11-May-2004 21:15:06 GMT<<>>tas&doug.lyda@hp.com&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&Interacting with CIO%27s and managers from various companies::&vendor (ibm) marketing instead of keeping it generic::&They were all excellent%21::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::&YES::&Data Lifecycle Management::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::&::&::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?6::Air Force Data Processing Manager Developer, and Professor of Computer Science USAF Academy for 20 years. Hewlett Packard Consultant/IT Architect for 25 years.<<>>Not Scored by Definition 11-May-2004 21:31:52 GMT<<>>tas&ikramer&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=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 small group made it possible to actually get to know the participants and interact more freely with presenters.::&More of a consistent thread or a theme to the week. This may allow for building on knowledge gained as the week progresses. Also as promised I might add some more pratical points to the storage component%3A%0D%0A- SAN or NAS, how to choose the best solution %0D%0A- How best to share data in a multi-platform environment%0D%0A- Storage virtualization%3A Where is it going, when is the best time to start, and how to get started%0D%0A- Advanced storage function trends%3A Moving from the mainframe to distributed systems::&Look at answer number 2. By the way I thought John Kirschner did a good job, I just would have wanted more rubber meeting the road info on storage which I believe he has in his grasp.::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&YES::&Maybe adding to the beginning of every day a CIO or IT director perspective. Knowing how things are being done in other shops is very helpful. Dave Hines discussion was insightful.::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&::&::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?6::Varied from operations to applications to systems programming to IT management to the vendor side (sales, product marketing and corporate marketing for IT vendors)<<>>Not Scored by Definition 11-May-2004 22:13:16 GMT<<>>tas&BillRoth&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&Rick Slade - software development .NET vs J2EE.::&Skip Torreson%27s session. Clearly, there was some value here, but not at my level. %0D%0AIra Kramer did a good job of stating the problems of complexity, but did little to suggest any real solutions.::&Kaivalya was difficult to understand at times. I think much of what he had to say could have been condensed. Day 4 speakers were all great. I enjoyed hearing the opposing sides. Bill Carico is excellant and balanced with his thoughts. I really enjoyed Michael Maulick%27s session on PSI. John Kirschner is amazing in his breadth of scope within I.T. He seems extremely knowledgable and thorough in many subject areas. ::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&YES::&A session about software applications. Perhaps a survey of major applications and the relative merit of various solutions offered by companies. (Strengths vs weaknesses). For example, a comparison of web servers would include%3A BEA, IBM, and Microsoft. This, of course, would open up much dialog with participants experiences and war stories. ::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&::&David Adams -%0D%0AVP Cust Delivery Svcs %0D%0ASterling Commerce%0D%0ADavid_Adams%40stercomm.com%0D%0APhone%3A 614/793-4888%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?6::Started as an operator running "ancient" IBM S360-30 in 1976. Started programming in assembler in 1979, primarily batch workloads in the magazine subscription fullfillment industry/ direct mail marketting. In 1980, worked for a finance company, programming under IBM ACP/TCP realtime. In 1982, started work for Sterling Commerce, (then Informatics) involved in warehouse distribution and inventory managment systems. Gained project management / project leader skills working on several software projects from 1985-1988. In 1988, had a brief stint in Quality Control for development of a retail buyers workstation software application. 1988-1990 worked on retail software systems running on Honeywell mini and Unix using Microfocus Cobol. <<>>In 1991 - 1996, worked as a developer of CICS based EDI network service applications. In 1997-present working as a software architect for our network services based on mainframe CICS / COBOL / ASSEMBLER. 11-May-2004 23:05:15 GMT<<>>tas&hilterbrand&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&Liked the content and the examples/stories shared by the instructors.::&none noted.::&Great instructors - very informative. Learned alot. Liked them all.::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::Would have enjoyed having the info. on a disk, but nice to be able to follow along and make notes on hard copy. Might think about putting the disk in the pocket of the notebook and provide both.&YES::&Like the subjects covered...perhaps more on wireless technologies emerging.::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::Jeff was great - easy to work with.&Yes::&Leva Swim, Ph.D.