Special Events & Activities Archive

Some of the events we've hosted in the past include:

June 2010

Thursday, June 10th – itSMF AZ LIG
"Successful ITSM Implementation"
Customer Event: Learn about best practices recommended in delivering successful ITIL implementations. We will review the portions of the foundation needed to avoid some of the pitfalls in successfully leveraging ITIL in your organization. Registration for this event is required before June 9, 2010 as seating is limited.
Click here to register.

Tuesday, June 8th – Phoenix VMUG Conference
Be sure to visit the IT Partners Booth!

May 2010
Wednesday, May 26th – IT Partners Tech Talk – Tucson
Thursday, May 27th
– IT Partners Tech Talk – Phoenix
Customer Event By Invitation Only
Tech Talk is designed to provide informative, deep dive material that you can take back to your office and share with co-workers, bosses, etc. These are no fluff, no sales pitch workshops where you are encouraged to engage in some in-depth technical discussions with colleagues!
Managing Virtualized Data Centers: Foundational Practices and Technologies

Friday, May 7th – Network Solutions Briefing & Iron Man 2 Screening
Customer Event by Invitation Only


April 2010

Thursday, April 29th – Arizona Technology Council
"2010 Business & IT Expo: Cloud Computing/Virtualization"
Customer Event: The focus of the expo will be on cloud computing and virtualization: the challenges and solutions surrounding space, power and efficiency and the cloud, what is it and how to leverage for maximum productivity. Be sure to visit the IT Partners Booth!

Wednesday, April 21st – IT Partners Tech Talk – Tucson
Thursday, April 22nd
– IT Partners Tech Talk – Phoenix
Customer Event By Invitation Only
Tech Talk is designed to provide informative, deep dive material that you can take back to your office and share with co-workers, bosses, etc. These are no fluff, no sales pitch workshops where you are encouraged to engage in some in-depth technical discussions with colleagues!
In this session, we will provide you with a comprehensive look into “Desktop Virtualization: Separating the Hype From Reality.”

March 2010
Wednesday, March 24th – IT Partners CIO Roundtable
Customer Event By Invitation Only

Thursday, March 18th – IT Partners Tech Talk – Phoenix
Wednesday, March 17th – IT Partners Tech Talk – Tucson
Customer Event By Invitation Only
Tech Talk is designed to provide informative, deep dive material that you can take back to your office and share with co-workers, bosses, etc. These are no fluff, no sales pitch workshops where you are encouraged to engage in some in-depth technical discussions with colleagues! In this session, we will provide you with a comprehensive look into “Data Center Storage: Making Sense of Protocols, Fabrics, Convergence and Virtualization.”

Tuesday, March 11th – Lunch & Learn
"Rethinking Server Virtualization" Customer Event By Invitation Only

Tuesday, March 2nd – Lunch & Learn
"Data Backup and Recovery Options" Customer Event By Invitation Only

February 2010
Wednesday, February 17th – IT Partners Tech Talk – Tucson
Thursday, February 18th – IT Partners Tech Talk – Phoenix
Customer Event By Invitation Only:
Tech Talk is designed to provide informative, deep dive material that you can take back to your office and share with co-workers, bosses, etc. These are no fluff, no sales pitch workshops where you are encouraged to engage in some in-depth technical discussions with colleagues! In this session, we will provide you with a comprehensive look into “Server Virtualization Landscape: A Comparative Analysis.”

Thursday & Friday, January 28 & 29, 2010
HP Converged Infrastructure Road Show, End-User Event
Today's mega-trends demand a new approach to infrastructure—an infrastructure that matches the supply of IT resources with the demand for business applications. Find out how the HP converged infrastructure architecture is breaking down technology silos to simplify IT and accelerate business results.

Friday, December 18, 2009 – Briefing & Movie Screening –
featuring, Avatar,
End-User Event
TOPIC: "Unleash the Power of Virtualization" - Discover cost effective, efficient storage virtualization for your company's High Availability and Disaster Recovery needs.

Thursday, December 17, 2009– IT Partners Tech Talk,

End-User Event By Invitation Only:
Tech Talk is designed to provide informative, deep dive material that you can take back to your office and share with co-workers, bosses, etc. These are no fluff, no sales pitch workshops where you are encouraged to engage in some in-depth technical discussions with colleagues! In this session, we will provide you with a comprehensive look into “Virtual Infrastructure Data Protection.”


