NY Exchange Users Group Meets Tomorrow

NEW POLICY - You must register to gain access to the Microsoft building, see the "Details about the meeting" below. Please register early to secure a spot.

        Our upcoming New York Exchange User Group (NYExUG) meeting (Tue Nov 14th at 6pm) will be presented by EqualLogic that will feature an in-depth presentation about Storage Area Networks with a live demo, Intro to SANs, Best Practices, and a discussion and demo by Mimosa Systems (partner of EqualLogic) about Exchange Protection and Archiving in an iSCSI SAN. Mimosa is an Exchange 2007 launch partner as well.

Meeting Agenda
1. Intro to Storage
2. Overview of EqualLogic PS Series Technology
3. Overview of Mimosa Nearpoint for Microsoft Exchange Server
3. Integration with Windows (VDS, VSS, MPI/O, Boot)
4. Exchange Best Practices (Sizing, protection, etc.)
5. Product Demo

Details about the meeting

- free and open to the public

- dinner provided (pizza and drinks)

- Registration required due to security (send an email w/name to rsvp@nyexug.com) or visit www.nyexug.com for registration details). Please register early to secure a spot.

- held at the Microsoft Office, 1290 Avenue of the Americas (between 51st/52nd), 6th Fl (see Meeting Location below for additional details)

Question of the Month (answer announced at meeting and then posted to the website).

How can you allow users to use Outlook remotely without using a VPN? If you know the answer, bonus question is which protocol is thinner (the answer versus traditional Outlook communications)?

Evening Sponsored and Presented by

EqualLogic is a leading provider of enterprise-class, midrange storage area network (SAN) solutions that provide organizations of all sizes excellent return on investment in the storage industry. With a range of choices in performance, capacity, and cost, the EqualLogic PS Series' dynamic virtual storage technology delivers simple set up, automated management, reliable data protection, on-demand scalability, and multiple tiers of storage in a single SAN. The EqualLogic PS Series family is backed by comprehensive testing and qualification -- and a dedicated, world-class customer support organization. 

Mimosa Systems, Inc. delivers next-generation information management solutions for information immediacy, discovery and continuity. Mimosa NearPoint™ for Microsoft® Exchange Server is one of the industry's most comprehensive information management software solution for Microsoft Exchange, unifying email archiving, recovery and storage optimization. NearPoint assures email continuity and regulatory compliance, while leveraging cost-effective disk technologies to optimize email storage growth. Mimosa is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner recognized for its competencies in Networking Infrastructure Solutions, ISV Software Solutions, and Information Worker. For more information see www.mimosasystems.com.

Over 80% of EqualLogic's customers operate the Microsoft Windows platform with a majority of those customers additionally operating Microsoft Exchange and SQL. 100% of Mimosa's customer are running Exchange Subsequently, EqualLogic and Mimosa are very dedicated to being the default storage systems and protection applications for all things Microsoft. EqualLogic and Mimosa Systems are Microsoft Gold Certified Partners. The PS Series was the first storage system in the industry to achieve Microsoft Windows Simple SAN certification, and is also WHQL certified.  www.equallogic.com 

Just a reminder... you can find previous meetings information and upcoming events on the website.... www.nyexug.com