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UID:2466-1648720800-1648724400@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Support Webinar: HDFS (AP Session)
DESCRIPTION:IBM Spectrum Scale and ESS webinars are hosted by IBM Spectrum Scale and ESS Support to share expertise and knowledge of the Spectrum Scale and ESS products\, as well as product updates and best practices. \nThis webinar focuses on HDFS access to data in Spectrum Scale.\nNote that Support webinars are free-of-charge and held via WebEx. \nAudience: Spectrum Scale users and administrators \n>> Register here <<< \nFor any questions\, contact the host.
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/support-webinar-hdfs-ilm-ap-session/
LOCATION:Digital Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T120000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220316T174525Z
UID:2468-1648724400-1648728000@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Support Webinar: HDFS (US Session)
DESCRIPTION:IBM Spectrum Scale and ESS webinars are hosted by IBM Spectrum Scale and ESS Support to share expertise and knowledge of the Spectrum Scale and ESS products\, as well as product updates and best practices. \nThis webinar focuses on HDFS access to data in Spectrum Scale.\nNote that Support webinars are free-of-charge and held via WebEx. \nAudience: Spectrum Scale users and administrators \n>> Register here <<< \nFor any questions\, contact the host.
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/support-webinar-hdfs-ilm-us-session/
LOCATION:Digital Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20220530T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20220530T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075100
CREATED:20220503T150229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220511T154929Z
UID:2510-1653919200-1653930000@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Spectrum Scale User Meeting at ISC 2022
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Spectrum Scale User Meeting at ISC 2022. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, the latest insights into data fabrics\, data orchestration and data management architectures\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: Mon\, 30. May 2022 – 14:00-17:00 CET Local time | Hall X Room 8 by SVA\nCongress Center Hamburg (CCH) \nAny and all people entering meeting rooms MUST be registered with an ISC 2022 exhibition pass or conference pass. Please note that registration is only available online and in advance. On-site registration is NOT possible. \nThe User Meeting is face-to-face only. There is no additional registration required in addition to the general ISC registration. \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. \n\n\n\n\n	14:0014:10WelcomeChristina Orosco (IBM) / Matt Geiser (IBM)\n\n\n	14:1014:35What is new in Spectrum Scale and ESS?Chris Maestas (IBM)\n\n\n	14:3514:55GPUDirect Storage in Spectrum ScaleRalph Würthner (IBM)\n\n\n	14:5515:15Performance UpdateOlaf Weiser (IBM)\n\n\n	15:1515:35- Break -n/a\n\n\n	15:3515:55Not enough money for an all flash HPC storage?\nA brief cheating guide.Jochen Zeller (SVA)\n\n\n	15:5516:15Monitoring and serviceability enhancements in Spectrum ScaleMathias Dietz (IBM)\n\n\n	16:1516:35New S3 access for AI and Analytics workloadsUlf Troppens (IBM)\n\n\n	16:3516:55Data orchestration across the global data platformSimon Lorenz (IBM)\n\n\n	16:5517:00Wrap-upUlf Troppens (IBM)\n\n\n\n\nSponsors:
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/spectrum-scale-user-meeting-at-isc-2022/
LOCATION:Congress Center Hamburg (CCH)\, Congressplatz 1\, Hamburg\, 20355\, Germany
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220630T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220630T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075100
CREATED:20220310T112036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220627T080049Z
UID:2461-1656579600-1656608400@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Spectrum Scale User Group UK meeting 30th June 2022
DESCRIPTION:Join us at IBM’s new London location for our next user group meeting \nThis is the current proposed agenda for June’s meeting \n\n\n\n9:30 – 10:00\nArrivals and refreshments\n\n\n10:00 – 10:15\nIntroductions and committee updates \nPaul Tomlinson\, Group Chair & Caroline Bradley\, Group Secretary\n\n\n10:15 – 10:50\nStrategy Update (IBM)\n\n\n10:50 – 11:15\nNew S3 Access for AI and Analytics (IBM)\n\n\n11:15 – 11:35\nNVIDIA GPUDirect Storage with Spectrum Scale\n\n\n11:35 – 12:00\nWhat’s new in Spectrum Scale\n\n\n12:00 – 13:00\nBuffet Lunch outside The Cube – Including viewings of Mayflower in Immersive Room (Aspen)\, Quantum Room (Lemon)\, and AI Cars\n\n\n13:00 – 13:20\nMigration of Spectrum Scale using Atempo\n\n\n13:20 – 13:40\nSpectrum Scale HDFS Update\n\n\n13:40 – 14:00\nSpectrum Scale and Spectrum Discover for Data Management\n\n\n14:00 – 14:30\nMonitoring + Serviceability Enhancements\n\n\n14:30 – 15:00\nRefreshment Break – Viewings of Spot the Robot Dog.\n\n\n15:00 – 15:20\nSupporting Science with Spectrum Scale\n\n\n15:20 – 15:40\nSpectrum Scale on IBM Cloud\n\n\n15:40 – 16:00\nLenovo Update\n\n\n16:00 – 16:30\nPerformance Update\n\n\n16:30 – 17:00\nChallenges\, Experiences + Questions Led by Paul Tomlinson\, Group Chair\n\n\n17:00\nClose followed by Drinks and Pizza reception\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nRegistration is at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spectrum-scale-user-group-registration-321290978967
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/spectrum-scale-user-group-uk-meeting-2022/
LOCATION:IBM Client Center London\, 20 York Road\, London\, SE1 7ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220907T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220907T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075100
CREATED:20220825T102222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220825T102222Z
UID:2599-1662552000-1662555600@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Support Webinar: Cloud Object Storage (US Session)
DESCRIPTION:IBM Spectrum Scale Webinars: Cloud Object Storage  \nIBM Spectrum Scale Webinars are hosted by IBM Spectrum Scale Support and Development teams to share expertise and knowledge of the Spectrum Scale product\, as well as product updates and best practices. \nThis webinar focuses on Cloud Object Storage in IBM Spectrum Scale: Introduction to AFM \n\nIntroduction to AFM to Cloud Object Storage\nAFM Cloud Object Storage basics and operation  modes\nAFM Cloud Object Storage features\nImportant AFM Cloud Object Storage commands\nAFM Cloud Object Storage debugging  workflow\nCommon AFM failures and fixes\n\nNote that the webinars are free-of-charge and held via Webex. \n>> Register here <<< \nFor any questions\, contact the host.
