CCUG September 16th Meeting – 2nd annual Carolina Technology and Conference Expo

Support the growing LOCAL Columbia, SC Technology community! Instead of the September CCUG User’s group meeting, a group of local IT leaders are hosting a wide ranging Technology Conference and Expo. Come by and learn about the latest technology as well as better using the technology that you have. More info to come.

Save the date

2nd annual
Carolina Technology and Conference Expo

Date: September 16, 2010

Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm

Location: Columbia Convention Center

Keynote Speakers:
Steve Benjamin, Mayor of Columbia, SC
Randy Senn, CIO of SCANA Corporation

Featuring:

Partial list of sponsors hosting an expo table or a concurrent speaking
session includes: Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, EMC, Google, Citrix, NetApp, Dell,
Symantec, Veeam, Wyse, eGroup, and many more. A full list of sponsors,
speakers, and concurrent session topics coming soon! Special invitation to the SC
VMware User’s Group and the Microsoft Exchange User’s group.

Register and watch for updates on our site:

www.carolinatechnologyconference.com

Breakfast, Lunch and Door Prizes provided for registered attendees. Last
year over 600 Technology professionals attended the event!

SIP Presentation

The SIP Presentation is attached from CCUG’s July Meeting. The presentation was done by Marty Jefferson, who is with Internetwork Engineering.

SIP Presentation

July 29th Meeting – SIP Trunking

Please join us on July 29th when Marty Jefferson from Internetwork
Engineering and Triad Telecom discuss SIP Trunking.

The meeting will be from 12:00 – 2:00 at Nexsen Pruet at 1230 Main Street.

Please RSVP so we can have a better count for food. We will have some Cisco Press books to give away.

May 27th Meeting – Cisco Product Refresh

Please join us on May 27th for a review of the latest Cisco products.

The meeting will be from 12:00 – 2:00 at Nexsen Pruet at 1230 Main Street.

Please RSVP so we can have a better count for food.

April 15th Meeting

I want to thank everyone for attending and here are some links on helping you achieve your certifications.

Also we are working on setting up a lab environment so if you have any old equipment lying around and want to contribute, please email me.

Cisco Learning Network

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/

Cisco Blog (Unofficial)

http://www.ciskoblog.com/

Packetlife

http://www.packetlife.net

CCIE Training

http://www.ine.com/

April 15th Meeting – Certification Discussion

Please join us on April 15th for a round table discussion on Cisco Certifications. We will discuss the latest changes in certifications, study practices, and life experiences.

The meeting will be from 12:00 – 2:00 at Nexsen Pruet at 1230 Main Street.

Please RSVP so we can have a better count for food.

Online Collaboration Enhances Business Operations at Nexsen Pruet

Our very own Carlos Rodriguez has written a article for ILTA White Papers. The article is on how online collaboration enhances business operations at Nexsen Pruet. Check the article at the following link,

http://www.mygazines.com/issue/7694

CCUG February Presentation

Please join me in congratulating Carlos Rodriguez on achieving his Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) status.

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend this meeting and for all the great participation. This was definitely one of our best presentations.

I’d like to especially thank Will Hayden on the great job of presenting and explaining MPLS. Here is the presentation along with the configuration information. I can’t wait to try it out.

MPLS LAB

MPLS PPT

Update – Please note the February Meeting has been changed to February 25th

The meeting will not be held on February 18th but has been moved to February 25th.

February 25th Meeting – MPLS Presentation

The February 25th meeting will be on MPLS. Will Hayden will be giving a presentation on setting up and configuring MPLS. NWN will be sponsoring this meeting.

We will have some Cisco Press books to give away.

The meeting will be from 12:00 – 2:00 at Nexsen Pruet at 1230 Main Street.

Space is limited so please RSVP for our February meeting. Everyone who RSVP will get double the chance to win the door prizes. Guest will still have a chance to get a door prize if they don’t RSVP. We also would appreciate a RSVP so we can have a better count for food.

Don’t forget to check the website.

http://ccug.wordpress.com/

New CCNP TSHOOT Book has appeared!

http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=1587058448

Looks like the new CCNP TSHOOT book will be published in February.