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IBM Distribution Executive Symposium, March 9 & 10, 2011

Please join us for the IBM Distribution Executive Symposium, March 9 & 10, 2011, at the IBM Global Solution Center in Coppell, TX. (Just minutes from the Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport).   If you have not already registered, please do so by contacting your IBM representative today.  Registration questions can be directed to: Dan Balena at dbalena@us.ibm.com or call (678) 641-0004.

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IBM Retail Executive Symposium, March 8-9, 2011

Please join us for the IBM Retail Executive Symposium, March 8 and 9, 2011, at the IBM Global Solution Center in Coppell, TX. (Just minutes from the Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport).   If you have not already registered, please do so by contacting your IBM representative today.  Registration questions can be directed to: Dan Balena at dbalena@us.ibm.com or call (678) 641-0004.

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Netezza Business Partner Update: How to market and sell Netezza products

The IBM acquisition of Netezza has generated considerable excitement among our customers, Business Partners and analysts. In order to take advantage, your sales and business development personnel need to understand how to effectively market and sell Netezza technology.

In this webcast, learn how you can become a successful member of the growing Netezza Business Partner community.

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Time: 12PM. - 1PM EST
Dial: 888.426.6840
Participant Code: 62002724
Conference ID: 3999550
Join Webinar:  https://www.webdialogs.com/join/?schedid=3999550

Top Gun Virtual Learning: Information Management Foundations

If you need to increase your ability to sell IBM Information Management solutions, but can't get to a face-to-face class, then this is the course for you!

Join us to increase your knowledge of the Information Management product portfolio.

There's Still Time to Sponsor the IBM Business Analytics Annual Finance Forum

Just a reminder that it's not too late to purchase a sponsorship for our upcoming Finance Forum events, taking place across North America, beginning in San Jose, California on February 8.  Sponsorships will be offered to our Business Partners on a first come, first served basis, so act fast if you would like to secure a sponsorship today.  Please note that 80% of our sponsorships have been sold, send in your sponsorship form to Kim Peschier to secure your space.

 

Power of i Webcast Series

To register for any of the webcasts in this series, go to http://www.systeminetwork.com/ibmi1

Session 1: Move up to POWER7 and IBM i 7.1

Tuesday February 8, 2011 – 2 p.m Eastern time, 11 a.m. Pacific time

This session will provide an overview of the latest IBM announcements for IBM i. We will demonstrate the business value clients are experiencing with new POWER7 processor-based systems and IBM i 7.1. You will learn about best practices in moving up to the latest systems and IBM i 7.1, as well as hear client experiences as they moved to new Power Systems and IBM i 7.1.

Speakers:

• Guy Paradise, WW Marketing Manager, IBM i
• Mark Olson, WW Product Manager, IBM Power Systems
• Steve Will, Chief Architect, IBM i
• Pete Massiello, President, iTech Solutions

Session 2: The Power of IBM i Solution Editions

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 – 2 p.m. Eastern time, 11 a.m. Pacific time

This session will provide details about the new POWER7 IBM i Solution Editions delivered in partnership with industry leading ISVs. You will learn how these totally integrated solutions can lower your cost of acquisition, reduce implementation time and lower the risk of deploying new business solutions.

Speakers:

• Guy Paradise, WW Marketing Manager, IBM i
• Mike Breitbach,  ERP Development Lead, IBM i
• IBM i ISV presenter

Session 3: The Future is here: PowerHA + IBM Storage = Business Resiliency
 

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 – 2 p.m. Eastern time, 11 a.m. Pacific time

IBM i clients around the world are discovering the strategic and operational advantages that PowerHA™ combined with IBM Storage solutions contribute to establishing a modern, reliable environment for business resiliency. In this session we will discuss the product offerings and capabilities as well as discuss some actual customer topologies and how they are using this powerful combination.

Speakers:

• Steve Finnes, WW PowerHA Offering Manager, IBM
• Laural Bauer - STG Lab Services System i Consultant, IBM

 

Power of AIX webcast series - Winter 2011

The Power of  AIX webcast series - Winter 2011  is now ready for customer registrations.  