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/support-webinar-cloud-object-storage-us-session/
LOCATION:Digital Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220908T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220908T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075100
CREATED:20220825T102438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220825T102438Z
UID:2602-1662634800-1662638400@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Support Webinar: Cloud Object Storage (AP Session)
DESCRIPTION:IBM Spectrum Scale Webinars: Cloud Object Storage  \nIBM Spectrum Scale Webinars are hosted by IBM Spectrum Scale Support and Development teams to share expertise and knowledge of the Spectrum Scale product\, as well as product updates and best practices. \nThis webinar focuses on Cloud Object Storage in IBM Spectrum Scale: Introduction to AFM \n\nIntroduction to AFM to Cloud Object Storage\nAFM Cloud Object Storage basics and operation  modes\nAFM Cloud Object Storage features\nImportant AFM Cloud Object Storage commands\nAFM Cloud Object Storage debugging  workflow\nCommon AFM failures and fixes\n\nNote that the webinars are free-of-charge and held via Webex. \n>> Register here <<< \nFor any questions\, contact the host.
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/support-webinar-cloud-object-storage-ap-session/
LOCATION:Digital Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075100
CREATED:20220826T120458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T120834Z
UID:2610-1663664400-1663700400@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:NYC User Meeting 2022
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Spectrum Scale User Meeting in New York City. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, the latest insights into data fabrics\, data orchestration and data management architectures\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: September 20\, 2022 \nLocation: New York City \nThe User Meeting is face-to-face only and free of charge. \nAttendees must register prior the event. Please register >> here <<. \n 8:30  9:00  Registration and Morning Coffee\n 9:00  9:10  Welcome\n 9:10  9:30  Strategy Update\n 9:30  9:50  What is new in Spectrum Scale?\n 9:50 10:10  What is new in ESS?\n10:10 10:30  Customer Talk - Albert Einstein College of Medicine\n10:30 11:00  Coffee and Networking\n11:00 11:20  Container Update\n11:20 11:40  New S3 access for AI and Analytics\n11:40 12:00  Support for GPUDirect Storage\n12:00 12:20  Customer Talk - NYU Langone\n12:20 13:20  Lunch and Networking\n13:20 13:40  Spectrum Fusion\n13:40 14:00  Spectrum Scale on IBM Cloud\n14:00 14:20  Customer Talk - New York Genome Center\n14:20 14:40  Spectrum Scale & ESS Technical Support Update\n14:40 15:10  Coffee and Networking\n15:10 15:30  Monitoring and serviceability enhancements in Spectrum Scale\n15:30 16:10  Technical Deep Dive - Performance Update\n16:10 16:40  Open Discussion\n16:40 16:45  Wrap-up\nStarting 17:00 Social Event\n 
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/nyc-user-meeting-2022/
LOCATION:NYU Langone Health\, 435 East 30th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221021
DTSTAMP:20260406T075100
CREATED:20220705T160823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T123110Z
UID:2551-1666137600-1666310399@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:German User Meeting 2022
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Spectrum Scale User Meeting in Cologne\, Germany. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, the latest insights into data fabrics\, data orchestration and data management architectures\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. See the event page for the detailed agenda. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: October 19-20\, 2022 \nLocation: MediaPark Cologne\, Germany \nThe User Meeting is face-to-face only and free of charge. \nAttendees must >>register here<< prior the event. \nOctober 19th\, 2022\n9:00 10:00 Registration and Networking\n10:00 10:15 Welcome\n10:15 10:40 Strategy Update\n10:40 11:05 Easy Installation using Terraform and Ansible\n11:05 11:25 Spectrum Scale on IBM Cloud\n11:25 11:50 Global Data Orchestration\n11:50 12:00 Meet the devs\n12:00 13:00 Lunch and Networking\n13:00 13:40 What is new in Spectrum Scale?\n13:40 14:10 ESS 3500\n14:10 14:30 Customer or partner talk - ESS3500\n14:30 15:00 Coffee and Networking\n15:00 15:20 AFM - Enhancements and Use Cases\n15:20 15:40 Customer or partner talk\n15:40 16:00 Customer or partner talk\n16:00 16:15 New requirement process\n16:15 16:35 Break\n16:35 16:50 Update from ESCC (Pre-Sales/Lab Services/Support )\n16:50 17:05 Sneak Preview\n17:05 17:25 CNSA & CSI Update\n17:25 17:45 Container & Object Storage hints and tips\n17:45 18:00 Ask us anything\n18:00 20:00 Get Together\n\nOctober 20th\, 2022\n8:30 9:00 Coffee und Networking\nSpectrum Scale licensing\n9:00 12:00 Break-out Sessions\n- AFM Deep Dive\n- Spectrum Scale and Tape\n- Introduction to Spectrum Fusion\n- Secured Data Sharing to Applications running in OpenShift\n- ESS Deep Dive\n- Spectrum Scale on Z\n- HDFS hands-on experience with Cloudera CDP\n- Terraform and Ansible Deep Dive\n- Introduction to Spectrum Discover\n12:00 13:00 Lunch and Networking\n13:00 13:20 New S3 Access for AI and Analytics\n13:20 13:40 GPUDirect Storage Update\n13:40 14:00 HDFS Update\n14:00 14:30 Coffee and Networking\n14:30 14:50 Customer or partner talk\n14:50 15:10 Monitoring and serviceability enhancements\n15:10 15:30 Field Update\n15:30 15:50 Performance Update\n15:50 16:00 Wrap-up\n 
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/german-2022-user-meeting/
LOCATION:MediaPark Köln\, MediaPark\, Cologne\, Germany
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221113T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221113T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075100
CREATED:20220808T173031Z
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UID:2474-1668340800-1668362400@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Spectrum Scale UG @ SC22