%0D%0ADirector, Decision Support%0D%0AIntegris Health%0D%0A405/949-6961%0D%0Aswimlk%40integris-health.com%0D%0A%0D%0A::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?3?xxx?xxx?xxx::25 years in Health Information and/or Information Systems/Technology Administration. 12 years in IT Roles, 13 years in Health Information Mgmt.<<>>Not Scored by Definition 12-May-2004 12:00:27 GMT<<>>tas&fskrol&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=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 broad array of material provided exposure to many technology areas that have an impact on enterprise data centers.%0D%0AThe Progressive Insurance case study was most interesting.::&I think that too much time was spent on disk technology. This could have been addressed in about four hours. The obscure tehcnologies could have been just mentioned.%0D%0ASome of the material was repetitive across briefings and within briefings. ::&I thought the briefers were excellent.::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::&YES::&Please add more material in the areas of%3A %0D%0Aa. design patterns -- practical discussion beyond a list of applications and how do they help resolve security concerns, %0D%0Ab. privacy management -- what does it mean and how is it achievable.%0D%0APlease spend less time on disk technology.::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::&The Technical Awareness Seminar provided a coherent technical overview of IT data center concepts, designs, solutions, and issues. The seminar material prompted discussions of real-world issues and solutions from the sttendees. Overall, it provided an excellent opportunity for information sharing and exposure to technology.%0D%0A- Anonymous::&::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?6::Enterprise Architectect (Operations and IT) -- end-to-end process and technical analysis, specification, and development over the last 25 years <<>>Business Process Re-Engineering -- over the last five years 12-May-2004 13:20:05 GMT<<>>tas&dhanson&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=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 was particularly pleased with the level of the presentations...not too advanced, but with enough material to really sink one%27s teeth into. Kirchner%27s presentations were particularly appropriate.::&Although I thought there was more emphasis on mainframe than need be, it broadened my perspective quite a bit. A lot of the mainframe material did not pertain to me, but I was interested to learn what they are now capable of.::&In general, I thought all the instructors were very good. A lot of the material that Kaivalya got into was way beyond me and fairly difficult to follow. John Kirschner was superb and the subject matter spot on. Rick Slade was an excellent presenter and gave a remarkable perspective .NET application development which is the direction we are heading for some of our applications.::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::The venue was great. Nice environment. Good food.&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::A huge value added was the Fred Moore volume on Storage&YES::&You might want to eliminate strategic planning and keep that with the IT Manager course. The Architecture is important, but most of it way over my head.::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::You did a superb job in this area&%22The Technical Awareness Series is a great one-week soup-to-nuts workshop not only for IT managers, but anyone interested in understanding current and future trends in the fast-paced arena of information technology.%22%0D%0A%0D%0ADouglas B. Hanson, Ph.D.%0D%0AExecutive Director of Information Systems%0D%0AThe Forsyth Institute::&I don%27t have any names right now. I will get back to you on this.::&?0?xxx?xxx?3::Doug Hanson&?xxx?xxx?2?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::I am a scientist..research background in skeletal biology...used computers for my work throughout graduate school and during my professional career. Started getting involved in IT when I wrote a grant to establish a network and network resources at Forsyth in 1994. We were funded for establishment of network by the National Library of Medicine in 1995. I have been running the network ever since. I now have a staff of five people working with me.<<>>Not Scored by Definition 12-May-2004 14:48:34 GMT<<>>tas&ACTS&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=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 found the storage presentation very valuable.::&I don%27t have extensive knowledge in the operation systems, so that was the least valuable::&I liked David Hines, John Kirschner, and Ira Kramer presentations, along with Skip%27s. I missed the other session due to issues at work, so I can not appraise them.::&?xxx?xxx?2?xxx?xxx::&?xxx?xxx?2?xxx?xxx::&YES::&::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&::&::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?5?xxx::My backgroup is in the Procurement or supply Management area.