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TDWI World Conference in Chicago (Sponsor Post)

ITKE — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:49:05 +0000

Join TDWI in Chicago, June 6-10, and learn practical business intelligence and data warehousing knowledge that you can apply immediately. The TDWI World Conference in Chicago brings together leading industry visionaries to deliver a unique program of cutting-edge education, best practices, one-on-one consulting, and more. At the conference you will interact with experienced instructors, network with hundreds of peers, and get product information with a minimum of hype and hassle. Learn more about the TDWI World Conference in Chicago and sign up for courses today.

Who says ‘second place is the first loser?’

EmNichs — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:34:44 +0000

…Not IT Knowledge Exchange!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Xbox 360 contest. We randomly withdrew 5 names from our top 10 contributors list and came up with the following winners:

The 2 Xbox 360 Slims went to Mattmather and RichS
The 3 $50 Amazon.com gift cards went to Carlosdl, Mrdenny, and Technochic

Congratulations to the winners! The rest of you, keep asking questions and provide feedback in the 2010 ITKE Member Survey, and you’ll continue to earn points. You never know when they’ll come in handy!

-Em

New Contest: “Freebie Fridays”

EmNichs — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:34:35 +0000

At IT Knowledge Exchange, we’re ambitious. We want to have the biggest and best IT Answers Community out there! Our plan is to provide everyone with the answers they need to be the best they can at their job.

That’s why we’ve created a new weekly contest called ‘Freebie Fridays.’ Every Friday we will be posting a freebie of the week in the Community Blog that you can win, simply by answering unanswered questions. The blog post will detail the rules for that Friday’s contest and highlight the 3 winners. You’ll see a link to the blog post on twitter as well as a link in the “What’s New” box on the homepage.

So let’s get started…

Freebie Friday, July 16, 2010:
The first 3 ITKE members before 3:00 pm ET to answer 3 unanswered questions and to either re-tweet them with the tag #itkefreebiefriday and @ITKE or post the links to those 3 questions in the comment section of this blog post will receive a t-shirt or 50 knowledge points.

Clock starts now…4:00:00

Sponsor Post: Join Us for the Identity Access Management Live Expert Chat on 7/20 at 11am ET

ITKE — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:44:27 +0000

To compete in the new economy, organizations need to provide efficient and secure access to their internal applications and data for external entities, such as business partners, customers, and mobile employees.

Join Microsoft’s Senior Technical Product Manager, Brjann Brekkan, on July 20 from 11am-2pm ET for Microsoft Business Ready Security – Identity Access Management. He will discuss managing these redundant identities to avoid infrastructure complexities, inefficiencies, and increased security risks.

Get a reminder email.

Sponsor Post: July’s Upcoming Microsoft Live Chats

EmNichs — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:44:59 +0000

Join IT Knowledge Exchange and Microsoft for these Upcoming Live Expert Chats
Today’s workforce faces a constantly evolving landscape of threats to information and infrastructure—and even to regulatory compliance. Endpoints are exposed to attacks both inside and outside the corporate firewall, resulting in lost productivity and real financial losses at businesses worldwide.

Microsoft Business Ready Security – Secure Endpoint
Join us on July 13th from 11:00am-2:00pm EDT for Microsoft Forefront – Are Your Endpoints Secured? to learn how Microsoft Forefront solutions protect client and server operating systems from emerging threats and information loss, while enabling more secure access from virtually anywhere. Click here for a reminder email for this expert live chat.

Microsoft Business Ready Security – Identity and Access Management
Join us on July 20th from 11:00am-2:00pm EDT for Identity Access Management: Is your IT Infrastructure Secure? During this live chat you’ll learn about Microsoft’s solution to enable more secure, identity-based access to applications, both on-premises and in the cloud. Click here for a reminder email for this expert live chat.

We hope to have you there!

-Em

New Contest: Your Chance to Win a New Xbox 360

EmNichs — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:36:58 +0000

Now through the end of July, you can show off your IT skills while earning the points to win a newly released Xbox 360.

From today (June 16th) through July 30th, you have a chance to win 1 of 2 newly released Xbox 360s. The 10 community members who have earned the most Knowledge Points during the contest period will be entered into a raffle to win one of the Xbox 360s or 1 of 3 $50 Amazon Gift Cards.