DESCRIPTION:The Spectrum Scale user group will be hosting a meeting at this years SC22. \nThis global user-led meeting provides an opportunity for peer-to-peer learning and interaction with IBM’s technical leadership on the latest in IBM Spectrum Scale. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, the latest insights into data fabrics\, data orchestration and data management architectures. The main agenda will be followed by a cocktail reception at 5:30 pm to continue the discussions. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: Sunday\, November 13\, 2022 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm \nVenue: The Adolphus Hotel\, Commerce St\, Dallas\, \nRoom Location: Grand Ballroom B \nLunch: Lunch boxes will be provided from noon onwards\nNOTE: You MUST register to attend the user group meeting. Please complete your details on the registration page: https://ibm.biz/SC22_SSUG \nAGENDA:  \n12:30 – 12:40 Introductions and Committee updates – Paul Tomlinson\, UK Chair \n12:40 – 13:05 Strategy Update \n13:05 – 13:35 What is new in Spectrum Scale \n13:35 – 13:55 New S3 access for AI & Analytics \n13:55 – 14:15 Managing Massive Amouts for Unstructured Data with Starfish – Justin Wood SNL and Jacob Farmer\, Starfish Storage \n14:15 – 14:35 Feasibility of a hybrid HPC-Cloud computing platform: A study of data-flow I/O performance between remote clusters – UT Southwestern Medical Center \n14:35 – 15:00 AFM Update \n15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break \n15:30 – 15:50 HPC on IBM Cloud \n15:50 – 16:10 Highly Provisioned ECE Servers – Ray Paden Lenovo \n16:10 – 16:30 Spectrum Scale and Spectrum Discover for Data Management – Oslo University \n16:30 – 16:55 ESS Enhancements \n16:55- 17:20 Performance Update \n17:20 – 17:30 Group Discussion \n17:30 Close followed by Drinks Reception
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/spectrum-scale-ug-sc22/
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221202T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075100
CREATED:20221019T172042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T105945Z
UID:2637-1669975200-1669982400@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:SSUG @CIUK 2022
DESCRIPTION:SSUG will be returning to CIUK for 2023 … our agenda is still to be confirmed\, but the plan is to run 10:30 – 12:00 on Friday 2nd December. \nTo attend this user group event\, you must be registered to attend CIUK\, registration is online at https://www.scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2022.aspx \nAgenda:\n10:30 – 10:40 Welcome\,  Paul Tomlinson \n10:40 – 11:20 Spectrum Scale Update – Chris Maestas \n11:20 – 11:40 OnDemand: Extending an HPC cluster to cloud infrastructures – Frank Lee IBM \n11:40 – 12:00 Anything else? … otherwise … Wrap up and close\,  Paul Tomlinson – Group Chair
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/ssug-ciuk-2022/
LOCATION:Manchester Central Convention Complex\, Petersfield\, Manchester\, M2 3GX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230322
DTSTAMP:20260406T075100
CREATED:20230208T152840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T155904Z
UID:2727-1679356800-1679443199@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:German New User Day 2023
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Spectrum Scale New User Day in Sindelfingen\, Germany. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, the latest insights into data fabrics\, data orchestration and data management architectures\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. Details will follow soon. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: March 21\, 2023 – New User Day \nLocation: Hotel Marriot\, Sindelfingen\, Germany \nThe New User Day is face-to-face only and free of charge. The event will be held in German. \nAttendees must register >> here << prior the event. \n  \nThe New User Day is followed by the regular Spectrum Scale User Meeting at March 22+23\, 2023: \nGerman User Meeting 2023
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/german-new-user-day-2023/
LOCATION:Marriot Sindelfingen\, Mahdentalstrasse 68\, Sindelfingen\, 71065\, Germany
CATEGORIES:In Person
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230324
DTSTAMP:20260406T075100
CREATED:20230127T135110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T162605Z
UID:2718-1679443200-1679615999@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:German User Meeting 2023
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Spectrum Scale User Meeting in Sindelfingen\, Germany. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, the latest insights into data fabrics\, data orchestration and data management architectures\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. Details will follow soon. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: March 22+23\, 2023 – Spectrum Scale German User Meeting \nLocation: Hotel Marriot\, Sindelfingen\, Germany \nThe Spectrum Scale German User Meeting is face-to-face only and free of charge. The event will be held mostly in German. There will be some sessions in English. \nAttendees must register >> here << prior the event. \nDraft Agenda - German Spectrum Scale User Meeting\n\nMarch 22nd\, 2023\n9:00 10:00 Registration and networking\n10:00 10:15 Welcome\n10:15 11:45 Strategy update\n11:45 12:00 Meet the Developers\n12:00 13:00 Lunch and networking\n13:00 14:30 Lightning talks with product updates\n14:30 15:00 Coffee and networking\n15:00 16:20 Customer and partner talks\n16:20 16:40 Break\n16:40 17:40 Deep dive sessions\n17:45 18:00 Ask us anything\n18:00 20:00 Get together\n\nMarch 23rd\, 2023\n8:30 9:00 Coffee and networking\nSpectrum Scale licensing\n9:00 12:00 Break-out sessions\n12:00 13:00 Lunch and networking\n13:00 14:15 Lightning talks with product updates \n14:15 14:45 Coffee and networking\n14:45 15:45 More customer and partner talks and deep dive sessions\n15:45 16:00 Wrap-up\nThe Spectrum Scale User Meeting is preceded by the Spectrum Scale New User Day at March 21\, 2023: \nGerman New User Day 2023
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/german-user-meeting-2023/
LOCATION:Marriot Sindelfingen\, Mahdentalstrasse 68\, Sindelfingen\, 71065\, Germany
CATEGORIES:In Person
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230522T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230522T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075100
