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.
Our meetings are free to attend
- all we ask is that you
register as a member
and work directly with Cisco equipment.
If you can not read this email for
some reason - see us at
http://dfw.cisco-users.org
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October Meeting
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Wednesday
October 7, 2009 |
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QOS Best Practices - This
presentation will focus on design best practices for
implementing QoS in your network. The best practices
are taken from the Cisco Enterprise QoS SRND
document, used as the primary QoS document for IP
Telephony installations. The presentation will
include brief overviews of the technology, Campus
QoS Design, WAN and Branch QoS Design, and Network
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Tom Young - (CCIE #13484, R/S, Sec, SP)
Tom has over 10 years experience with computer
networking with Cisco equipment from small
businesses to large enterprises and service
provider. He currently works for MetroPCS Wireless,
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6:00-6:30 PM - Pizza provided
6:30-9:00 PM - Presentations
9:00-9:30 PM - Networking with your fellow packet-heads
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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
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DFWCUG Welcomes Odyssey as our Meeting Sponsor
Odyssey Information Services provides consulting
services for the Information Technology Market.
We consistently provide exceptional quality
contractors at highly competitive rates.
Throughout the last nine years, Odyssey has
grown and nurtured relationships with IT
managers, our contractors and even our
competitors. We strive to provide the highest
quality service to our clients nationwide.
Odyssey was founded in 2000, and is
headquartered in Plano, Texas.
Odyssey is interested in connecting and
networking with the local Cisco Community and is
in the process of becoming a Cisco Partner. If
you or someone you know if interested in
learning more, please email a resume or request
for information to any of our local contacts
listed below.
Odyssey Information Services 972.767.6700
kevins@odysseyis.com
Education and
Certifications
Cisco 360 Learning Program for CCIE R&S and the Cisco
Lab Safe Promotion
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The Cisco 360 Learning Program is a comprehensive,
six-month, blended learning program designed to
accelerate competency and provide the skills needed
to achieve CCIE R&S certification.
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The Cisco Lab Safe promotion allows qualifying
CiscoŽ 360 Learning Program for CCIEŽ R&S students
who don't pass their first CCIE lab exam attempt, to
retake the CCIE lab exam (a $1,400 US Value) at no
additional cost.
Only select Authorized Cisco Learning Partners offer the
Cisco 360 Learning Program curriculum and Cisco Lab Safe
promotion. Find out more about Cisco Lab Safe promotion
and the official terms and conditions on the
Cisco Learning Network.
Tom Young, Director
of Education and Certifications
Announcing the New
Edition of the Cisco Product Quick Reference Guide
here
Cisco Collaboration Community - click
here
Consolidate Branch IT
Services while Maintaining "LAN-like" End User
Experience
here
Featured Virtual Events and Webcasts
At each meeting, we give away a handful of Cisco Press books that
have been donated by Cisco Press. These are typically brand new releases by leading experts in the
field - thanks Jamie!
Meeting sponsors may also provide door prizes, so make sure you get
your ticket and as always - you must be present to win.
Ethernet switch vendors
propose data center collapse
The emergence of 10 Gigabit Ethernet,
virtualization and unified switching fabrics is
ushering in a major shift in data center network
design: three-tier switching architectures are
being collapsed into two-tier ones.
View article.
10 Gigabit Ethernet: Hot
technology for 2009
Gartner Research Report: Magic Quadrant for
Application Delivery Controllers, 2008:
Download this special report
Higher, non-blocking throughput
from 10G Ethernet switches allows users to
connect server racks and top-of-rack switches
directly to the core network, obviating the need
for an aggregation layer. Also, server
virtualization is putting more application load
on fewer servers due to the ability to decouple
applications and operating systems from physical
hardware.
More application load on less
server hardware requires a higher-performance
network.
Moreover, the migration to a
unified fabric that converges storage protocols
onto Ethernet also requires a very low latency,
lossless architecture that lends itself to a
two-tier approach. Storage traffic cannot
tolerate the buffering and latency of extra
switch hops through a three-tier architecture
that includes a layer of aggregation switching,
industry experts say.
Reprinted from NetworkWorld
By Jim Duffy , Network World , 09/14/2009
Ken Cooper
Upcoming Presentations
- November - TBD
- December - LWAPP
- January - 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
Contact Us
The Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group
officers:
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President & a founding officer in 1996,
web - Ken Cooper
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Vice President, Presentations Director
- Eric Severson
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Education/Certifications Director - Tom
Young
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Marketing Director - Mark Szewczul
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Cisco Liaison and Technical Advisor -
Mark Egan
You may 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 support from generous companies. We encourage our members
to patronize our sponsors in order that we 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
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