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Progress Report:
Key's Survey on IT Needs Last month, we launched
our study on the IT concerns of organizations in the western U.S. This
survey was developed by Key with assistance from IBM executives and computer
analysts at MC PressOnline. It’s crafted to obtain an
in-depth understanding of the challenges, opportunities and priorities
of IT organizations. Last month, Key executives attended the AVNET worldwide business partner conference. Selected from all AVNET business partners in the western U.S., Key received the Top Partner Award from Avnet and IBM. You can read more below. Last month, we also conducted seminars on Microsoft SQL Server 2005. See below for details. Finally, to see what we have contributed to MC PressOnline regarding the selection and evaluation of hardware VARs, go here.
Pete Elliot Fix Performance
Problems – Optimize your iSeries This Key Webinar focused on the needs of SMB users who desire to achieve turnkey operations, simple administration and high reliability with limited IT resources. This Webinar was designed for:
To view an archived
copy of this Key Webinar on system tuning for the iSeries, go here. Key is offering a free test drive of Director. See Key Offers below.
Key Offers Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Seminar:. Training for IBM and Microsoft Users in September Is your Microsoft SQL Server workload out of control with explosive growth? Attendees to Key’s noon-time seminars on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 held in September learned how to protect their SQL Server investments. Attendees saw how SQL Server 2005 and IBM’s System x could provide a unique solution to address scalability challenges now and in the future. Attendees to this seminar also received a complimentary evaluation copy of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise. The seminars were held in the conference room at Key’s headquarters office at 21700 Oxnard Street, Suite 250, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. To find out how you
can attend future SQL Server 2005 seminars at Key, contact Pete Elliot
at pelliot@keyinfo.com.
Continuous Server Availability with VMware Key's August Webinar explored how to keep users happy by maximizing server uptime for critical production apps. Attendees learned how to eliminate planned and unplanned Windows server downtime by using VMware for server virtualization. They saw how this cutting-edge technology eliminated the need for dedicated physical servers for each operating / configuration / application environment. The result is affordable redundancy and workload flexibility without additional hardware. This Web-based seminar included examples of how large and small enterprises are using VMware to maximize ROI and uptime. The speakers were Neil Tantingco, IBM Alliance Manager at VMware, and Ian Robinson, Director of Product Marketing at VMware. The Webinar was designed for the following audiences:
An archived copy of
this Key Webinar is available. Viewers will learn how to:
You can view the complete
41-minute recording of this Key Webinar by clicking here. Key Offers Marathon’s New everRun Products:. Proven HA and Fault Tolerant Solutions for Windows Marathon Technologies is the developer of availability solutions that were recently upgraded to expand coverage to the AMD platform. Their everRun high availability (HA) and everRun fault tolerant (FT) software solutions provide an alternative to typical cluster and failover technologies without needing proprietary hardware. With everRun, Marathon enables companies of any size to implement the appropriate level of availability necessary for their applications. everRun HA provides high availability for applications that require minimal interruption during a failure. everRun FT goes to the next level to provide complete fault tolerant solutions that eliminate downtime altogether, regardless of the failure. everRun HA and everRun FT protect all Windows applications without any customization or manual configuration. everRun HA uses patented
virtualization technology that combines two standard Intel or AMD servers
to create a single, fully redundant Windows operating environment. For
more information on Marathon everRun HA, click here.
For more on Marathon everRun FT, go here. Key Receives Top Partner Award:. Joint Avnet/IBM Award for Best Business Partner in the West In August, Key received the Top Partner Award 2006 for the West at the Avnet Business Partner Conference in Dallas, TX. Robin Della Penna, Director of Account Development at Avnet, said, "Key is a valued Premier Business Partner of both Avnet and IBM in the West. Lief Morin (Key’s President) and his team have solid, long-term partnerships with their customer base and continuously look for ways to be innovative. Key achieved significant new account growth, and Key continues to make strategic investments in their sales and technical infrastructure to fuel their growth. Key achieved year-to-year overall growth of 54 percent. Key is a dominant presence in both the SMB and enterprise space and considered a go-to Solution partner for IBM teams in their geography." Mark Martin, Vice President of Sales for Avnet’s Western Region, stated, “Key Information Systems was recognized as a Top Partner in the West for 2006 at Avnet's annual Partner Conference. Beyond Key’s consistent and strong revenue growth, they are recognized for their representation of IBM's eServer, software and storage products. Their strategic marketing along with their tactical sales efforts have made KEY a recognized go-to IBM partner in the West.”' The award was accompanied
by a sculpture
that is on display in the lobby of Key’s headquarters in Woodland
Hills. Message from Brocade to McData Users:. Letter from Brocade CEO We wanted to share
with our readers this letter from Brocade’s CEO Mike Klayko. It appeared
as an ad in the September 12, 2006, issue of The Wall Street Journal
to assure McData and Brocade customers of Brocade’s long-term support
for their current products and to help with purchasing decisions on the
Director platforms. Click here
to view the letter. Major Buyers for Servers and Storage Why are so many vendors targeting their big computer product announcements at small to medium-sized businesses? The numbers tell the story. To take just one example, The Yankee Group, in their 2006 Small & Medium Business Storage Survey, reports total storage spending growth of $13.5 billion last year. Spending growth for the storage sector by SMBs will increase an impressive 14 percent this year. Here’s how the $13.5 billion for 2006 breaks out:
As more and more SMBs adopt network storage (NAS or SAN, iSCSI or Fibre Channel), spending on storage services is expected to continue its upward trend. Upgrade from iSeries Regatta Leased Systems to New System i Are you currently leasing an IBM eServer iSeries Regatta server, but can't wait to upgrade to a hot, new IBM System i5 server? This could be your lucky day. IBM has a new upgrade program for Regatta users called IBM System i Get More, Pay Less. You can upgrade your current IBM eServer iSeries Regatta server to the latest System i5 technology simply by extending your current lease. You might even lower monthly payments by up to 10 percent or more. The IBM System i Get More, Pay Less offer lasts until December 31, 2006. IBM is offering special rates as low as 2.99% on upgrades shipped until September 30, 2006. Beginning October 1, 2006, rates will be as low as 3.49% on upgrades shipped until December 31, 2006. For more information, contact Pete Elliot at 1.818.737.2804, or pelliot@keyinfo.com. OS Director Test Drive
Free Customer Requirements Review for a VMware Solution
For more information,
contact Pete Elliot, Director of Marketing for Key, at pelliot@keyinfo.com
or call him at 1.818.737.2804. Reader Feedback:. We value your ideas
and comments. Please send your thoughts to Pete Elliot at pelliot@keyinfo.com
or call him at 1.818.737.2804. Publisher:. Key
Information Systems is an IT systems integrator and solutions provider
with specialization in corporate infrastructure, business continuity and
storage. An IBM Premier Business Partner and Microsoft Certified
Partner, the company also represents IT vendors such as Brocade, Novell
and VMware. Key’s high availability and fault tolerant solutions
are backed by a complete range of professional services including education,
critical assessment, installation, maintenance and financing. The
company has been listed as one of Inc. magazine’s Fastest Growing
Privately Held Companies in Los Angeles and has received Leadership, Beacon
and Fast Track Awards for excellence from IBM. Corporate headquarters
are in Woodland Hills, CA, with additional offices in San Francisco and
Newport Beach, CA, and Phoenix, AZ. A Business Partner Innovation
Center is maintained at the Woodland Hills location. For more information,
contact Key Information Systems, 21700 Oxnard St., Suite 250, Woodland
Hills, CA 91367, 877.442.3249, info@keyinfo.com. |
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