Wed. November 12th, 6:53pm at FreeGeek -- 1731 SE 10th Ave.

Speaker: Gabrielle Roth Topic: 600 Simple Strategies for Sanely Summarizing Cisco Syslogs

Syslog is a handy troubleshooting tool, but only if you actually read what's logged. I wrote a Cisco syslog parser & reporter as part of our network fault-management system. We'll go over:

• network management basics
• why we needed this specific tool
• why I created my own tool from scratch (instead of using an off-the-shelf solution)
• how I did it & what the results were, and
• what I'm going to do next.

You don't need to be a Cisco engineer or even know much Perl to get something out of this talk.

As always, the meeting will be followed by social hour at the Lucky Lab.

On Tuesday, April 26, 2011 the Oregon Computer Consultants Association presents the Pac NW Team of Cisco's Small Business division for an exciting talk about Voice over IP and Cisco's commitment and offerings in the Small Business Space.

We will discuss certification requirements, how to "come to the Cisco SMB VoIP Party", overall product strategy, and marketing programs available for partners. Local Cisco Sales Engineer, John Somm, will also delve into the product families applicable to Small Business partners, and Small Businesses themselves. We will discuss a brand new product that cannot be mentioned as of press time – there is guaranteed to be quite a bit of buzz on the street by the date of this event though around this exciting new product family. We will talk about feature set, how to successfully position, sell, and place these products – and see what "whizz bang" features get end users excited and willing to make investments for. Interspersed throughout the evening will be conversations around SIP and other money saving "game changer" technologies.

Who: Dolly Brantley – Small Business Account Manager for PAC NW – along with her Sales Engineer – John Somm. Both John and Dolly are dedicated Small Business professionals!

The meeting will be held at the Red Lion at the Convention Center. The meeting is free and open to the public, however space is limited so please RSVP at meetup.com/itpro-70.

When: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:00p.m. - 7:00 p.m. No Host Dinner/Networking 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Meeting/Presentation

Where: Red Lion at the Convention Center 1021 NE Grand Avenue Portland, OR 97232 503-235-2100

Bio: Dolly Brantley – Small Business Account Manager for PAC NW – along with her Sales Engineer – John Somm. Dolly has been with Cisco for 3 and ½ years focusing on small business in the Pacific Northwest. Prior she worked as a recruiter at an IT staffing firm in Raleigh, NC. John Somm brings 15+ years of Computer networking experience to the conversation, with a background in Security, along with his current love of the Voice over IP market. Both John and Dolly are dedicated Small Business professionals!

Join us for this informative lunch seminar that will show you how to transform your business or agency with Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions.

DISCOVER how M2M solutions are enabling organizations like yours to: • Increase operational efficiencies • Improve customer or end-user experience • Enhance safety and security • Generate new revenue streams

HEAR from industry experts that have developed and deployed innovative M2M solutions in a variety of industries.

SEE demonstrations of M2M products and services that are available now, offering you new ways of engaging and enabling your assets, your workforce and your customers or citizens.

MEET with Verizon’s M2M specialists and solutions providers to discuss how your business or agency can benefit from M2M solutions.

LOCAL PARTNERS In the last year, one of our main initiatives is to help customers integrate wireless into their products. We will be showcasing some of these partners at CTT. Come talk with them about how Verizon Wireless has helped them develop their products.

This introductory session is an open Q&A for anyone interested in pursuing a CCNA or CCNP certification and an open forum for other networking questions. Whether you want to know how the Internet works, or just master your home network, this will be your opportunity to ask a network expert the questions you've been pondering.

Getting up to speed in OpenStack can be challenging. Whether you're just getting involved or trying to find the deepest details on a given project, where to start is not obvious. Vern Hart (Director of Delivery at Solinea) will cover the landscape of training options available, as well providing a roundup of the best sources of OpenStack information out there. He'll also give some guidance on interacting with the community and how best to leverage the knowledge of the thousands of brilliant developers available via mailing list or IRC.

Vern Hart is the Director of Delivery at Solinea. He is a proven consultant specializing in open infrastructure and helping customers adopting new infrastructure architectures and solutions. Vern has over 20 years of systems administration experience. Prior to Solinea, He was CTO at three separate companies including his own which eventually merged with their largest competitor. Most recently Vern was Director of Support Operations and Training at Morphlabs where he was instrumental in the migration of Morphlabs onto OpenStack from Eucalyptus. He has proven success in both systems development and engineering roles.

Dinner & drinks provided.

Please note our gracious hosts code of conduct: https://docs.puppetlabs.com/community/community_guidelines.html#event-code-of-conduct

Join in a security round table discussion with the industry’s leading security vendors.

Fortinet • Palo Alto Networks • Cisco • RiskSense

An open forum for security professionals.

Don’t miss the chance to interact with the CenturyLink Cybersecurity team and some of the industry’s top security technology providers. Network with other security professionals in your industry while you learn about the latest security technology trends. Lunch, drinks and promotional giveaways will be provided.

Topics of Discussion: - Centurylink Cybersecurity Services and Analysis - Cyber threat State of the Union Analysis - Vendor Specific Threat Analysis and Response - Securing Hybrid Cloud Networks - Meeting Security Regulatory Requirements - The Future of Cyber Attacks

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers is partnering with Hadas Cassorla, JD, MBA, CISSP, CIPT of Act-On for an evening presentation "Breaking and Entering - Cybersecurity." Hadas Cassorla, has a lot of letters after her name, but the three letters she cares the most about are Y-E-S. She helps organizations build strong, actionable and implementable security programs by getting buy-in from the boardroom to the basement. She is currently Director of IT Security/Security Architect at Act-On in Portland, Oregon.

Bring your Resume! IT Motives will be present. i.t.motives is a niche IT recruiting, staffing, and consulting company.

Whether you are looking to advance your career or are new to IT, you will learn about opportunities within IT and Project Management that are essential in providing the skills and solutions that today’s employers desire.

Small bites provided.