2zos/

 

Paul Pendle, Systems Integration Engineer, EMC

 

Paul has over 30 years in the data processing industry focusing on Databases, Operating systems and disk storage systems.  Currently a Systems Integration Engineer selling Storage Hardware and Software.