To get you started, we will give you 250 Knowledge Points for answering this survey. The survey is to help us improve ITKnowledgeExchange.com so tell us what you do and don’t like about the community.

When you’re done, start asking and answering questions. The time you spend now, won’t compare to the hours you’ll spend vaporizing zombies if you’re the winner. You can find unanswered questions here.

Some important details:
* This contest is only open to members in the following countries or regions: United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Western Europe.
* All answers, discussion and questions will be reviewed for validity.

Best of Luck!
Em

Live Chat on 6/1: Drive Your Business Forward with SharePoint 2010 (sponsor post)

EmNichs — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:12:54 +0000

SharePoint 2010 allows your company to quickly respond to changing business needs. Your people can share ideas and expertise, create custom solutions for specific needs and find the right business information to drive your business forward.

The next Microsoft Live Chat, Drive Your Business Forward with SharePoint 2010, takes place on Tuesday, June 1 at 11 am ET. Sign up for a day of email reminder.

I hope you’ll join us.
Emily

Add your picture and bio to your profile and you could win an iPad

EmNichs — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:28:07 +0000

If you haven’t filled out your profile and added your picture, do it now and you could win an iPad. Once you’ve added your picture and filled out your profile, add a comment to this post to let me know and I’ll give you 100 Knowledge Points.

Increase your chances of winning by

5 Points: Asking a Question
10 Points: Discussing a Question
10 Points: Accepting an Answer
15 Points: Answering a Question
100 Points: Retweeting the Scavenger Hunt
200 Points: Completing the Intel Open Port IT Scavenger Hunt

Good luck!

TDWI World Conference in Las Vegas – February 22-27, 2009

JennyMack — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:43:01 +0000

IT Knowledge Exchange is a proud sponsor of the 2009 TDWI World Conference Series — below is information pertaining to the first event, taking place in Las Vegas in February.

The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) has announced it will host its winter 2009 World Conference in Las Vegas, NV, from February 22–27, 2009.

TDWI’s premier BI/DW education event emphasizes a topic on every executive’s mind: how to keep organizations properly aligned and responsive to change in today’s volatile business environment. Courses such as “Agile Project Management” and “Aligning Balanced Scorecard and BI to Optimize Business Performance” aim to provide a holistic approach that allows businesses to align people and projects to deliver agile solutions. The full-day courses will also feature topics in operational BI, insightful analytics, data management, and other business intelligence and data warehousing (BI and DW) disciplines. In addition, the TDWI BI Executive Summit will be co-located at the event in Las Vegas.

For more information, visit the event website.

Thanks,

Community Manager

Manage enterprise data, boost your IT career or let loose an IT rant

BrentSheets — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:47:13 +0000

Introducing three new community blogs on IT Knowledge Exchange. If you’re involved in enterprise data management, looking to boost your IT career with certification or additional education or would simply like to share an IT rant — then these blogs have you covered.

Please join me in welcoming our newest bloggers…

Enterprise Data Management, by Wynand van Zyl
Data is a corporate asset and there is a need in most companies to better understand, protect and exploit it for business benefits. This blog journals my thoughts on data management and information management, data architecture development and how to align them to your business strategy.

IT Career JumpStart, by Ed Tittel
Do you feel like your IT career is stalled or bogging down? There’s a lot you can do for yourself to improve your work situation and long-term prospects. Learn about skills development plus training and learning opportunities to improve your knowledge base and skill set. Dig into the pros, cons, and costs of college degrees and IT certifications at all levels. Share your comments, questions, and concerns with long-time IT Certification and Career Development expert Ed Tittel, creator of the Exam Cram series of cert prep texts, and a contributor to over 100 IT certification books, plus countless Web and print articles in this subject area.

The ranting of an IT Professional, by Jason Tramer
An IT consultant’s critical (and often caustic) look into the problem’s he faces on a daily basis. This will cover not only hardware and software related issues, but issues involving the vendors and clients he deals with.

If you haven’t been browsing our community blogs, then you’re missing out. You’ll find some gems of wisdom from members just like you. We do have to be selective but if you’ve got what it takes, drop me a line by filling out this short online form to request a blog of your own. We’ll help you get started and build up a readership. Thanks.

Community Manager