DFWCUG Newsletter

July 2008 Newsletter

Volume 12 No. 7

The Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group is a non-profit independent users group which meets on the first Wednesday of every month for the open exchange of technical information regarding the networking industry and Cisco products for the benefit of Cisco users.

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July Meeting	meeting sponsor


Date:	Wednesday July 2, 2008

Topic:	ASR 1000 Technical Deep Dive and Integration with Unified WAN Services
	The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers are an innovative new line of Cisco routers designed to address the emerging needs of the Unified WAN Services edge. While combining the best attributes of existing Cisco routers, the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers deliver a resilient and secure next-generation WAN infrastructure, with powerful performance and scalability for embedded services. This discussion will go through the technical attributes of the ASR 1000 series, discuss Cisco's placement in the network architecture and explore solutions where the ASR is the optimal fit.
Speakers:	Corey Kaiser, Cisco Systems, Global SE Texas Enterprise. CCIE R&S, BSEET Degree, 15 years industry experience, 9 year Cisco veteran

Time:	6:00-6:30 PM - Catered dinner provided 6:30-9:00 PM - Presentations 9:00-9:30 PM - Networking with your fellow packet-heads

Place:	Cisco's Richardson Campus 2200 E President George Bush Building 6 - Larissa Conference Room Richardson, TX (214) 575-3192 Enter on the East side - sign in Google map

Tech Bits

New Products and Features

Transform the Data Center with Unified Fabric
Consolidate LAN, SAN, and server cluster traffic on a 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric to help improve operational efficiency and lower costs. Website. Read more.

New Resources

For those of you looking for technical training, our Cisco Tech Days Seminar Series is coming to a city near you.

Building a Technology Foundation to Deliver State-of-the-Art Healthcare
Cisco switching, security, and wireless products bring vital information to the bedside, improve quality of care, and support advanced video and telemedicine services. Case study. Read more.

Video-Ready Campus Network at a Glance
Read a summary of how Cisco Catalyst switches optimize, secure, and scale for video requirements in campus networks. At-a-Glance. Read more.

Enterprise-Class Teleworker Design Validated by Cisco
This Cisco Validated Design is for an end-to-end manageable, secure, and integrated turn-key architectural solution for remote offices and Teleworkers. Read more.

The Mandate for a New Network Design
Read this white paper by Webtorials that provides the case for a 21st-century network design. White paper. Read more.

News and Updates

Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router Excitement Accelerates
Join us at Networkers Cisco Live! for four in-depth sessions on Cisco ASR 1000 Series architecture, deployment, and services implementation. Register now.

Cisco Midrange Routers' Architecture and Interfaces. Read more.

Deploying Cisco IOS Software Security. Read more.

Critical Services for the Next-Generation Unified WAN. Read more.

Multiservice Edge Architectures and Solutions for Service Providers. Read more.

Join the Data Center Team at Cisco Live
Learn about the latest data center technologies, test drive Cisco's Data Center Assurance program and understand how Cisco can help solve your most pressing data center challenges. Register now.

Talk to Cisco Experts Using Second Life Virtual TechChats
Join us inworld on June 24, 25, and 26 for TechChats on the following topics: Workspace-Ready Networks, Transforming the WAN Edge, and Unified Communications. Read more.

Leading the Transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet in Data Centers: eWeek Review
Cisco's newly minted Cisco Catalyst 4900M can help network engineers transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet by offering a mixture of fixed and swappable card-based ports.
Read more.

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Is the Recipient of Interop 2008 Product of the Year
This is the first data center-class switch in the Cisco Nexus portfolio offering transport flexibility, operational continuity, and infrastructure scalability. Watch now.

Cisco Events, Webcasts, and Seminars. Read more.

Study Groups

Cisco Reaches 1 Millionth Certification Issued Milestone!

On April 9, 2008, Cisco announced a major milestone in its ongoing efforts to equip more people for successful careers in networking. To date, Cisco has issued more than 1 million certifications to networking professionals, including nearly 20,000 Cisco® CCIE® expert-level credentials.

To learn more about the Cisco certification programs, please visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/getcertified

Update – We hope to have a CCIE Voice study group soon. Stay tuned!

Tom Young

Door Prizes

At each meeting, we give away Cisco Press books that have been donated by Cisco Press - thanks Jamie! Meeting sponsors have also been known to provide door prizes... so make sure you get your raffle ticket and as always - you must be present to win.

Presentations

Upcoming:

Aug - Nexus 5000
Aug - TBD

We are always looking for good speakers. If you would like to do a presentation for the group or if you know someone that would like to do a presentation, please contact us.

Eric Severson

Vice President

The Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group officers:

President, founding officer, web - Ken Cooper
Vice President, Presentations Director - Eric Severson
Education/Certifications Director - Tom Young
Marketing Director - Mark Szewczul
Cisco liaison and Technical Advisor - Mark Egan

You June contact any officer at `first-initial``last-name @ cisco-users.org, ie, kcooper

or go directly to the DFWCUG officers page.

Sponsorships

The Dallas-Fort Worth Cisco Users Group is an all volunteer group that receives its funding from generous sponsors. We encourage our members to patronize our sponsors in order that we June continue to receive contributions.

So how does your company become a sponsor of the Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group? Contact us and we'll describe the benefits of Gold, Silver and Bronze level sponsorships.

Mark Szewczul

Marketing Director


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