Friday, February 27, 2009

Central Valley IT Network - Event!

First of all, thank you to those of you who took the time to participate in our CVIT survey. From your responses here is the break down on topics you want hear about in order of importance to the group.

1. VMware
2. Database – SQL/Access
3. Development - .NET/Web/custom Apps
4. Exchange/Active Directory/Server 2007
5. Software as a Service
6. Server 2008

VMware was by far the #1 topic ! March 5th will kick off our first CVIT event and I am excited to have a great speaker who will do a mini series on VMware…. This will not be a power point sales presentation from a vender. This will be a real tech discussion on everything from planning your VMware environment to the migration and maintaining your VMware environment. Thru this 3 part series we will get down in the trenches and answer the tuff questions!

Our Speaker will be Michael Cason… VMware Certified, Microsoft SME and a CISSP. He consults not only here locally but thru out the US, from very large enterprise level networks to medium and small businesses here locally. I have worked with Mike over the last two years and I have and more importantly my clients have never been disappointed! I am excited to have him lead this series on VMware.

Same great place: Valley Mountain Regional Center in Stockton, Thank you Gordon!
March 5th from 9:00 am to 11:30 am.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Customer Service... one companies thoughts!

Hello,
Well it has been awhile since I posted... the economy, the State budget, working harder.. you name the excuse! Really I have not been inspired! I was reading an article in a business magazine and they did a spot on ZAPPOS! They are the #1 on-line shoe retailer, they hit a BILLION in Sales in 2008. They are on the 50 companies to watch in 2009 (being in retail, that says something). I was intrigued by a small paragraph in the article on how Zappos wants to openly share with others what they are doing and how they are doing it.. The President TONY, started this website to show others what he believes and how he drives company growth! In a time when we are all bottom line focused... I was truly inspired to hear that Customer Service was still # 1 for one BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY! the link for the site is below...

http://www.zapposinsights.com/public/main.cfm