Thursday, December 10, 2009 – Phoenix VMUG Conference:

Be sure to visit the IT Partners Booth!


Thursday, October 29, 2009 – IT Partners Tech Talk,
End-User Event By Invitation Only:
Tech Talk is designed to provide informative, deep dive material that you can take back to your office and share with co-workers, bosses, etc. These are no fluff, no sales pitch workshops where you are encouraged to engage in some in-depth technical discussions with colleagues! In this session, we will provide you with a comprehensive look into “Virtualizing Microsoft Applications: Best Practices.”


Thursday, October 22, 2009 – IT Partners Lunch & Learn – Tucson
End-User Event By Invitation Only: Businesses today are generating more data than ever before, but are faced with limited budgets and staff. In this Lunch n’ Learn, discover how to keep critical data protected and easily meet recovery point objectives without breaking your budget.

Thursday, October 15, 2009 – IT Partners IT Executive Briefing & Dinner
End-User Event By Invitation Only

Thursday, September 24, 2009 – IT Partners Tech Talk

Tech Talk is designed to provide informative, deep dive material that you can take back to your office and share with co-workers, bosses, etc. These are no fluff, no sales pitch workshops where you are encouraged to engage in some in-depth technical discussions with colleagues! In this session, we will provide you with a comprehensive look into the Best of VMworld.

Thursday, August 27, 2009– IT Partners Tech Talk:

More than ever before, organizations are under intense pressure to ensure that their business-critical data is protected and available. That means that the physical systems, the operating environments, and the applications must be protected across all tiers of the infrastructure. In this session, we will provide you with a comprehensive look into Data Protection Foundations.

Thursday, August 13, 2009 – Tech Mixer/Phoenix

Reward your hard work with a chance to unwind and network with colleagues over some appetizers and a cold drink at Dave & Buster’s in the Tempe Marketplace! Hosted by IT Partners & Compellent.

Friday, August 7, 2009 – Briefing & Movie Screening - featuring,
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Brought to you by IT Partners, Symantec, HP LeftHand & VMware
TOPIC: “Is Your Team Prepared When Disaster Strikes?” - Discover data protection & virtualization solutions to help protect your environment from desktop to data center.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 – Tech Mixer/Las Vegas

Network with colleagues as well as industry experts from Compellent, Symantec, VMware & Vizioncore over appetizers and cold libations in Cili Restaurant at the Bali Hai Golf Club! Brought to you by IT Partners


Thursday, June 11, 2009– IT Partners Tech Talk:
Tech Talk is designed to provide informative, deep dive material that you can take back to your office and share with co-workers, bosses, etc. These are no fluff, no sales pitch workshops where you are encouraged to engage in some in-depth technical discussions with colleagues! The briefings will take place at the Hilton Suites Phoenix from 8:30am-11:30am. A full breakfast will be served prior to the discussions, so be sure to reserve your spot early. In this session, we will provide you with a comprehensive look into VMware’s latest advances of vSphere (VI4) & VMware View 3 (VDI).

Thursday, May 14th – Phoenix VMUG Conference:
Don’t miss this workshop on “Why Virtual Servers Need Virtual Storage”.


Wednesday, November 28, 2007 — 2:00pm
Featuring: Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets brought to you
by IT Partners & HP
TOPIC: Assess YOUR Exchange 2007 Readiness
Location: Hyatt Regency Phoenix & US Airway Center -- by invitation only
Why is this so important? With the proper planning and execution, you can successfully transition or migrate to Exchange Server 2007 and minimize the impact on our users and your help desk. Experts from HP's elite Customer Focused Testing (CFT) Team and IT Partners will discuss what steps you should take before you make the move to Exchange 2007 at this interactive workshop, complete with live technical demonstrations. After the seminar, enjoy networking, dinner and the Phoenix Suns game in our party suite at the US Airway Center

Thursday, October 25, 2007 — 2:30pm–5:30pm
TOPIC: Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery brought to you by IT Partners,
VMware, HP, & Intel
Location: Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
OVERVIEW: A good business continuity plan determines how a company will keep functioning, after an emergency or disruptive incident, until its normal facilities are restored.
BC/DR industry expert Kevin Burton, of Burton Asset Management, will introduce strategies, practices, tools, and techniques to help you jump-start your efforts in developing and deploying an effective business continuity/disaster recovery plan. Four critical components will be addressed: • Risk Assessment • Impact Assessment • Technology Solutions • Commitment
IT Partners will discuss some of the latest technologies that enable you to recover your IT environment simply and rapidly. Find out if you've covered all the necessary bases to protect critical data, hardware and software.
Who Should Attend?: Key business and IT leaders (CIO, CTO, CEO, CFO) who are responsible for business continuity and IT disaster recovery in their organizations

