Description

Nutanix makes datacenter infrastructure invisible by delivering an Enterprise Cloud that enables IT to focus on the applications and services that power their business. Nutanix leverages a hybrid delivery model to capitalize on public cloud advantages while retaining the security and control of private datacenters. The Nutanix Enterprise Cloud integrates server, storage, virtualization and networking in a hyperconverged platform to run any workload, at any scale, while removing the complexity of legacy infrastructure. Deploy as a turnkey appliance or as software on leading servers.

**Targeted Audience… MEEC Members

Presenter

Jonathan Adair , Sr. Systems Engineer, Nutanix

Sr. Systems Engineer

The MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase is Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Martin’s West in Windsor Mill, MD.  The Conference will be a full day of presentations, exhibits and networking, designed to bring together MEEC Members and Vendors in both an educational and social atmosphere. 

As always, the sessions presented by MEEC Members and Vendors are critical to the success of this conference.  Member-focused sessions are always highly rated by our attendees.  In the past, Member/Vendor sessions have showcased case studies, the work they have done, their experiences, new tools, new ideas and new approaches to the use of products/services purchased from MEEC agreements. Here is your chance to help others by presenting on a topic that supports technology in education. (Please note the addition of Member-only Fast-Track Sessions.)  The deadline for session submissions is January 16, 2018 at noon.

 Sessions

• delivered by an individual or a team
• delivered by Member only, Member with a Vendor, or Vendor
• intentionally 50 minutes long so your prep is reasonable and the presentation concise
• explanatory in nature (how products are used/implemented/changed the culture) and not a sales pitch.  This is particularly important when Vendors are presenting with Members. 

Member only Fast-track Sessions

• Contains three (15 minute) presentations offered back-to-back by different MEEC members
• Encourages use and usability of products under contract with MEEC
• An example could be an easy to use technology that replaced an inefficient/manual process
• Does not include Q&A
• Required to submit the PowerPoint a week prior to the Conference (10 slides max)

The MEEC Conference Team will be determining which proposals have wide interest and appeal as the submissions are evaluated.  Our aim is to balance the program for product/software/service among K-12, Higher Ed, Libraries and general topics.  Sessions that offer wide appeal to the MEEC Membership will be rated highly.  The MEEC Conference is attended by staff from Information Technology, Purchasing, Instructional Technology, Instruction, Administration, End-users etc.   Not all submissions are awarded a session. 

Session descriptions are limited to 1,000 characters.  You will receive notification of submission results via email by January 31, 2018. Contact Darby Ashmore for the submission link.

The MEEC Office wishes all of our Members and Vendors a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday.  MEEC’s success is driven by the incredible generosity and volunteer efforts of our Members and our amazing Vendor partnerships. We are thankful for each of you.

Over the holiday, please consider hosting a session at the MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase on April 19, 2018.  Conference Session proposal submission will open on Tuesday 11/28.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Description

Paul Schaapman is CDWG’s MidAtlantic CTO. Paul is a “Data Center Visionary” and speaks at many CDWG and Partner Events in the MidAtlatnic as well as Nationally.

The Migration from current state to future state must be a well-planned roadmap. Identifying the phase in Evolution of an IT organization is key to crafting a plan to move to a cloud environment, private, hybrid and/or public. In the fast-paced environment of IT today, organizations must strive to become Disciplined, Standardized, Automated, and Optimized.

Paul Schaapman will outline the steps of moving beyond traditional infrastructure into a software-defined data center that will transform your IT to meet your Institutions Goals.

**Targeted Audience… CIO, Infrastructure VP & Director, Manager & Engineers (Server, Network, Storage, Virtualization & Application)                                       

Presenters

Erica Kordes - Account Executive

Paul Schaapman - Mid-Atlantic CTO for CDWG

Description

The next version of the McAfee endpoint is called ENS v10.5. This version is completely rearchitected for a smaller footprint, greater efficiency, and less resource intensive while adding greater more relevant security for today’s requirements.  This demonstration will review how to use the free migration tool and techniques generally used.  Additionally will review the requirements needed for next upgrade. 

**Targeted Audience…McAfee Install Base

Presenters

Frank Snyder, Account Executive , McAfee

Jim Kim, Technical Lead, McAfee

Description

Come learn how to create packages in the Admin Console including discussion on work-at-home machine access and admin roles. Discover the quickest way to get access to Support on software issues as well.   

**Targeted Audience…All IT personnel involved in Adobe software deployment.           

Presenter

Greg Baber, Enterprise Customer Support, Adobe

Description

Adobe MAX is the perfect blend of information and inspiration, practical knowledge and creative magic.  At MAX you can rejuvenate your work, your process, and your own creative journey.

**Targeted Audience…End Users including Faculty and Staff, Learning and Resource Centers, and perhaps even IT if they are interested.                                 

Presenter

Jim Babbage Sr. Solutions Consultant