IBM Top Gun Update... Face-to-Face & Virtual Classes - 2Q2010

Sales, Solutions and Competitive Training
www.ibm.com/systems/fielded


March 8, 2010


This note outlines IBM Top Gun face-to-face and virtual learning sales training classes for the second quarter of 2010.   

IBM Top Gun Face-to-Face Classes
(Schedules are subject to change.)

APRIL
WebSphere Competitive Top Gun	April 12-15	SW IOT -- TBD
Software Top Gun	April 12-16	Dublin, Ireland
Information Management Top Gun	April 12-16	Singapore
IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Top Gun	April 12-15	NE IOT -  TBD
IBM System Storage Information Infrastructure Top Gun	April 12-16	Melbourne, Australia
IBM System z Stack - z Software Top Gun combined with System z Cost & Value Top Gun	April 12-16	Sydney, Australia
IBM System x & BladeCenter Top Gun	April 12-16	Lima, Peru
IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Top Gun	April 20-22	Johannesburg, South Africa
IBM System x & BladeCenter Top Gun	April 19-23	Johannesburg, South Africa
IBM Power Systems Value Top Gun	April 20-23	Mexico City, Mexico
IBM System Storage Information Infrastructure Top Gun	April 19-23	Milan, Italy
IBM System z Cost & Value Top Gun	April 20-23	Moscow, Russia
IBM Power Systems Value Top Gun	April 26-29	Brussels, Belgium
Rational Top Gun	April 26-30	NE / SW / CEEMEA
MAY
Lotus Top Gun	May 3-7	Buenos Aires, Argentina
IBM System Storage Information Infrastructure Top Gun	May 3-7	Bangkok, Thailand
IBM System x & BladeCenter Top Gun	May 3-7	Melbourne, Australia
WebSphere Competitive Top Gun	May 10-13	Singapore
IBM System Storage Information Infrastructure Top Gun	May 10-14	Beijing, China
IBM System x & BladeCenter Top Gun	May 10-14	Auckland, New Zealand
IBM Power Systems Value Top Gun	May 11-14	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Software Top Gun	May 10-14	Johannesburg, South Africa
IBM Power Systems Value Top Gun	May 17-20	China
Tivoli Top Gun	May 17-21	NE / SW / CEEMEA
IBM System z Software Top Gun	May 17-21	Washington, DC
IBM System z Cost & Value Top Gun	May 18-21	Sao Paulo, Brazil
IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Top Gun	May 18-21	Madrid, Spain
IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Top Gun	May 24-28	LA
Information Management Top Gun	May 24-28	Istanbul, Turkey
IBM System x & BladeCenter Top Gun	May 24-28	Sao Paulo, Brazil
IBM System x & BladeCenter Top Gun	May 31-June 4	Seoul, Korea
JUNE
IBM Power Systems Value Top Gun	June 1-4	Seoul, Korea

IBM Top Gun Virtual Learning (TGVL) Classes:

All classes are offered via a high quality, virtual classroom delivery.  You need access to a high speed
internet connection.  Each class will range from one to four days with a day being roughly 4 hours of learning.

NEW!  IBM TGVL: Systems Software !!
It is time to think beyond the hardware and start selling the entire system. In 2009, STG created a new business focused
on systems software. Your clients are very concerned about their IT, and systems software is crucial to enhancing
the value of IT.  Selling Systems Software  is a key growth engine for IBM as it allows you to: enable hardware
differentiation, extend cross-platform consistency, and deliver workload optimization.  Systems Software will focus on
this powerful offering strategy to deliver client value with particular focus on management, virtualization and availability.

(Schedules are subject to change.)

APRIL
IBM TGVL: System x & BladeCenter Foundation	April 5-9 (9:30am - 1:30pm Eastern)
IBM TGVL: Systems Software (New offering)	April 7 (9:30am - 1:30pm Eastern)
IBM TGVL: Software Basics	April 6-7 (9:30am - 1:30pm Eastern)
IBM TGVL: Tivoli Foundations	April 20-22 (9:30am - 1:30pm Eastern)
IBM TGVL: WebSphere Solutions & Competitive Selling	April 27-30 (7:00am - 11:00am Eastern)
IBM TGVL: Software Intermediate Topics	April 27-30 (9:30am - 1:30pm Eastern)
MAY
IBM TGVL: System z Fundamentals	May 11-13 (AP)
IBM TGVL: WebSphere Solutions & Competitive Selling	May 24-27 (7:00pm - 11:00pm Eastern)
IBM TGVL: Rational IT Fundamentals	May 25-27 (9:30am - 1:30pm Eastern)
JUNE
IBM TGVL: Tape Foundation	June 7-8 (9:30am - 1:30pm Eastern)
IBM TGVL: Backup & Archive Foundation	June 9-10 (9:30am - 1:30pm Eastern)
IBM TGVL: System x & BladeCenter Value	June 7-11 (9:30am - 1:30pm Eastern)
IBM TGVL: Systems Fundamentals	June 14 (9:30am - 1:30pm Eastern)
IBM TGVL: Systems Foundation	June 15-18 (9:30am - 1:30pm Eastern)

Available Replays of IBM TGVL Classes:

IBM TGVL for Systems & Technology Group Replays
IBM TGVL: Backup & Archive Foundations Replay
IBM TGVL: Disk Foundation Replay
IBM TGVL: Dynamic Infrastructure Value Replay
IBM TGVL: Financial Selling Foundation for STG Sellers Replay
IBM TGVL: Power Systems Foundation Replay
IBM TGVL: Power Systems Value Replay
IBM TGVL: STG Competitive Selling Replay
IBM TGVL: Storage Fundamentals Replay
IBM TGVL: Storage Management Foundation Replay
IBM TGVL: System x & BladeCenter Foundation Replay
IBM TGVL: System x & BladeCenter Value Replay
IBM TGVL: System z Cost & Value Replay
IBM TGVL: System z Foundation Replay
IBM TGVL: System z Fundamentals Replay
IBM TGVL: Systems Foundation Replay
IBM TGVL: Systems Fundamentals Replay
IBM TGVL: Tape Foundation Replay

IBM TGVL for Software Group Replays
IBM TGVL: Information Agenda Foundations Replay
IBM TGVL: Information Management Foundations Replay
IBM TGVL: Linux on z Software
IBM TGVL: Lotus Advanced Portal Replay
IBM TGVL: Lotus Foundations Replay
IBM TGVL: Rational Systems Fundamentals Replay
IBM TGVL: Rational IT Fundamentals Replay
IBM TGVL: Software Intermediate Topics Replay
IBM TGVL: Software Basics Replay
IBM TGVL: System z Software Foundations Replay
IBM TGVL: Tivoli Foundations Replay
IBM TGVL: WebSphere Solutions & Competitive Selling Replay
IBM TGVL: WebSphere Product Basics Replay