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
VMware Server Virtualization Seminar Series brought to you by IT Partners & VMware
TOPIC: Customer Cost Savings in the Datacenter
Location: Pointe HIlton at Tapatio Cliffs
OVERVIEW: Find out how VMware Infrastructure can help you cut data center hardware, power, cooling and space costs lowering your total cost of ownership by up to 50%. Also, you will hear about the latest innovations in virtual infrastructure.
Who Should Attend?: IT Managers & Directors

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Enterprise Desktop Seminar Series brought to you by IT Partners & VMware
TOPIC: Enterprise Desktop Virtualization
Location: Pointe HIlton at Tapatio Cliffs

Thursday, October 4, 2007 — IT Executive Roundtable Dinner & Wine Tasting
brought to you by IT Partners & Microsoft
TOPIC: The Effects of Technology Innovation on the Gaming and Hospitality Industry
Location: Morton's, Las Vegas
Why is this so important? Regardless of the industry, no company today can ignore technology trends if they wish to remain competitive and successful in the long term. This IT Executive Roundtable is designed to provide senior industry executives (CIO, CTO, Director level) with a broad introduction to the strategic aspects of implementing and managing technology and innovation.
• Bill Gustafson, Retail & Hospitality Industry Solution Specialist for Microsoft will discuss "New Technology and the Impact at the Property Level." He will also give an update on the State of ISVs .
• A brief executive level presentation by Bill Cassidy, VP of Technology for IT Partners on, “Solving Business Issues With Next-Generation Infrastructure.”

Thursday, August 23, 2007
TOPIC: Tech Talk & Lunch: "Virtually Taking IT to the Next Level"
Location: Gordon Biersch, Las Vegas
Virtualization is a fundamental technological innovation that allows IT professionals to deploy creative solutions to business challenges. Using virtual infrastructure solutions, enterprise IT managers can address challenges that include: Server Consolidation and Containment, Test and Development Optimization, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery and Enterprise Desktop. Enjoy lunch while you discuss these issues and others

Thursday, August 16, 2007 — Senior IT Executive Luncheon
Topic: Technology Optimization: "Influencing the Bottom Line"
Location: Mortons, Phoenix, AZ
Why is this so important? IT executives are constantly faced with multiple challenges – budgetary pressures, staffing, maintaining service levels, data security, aligning and executing in support of business strategy and many others.

Achieving IT flexibility requires a well planned and consistent approach that draws together the domains of infrastructure, software, and operations. The optimization approach to IT management enables IT leaders to reduce costs and make better business decisions. Program highlights will include: a brief, executive level presentation addressing the technology optimization and the opportunity to participate in topic specific peer-to-peer discussions over a fabulous Morton’s lunch

Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Featuring: Dbacks vs. Dodgers – TOPIC: Driving Business Performance to a New Level
Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Increasing business performance is important at all levels: strategic, tactical and organizational. That's why implementing a scalable solution makes good business sense. In this seminar, we will review the benefits of using a Microsoft BI Platform on HP servers to optimize system performance. After the seminar, enjoy networking, dinner and the Diamondbacks game in our party suite

Thursday, May 17, 2007
Featuring: Tee Up for the 3rd Annual IT Partners Golf Tournament
Location: Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale, AZ
Join IT Partners, VMware & HP for an overview of how Linux and virtualization can help you maximize your IT environment. Of course, the afternoon wouldn't be complete without lunch, golf, goodie bags, contest prizes and more!

Thursday, April 19, 2007
Featuring: “Revving” Up Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Location: Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
IT Partners and VMware is hosting an informative session on bringing the benefits of server virtualization - improved manageability and utilization, reduced TCO and better data security - to your desktop environment with Virtual Desktop infrastructure. Attendees are invited to participate in activities at the Bondurant facility following the seminar

Thursday, January 25, 2007
IT Partners and VMware will host an informative seminar on the benefits of Virtual Lab Automation

 

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