Sirius Connect 4Q 08

April, 2010

Sirius and Datatel Join to Help Clients Build Strategic Academic Enterprises

Sirius has entered into a strategic partnership with Datatel, a leading provider of technology solutions and professional business services to higher education institutions throughout North America. Sirius will provide Datatel clients with a secure source for advanced infrastructure design, hardware and software products, and professional services.

IBM Global Financing Introduces New Finance Solutions for POWER7 Technology

IBM has made headlines with its sweeping POWER7 announcement, rolling out a broad range of new Power Systems servers that provide twice the performance of the previous POWER6 processor and support up to four times the number of virtual servers per system. Now Sirius is working with IBM Global Financing to offer a broad range of complementary financial offerings for all POWER7 client segments.

Highlights of Lotusphere 2010

As always, Lotusphere, the premier event for the enterprise collaboration community, was packed with information, updates and a look into the future. In his webcast Highlights of Lotusphere, Don Browning, Collaboration Solution Specialist at Sirius, takes you through the major highlights of the week.

Overwhelmed Data Volumes: A New Answer for an Old Problem

A recent white paper from IBM explains the challenges of uncontrolled data growth, and the benefits of implementing solutions from their InfoSphere and Optim brands to manage the way data is archived, stored, accessed and retired.

Let Sirius Help Implement the Latest z/OS on Your System z Server with zBuild Assist

While many companies may seek to avoid costly operating system upgrades, the costs of not upgrading can often outweigh those of performing the upgrade. To help you get the most from your System z hardware, Sirius offers zBuild Assist, a service that provides the expertise to plan, implement, and install the most recent version of z/OS.

NetApp Plays Significant Role in the Making of "Avatar"

Avatar was the most technologically demanding movie in history, with effects that required 35,000 computer processing cores and filled up as much storage as the three "Lord of the Rings" movies combined. And advanced storage technologies from NetApp had the leading role in terms of storing and managing all the terabytes of data generated for the movie.

Upcoming Events and Live Webcasts

Click on any event for additional details. Sirius Executive Briefings are offered by invitation only. If you are interested in attending an Executive Briefing, please contact your Sirius account executive.

4/13/10: SEMINAR
Lotusphere Comes to You Seminar - Fairport, NY

4/14/10: HAPPY HOUR
Sirius-Hosted Happy Hour at IBM POWER7 Symposium - Dallas, TX

4/15/10: LIVE WEBCAST
Third Thursday Tivoli Demonstration Webcast

4/27/10: SEMINAR
Introducing IBM Cognos Express Seminar - Troy, MI

* For all Sirius events, special offers and live webcasts, go to MySiriusZone and click on Events

New Resources

» Case Study: Collin County Cuts Costs,
xxImproves Services with Technology
xxInvestment

» Datatel Adds IT Infrastructure Partners to
xxHelp Clients Build Strategic Academic
xxEnterprises

» Network Discovery Assessment from
xxSirius

» IBM Rational Developer for Power
xxSystems Software (RDp) Training
xxCourse

» Virtualized Linux Servers for System z

» Encryption Offerings for System z

» System z Server Time Protocol Services

» System z DASD Migration Services


Going to the
IBM POWER7 Symposium
in Dallas April 13-15?

Join our Happy Hour April 14 at 6 PM for all our clients in attendance!

New Webcast On Demand

Lotusphere 2010 Highlights!

View any of our webcasts on demand on MySiriusZone
at your convenience, 24x7.
Just go to www.mysiriuszone.com/,
go to the Events menu,
and then click on Webcasts.


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