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Summer 2012 

  • SOX Turns 10:  Despite controversy, financial regulations have led to significant IT improvements...
  • Replication for VMs:  Zerto delivers easy, cost-effective business continuity and disaster recovery for virtualized environments...
  • The A(pplication) Team:  IJJC takes the risk out of custom software development projects...
  • Fraud Drives Cybercrime:  Targeted attacks pose increased risk to organizations, with successful attacks costing businesses more than $100,000 per incident...

Spring 2012

  • Windows Shopping:  Don’t skip Windows  7 migration while waiting for Windows  8, analysts say...
  • Find It, Fix It:  Network management  systems provide insight into network capacity, performance  and  resilience, helping to improve efficiency and  cut costs...
  • VoIP Going  Mobile:  Mobile VoIP is increasingly popular because it combines IP desk phone functionality with the flexibility of smartphones...
  • Too Much  Information?:  Practice of asking job applicants for Facebook passwords  stirs privacy debate...

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Texas Technology Summit - April 17th - Houston Reliant Center

Sequel Data Systems will be particapating in the Texas Technology Summit on 4/17/2013 from 8am until 5pm.  The event will be at the Houston Reliant Center in Houston, TX.  

We will have our mobile data center out in front of this Technology Summit event, providing hardware and software demonstrations for customers attending the show. 

This year is shaping up to be their largest event to date and we are excited to announce we will have our mobile Datacenter on site for hands on demonstrations.

To register for the event click here and use the code sequel to receive a complimentary registration!

Click here to add it to your calendar

Webinar: Stop force fitting physical DR into your virtualization strategy.

Is your business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) solution aligned with virtualization?

Until recently, the challenges of protecting and replicating enterprise virtual environments have proven to be complex and expensive. Zerto  is the first hypervisor-based solution that addresses the protection and replication of these environments, resulting in increased flexibility, better asset utilization, and reduced operational and maintenance costs.

Together, Sequel Data Systems and Zerto are replacing traditional BC/DR solutions that were not built to deal with the virtual paradigm.

Want to learn how to simplify replication of mission-critical applications, ensure maximum uptime, and reduce network overhead? Register below to join Sequel and Zerto for an interactive discussion.

Click Here to RSVP 

Webinar: Enterprise-class BC/DR in a Virtual Environment      

DATE:  Tuesday September 18, 2012
TIME:  10:00 am - 11:00 am CT

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10:10 AM: Zerto: DR for your virtualized environment

10:50 AM: Q&A


Sequel Data Systems Announces Mobile Data Center (MDC) event in Austin, TX with EMC to showcase VSPEX solutions that transform Information Technology (IT)

Sequel Data Systems and EMC are pleased to announce an event that will showcase the EMC VSPEC solutions in the Sequel Data Systems Mobile Data Center (MDC) in Austin, Texas.

Location: The Park (at the Domain)
Address: 11601 Domain Drive, Austin, Texas 78758
Date: Friday, September 14th 2012
Time: 11am - 2pm
Register: HERE

Introducing VSPEX proven infrastructures from Sequel Data and EMC

Transform IT to accelerate your journey to the cloud with new VSPEX proven infrastructure solutions from Sequel Data Systems and EMC. Simplify virtualization, increase efficiency, and improve flexibility. Choose best-in-class virtualization, server, network, storage, and data protection options that fit seamlessly with your current environment.
With VSPEX, you can:

  • Keep IT Simple. Deploy, manage, provision, and protect your infrastructure-quickly and easily.

  • Boost Efficiency. Get optimized performance for higher availability, better storage utilization, and faster backups.

  • Stay Flexible. Choose the right option for your business needs, and scale as you grow.

Find out how EMC VSPEX takes the stress out of managing your infrastructure with simple, efficient, flexible solutions.

You are invited to see LIVE Demonstrations on how the VSPEX proven infrastructure solutions solve some of the biggest IT challenges in the Sequel Data Systems Mobile Data Center (MDC).

Food and beverage will be served following the demonstrations at The Park @ The Domain.

