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Alliance Technologies Hosts Citrix Geek Speak Road Trip
June 26, 2008
If you attended the Citrix Synergy 2008 event, then you are aware
of the craze over Geek Speak Live.
Sponsored by Citrix, Alliance Technologies brought Geek Speak to Des
Moines, giving you facilitated learning from thought leaders and tech
experts, including renowned author Douglas Brown, technical evangelist
Barry Flanagan, system architect and industry pundit Jason Conger
and Alliance Technologies' very own Michael Keen.
This open forum event gave the audience the chance to run the show
and included discussions and input from experts in the delivery infrastructure
community.
Event Details:
Wednesday, June 25th
1:00PM - 4:30PM Central
Location: The Des Moines Golf and Country Club
1600 Jordan Creek Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266
About Douglas Brown
Douglas Brown worked at Citrix Systems, Inc. as a Senior Systems Engineer
from 2001 to 2004 at which time he was voted Systems Engineer of the
Year 2002 by his peers and management at Citrix. He was awarded the
Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) by Microsoft Corporation
in 2005 through 2008 for his contributions to the industry. He was
also a charter award winner of the Citrix Technology Professional
(CTP) for his continued support of the Citrix community.
Mr. Brown authored the popular “Methodology in a Box” book
covering best practice project management in a Citrix deployment and
developed Advanced Print Manager, a software application for the management
of printers in a server based computing environment. Doug started
the very successful DABCC Radio, a virtualization podcast show where
he interviews the movers and shakers in the virtualization world.
Mr. Brown has earned worldwide recognition for his dedication to providing
server-based computing and virtualization professionals with proven
solutions for implementation, infrastructure design, time-saving utilities,
performance tips and best practices. DABCC.com is one of the most
frequently visited sites internationally for virtualization and server-based
computing information and networking opportunities.
About Barry Flanagan
As a Citrix employee since 2000, Barry spent four years in field sales
as a Systems Engineer, after which he moved into Business Development
as a Global Technical Alliances Manager. Barry is currently a Technology
Evangelist who focuses on XenServer, XenDesktop, and Provisioning
Server. Barry blogs extensively about topics relating to application
delivery, and with posts including over 150,000 total views in the
first four and a half months of 2008, Barry's opinions are well sought
after.
About Jason Conger
Jason is a system architect and industry pundit. Jason's website (www.jasonconger.com)
is centered on his own experiences with Server Based Computing environments
utilizing a variety of technologies.
Jason Conger specializes in Server Based Computing and .NET technologies.
Previous experience includes the design implementation of Citrix farms
and products for a Platinum Citrix partner. Jason has also made guest
appearances at iForum and Solutions Summit.
About Michael Keen
As the Senior Solutions Architect at Alliance Technologies, Michael
has over ten years of experience in the field of business and information
technology, including Citrix Application Delivery infrastructure design,
implementation, administration and consulting. Michael has helped
many businesses within Iowa capitalize on change. Michael was recently
added as a key blogger at brianmadden.com, an independent industry
analyst company focusing on the application delivery area of the IT
industry.
About Citrix Synergy 2008
Born as a user conference more than 10 years ago, Citrix Synergy has
been completely reconceived as the industry's premier event for application
delivery. Citrix Synergy is where virtualization, networking and application
delivery meet in a three-day mega-conference with a broad industry
focus. Attendees get the benefit of four events with one registration:
a traditional user conference with the latest on Citrix products;
an application delivery expo of breakout tracks, products and solutions;
an IT 2.0 business symposium exclusively for C-level professionals;
and Geek Speak Live, an un-conference where tech geeks, analysts and
bloggers pick the topics and facilitate the sessions. More information
is available at www.citrix.com.
Registration for this event is closed.
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