CREATED:20230418T155321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T122551Z
UID:2774-1684760400-1684774800@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Storage Scale User Meeting at ISC 2023
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Storage Scale User Meeting at ISC 2023. 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: Mon\, 22. May 2023 – 13:00-17:00 CET Local time | Hotel Reichshof \nThe User Meeting is face-to-face only. There is no ISC conference pass required. \nTo register for the event\, please send an email with your name and your company/organization name to IBMStorageScale@ibm.com. \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. \nAgenda \n\n\n\n\n	13:00Registration an Networkingn/a\n\n\n	13:30WelcomeUlf Troppens\n\n\n	13:40What is new in Storage Scale and ESS?Mamdouh Khamis\, Ted Hoover\n\n\n	14:05Lightning talks with selected product updates and potential future enhancementsAlexander Wolf-Reber\, Mathias Dietz\, Olaf Weiser\, Par Hettinga\, Ulf Troppens\n\n\n	14:45DESY - Site UpdateStefan Dietrich (DESY)\n\n\n	15:05- Break -n/a\n\n\n	15:25Sponsor Talk: High-performance SMB service with Tuxera Fusion File Share and IBM Storage ScaleHeinrich von Keler (Tuxera)\, Jukka Muhonen (Tuxera)\n\n\n	15:45University of Queensland - Site UpdateJake Carroll (University of Queensland)\n\n\n	16:30Performance UpdateOlaf Weiser\n\n\n	16:55Wrap-upUlf Troppens\n\n\n	17:00Get Togethern/a\n\n\n\n\nSponsors
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/storage-scale-user-meeting-at-isc-2023/
LOCATION:Hotel Reichshof\, Kirchenallee 34-36\, Hamburg\, 20099\, Germany
CATEGORIES:In Person
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230629
DTSTAMP:20260406T075101
CREATED:20230421T145655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T165722Z
UID:2789-1687824000-1687996799@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Spectrum Scale User Group\, London\, Tuesday 27th June - Wednesday 28th June
DESCRIPTION:Hi all\, \nJust a reminder that the next UK User Group meeting will be taking place in London (IBM York Road) on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th June \nThe current agenda is below and we still have some slots for User Presentations \nTuesday –  June 27\, 2023 \n30       9:30-10:00    Arrival & Registration\n15     10:00-10:15    Introductions and Committee Update\n10     10:15-10:25    Welcome\n25     10:25-10:50    Strategy Update\n20     10:50-11:10    CyberSecurity\, CyberResiliency\, CyberVault\n50     11:10-12:00    Modernisation of Storage Scale\n60     12:00-13:00    Lunch & Networking\n60     13:00-14:00    Lightning Talks I\n30     14:00-14:30    ESS Performance Engineering\n30     14:30-15:00    Afternoon Tea & Networking\n20     15:00-15:20    StarFish Presentation\n20     15:20-15:40    Bridgeworks Presentation\n20     15:40-16:00    Tuxera Presentation\n20     16:00-16:20    HPC Storage at BSC – Sergi More\n20     16:20-16:40    Short Break\n30     16:40-17:10    Performance Update\n50     17:10-18:00    Meet the Devs – Ask us Anything\n120   19:00-21:00    Get Together @ Etc Venues\, Prospero House \n  \nWednesday – June 28\, 2023 \n15       9:00-  9:15     Arrival & Networking\n30       9:15-  9:45     Sneak Preview I\n45       9:45-10:30     AFM Deep Dive\n30     10:30-11:00     Morning Tea & Networking\n45     11:00-11:45     ESS Deep Dive\n15     11:45-12:00     Lightning Talks II\n60     12:00-13:00     Lunch & Networking\n20     13:00-13:20     Storage Overview at AWE – Mark Roberts\n20     13:20-13:40     Valentine – SACLE at the NHM – Paul Ward\n20     13:40-14:00     AFM Migration experience – Robert Horton Cancer Research\n30     14:00-14:30     Afternoon Tea & Networking\n30     14:30-15:00     Scale and Protect/Archive\n30     15:00-15:30     Filesystem Activity Monitoring using Splunk/QRadar\n20     15:30-15:50     Sneak Preview II\n10     15:50-16:00     Wrap-up \nEvent registration is https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spectrum-scale-user-group-2023-registration-637962000517
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/spectrum-scale-user-group-london-tuesday-27th-june-wedensday-28th-june/
LOCATION:IBM Client Center London\, 20 York Road\, London\, SE1 7ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Expert Talks,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230911T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230911T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075101
CREATED:20230811T134832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T142248Z
UID:2860-1694422800-1694448000@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:IBM Storage Scale and IBM Storage Ceph Users Group Meeting at IBM TechXchange
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Users Meeting in Las Vegas\, Nevada in association with IBM’s TechXchange Conference.  The Users Group meeting will be held at the MGM Grand Hotel in the MGM conference center (look for signs to users group area). \nDate: Monday Sept 11\, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Las Vegas\, NV \nThe User Meeting at TechXchange is face-to-face only and comes at no additional charge.  Registration at TechXchange (https://ibm.biz/BdPANG) is required prior to the event. \nWe have an exciting Users Group agenda featuring user stories\, integration with Watsonx and Nvidia in the AI space\, deployment in the cloud\, and important product updates. The event will feature IBM subject matter experts and your peers. \nPlanned Agenda and Topics: \n\nRecent announcements for Storage Scale/Storage Scale System and Storage Ceph\nIBM Storage Ceph and watsonx.data\nWhat is a Ceph Ready Node and why should I care?\nCustomers tell their stories\nIBM Storage Scale and AI in the IBM Cloud\nCreating a high-performance data lake (access)\nLearn how to optimize current data with IBM storage (management/caching)\nCyber resilient storage and 99.9999% availability (security)\nNVIDIA\, IBM watsonx and AI – have you heard the latest?\nAsk the experts anything\n\nA box lunch will be provided\, and a reception will be held immediately after the meeting. \nWe look forward to welcoming you to this event.
