On a brisk and windy day in Southern California, several customers took the time to attend our Tivoli Table Topics (T3) event at the Irvine office.
A quick poll of the participants showed that our agenda seemed to well match what customers wanted to hear. Topics included:
- TSM v6.1 News – Modernization and Upgrade Steps
- Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack
- Key Lifecycle Manager – Encryption
- Dedupe technologies
- General Support and maintenance issues
Dave Howard, thinkASG’s Storage Architect, started the day with a good presentation on one of the latest Tivoli software offerings, Tivoli FlashCopy Manager. As IBM and other vendors have expended much R&D on FlashCopy, we find that fewer than 50% of customers take advantage of the technology. Customers cite difficulties with scripting and a general lack of automation as the leading causes. Dave showed how FlashCopy Manager automates the handling and scripting of FlashCopy volumes.
Michelle Caldwell, from IBM, presented the features/functions of Tivoli Key Lifecycle manager (TKLM). In the room, no one really knew the purpose of this product, but once mentioned, heads nodded in approval that it was a pending topic that will be required in the very near future. Her presentation took away much of the mystery surrounding tape encryption.
Aaron Hoobler, thinkASG TSM practice lead, kicked off the post-lunch discussions with detailed information on TSM FastBack 6.1. Everyone was curious about this, and needed the information. Much effort was put into data protection methods for Microsoft Exchange.
Round-table discussions wrapped the day.
Here at thinkASG we enjoy presenting the T3 and the chance to meet with fellow Tivoli users in an informal and non-marketing-driven way. If you’ve not been to a meeting and would like more information, please contact your thinkASG Account Executive or Megan Murry, thinkASG’s Software Practice Lead, at mmurry@thinkasg.com.
Click here for access to the presentation materials from T3. You’ll be asked to enter the userid/password provided to you by thinkASG. If you don’t know it, contact us today and we’ll get you access.
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