October 2002 meeting

Thursday Oct 24th 2002 at 6 pm

Real 9i Application Clusters and Storage Virtualization Architectures

Presented by :
Scott Lobdell, Xiotech Corp
with Bernard Jones and Patrick Chapman, XIOtech Corporation

Thanks for Scott and the Xiotech crew for providing an excellent presentation and overview of Storage Technology Trends, SAN Overview, 9i RAC, Oracle considerations, Virtualization

Topic	Discussion/Conclusion/Recommendation
Registration, networking with fellow members, light refreshments	SOUG membership registration, annual dues for FY 2003 are due General discussion among members and visitors.
Welcome, User Group Update	George Spantidakis called the meeting to order and welcomed all to the meeting. Announcements: DCC is relocating in November so this is the last SOUG meeting that will be held at the Rocky Point office. They are relocating to the area of Westshore Blvd and Boyscout Rd. Once we are given the address, we will post the new meeting place on the website and send an email to all members. There is no November meeting due to the holiday. The December meeting is scheduled for December 12, 2002 at the Bahama Breeze on Rocky Pointe at 5:00 PM. Donation of doorprizes is requested.
Keynote Address: Oracle 9iRAC and Storage Virtualization Architectures	Scott Lobdell, Principal Architect, with XIOtech Corporation (www.xiotech.com) was the keynote speaker. Scott reviewed storage technology trends, SAN overview, 9i RAC, Oracle considerations and virtualization. Bernard Jones gave a demonstration of SAN and the creation, editing and movement of volumns using XIOtech technology.
Action items	Meeting adjourned
Next Meeting	December 12, 2002 5:00PM, Bahama Breeze W Courtney Campbell Causeway