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/ibm-storage-scale-and-ibm-storage-ceph-users-group-meeting-at-ibm-techxchange/
LOCATION:MGM Grand Hotel – Las Vegas\, NV
CATEGORIES:In Person
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230927T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230927T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075101
CREATED:20230904T125311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T125311Z
UID:2889-1695805200-1695841200@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:NYC User Meeting 2023
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Spectrum Scale User Meeting in New York City. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, the latest insights into data fabrics\, data orchestration and data management architectures\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: September 27\, 2023 \nLocation: New York City \nThe User Meeting is face-to-face only and free of charge. \nAttendees must register prior the event. Please register >> here <<. \nWe would like to thank Andrew Gauzza and all of the folks at DST (Data In Science Technology) for their sponsorship of this event. \n \nDraft Agenda\n9:00 Doors open\, light breakfast and coffee\n9:30 User Meeting\n     - Welcome and introduction\n     - Discussion of IBM Storage Defender\n     - Storage Scale Strategy\n     - What's New - Lightning Talk\n     - Modernization of Storage Scale\n     - Sneak previews\n     - MCOT & MROT\n     - Performance Engineering - ESS3500\n     - Fabric Hospital & Disk Hospital\n     - High density Tape for Backup and Archive solutions\n     - High Performance SMB with Tuxera\n     - Customer Presentations\n5:00-7:00 Reception – Wine/Beer Hors d'oeuvres and networking\n 
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/nyc-user-meeting-2023/
LOCATION:The Havard Club\, 35 W 44th St\, New York City\, NY\, 10036\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231112T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075101
CREATED:20230811T141017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231112T131206Z
UID:2867-1699790400-1699812000@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Storage Scale User Meeting @ SC23
DESCRIPTION:IBM is hosting a Storage Scale User Meeting along SC 2023. This meeting provides an opportunity for peer-to-peer learning and interaction with IBM’s technical leadership on the latest in IBM Storage Scale. \nDate: Sunday\, November 12\, 2023 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm \nVenue: The Grand Hyatt Denver \nWe have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, latest insights into data fabrics\, data orchestration and data management architectures. The user meeting is followed by a Get Together to continue the discussion. \nPlease register here for participation:\nhttps://www.ibm.com/events/reg/flow/ibm/9a13aemb/landing/page/landing \nNote: A conference pass for SC23 is not required to participate in this event. \n12:30-12:40 Welcome\n12:40-13:00 Storage Scale Strategy Update\n13:00-13:20 Nvidia - Running Storage Scale Software directly on GPU nodes\n13:20-13:40 What is new in Storage Scale?\n13:40-14:00 Lenovo - Eking out performance using MROT\n14:00-14:15 What is new in Storage Scale System?\n14:15-14:45 Break\n14:45-15:05 Sycomp - Storage Scale and Storage Scale System in a hybrid cloud world \n15:05-15:45 Lightning talks with selected product updates by Starfish\, Tuxera and IBM\n15:45-16:15 Guardant Health - Experiences of Using Storage Scale to Create a Wide-area Single Namespace\n            Guardant Health - Network Quality of Service and On-Demand Bandwidth Provisioning Using File System Events\n16:15-16:35 Short Break\n16:35-16:55 University of Queensland - High performance S3 access with IBM Storage Scale\, ECE and IBM Storage Fusion \n16:55-17:15 Cadence - IBM Cloud HPC EDA Solution for Cadence\n17:15-17:45 Performance Update\n17:45-18:00 Wrap-up\n18:00-20:00 Get together\nWe are looking forward to welcome to this event. \nSponsored by: \n          
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/storage-scale-user-meeting-sc23/
LOCATION:The Grand Hyatt Denver\, 1750 Welton St\, Denver\, CO\, 80202\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231207T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231207T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075101
CREATED:20231127T145347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T142058Z
UID:2968-1701957600-1701964800@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Storage Scale Meeting @ CIUK23
DESCRIPTION:The Storage Scale User Group has been accepted for a breakout session at Computing Insights UK 2023!\nDue to the enormous popularity and applications for breakout sessions this year we have only been provided a 2 hours breakout slot on THURSDAY; so we plan on packing the program! \nhttps://www.scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK-2023-Breakout-Sessions.aspx \nTo attend this user group event\, you must be registered to attend CIUK\, registration is online at https://www.scd.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/CIUK2023.aspx \n\n\n\nTime\nLength\nTitle\nSpeaker\n\n\n14:00\n00:10\nIntro\nLaurence Horrocks-Barlow\nMichael Holiday\n\n\n14:10\n00:20\nWhat’s new with Scale and Scale System\nChris Maestas\n\n\n14:20\n\n\n14:30\n00:10\nTuxera\n \nHeinrich von Keler \n\n\n\n14:40\n00:20\nData Orchestrator\n \nIndulis Bernsteins \n\n\n\n14:50\n\n\n15:00\n00:10\nStorage Expert Labs offerings\n \nPAR HETTINGA-AYAKANNU \n\n\n\n15:10\n00:20\nFusion Demo\nFrank Lee\n\n\n15:20\n\n\n15:30\n00:10\nOVER RUN TIME\n\n\n15:40\n00:20\nAsk us anything\nIBM Team\n\n\n15:50\n\n\n16:00
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/storage-scale-meeting-ciuk23/
LOCATION:Manchester Central Convention Complex\, Petersfield\, Manchester\, M2 3GX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240220
DTSTAMP:20260406T075101
CREATED:20240115T140522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T124507Z
UID:3015-1708300800-1708387199@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Storage Scale User Meeting @ SCA 2024
DESCRIPTION:IBM is hosting a Storage Scale User Meeting along SupercomputingAsia 2024. This meeting provides an opportunity for peer-to-peer learning and interaction with IBM’s technical leadership on the latest in IBM Storage Scale. \nDate: Monday\, February 19th\, 2024 – 9am – 5pm \nVenue: ICC Sydney\, 14 Darling Dr\, Sydney NSW 2000\, Sydney\, Australia \nWe have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, latest insights into data fabrics\, data orchestration and data management architectures. The user meeting is followed by a Get Together to continue the discussion. \nDetailed agenda will be shared later. \nPlease register here for the event:\nhttps://www.ibm.com/events/reg/flow/ibm/5r4tchmb/landing/page/landing \nWe are looking forward to welcome to this event.
