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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Midwest Storage Scale User Group 2025
DESCRIPTION:This event is cancelled. We are looking for a new date later in the year. \nJoin the Midwest Scale (GPFS) User Group at Case Western Reserve University. Meet with other IBM Storage Scale users\, IBM Development and Product Management personnel\, IBM Partners\, and more. \nWe will cover the latest strategy and roadmap\, how to size your environment\, interesting use cases\, exciting new capabilities\, Scale for containerized workloads\, and have guest speakers from customers and partners to share use cases and innovations using IBM Storage Scale and Storage Scale System. \nThe event is face-to-face and free of charge. Please register here prior the event:\nhttps://www.ibm.com/events/reg/flow/ibm/YQ31JDMB/landing/page/landing \nDay 1 – April 16th 9 AM – 5 PM\nTinkham Veale University Center – Senior Class Conference Room\n11038 Bellflower Road\, Cleveland\, OH\nWe will have a full day of sessions \nDay 2 – April 17th 8 AM – 12 PM\nAdelbert Hall – Toepfer Room – Second floor\n2040 Adelbert Road\, Cleveland\, OH\nWe will be a mini-workshop \nWould you like to present? Submit your session on our Call for Speakers form\, due by March 28th\, 2025.
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/midwest-storage-scale-user-group-2025/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250513
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SUMMARY:UK New User Day 2025 - May 12\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Storage Scale New User Day in London\, UK. We have an exciting agenda covering an introduction in Storage Scale and Storage Ceph. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDetailed agenda will follow later. \nDate: May 12\, 2025 – New User Day \nLocation: IBM Innovation Center\, London\, UK \nThe New User Day is face-to-face only and free of charge. You need to register prior the event.\nhttps://briefingsource.edst.ibm.com/register/VJAFL4EP \nThe New User Day is followed by the regular Storage Scale User Meeting at May 13+14\, 2025:\nhttps://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/uk-user-meeting-2025-may-1314-2025/
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/uk-new-user-day-2025-may-12-2025/
LOCATION:IBM Client Center London\, 20 York Road\, London\, SE1 7ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250515
DTSTAMP:20260406T212020
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SUMMARY:UK User Meeting 2025 - May 13+14\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Storage Scale UK User Meeting will be held in London\, UK. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, the latest insights into accelerating AI workloads\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nTopics planned to be covered include: \n\nStrategy Update\nWhat is new in Storage Scale and Storage Scale System?\nSolutions for Nvidia workload\nContent Aware Storage\nNew control plane for Storage Scale (a.k.a. Modernization of Scale)\nContainerized Native and CSI deep dive\nAFM deep dive\nStorage Scale S3 tiering to tape and advanced S3 functions\nConsistent Safeguarded Copy for Storage Protect on Storage Scale\n\nDetailed agenda will follow later. \nDate: May 13+14\, 2025 – Storage Scale UK User Meeting \nLocation: IBM Innovation Center\, London\, UK \nThe Storage Scale UK User Meeting is face-to-face only and free of charge. You need to register prior the event.\nhttps://briefingsource.edst.ibm.com/register/MSXF49FA \nThe Storage Scale Scale User Meeting is preceded by the Storage Scale New User Day at May 12\, 2025:\nhttps://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/uk-new-user-day-2025-may-12-2025/ \n  \nSponsored by \n                                         \n 
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/uk-user-meeting-2025-may-1314-2025/
LOCATION:IBM Client Center London\, 20 York Road\, London\, SE1 7ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Storage Scale User Meeting @ ISC25
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Storage Scale User Meeting at ISC 2025. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, insights into potential future product enhancements\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. The user meeting is followed by a Get Together to continue the discussion. \nDate: Tuesday\, June 10\, 2025 – 15:00-18:00 | ISC Convention Center –  Room: XC2 \nThe User Meeting is face-to-face only and free of charge\, though an ISC exhibition pass is required to access the venue. We are looking forward to welcome you to this event \n\nPlease register here for the event:\nhttps://www.ibm.com/events/reg/flow/ibm/QB4LEYMB/landing/page/landing \nNDA’s have to be signed when entering the meeting room as roadmap items are discussed. A non-confidential version of the charts will be made available after the event. \nThis meeting will cover the following topics: \n\nKeynote – Shaping what’s next: With trusted storage and bold vision\nWhat is new in Storage Scale and Storage Scale System?\nPerformance update\nPaul Scherrer Institute (PSI) – Site Update\n\nPlease see the registration page for details and updates. \nAfter the meeting we invite you for a reception with refreshments to continue the conversation.