To register for any of the webcasts in this series, go to www.poweritpro.com/go/powerofaix1
(as a reminder, the Power of i webcast sries is here:  http://www.systeminetwork.com/ibmi1 )  

Session 1: Cloud on AIX

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 – 2 p.m. Eastern time, 11 a.m. Pacific time This session will review the emerging market for enterprise cloud computing solutions using virtualized AIX workloads and PowerVM™ Enterprise Edition on Power Systems servers. A growing number of IBM clients with demands for enterprise cloud solutions that offer superior scalability, reliability and performance are deploying AIX workloads on POWER7™ based systems. Businesses want to obtain superior results, more than what is possible when using commodity systems. Clients seeking such solutions now have several Power Cloud options, from customized configurations through to the ready-made IBM CloudBurst™ product offering. Speaker: Ian Robinson, PowerVM Offering Manager, IBM

Session 2: IBM AIX Systems Management on the Power platform

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 – 2 p.m. Eastern time, 11 a.m. Pacific time Reducing complexity while increasing IT efficiency is a key data center design criteria of a well-managed and smarter data center. AIX Enterprise Edition, an integrated systems management solution consisting of both Power Systems’ and Tivoli® management tools, provides data centers with the capability to discover and map their IT resources, manage the health and availability of those resources and provide the necessary tools to manage and plan for the growth of their data center. The session will include a discussion on best practices to manage a smarter data center, with practical experiences on how to plan, design and implement AIX Enterprise Edition to get the most out of your data center. Speaker: Deepa Desai, Product Line Management, STG Systems Software, IBM Jennifer Kuvlesky, Tivoli Product Manager, IBM Software Group

Session 3: PowerHA, the Power of Integration
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 – 2 p.m. Eastern time, 11 a.m. Pacific time

This webcast, featuring an analyst from the Edison Group, will focus on key characteristics of a cross platform solution verses the PowerHA® SystemMirror solution for AIX environments. Based on a white paper developed by the Edison Group, the webcast will bring out some of the key findings from the study which will be a useful tool for IT decision makers. The Edison Group white paper will be a offered as download for customers and partners attending.

Speakers:

• Barry Cohen, CTO, Edison Group
• Steve Finnes, PowerHA Offering Manager, IBM
• Ravi Shankar, Chief Architect, IBM

IBM Accepting Nominations for the 2011 Tivoli Business Partner Awards

Nominations close on February 4, 2011.

I would like to invite you to submit a nomination for the 2011 Tivoli Business Partner Awards.  These awards highlight innovation and commitment by our Business Partners across the globe and will be presented for achievements in several key areas.  This year, nominations are being accepted for the following award categories.

A new era in storage efficiency -- 1Q luncheon roadshow series

Are you ready to build and progress your IBM System Storage opportunities this year? Want your customers to evaluate IBM as their strategic platform for data storage? Then you will want to leverage these interactive invitations with your customers to the 'New Era in Storage Efficiency' roadshows.

A series of 15 customer roadshows is about to kick off across the West. At these sessions, held at upscale restaurants, the one-hour presentation will feature solutions that include the very latest in managing, storing and optimizing your data. The IBM System Storage Strategy will help drive down the cost of storage acquisition, data retention, and management and can reduce physical storage requirements by up to 50%, making future storage growth easier to accommodate. Today’s organizations have an explosion of data to store and manage but budgets are flat to only slightly up. This IBM event will feature key storage solutions that will help your customers deal with this conundrum: key technologies such as data compression; deduplication; virtualization; thin provisioning; active tiering; and pre-virtualized disk solutions, such as Storwize v7000 Rapid Application Storage (with Tivoli), XIV, and more.

IBM System Storage experts will speak at these events, presenting the three key imperatives to achieving maximum efficiency:

• Store less

• Move data to the right place

• Store more with what's on the floor

 
So, join IBM for a complimentary luncheon event .These are just a few of the key technologies that will be featured, along with real-world customer examples of financial savings derived from consolidating storage onto the latest virtualized disk platforms from IBM.
 
Dates / Locations
January 25 - Dallas, TX
January 25 - Las Vegas, NV
January 26 - Houston, TX
January 26 - Newport Beach, CA
January 27 - San Antonio, TX
January 27 - San Jose, CA
February 1 - Denver, CO
February 1 - Madison, WI
February 2 - Omaha, NE
February 2 -Salt Lake City, UT
February 3 -St. Louis, MO
February 3 -Phoenix, AZ
February 8 - Seattle, WA
February 9 - Kansas City, MO
February 10 - Honolulu, HI
 
Register for West IMT events online .

PartnerReward Education and Test Vouchers are ready for 2011

The website for requesting 2011 PartnerReward Education and Test Vouchers is now open for North America Business Partners. For details on how to take advantage of these education vouchers, click here.