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/storage-scale-user-meeting-sca-24/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240305
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240306
DTSTAMP:20260406T075101
CREATED:20240105T084710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T084842Z
UID:2978-1709596800-1709683199@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:German New User Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Storage Scale New User Day in Sindelfingen\, Germany. We have an exciting agenda covering an introduction in Storage Scale and key use cases. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: March 5\, 2024 – New User Day \nLocation: Hotel Marriot\, Sindelfingen\, Germany \nThe New User Day is face-to-face only and free of charge. The event will be held in German. \nDetails for agenda and registration will be posted later. \nThe New User Day is followed by the regular Storage Scale User Meeting at March 6+7\, 2024:\nhttps://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/german-user-meeting-2024/
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/german-new-user-day-2024/
LOCATION:Marriot Sindelfingen\, Mahdentalstrasse 68\, Sindelfingen\, 71065\, Germany
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240306
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240308
DTSTAMP:20260406T075101
CREATED:20240105T085234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T102120Z
UID:2981-1709683200-1709855999@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:German User Meeting 2024
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Storage Scale User Meeting in Sindelfingen\, Germany. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, the latest insights into data fabrics\, data orchestration and data management architectures\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. Details will follow soon. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: March 6+7\, 2024 – Storage Scale German User Meeting \nLocation: Hotel Marriot\, Sindelfingen\, Germany \nThe Storage Scale German User Meeting is face-to-face only and free of charge. The event will be held mostly in German. There will be some sessions in English. \nPlease register here prior the event:\nhttps://www.ibm.com/events/reg/flow/ibm/fecfrkmb/createaccount/page/contactInfo \nAgenda\n======\n\nWednesday - March 6th\, 2024\n\n09:00 10:00 Registration and Networking\n10:00 10:15 Welcome\n10:15 10:45 Storage Strategy and Strategic Initiatives\n10:45 11:10 IBM Storage Scale System 6000\n11:10 11:35 Smart Data Orchestration to Accelerate AI Workloads\n11:35 11:50 What is new in Storage Scale?\n11:50 12:00 Meet the Developers\n12:00 13:00 Lunch and Networking\n13:00 13:30 FZJ - New Storage for Juelich: Exabyte for Exaflop/s\n13:30 14:10 Lightning Talks with Product Updates\n             - ARM & Nvidia Update\n             - AFM Update\n             - mmhealth Update\n             - OS currency and Extended Update Support (EUS)\n             - Protocol Update\n14:10 14:30 Sneak Preview\n14:30 15:00 Coffee and Networking\n15:00 15:20 SVA - A five year journey with ESS\n15:20 15:40 Tuxera - MacOS media & entertainment workloads with SMB\n15:40 16:00 ETH Zurich - IBM Speicherumgebung an der ETH Zuerich: Loesungen und Herausforderungen\n16:00 16:20 Break\n16:20 16:40 Unified Installation and Configuration - On-premise and on Cloud\n16:40 17:40 Performance update\n17:40 18:00 Ask us anything\n18:00 20:00 Get Together\n\nThursday - March 7th\, 2024\n\n08:30 09:00 Coffee und Networking\n08:40 09:00 Spectrum Scale Licensing\n09:00 12:00 Break-out Sessions\n             - Cloudkit and Ansible Toolkit (Deep Dive)\n             - AFM Deep Dive\n             - Smart Data Orchestration to Accelerate AI Workloads (Deep Dive)\n             - Date Lakehouse with watsonx.data and IBM Storage\n             - Health Monitoring and Call Home Improvements\n             - Storage Scale Performance Monitoring Improvements & Prometheus Exporter\n             - CNSA Update Improvements\n             - CNSA along with InfiniBand and RDMA\n             - Introducing the IBM Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service\n             - Introduction to IBM Storage Ceph\n             - Introduction to IBM Storage Fusion\n             - For 20 Years Nothing New with Tape? IBM Tape Update 2024!\n12:00 13:00 Lunch and Networking\n13:00 14:10 Lightning Talks with Product Updates\n             - Storage Scale on IBM Cloud\n             - Modernization of Storage Scale\n             - Multi-protocol data access in OpenShift\n             - Storage Scale Support and Expert Care Premium\n             - IBM Technology Expert Labs Services for IBM Storage Scale\n             - Dynamic Infrastructure for Spark in OpenShift\n             - Using writable snapshot with Storage Scale\n             - Data Migration using OpenShift Built-in Tools\n             - IDEA Process\n14:10 14:40 Coffee and Networking\n14:40 15:00 Lenovo - Storage Update\n15:00 15:20 Creating and Managing Consistent Safeguarded Copies with IBM Storage Protect on IBM Storage Scale\n15:20 15:50 Lessons from the Field\n15:50 16:00 Wrap-up\nThe Storage Scale Scale User Meeting is preceded by the Storage Scale New User Day at March 5\, 2024:\nhttps://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/german-new-user-day-2024/
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/german-user-meeting-2024/
LOCATION:Marriot Sindelfingen\, Mahdentalstrasse 68\, Sindelfingen\, 71065\, Germany
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240503
DTSTAMP:20260406T075101
CREATED:20240313T085807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T090403Z
