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SUMMARY:Power Block Session: No Scheduled Session
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThere will be no scheduled Power Block Session for April 7th\, 2021. Please check the calendar for upcoming Power Block topics. Power Block sessions are held every Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. CST.
URL:https://sterling.com/event/power-block-session-no-scheduled-session/
LOCATION:MO
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210417
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SUMMARY:Iowa Technology & Education Connection (ITEC)
DESCRIPTION:ITEC stands for the Iowa Technology & Education Connection.  ITEC promotes the use of technology in education by demonstrating to its members\, other educators and the public\, developments in educational technology and how its appropriate use supports teaching and learning. \nITEC serves its members by: \n\nconducting an annual educational technology conference in the Fall\nconducting an annual technology infrastructure conference in the Spring\nproviding a network of educators available to share their expertise\nmaking contact with legislative groups\, department of education\, user groups\, and other professional organizations\ndisplaying information about the organization at statewide conferences\nproviding leadership on how technology can impact teaching and learning\n\n\nITEC Spring 2021 will be a little different this year as we transition to a virtual conference format.  We still aim to provide a truly effective learning experience for all attendees but with a few changes: \n\nAll regular sessions will have an asynchronous part (30 minute recorded video that will be released on the Saturday of the conference week) and a synchronous part (an up to 30 minute live Q&A session that will be scheduled between Monday and Friday of the conference week)\nKeynotes and Featured Speaker sessions will be live and accessible through the Whova application\nVendors will be available through either a hosted session or through the Whova app in the Exhibitor Center\nThere will be multiple ways in the Whova app to connect with other educators in order to make those connections that are so impactful and are a key to any educational conference.\n\nITEC Spring 2021 will start on Saturday\, April 10th and the projected schedule is as follows: \n\nSaturday: Asynchronous sessions available in the Whova application\nMonday: Q&A sessions 12pm – 8pm (last session starts at 7pm)\nTuesday: Featured Speakers: 9am – 12pm\, Q&A live sessions: 12pm – 8pm\nWednesday: Keynote: 9am – 11am\, Featured Speakers and Keynote sessions: 11am – 3pm\, Q&A live sessions: 3pm – 8pm\nThursday: Q&A live sessions: 12pm – 8pm\nFriday: Q&A live sessions: 12pm – 4pm
URL:https://sterling.com/event/iowa-technology-education-connection-itec/
LOCATION:MO
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210413T110000
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SUMMARY:Sterling Live Demo: Horizon on VxRail
DESCRIPTION:VxRail with Horizon delivers a turnkey solution enabling organizations to cost-effectively and quickly transform physical desktops into secure digital workspaces with a hyperconverged infrastructure appliance (HCIA) that is easier to procure\, deploy\, manage\, and scale as demand grows.  VxRail nodes come pre-configured with ESXi server\, vCenter Server and Virtual SAN for all nodes\, streamlining the onboarding of your Horizon environment.  We will demonstrate the how the VxRail infrastructure is pre-configured for Horizon\, and how Horizon provides on-demand virtual desktops via the web or Horizon desktop client. \nClick to register.
URL:https://sterling.com/event/sterling-live-demo-horizon-on-vxrail/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210414T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210414T114500
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SUMMARY:Power Block Session: vRealize Automation with ABX
DESCRIPTION:vRealize Automation\, enables additional automation through ABX(Action Based Extensibility) to run functions as a service (FaaS) code that does additional configuration and management based off the lifecycle of the deployment. This demo will focus on how it can be utilized and enabled. \n  \nClick to register.
URL:https://sterling.com/event/power-block-session-vrealize-automation-with-abx/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210420
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SUMMARY:TIE Virtual Conference
DESCRIPTION:TIE curates lesson resources\, provides instruction for the best uses of online tools\, and offers customized support on the best pedagogical strategies for learning. TIE empowers educational communities to respond productively and responsibly in a networked global society. Our professional development incorporates current technologies with traditional strategies to provide participants with experiences focused on their current practice\, meeting learners where they are and taking them to where they want to be.
URL:https://sterling.com/event/tie-virtual-conference/
LOCATION:MO
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210420
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210422
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SUMMARY:TechNet Augusta
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nAttend TechNet Augusta and take advantage of these opportunities: \n\nContinuing education sessions to maintain cybersecurity certifications\nSpecial programs for small businesses\nInsight into upcoming business opportunities\nDemonstrate technology solutions: The Cyber Center of Excellence wants your solutions.\nNetwork with potential partners\n\nLeaders and operators also discuss procurement challenges the military\, government and industry face during a time of uncertain budgets and runaway technology advances.
URL:https://sterling.com/event/technet-augusta-2/
LOCATION:MO
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SUMMARY:Power Block Session: Using NSX-ALB as an Ingress for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
DESCRIPTION:Utilize the NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Formerly Avi Networks) to provide Ingress services for Tanzu Kubernetes Clusters to distribute traffic to applications based on application context aware\, layer 7 routing. \n  \nClick to register.
URL:https://sterling.com/event/power-block-session-using-nsx-alb-ingress-for-tanzu-kubernetes-grid/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210427T110000
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SUMMARY:Sterling Live Demo: VMware Cloud on AWS
DESCRIPTION:Using VMware Cloud on AWS you can leverage your existing VMware investment by extending expertise into the cloud for immediate benefits in resiliency\, scalability\, and elasticity. VMware Cloud on AWS provides a conduit to ease cloud migration without the need for complete application rehauls or complex conversion processes. We’ll examine how a hybrid cloud environment looks and feels while also demonstrating an actual migration of a workload from on-prem to VMC on AWS using VMware HCX. By the end we’ll have a full grasp what a sample cloud migration takes to accomplish when using VMware as the common workload platform. \nClick to register.
URL:https://sterling.com/event/sterling-live-demo-vmware-cloud-on-aws-3/
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SUMMARY:Cybersecurity Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe average cost of a cyber breach is $3.68 million. It’s not a matter of “if” and it’s not a matter of “when”; it is whether you will survive the cyber-attack. \nSince the early days of the pandemic\, we’ve seen an accelerated and unprecedented digital transformation that would’ve taken years but instead happened in months or even weeks. \nHave you looked ahead at what safeguards will be needed to counter the emerging threats? Can you guarantee the security of your data? Our dependency on the digital economy is irreversible. The systemic risk we face includes vulnerabilities to all things connected. \nIndustry thought-leaders Stevan Bernard\, former Executive Vice President of Sony Pictures; Chris Cyr\, Sterling CTO; and Jeff Moore\, Sterling Senior VP of Business Development and Contracts\, take a look at cybersecurity past\, present\, and future: \n• Sony Pictures’ story of surviving North Korean cyber-attacks \n• Present global-scale threats and dark-web risks \n• Importance of a secure supply chain \n• Future threatscape \n• The proactive approach your organizations can take \nRegister for this free virtual webinar!
URL:https://sterling.com/event/cybersecurity-webinar-series/
LOCATION:MO
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210428T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210428T114500
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SUMMARY:Power Block Session: Getting Started with vROps
DESCRIPTION:For those who have never used vRealize Operations before we’ll be taking a high level look at some of the key tenets of vROps including Troubleshooting\, Capacity adjustments for performance and cost savings\, and taking a look at the Dashboarding and Reporting features in the tool. \n  \nClick to register.
URL:https://sterling.com/event/power-block-session-getting-started-with-vrops/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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