13-Nov-2007 14:12:42 GMT<<>>tas&sellickr&tasott07&6.0.0&&&tasott07&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.Y.N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.1.&tasott07.001&tasott07.002&tasott07.003&tasott07.005&tasott07.008&tasott07.012&tasott07.013&tasott07.017&tasott07.019<<>>&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&Although I was on able to atend 1 session I have always found tas to be relavent, worthwhile and cost effective training.::&na::&Bob takes a very dry subject and makes it interesting.
<BR>Bill is simply the best (gratutities accepted bill)::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::na&performance measurement in an enterprise environment and the dual requirements of operational performance vrs service level (SLA) reporting.::&::&::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?6::<<>>Not Scored by Definition
13-Nov-2007 15:20:34 GMT<<>>tas&townsonj&tasott07&6.0.0&&&tasott07&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.Y.N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.1.&tasott07.001&tasott07.002&tasott07.003&tasott07.005&tasott07.008&tasott07.012&tasott07.013&tasott07.017&tasott07.019<<>>&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&The chance to getaway from the pressures and grind of day to day operations and talk/share ideas/trends/and industry strategies with colleagues whose day to day "struggles" are the same as mine as an IT manager in government 
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<BR>I reaaly enjoyed the presentation by Chuck ::&The lack of participation in the workshop on day three (perhaps because it was a holiday weekend).
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<BR>I also thought attendance across departmants was disappointing::&I must say I enjoyed all instructors.  Each was unique in their methond of presentation but all amanged to keep my interest even when some of the topics were less than exciting.  being able to bring in personal experiences helped to keep it interesting::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&As was evidenced by the comments perhaps Trends in IT could include more on Novell
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<BR>More on Utility computing::&::&PWGSC CTO/members of his staff - Charles Shawcross, 
<BR>CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER charles.shawcross@pwgsc.gc.ca  
<BR>Tel.: (819) 956-2513 
<BR>His Organization includes:
<BR>   IT ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS 
<BR>   IT APPLIED RESEARCH 
<BR>   IT AND PRIVACY POLICY 
<BR>   IT SECURITY 
<BR>   CTO STRATEGIC PLANNING AND COORDINATION 
<BR>::&&?xxx?xxx?2?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::Worked in vaarious IT disciplines including CRM, Product Management, DataCentre Facilities, Service Management and now as the Nanager of the Midrange  infrastrucutre upon which Midrange Services are delivered<<>>Not Scored by Definition
13-Nov-2007 17:11:25 GMT<<>>tas&macdonaldm&tasott07&6.0.0&&&tasott07&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.Y.N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.1.&tasott07.001&tasott07.002&tasott07.003&tasott07.005&tasott07.008&tasott07.012&tasott07.013&tasott07.017&tasott07.019<<>>&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&I liked the discussions on Security and Shared Services. ::&Although all sessions were informative and one could draw from the experience of the instructors, the focus on IBM does have a negative affect somewhat, when a department is focused on other vendors. ::&I thought they were all very knowledgable and informative. Bill was a bit slow, but that is to be expected :)
<BR>::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&I think a session or two on Information Management. What is happening out there, what are the trends. 
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<BR>Bringing back Chuck Henry to look at his progress with shared services.
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<BR>Disaster Recovery and what is being done - Industry trends.
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<BR>IT Security - MITS - specific to Canadian Govt ::&::&::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?3?xxx?xxx?xxx::<<>>Not Scored by Definition
17-Nov-2007 19:15:17 GMT<<>>tas&pauthier&tasott07&6.0.0&&&tasott07&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.Y.N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.1.&tasott07.001&tasott07.002&tasott07.003&tasott07.005&tasott07.008&tasott07.012&tasott07.013&tasott07.017&tasott07.019<<>>&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&- IT trends session was one of the most interesting.  
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<BR>- Non-bias dicussions in regards to one vendor over another.
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<BR>- casual atmosphere.::&The session on virtualization was very focussed on IBM (IBM presenter).  A comparaison between IBM z-series and VmWare technoloies would have been useful.  ::&All speakers were interesting.  Bill and Bob presentations were informative and presented in a manner that was easy to understand.  
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<BR>I found the IBM presentation too focussed on IBM products.
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<BR>Chuck Henry was also an excellent presenter.  He provided a good overview of the Canadian Goverments initiative on IT Shared Services and gave straight, honest answers.::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::&More focus on Shared Services form an HR perspective.
<BR>- how to integrate staff into a shared service organization
<BR>- ideal organizational model for a shared service organization
<BR>- importance of skills matrix when merging organizations.::&No::&Guy Charron, Director
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<BR>Benoit Gravelle, Chief, Engineering services 
<BR>Health Canada::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?4?xxx?xxx::- IT Operations support (LAN / WAN / Server / corprate application).  Enterprise support<<>>Not Scored by Definition