UID:3048-1714435200-1714694399@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Midwest User Meeting 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Midwest Storage Scale User event! This in-person gathering will be held at the Big Ten Conference in Park Place\, Rosemont\, IL\, USA in tandem with the Midwest Research Computing and Data Consortium Spring meeting. Whether you’re a seasoned GPFS user or just getting started\, this event is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about Storage Scale and connecting with fellow enthusiasts. \nDate: April 30 – May 2 \nLocation: Big Ten Conference\, 5440 Park Place\, Rosemont\, IL 60018\, US \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/midwest-gpfs-user-group-tickets-814369800997 \n Topic Sessions – Tuesday April 30 (9 AM – 3 PM) \n\nAFM use cases and the basics\nNetwork stability strategies\nInstall experiences with ESS\nGPFS cluster management and upgrade strategies\, what works and what doesn’t\nArchitecting replication with stretch-cluster vs AFM\nHow to successfully use AFM for replication\, what are the PROs and CONs\nConsiderations and alternatives to upgrading to ESS v6.1.9.x\nScale integration with cloud and tape\n\nMini-Workshop – May 2 (8 AM – 12 PM) \n\nWork hands-on in a Scale lab with developers.\nOnly 20 spots are available for the lab!\n\n 
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/midwest-user-meeting-2024/
LOCATION:Big Ten Conference\, 5440 Park Place\, Rosemont\, IL\, 60018\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240513T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20240513T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T075101
CREATED:20230811T142137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T115304Z
UID:2873-1715605200-1715623200@www.spectrumscaleug.org
SUMMARY:Storage Scale User Meeting @ ISC24
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Storage Scale User Meeting at ISC 2024. 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\, May 13\, 2024 – 13:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Hotel Reichshof \nWe are looking forward to welcome to this event \n\nThe User Meeting is face-to-face only. There is no ISC conference pass required. \nTo register for the event\, please send an email with your name and your company/organization name to IBMStorageScale@ibm.com. \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. \nAgenda\n \n13:00-13:30 Registration and Networking\n13:30-13:40 Welcome\n13:40-14:05 Storage for AI - Nvidia and beyond Ted Hoover\n14:05-14:20 HyperStore - NVMe/F Performance Pool\n14:20-14:35 High-Performance Object Access to data in Storage Scale\n14:35-14:55 Sponsor Talk: Starfish\n14:55-15:10 Smart Data Orchestration to Accelerate AI Workloads\n15:10-15:30 - Break -\n15:30-15:55 What is new in Spectrum Scale and Storage Scale System?\n15:55-16:10 Secure\, API Driven Control Plane for Storage Scale\n16:10-16:55 Performance Update\n16:55-17:00 Wrap-up\nStarting 17:00 Get together\nSponsors
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/storage-scale-user-meeting-isc24/
LOCATION:Hotel Reichshof\, Kirchenallee 34-36\, Hamburg\, 20099\, Germany
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:UK New User Day 2024
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 key use cases. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: June 11\, 2024 – New User Day \nLocation: IBM York Road\, London\, UK \nThis event is face-to-face only and free of charge. \nDetailed agenda will be posted later. \nPlease register here to attend:\nhttps://www.ibm.com/events/reg/flow/ibm/M9P9QNMB/landing/page/landing \n  \nThe New User Day is followed by the regular Storage Scale User Meeting at June 12+13\, 2024:\nhttps://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/uk-user-meeting-2024/
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/uk-new-user-day-2024/
LOCATION:IBM Client Center London\, 20 York Road\, London\, SE1 7ND\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240614
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SUMMARY:UK User Meeting 2024
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Storage Scale User Meeting in London\, UK. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap update\, the latest insights into data fabrics\, data orchestration and data management architectures\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. Details will follow soon. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: June 12+13\, 2024 – Storage Scale UK User Meeting \nLocation: IBM York Road\, London\, UK \nThis meeting is face-to-face only and free of charge. \nPlease register here to attend:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spectrum-scale-user-group-2024-tickets-887703052727 \nAgenda Highlights: \n\nStorage Scale strategy and initiatives\nWhat in new in Storage Scale and Storage Scale System?\nStorage Scale performance update\nHigh Performance Object access to data on Storage Scale\nStorage Scale Data Caching Services (AFM) updates\nHyperstore – NVMEoF Performance Pool\nSecure\, API based Control Plane for Storage Scale\nUsing external Scale/ESS data with Fusion HCI\nCustomer and partner talks\n\nDetailed agenda will be posted later. \nThe User Group Meeting is preceded by the Storage Scale New User Day at June 11\, 2024:\nhttps://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/uk-new-user-day-2024/ \n 
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/uk-user-meeting-2024/
LOCATION:IBM Client Center London\, 20 York Road\, London\, SE1 7ND\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T150000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED! - 2024 IBM Storage Scale User Group Miami - new date to be announced!
DESCRIPTION:The Miami event is currently POSTPONED! \nStay tuned for an update on the new date! \nPlease join us for the IBM Storage Scale User Group Meeting in Miami! \nThis Scale day event will will discuss customer stories\, strategy\, initiatives as well as what’s new with the IBM Storage Scale System 6000! The afternoon will close out with S3 archive topics as well as first hand installation experience feedback using RedHat OpenShift and IBM Fusion to deploy modernized applications including AI. \nThe detailed agenda can be found at the registration page. Please register here!