<<>>Not Scored by Definition 12-May-2004 17:39:05 GMT<<>>tas&dixit&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&Inter-active exchange of ideas in an informal setting. The the calibre of speakers, their passion and conviction -- and being up front about personal biases.::&Lack of high speed access to internet in today%27s world for 5 days is a negative. Such an access can make keeping up with the latest news (e.g., i5 announcement), and lloking up the information from web sites rather than dated info on foils -- all would be good. Wyndham Hotels, provide free high speed access and free -- all long distance phone calls. For SPEC meetings now all our members insist on this. Though the audience is very different.::&Day 1%3A I enjoyed and learned from David. The type of control he enforces is right for Production Environments but it would be in-effective in a good R %26 D organization. But the success of IT at Progressive indicates that he is very effective.%0D%0AIra%27s presentation was good but I did not learn anything new. The problems with capacity planning are non-trivial. Take an example of CISCO, they had abcklog of 1.5 year and as soon as dot bomb fell on industry -- they have overcapacity, no one wants older products. Solutions at best are WAGS. I need to read white paper to see through fog. For a person with poor attention span (me) Skip%27s presentation was useful. At the same time I see similar process being used in several places w/o success. What works for a small organization, just does not work for mid size and large organizations. But I will give it a try. I run a small organization (--.%0D%0ADya 2 %26 3%3A John is excellent. He can probably reduce the Physics aspect of the storage, I enjoyed it but I could see blan stares. I need to learn some of his presentation skills. I also enjoyed security presentation.%0D%0ADay 4%3A Monte did a good job. If it was an Open Systems%27 crowd, they would challange the %23of new Cobol Lines of Code or number of programmers. Most Computer Science Grads, come out with C, C and Java skills. But I am a C and Java bigot. I know little bit of Cobol. But for mainframe crowd, this is the right presentation. I thoroughly enjoyed Rick%27s presentation. If I had done it-- it would be biased in favor of J2EE but both of these are competing technologies. He speaks with passion and conviction and that is EXCELLENT. Both technologies would be around for a long time and market place will decide which is popular (not necessarily better). When I get a chance I shall send one foil from my perspective to balance and evoke debates. I enjoyed re-living the Open Source Movement by Doug. I am a zealot for OPEN software. On contamination issues, the presentation should conclude -- until the courts (final - Supreme Court), everything in these foils is conjecture. %0D%0ADay 5%3A Michael had a sleek presentation. I did see some errors on his foils but we don%27t have his presentation. With your contacts with Gene, you know how much is real and how much is wishful thinking. Also my lack of mainframe knowledge handicapps me from fair judging.%0D%0AFinally, my presentation-- I need to reduce %23of foils and get two or threee subsets for audience. We could probably separate architecture and benchmarks. One is the design and other is the marketing bragging right. %0D%0A::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&?xxx?xxx?2?xxx?xxx::Tabs inthe handout might help vs. blue page seperator.&NO::&1. Most presentations are for targeted for mainframe users. If every one in audience is mainframe user -- they will be happy.%0D%0A2. The commodity and even high performance computing world is leaning towards Linux. Presentations and speakers leaning towards Linux may increase participation. ::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::1. high speed internet connection &::&::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?6::<<>>Not Scored by Definition 12-May-2004 18:38:28 GMT<<>>tas&GB66223&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&::&::&::&&&&::&&::&::&&<<>>Not Scored by Definition 13-May-2004 16:16:54 GMT<<>>tas&Murray&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=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 up to date information available, as well as the knowledge of the speakers. ::&There is an IBM flavour to it vs strictly technology specific. ::&I enjoyed all the speakers. It is a little long to hear one speaker for two days. John is very good and knowledgable, but a change would be nice. David Hines talk was good, especially after being present two years ago to see the improvements they have made and the changes. Skip%27s presentation was very informative, unfortunately it needs to be given to the senior levels in my department. Discussions on Cobol vs Java and .Net vs J2EE are also very informative, as we are dealing with these issues today. ::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&NO::&From a government department%27s perspective the Peformance,Benchmarks presentation was too indepth/technical. A higher overview of what we should be looking for and benchmarking against, what performance indicators we should be looking at when evaluating products would be good. %0D%0A::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&TAS is like one stop shopping. It is a great seminar to get the most up to date information on industry trends and direction. ::&::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?3?xxx?xxx?xxx::My background is mainly Wintel - Novell Engineer now working in a Microsoft environment. We are also running HP systems (Digital/Compaq OpenVMS) and some Unix (Solaris and Tru64). I am responsible for the 6 national datacentres, all