As Vice President of the West Michigan Technology Association (WMTA), Catherine works very closely with the organization. Below is more information regarding WMTA’s upcoming events covering topics of interest within the telecommunications field.
WMTA monthly meetings take place at ITT Technical Institute located at 1980 Metro Court SW in Wyoming, Michigan beginning at 11:45am and usually conclude around 1:30pm. Registration is free for WMTA members with a $15 fee for guests and lunch is included. If you are interested in attending any WMTA events, please contact Samantha at sgorton@symplicitycom.com.
We hope you can join us for these upcoming meetings.
April 15, 2010
Topic: Virtualization & the Eco-System of the Data Center
This presentation is going to talk about what virtualization is at the Compute, Network , and Storage levels. There may be small portions where we get really technical and geeky.
* Virtualization benefits
* Virtualization pitfalls to be aware of
* Some unique features that can make IT departments more agile
* Virtual Machine and Data Center portability
* Business Process aware virtualization
Speaker: Craig L. Chapman, MCPc
Craig started his IT career in 1995 assisting system admin at East Kentwood High School, setting up a state-of-the-art CAD lab during one of his course hours. After getting bitten by the “technology bug”, Craig worked at both customer end-user and VAR positions. Accenture, Northrop-Grumman, Trivalent Group, and MCPc to name a few. Craig’s focus is to assist businesses in virtualization acceptance and help them see the value of it’s implementation. Holding a large number of technical certifications and over 15 years experience, Craig looks to empower IT to understand its impact on the business user community that IT is asked to support and enhance.
May 20, 2010
Topic: Why cellular reporting and bill management is more critical than ever!
Speakers Steve and Catherine will present the latest software from Matsch that puts cellular reporting at the fingertips of the users. Finally, an easy solution to managing hundreds, and even thousands of cellular phones. The latest from Sprint, Verizon and AT&T will be discussed.
Speakers: Steve Schafer, Matsch Systems and Catherine Lazarock, Symplicity Communications, Inc.
