On May 18th, VISI will be an exhibitor at the Minnesota Real Estate Journal’s Technology Conference, held at the Double Tree Hotel in St. Louis Park.  The theme of this year’s conference is Opportunities in Developing High Performance Space & Data Centers.  The agenda includes sessions on the following topics:

How to incorporate new technology platforms into your next project

How technology has created advancements in integrated project delivery

What types of energy savings can be easily made

Key data center decisions: New construction & retrofit of existing buildings

Integrated project delivery

 

 The conference expects between 150-250 commercial real estate professionals.  Among the experts on the panel, two data center professionals from VISI – Bob Glasgow, the project manager for facilities construction at VISI and Ray Hagen, product manager for colocation, will be offering their expertise in these break-out sessions.  Details on the event along with registration are available online.

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Companies of all sizes depend on the stability and reliability of their IT infrastructure to operate successfully. Even one moment of disruption can wreak havoc on a company’s revenue and customer relationships. Businesses need a robust and comprehensive disaster recovery plan to ensure that operations run smoothly in the event of a crisis.

IBM and VISI have partnered to provide a breakfast seminar on April 1st (yes, that’s April Fool’s Day) to discuss the important elements of a disaster recovery solution. Join us and you’ll learn about cost effective ways to put together a disaster recovery solution for your company, including:

•What’s the business case for disaster recovery
•How companies both big and small can prepare for a disaster
•What are some of the essentials of a disaster recovery solution
•Examples of disaster recovery solutions that won’t break the bank
•How real world companies have made their disaster recovery and business continuity plans no joke

This event has been filling up quicker than expected, but we do still have a few spots left…first come, first serve! You can register online.

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Cloud computing continues to be a hot topic — even reaching the top of Gartner’s 2010 Hype Cycle. Many companies are trying to determine how cloud computing fits within their corporate IT strategy. We’ve partnered with Redpath Consulting Group to put on a breakfast seminar that covers several questions you will need to consider when utilizing cloud components in your IT strategy:

- What should be considered for an IaaS ROI?
- What makes an IT Infrastructure component a good candidate for IaaS?
- How can an assessment help identify cloud IaaS opportunities?
- What about the organizational change management challenge?
- How do you build a hybrid IT Strategy that includes cloud components?
- How can you create a compelling business case to justify cloud components in your IT Strategy?

The free breakfast event is on November 16th at 7:30am.  Registration is now open. 

P.S. Everyone who attends will receive a free copy of The Big Switch: ReWiring the World, from Edison to Google.

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On October 5, VISI Chief Technical Officer Jason Baker will be the guest speaker at an event hosted by the Association of Information Technology Professionals. Jason will be sharing his unique insight into cloud computing and how it is relevant to Minnesota companies. Jason’s dialogue will include a discussion on common cloud computing misconceptions, as well as predictions for upcoming technological advancements in the field. Guests are welcome to come to this event; details below.

Where: 8000 Norman Center Drive, Bloomington, MN 55437-1055. 2nd floor classroom

When: October 5, 2010 at 5:00pm

Cost: $15 donation for AITP Student Chapters

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