the Server environments and the desktop systems. <<>>Not Scored by Definition 14-May-2004 15:40:32 GMT<<>>tas&montebauman&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&Small group... discussion oriented... good speakers.::&::&::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&YES::&I think topics on business and I/T alignment... I/T leadership strategies... working with business people... %0D%0A(Perhaps) all thru practices in Enterprise Architecture disciplines would be quite interestin%27::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&::&::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?4?xxx?xxx::<<>>Not Scored by Definition 19-May-2004 12:26:28 GMT<<>>tas&vogeld&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=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 subjects that were presented, the presenter%27s and the people I met at the conference.::&I could not stay down the whole week as planned due to contract pressures.::&I only saw John Kirschner. I have listened to him speak on many occassions over the past 11 years. I thought he did a solid job of presenting his material and provided some very interesting industry antecdotes.::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::The hotel seemed to do a very good job taking care of us.....&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::&YES::&Configuration Mangement Challenges, More on Information Security and Homeland Security, Distributed computing, Very Large Database Considerations::&?0?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::You guys did a great job!&%22 I found the TAS conference to be a great vehicle to gain special insights into information planning considerations for strategic direction.%22%0D%0ADave Vogel, President, COMPASS Information Systems, Inc. ::&Will do that in the future....::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?6::<<>>Not Scored by Definition 20-May-2004 15:16:18 GMT<<>>tas&williamwoloszyn&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0::.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0?5=0?6=0::undefined.0:1:1:0<<>>&Hilton Head, professional associations::&Heavy mainframe does not apply to me but was somewhat interesting::&Like - range of expertise, level of expertise and actual vs theorical knowledge.%0D%0A%0D%0ADislike - Sales/Promo feel to any presentation, instructors that are hard to understand (Kaivalya is extremely knowledgable but very difficult to understand - I was constantly having to %27fill in the blanks%27 while he was speaking. Very distracting)::&?xxx?xxx?2?xxx?xxx::&?xxx?xxx?2?xxx?xxx::&YES::&Regulatory Update - how legislation is impacting technology%0D%0A%0D%0A::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&::&::&&?xxx?xxx?2?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx::InfoSecurity<<>>Not Scored by Definition 28-May-2004 15:34:02 GMT<<>>tas&jelliott&tashh04&6.0.0&&&tashh04&&&bcarico@actscorp.com&N.Y.N.N.N.N.N<<>>1.1.o.o.o.N.0&tashh04.001&tashh04.002&tashh04.003&tashh04.005&tashh04.006&tashh04.007&tashh04.008&tashh04.010&tashh04.012&tashh04.013&tashh04.017&tashh04.019<<>>&::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&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&YES::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=1?1=0?2=0?3=0?4=0::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&::tas.0:1:1:0&?0=0?1=0?2=0?3=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 found the focus on mainframe computing and related issues helpful to my client/server background. The potentials there are strong for my customers, and I need to educate myself better in that arena. Having real world metrics and experience in your instructors is most valuable. ::&::&Dave Hines -- outstanding, getting real time line managers in to provide insight is useful.%0D%0AMichael Maulick -- glad he addressed us, would like to see John Kirschner challenge some of his statements...::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&?xxx?1?xxx?xxx?xxx::&YES::&Critical Elements of Data Architecture for IT professionals::&?xxx?xxx?xxx?3?xxx::Your son pretty much dropped the ball on my travel coordination. I hope that was an aberation.&::&::&&?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?xxx?5?xxx::Recognized expert in the field of information technology within the business and government sectors. Successfully applies and links technology to business operations, driving down fixed costs and improving the quality of management information. Maintains a strong hands-on approach within the field of information systems design, development, and data management using the latest technologies. As a chief technologist, participates effectively in the strategic planning process with and for his customers. As a successful data engineer, moves the data systems development life cycle toward a repeatable and reliable set of processes, increasing the probability of project success, and improving risk management using SEI/CMM implementation standards. As an enterprise data architect, designs OLTP systems, business intelligence, and data warehousing projects, applying considerable experience in strategic enterprise-wide intranet/extranet system integration. Expert in data architecture, object modeling, and process modeling, using a variety of toolsets. <<>>