EMC Symmetrix Community

Welcome existing and potential new EMC Symmetrix customers! As a member of this elite community, we will assist you
in navigating through EMC World 2008. We will be featuring and highlighting specific Symmetrix information we know you
will find valuable.

If you haven’t seen it already, come see the latest version of Symmetrix DMX-4 with Flash drives. Just announced in January, the industry has been buzzing about the latest release of Symmetrix. To learn more, be sure to attend some of these sessions:

• Symmetrix DMX: Leading from Up Front – Technology and Strategy Update with Brian Gallagher, SVP & GM, Symmetrix Product Group (Monday, May 19, 3:00 pm, and Tuesday, May 20, 3:45 pm)
• Performance Best Practices: EMC Symmetrix Flash Drives with Barry Burke, Sr. Director of Strategy and Roadmaps, Symmetrix Product Group (Monday, May 19, 4:30 pm, and Wednesday, May 21, 10:00 am)
• Mainframe Conference Overview: EMC and IBM Partnership and What’s new for the Mainframe Symmetrix DMX Environment with Pete Conway, VP Business & Product Operations, Symmetrix Product Group (Monday, May 19, 8:30 am, and Tuesday, May 20, 8:30 am)

Other Symmetrix sessions will highlight:

• Flash Drives
• Virtual Provisioning
• Mainframe
• Migration
• Replication/Business Continuity
• Database & Application Integration



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Performance Best Practices: EMC Symmetrix Flash Drives
Barry Burke, Sr. Director and Chief Strategy Officer


Visit Barry's blog: the storage anarchist

Solution Pavilion Booths
Visit us at our booths in the Solutions Pavilion, and be eligible to win prizes such as iPod Touches, 80 gig iPods, shuffles, and even a Nintendo Wii system to name a few!! Come see us at:

EMC Extreme Makeover : Data Center Edition! Booth #641
Come learn how to makeover your data center using the latest technology and solutions from EMC!

Virtual Provisioning Challenge – Booth #1150
Try your hand at the Virtual Provisioning Challenge; fastest time of the day wins an iPod Touch!

EMC Powerlink – Booth #201
Symmetrix Procedure Generator Demo – listen and learn!

Play Symmetrix Storage Jeopardy
Join us for facts, food, fun, and prizes! Come test your storage knowledge at the 2008 Symmetrix Storage Jeopardy with our very own Alex Trebek (o.k., or a member of the Symmetrix senior management team posing as Alex Trebek!)

This is an invitation-only event and seating is limited. If you want to test your knowledge, please e-mail Peggy Payton and include “2008 Symmetrix Storage Jeopardy” in the subject line of your e-mail. Please indicate whether you would like to be a member of the audience or a contestant.


Get a head start on EMC World 2008 by checking out EMC Symmetrix DMX Series to learn about all of our  most recent offerings, especially Symmetrix DMX-4 as well as the new features and enhancements found in EMC's Enginuity 5772.



EMC TechBooks: Solutions Guides will be sold at EMC World! Look for a valuable coupon in your welcome packet, and please visit the EMC Store on-site at EMC World.

EMC TechBooks Solutions Guides are targeted technical manuals written by EMC Engineering and Solution Architect teams that provide real world environment examples with implementation details, hints, and even sample code. These guides supplement existing product documentation. Please go to EMC Techbooks to view all the TechBooks on Symmetrix that are available today.

Meet the Authors – Meet, greet, and ask questions of the authors of our EMC TechBooks Solutions Guides at our Meet the Authors event on Wednesday, May 21, 1:00 – 2:00 pm, inside the EMC store. Find the latest editions of the EMC TechBooks, and discuss in person with the authors!

For each TechBook purchased between show opening on Sunday, May 18, and 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 21, receive one entry into a raffle to win a Nintendo Wii! Drawing will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 21. You must be present to win.
 


The Symmetrix Uptime Bulletin is a quarterly newsletter developed in Symmetrix Engineering. This newsletter provides insight into new features and best practices to maintain the highest level of operational availability in your environment. It has short articles on a variety of topics with pointers on where to get more information. Every quarter a new edition is published in a multitude of languages, so keep checking frequently to read the newest quarterly edition.