To describe how hardware (STG) skills development is delivered to
Business Partners in Australia and New Zealand;
To cut a path through the educational resources available for STG
Business Partners on IBM PartnerWorld with a particular emphasis on
self-study materials available at no cost.
Cost: No charge. Food and drinks provided Date: November 18 Location: Auckland Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. More information & RSVP: Please see attached PDF
Overview
Built by our technical professionals, we invite you to come see Power Systems innovation in action. We will demonstrate key Power Systems features including live partition and application mobility whilst running business applications Oracle and SAP. More information is available in the attached PDF.
Who should attend?
Business Partners interested in seeing IBM Power systems in action, especially those wishing to understand the business benefits that can be derived from Power virtualisation, performance and mobility features.
Leveraging all your available information with both speed and accuracy is no longer a dream. Now is the time for companies of all sizes to harness the power of data to drive smarter business outcomes. Utilising more effective data management strategies, through the implementation of an optimised infrastructure, improved DBA efficiency and application development productivity gains, can not only lower IT costs, but also solve nagging data growth problems.
Join us for a special, complimentary Virtual Conference, offering valuable information for lowering IT costs through industry-leading performance, enhanced storage compression and improved automation. During this conference, you will:
Hear from a leading industry analyst on the IT challenges, key trends and innovations shaping the data management marketplace.
Learn from customers and application providers who have incorporated innovative technologies and are now gaining a competitive advantage.
Visit the ISV Showcase booth where you can chat with application providers from around the world.
Learn how reliable data delivered more efficiently and at lower costs, utilising data compression, database automation, in-memory data caching and integrated data management help companies achieve smarter business outcomes.
This is one event you won't want to miss. Get your questions answered through 2 interactive (webcast) sessions, 8 exhibit booths, and live chat with industry experts. IBM and its business partners are helping companies around the globe with industry-leading data management technologies and their world-class expertise. Learn how your company can achieve smarter business outcomes and reduce underlying IT costs, all from the comfort of your office.
If there are any doubts please Contact :
Shera Mukherjee/India/IBM@IBMIN
Date: November 16 Time: 12:00noon Sydney DST (GMT +10:00) Duration: 1 hour Speakers: Kyle Wurgler, Craig Johnson & Peter Kennewell.
Overview:
In this update we will talk about IBM i and BladeCenter - what you need to know, and why it’s so important for this segment of the market.
We will have guest speakers from Rochester joining the call.
Kyle Wurgler, IBM i and POWER 6 Blades and Product Manager will join us from Rochester to discuss the latest IBM BladeCenter announcements and reference sites for IBM i. Kyle will also be joined by Craig Johnson, Worldwide Product Manager from IBM i.
Peter Kennewell, Power Product Manager, ANZ will take us through some new offerings around IBM i and BladeCenter for fourth quarter for ANZ.
Who should I attend?
Sales and pre-sales technical professionals who are selling and supporting IBM i and IBM Power systems.
Migration Factory – Make it a part of your business
Brief Description:
Sun and HP Unix clients are asking questions about what next for them. You have the opportunity to help them decide.
And no, you don't need to be a Unix expert to get involved. Read the attached invitation for more information.
Who should attend?
Any Business Partners, regardless of their platform expertise, who have clients or prospects running Unix servers.
Networking is currently undergoing a once in a generation change driven by the requirement for infrastructure to support a flexible, virtual, "On-Demand" business.
This session will outline how within the emerging Converged Enhanced Ethernet standard IBM, Emulex & BNT are able to deliver future-proof integrated blade networking solutions with class leading flexibility, fault tolerance & performance.
We will cover:
- Emulex Virtual Fabric Adaptor
- BNT Virtual Fabric 10G Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
- Learn about Blade Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) and VMready from BNT
- Latest updates on Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
- Competitive analysis and product positioning
Who should attend?
Sales and Pre-Sales Technical professionals who are selling IBM BladeCenter products. Attendees should be familiar with the IBM BladeCenter chassis and have a working understanding of networking technologies.
What you will learn?
By attending this session you will gain an understanding about the latest Virtualisation solutions for the IBM BladeCenter.