Door64 Happy Hour (North Austin)

Sequel Data Systems and Unitrends are hosting a happy hour event with Door64 in Austin, TX on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 from 05:30 pm to 08:30 pm at The Park (The Domain, North Austin).  The event will feature a live demonstration of the Unitrends solution in the Sequel Data Systems Mobile Data Center (MDC).  To register, click here.

Event Details

What: Door64 Happy Hour sponsored by Sequel Data and Unitrends
Who: IT Professionals
When: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 / 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Where: The Park, 11601 Domain Drive #200, Austin, TX 78758 [Map]
How (much): Free!
Food: Provided!
Why: Expand your local network, learn about Sequel Data Systems and Unitrends, have a good time. So why not?
Parking: Lots of free parking in lot next to The Park, and in the garage across the street.

About Sequel Data Systems, Inc.:

Sequel Data Systems, Inc. provides IT consulting and integration services for many top technology vendors.  Sequel Data Systems is a nationally recognized IT solutions provider, delivering business value to organizations of all kinds through advanced technologies.  Since 1986, our success has been built upon our industry expertise and a track record for delivering high quality consulting and IT solutions for many public sector and commercial accounts.. 

About Unitrends: 

Unitrends, a leader in enterprise-level data protection, offers the #1 all-in-one backup solution for virtual, physical and cloud. Building on over 20 years of industry firsts, Unitrends continues to lead the market.  Unitrends is used by IT professionals for backup of their virtual and physical servers and for performing disaster recovery to remote locations or to private or public cloud.  

About Door64:

Founded in 2007 by Matt Genovese, Door64 is an organization of over 20,000 technology professionals from Austin, Texas working high-tech fields such as software, information technology (IT), mobile, hardware, and semiconductors.

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North Austin Happy Hour

Sequel Data Systems is partnering with Door64 to host the North Austin Happy Hour on Wednesday, August 15th.  Mark your calendar and watch this space for further updates.

Door64 is an organization of over 20,000 technology professionals from Austin, Texas working high-tech fields such as software, information technology (IT), mobile, hardware, and semiconductors.

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You're invited to attend a live demonstration of new technology  in the Sequel Data Systems Mobile Data Center. 

Learn how we can help you to put technology to work for  your business.

We will be hosting events across the state of Texas and welcome  you to join us.  

We will be showcasing the Gen8 servers from Hewlett Packard  (HP), as well as the latest technologies and solutions from HP,  EMC, Spectra Logic, Crossroads, VMware and Veeam.   

Learn about latest storage innovations to increase capacity, speed and ease of use.  Discover the hidden benefits of Active  archive applications and LTFS which allow tape to be used as  NAS storage.

Live demonstrations will begin at the top of each hour from 9 am  until 2pm.  We also have the capability to tailor the demonstrations to your specific environment.  If you would like a  customized demo, be sure to reserve your spot today!  

Click one of our conference links below to RSVP.

 

 

Corpus Christi, TX      

DATE: JULY  26 2012

TIME: 9am - 3pm

LOCATION:  Education Service Ctr., Region 2  

ADDRESS:  209 North Water St.

Corpus Christi, Texas 78401

MORE: Registration CLOSED

Please contact us if you have an interest in our MDC


 

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Join Veeam®, Tintri and Sequel Data Systems for a private screening of Superman: Man of Steel, exclusively for IT professionals. Attend this FREE event, and before the movie, you’ll learn how these innovative companies have partnered to bring you a joint solution that reduces costs, and maximizes your virtual environment. You’ll learn about:

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Rapid VDI deployment

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Unbelievably fast, cost-effective cloning and replication

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The new Tintri Replicate VM solution for virtual environments

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WHEN AND WHERE:

Friday
June 14

9 a.m. CT

Alamo Drafthouse Village
2700 W Anderson Lane
Austin, TX 78757

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Sequel Data will have its Mobile Data Center (MDC) onsite! With its MDC, Sequel Data has the unique ability to bring the latest technology and best-of-breed IT solutions to you! Come check it out!

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