© logicalis group about the logicalis it forum. are you a large-scale system i user, interested in...
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© Logicalis Group
About the Logicalis IT Forum
Are you
A large-scale System i user,
interested in the application of the System i platform from both business and technical perspectives, and
keen to network with your peer group of large-scale System i users in the UK?
What is the IT Forum?
An initiative, in place since 1995, between Logicalis Computing Solutions and IBM's Rochester development labs
Aims:
provide a forum where the specific issues relevant to the UK's largest System i users are addressed
give an opportunity to exchange views and ideas with other people running large System i installations
supply a direct and regular conduit between the UK's largest System i users and the Rochester Labs, to influence development strategies and provide the Labs with important feedback on the issues facing large users
How it works
We host and facilitate - neither a sales opportunity nor a profit-making enterprise
Quarterly meetings
Some of the best hotels in the UK
Dinner, overnight stay, 1-day Forum
Single topic
IBM speaker
Annual Rochester visit
3-day Forum
Broad range of topics
In the main labs, not the Executive Briefing Center
Corporate annual membership fee: £2,500, to cover all expenses including flights
Additional delegates for any Forum at cost
Some Forums
June 2004
Ettington Park
High Availability
Steve Finnes, iSeries Large Enterprise and High Availability Segment Manager, IBM Rochester, and Debbie Saugen, Technical Owner of iSeries
Backup and Recovery, IBM Rochester
March 2003 and March 2007
Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath
IBM’s strategy for System i
Mike Smith, System i Software Manager, IBM Rochester
March 2006
Dorchester Hotel (10th Anniversary
Meeting)
Corporate Networking
Futures
Kevin Regan, Cisco
What a member says …
"I am new to the IT Forum, this was my first visit and it was a day very well spent, I was simply able to listen to senior developers and executives from Rochester, the home of the iSeries. It gave me an insight into their way of thinking and a look into the future for the key platform in our IT strategy. This level of IBM staff is not normally available to me in a boardroom environment with a small user group, I feel that I can gain more from this forum than any of the other iSeries events I attend.
The content is a great mix of technology and its application to business. The speakers are not just technicians but have a wealth of experience in the direct application of this technology with large customers. Another key benefit is the ability to discuss common issues with other users of large iSeries systems, this exchange of information with my peer group of IT Directors is of equal value to the technical strategy from Rochester. The location of this event in a nice hotel and the format of evening meal and overnight stay makes for a relaxed atmosphere and contributes to the effectiveness of the workshop.
I believe this Forum is well worth the investment of my time and represents good value for money, I would commend it to anyone in senior IT management responsible for making the most of iSeries technology."