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/storage-scale-user-meeting-isc25/
LOCATION:Congress Center Hamburg (CCH)\, Congressplatz 1\, Hamburg\, 20355\, Germany
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250808
DTSTAMP:20260406T212020
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SUMMARY:West Coast IBM Storage Scale New User Day and User Group Event 2025
DESCRIPTION:This West Coast IBM Storage Scale Users Group event is open to all IBM Storage Scale (GPFS) and IBM Scale System (ESS) users\, as well as those who wish to learn more about IBM Storage Scale (IBM employees\, IBM Business Partners and Customers). \nIBM Storage Scale is IBM’s flagship software-defined parallel file system infused with sophisticated enterprise data management capabilities. The IBM Storage Scale System is a preconfigured high-performance hardware “building block” for unstructured data storage with unrivaled integrity. Ready to participate in today’s multi-cloud world of AI\, HPC\, and Big Data\, Storage Scale delivers the performance and agility you need to get deeper insights from your data faster – giving you the edge to outthink and outperform your competition and win in the cognitive era. \nJoin us for this interactive New Scale User Day and/or Technical Users Group experience on IBM Storage Scale and the Storage Scale System! \nDay 1 – Accelerate your AI Model\, Training\, and Inferencing with IBM Storage Scale \nDay 1 is for New Clients interested in how IBM Storage Scale and IBM Storage Scale can accelerate their AI environments\nLearn how data generation is changing today\, and how IBM Storage Scale can accelerate AI workloads and access data anywhere via a global data platform.\nHow to optimize NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD and NVIDIA DGX environments for model training and inferencing with IBM Storage Scale and IBM’s new Content Aware Storage. \nLocation: IBM San Jose\, 555 Bailey Avenue\, San Jose\, CA 95141\nSession Times: 9:00am – 5:00pm \nPlease register here for the New User Day. \nDay 2 and 3 – IBM Storage Scale Users Meeting \nThe 2025 West Coast User Group Meeting will be held in San Jose\, California. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, the latest insights into accelerating AI workloads\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nAgenda: \n\nIBM Storage Scale strategy update\nIBM Content Aware Storage\nProduct-related updates\nScale S3 tiering\nBreak-outs\, workshops and collaborations\n\nLocation: IBM San Jose\, 555 Bailey Avenue\, San Jose\, CA 95141\nSession Times: 9:00am – 5:00pm \nPlease register here for the regular user meeting. \nImportant Note: Dress is business casual and customers will need to bring their own laptop for hands on labs. Attendees will be responsible for their own travel and lodging arrangements and expenses. \nFor more information on Users Group information: Paul Zakoor (pzakoor@us.ibm.com).
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/west-coast-ibm-storage-scale-new-user-day-and-user-group-event-2025/
LOCATION:IBM San Jose\, 555 Bailey Avenue\, San Jose\, CA\, 95141\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251021
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SUMMARY:Storage Scale User Meeting @ eResearch Australasia 2025
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Storage Scale User Meeting at eResearch Australia 2025. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, insights into potential future product enhancements\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. The user meeting is followed by a Get Together to continue the discussion. \nDate: Monday\, October 20\, 2025 – whole day \nMore details will follow later.
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/storage-scale-user-meeting-eresearch-australasia-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251201T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251201T170000
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SUMMARY:CIUK User Group 2025
DESCRIPTION:CIUK DAY TWO – Friday 5 December 2025 – 11:30 – 13:30\n\nOrganiser: Michael Holliday (UCL)\n\n(CIUK Breakout Room)\nExchange Rooms 8 – 10\nUpstairs at Manchester Central\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDuration\nStart Time\nEnd Time\nTopic\nSpeaker\n\n\n5\n11:30\n11:35\nIntro\nMichael\, Laurence and Chris\n\n\n35\n11:35\n12:10\nWhat’s new in Scale and Scale System?\nChris\n\n\n15\n12:10\n12:25\nThe Journey to Modernising Trust in GPFS\nLaurence\n\n\n15\n12:25\n12:40\nTuxera\nDuncan\n\n\n15\n12:40\n12:55\nIBM Support Update\nPar\n\n\n20\n12:55\n13:15\nAI Data Engine (File Heat\, Content …)\nChris\n\n\n15\n13:15\n13:30\nBridgeworks
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/gpfs-user-group-2025/
LOCATION:Manchester Central Convention Complex\, Petersfield\, Manchester\, M2 3GX\, United Kingdom
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