- Emulex Virtual Fabric Adaptor
- Virtual Fabric 10GB Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
Learn about Blade Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) and VMready from BNT
Latest updates on Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
ProtectTIER™ Virtual Tape Library featuring data deduplication sales and presales training
Analysts and customers agree that Virtual Tape Libraries that feature data deduplication will become the pervasive method of addressing business continuity in open system environments in the next few years. IBM was one of the first companies to recognise this paradigm shift and through our acquisition of Diligent Technologies in 2008 have the premier solution in the marketplace today.
The ProtecTIER solutions for mid-market and enterprise customers feature unique technology that allows deduplication to occur at ingest time without compromising performance or data integrity, and offer compelling benefits that address customer pains. These benefits include cost reduction, operational enhancements and for the first time, a cost-effective method of electronic vaulting.
This session will provide a solution briefing for sales people, configuration and technical sales training for pre-sales people, and will be hosted by the dedicated ANZ ProtecTIER team.
Who Should Attend?
Sales & Pre-Sales Professionals who are selling IBM Storage Solutions.
Pre-Sales Technical Professionals who are configuring and selling IBM Storage Solutions.
Note: Please register. Catering provided at venue. Light breakfast served from 8:30 a.m., formal presentation will start at 9:00 a.m.
Sydney
Friday, November 6th
IBM Centre, Level 13 Room 5,
601 Pacific Highway
St Leonards
8:30 a.m. for a (9:00 a.m. start) - 1:00 p.m.
Melbourne
Thursday, December 3rd
IBM Centre, Podium Level, Seminar Room,
60 City Road, Southgate
N series Storage Solutions Sales and Presales Training
The IBM N series storage product set is a complete offering of hardware and software to give a variety of comprehensive solutions to minimise your client’s pain points. During this business update IBM will present on the latest N series family of products including new hardware and software releases featuring VMware vSphere 4 integration as well as Operations Manager and Protection Manager.
Who Should Attend?
Sales session: Sales & Pre-Sales Technical Professionals
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
Learn about the IBM Storage N series family of products including new hardware & software releases:
IBM N6000 products
VMware vSphere Integration with IBM N series N6000 products
IBM SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure
IBM Operations Manager and Protection Manager overview and benefits
How to identify new opportunities
How to articulate the value proposition of the IBM N series family
After attending this education, you should be able to:
Translate customer business drivers and challenges into a hardware & software solution from IBM N series products
See how N series product lines work together to provide business value in data centres & remote offices
Confidently articulate the competitive differentiators of IBM N series
Perth
Wednesday, November 4th
IBM Centre, Tivoli Room, 1060 Hay Street,
west Perth
8:30 a.m. for a (9:00 a.m. start) - 3:00 p.m.
Adelaide
Thursday,
November 5th
IBM Centre,
Barossa Valley Room
180 Greenhill Road,
Parkside
8:30 a.m. for a (9:00 a.m. start) - 3:00 p.m.
Christchurch
Monday,
November 9th
IBM Centre, Rakaia Room
Level 4, ANZ Building
Cnr Colombo & Hereford Sts,
Christchurch
8:30 a.m. for a (9:00 a.m. start) - 3:00 p.m.
Auckland
Wednesday,
November 11th
IBM Centre
Rutherford Room,
82 Wyndham Street
Auckland
8:30 a.m. for a (9:00 a.m. start) - 3:00 p.m.
Wellington
Friday,
November 13th
IBM Centre
watson Snr Boardroom
Level 11, The Majestic Centre
100 Willis Street,
wellington
8:30 a.m. for a (9:00 a.m. start) - 3:00 p.m.
Melbourne
Tuesday,
November 17th
IBM Centre, Podium Level, Seminar Room,
60 City Road, Southgate
8:30 a.m. for a (9:00 a.m. start) - 3:00 p.m.
Brisbane
Wednesday,
November 18th
IBM Centre, Blackall Room,
348 Edwards Street
Brisbane
8:30 a.m. for a (9:00 a.m. start) - 3:00 p.m.
Sydney
Thursday,
November 19th
IBM Centre, Level 13,
Seminar Room,
601 Pacific Highway
St Leonards
Join the IBM System x team and celebrate the (almost) end of the year. Enjoy drinks and canapés whilst you learn how to create ‘Higher Value’ opportunities with IBM BladeCenter and IBM System x. RSVP today for this great opportunity to network with the IBM sales team and to gain some quick selling tips to help you close out the year
Remember when you sell 'High Value' opportunities you can earn up to AU$2,000 in personal rebates and also ensure you are in the running to go to South Africa with IBM DESTINATION X.