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/2024-ibm-storage-scale-user-group-miami/
LOCATION:HILTON CABANA MIAMI BEACH RESORT\, 6261 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33140\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240808
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SUMMARY:West Coast IBM Storage Scale User Meeting
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. \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 technical Users Group two day experience on IBM Storage Scale and the Storage Scale System! \nDay 1 – Accelerate your AI Model\, Training and Inferencing with IBM Storage Scale – Scale New User Day! \nThe Storage Scale Users Group event begins with a current and new users’ day.  Day one is geared to those interested in learning how IBM Storage Scale can accelerate AI workloads and access data anywhere and everywhere with a global data platform.  This one-day session will explore optimizing your NVDIA Superpod and NVDIA DGX environments for model training and inferencing with IBM Storage scale.   \nDay 2 – IBM Storage Scale Users Group \nDay two continues with a discussion on the IBM Storage Scale strategy\, what’s new in Storage Scale and Scale System\, features and roadmap. This one-day session will feature discussions from long term Storage Scale users\, and a user presented case study topic.  It will also include a session on IBM Storage Scale for AI workloads with NVIDIA; a session on IBM research\, Data Resiliency with Storage Scale and why SuperMicro is a great choice for running Storage Scale. \nThe detailed agenda can be found at the registration page. Please register here for the event or click the website link below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n—\n\n\nThere is an additional day but you need to be nominated by your IBM contact.Please check with your IBM representative on how you may be nominated to attend.  Lab seats are limited and on a first come basis. \n\nDay 3 – IBM Storage Scale Hands-on ATG Workshop\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis day is open to customers that want to better understand Storage Scale features and functions.  Attendees will gain a deep hands-on experience of both Storage Scale and the Storage Scale System.  We will delve into basic and advanced features and functions\, such as: Installing a Storage Scale cluster\, setting up protocol nodes\, using ILM policies\, and working with AFM.  Drive a Storage Scale GUI and more!
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/west-coast-ibm-storage-scale-user-meeting/
LOCATION:IBM San Jose\, 555 Bailey Avenue\, San Jose\, CA\, 95141\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T173000
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SUMMARY:NYC 2024 - IBM Storage Scale User’s Group
DESCRIPTION:New York City 2024 – IBM Storage Scale User’s Group October 1\, 2024 \n\n\n\nThere will be a Storage Scale User Meeting in New York City\, NY\, USA. We have an exciting agenda covering user stories\, roadmap updates\, development\, research\, NVIDIA\, SuperMicro and DST\, plus access to IBM experts and your peers. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nAgenda highlights: \n\n\n\n\nStorage Scale strategy\nNVIDIA AI Solutions with IBM Storage Scale\nIBM Research Vela and Blue Vela systems for AI\nSupermicro and the IBM Scale POD\nHealth Monitoring and Call Home Improvements\nNetworking w. Scale & Scale Storage Systems\n\n\n\n\nThe detailed agenda can be found at the registration page. Please register here! \n\n\n\nSponsored by Data In Science Technologies – htps://datainscience.com/
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/nyc2024-ibm-storage-scale-users-group/
LOCATION:One Madison Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 1 Madison Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T170000
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SUMMARY:Storage Scale User Group @ SC24 - Sunday\, November 17th\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Scale User Group event in Atlanta\, Georgia\, USA on November 17th\, 2024. We will have an exciting agenda covering roadmap updates\, the latest insights from the user community\, development\, research\, NVIDIA\, and access to IBM experts and your peers. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: Sunday\, November 17th\, 2024 \nLocation: The Westin 210 Peachtree St NW\, Atlanta\, GA 30303 \nThis meeting is face-to-face only and free of charge. \nPlease register here to attend:\nhttps://www.ibm.com/events/reg/flow/ibm/xb68k0mb/landing/page/landing \nDraft Agenda \n11:30-12:00 - Registration and Networking -\n12:00-12:05 Introductions and Committee Update\n12:05-12:10 Welcome from IBM\n12:10-12:25 Storage Scale Strategy and Initiatives\n12:25-12:40 What's new in Storage Scale\n12:40-13:10 Partner Talk: NVIDIA\n13:10-13:30 IBM Storage CTO talk: CAST\n13:30-13:50 WWT - Overview & AI initiatives: NVIDIA SuperPod\n13:50-14:20 - Coffee and Networking -\n14:20-14:40 University of Queensland - Site Update\n14:40-15:00 IBM Research Vela and Blue Vela Systems for AI\n15:00-15:20 Guardant Health: Single Namespace Updates\n15:20-15:35 Starfish Update\n15:35-15:55 ORNL: A Tale of Two Systems: Incorporation of Storage Archive in the NCCS\n15:55-16:15 - Break -\n16:15-16:30 Xinnor: Accelerating Storage Scale with xiRAID software RAID at Aalen University\n16:30-16:45 Lenovo Update\n16:45-17:00 HPC & EDA workloads on IBM Cloud with Storage Scale\n17:00-17:25 Sycomp and Google Cloud: AI workloads using Sycomp Storage in GCP\n17:25-17:50 Performance updates\n17:50-18:00 Ask us Anything + Wrap up\n18:00-19:00 - Networking Event - Sponsored by Sycomp -\n 
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/save-the-date-scale-user-group-sc2024-november-17th-2024/
LOCATION:The Westin Peachtree Plaza\, 210 Peachtree St. NW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30303\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250318T170000
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SUMMARY:German New User Day 2025 - March 18\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:IBM is organizing a Storage Scale New User Day in Heidelberg\, Germany. We have an exciting agenda covering an introduction in Storage Scale and Storage Ceph. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. \nDate: March 18\, 2025 – New User Day \nLocation: Heidelberg Congress Center\, Heidelberg\, Germany \nThe New User Day is face-to-face only and free of charge. The event will be held in German.The New User Day is face-to-face only and free of charge. The event will be held in German. \nDetailed agenda is available on the registration page. You need to register prior the event.\nhttps://www.ibm.com/events/reg/flow/ibm/cj23mxmb/landing/page/landing \nThe New User Day is followed by the regular Storage Scale User Meeting at March 19+20\, 2025: \nGerman User Meeting 2025 – March 19+20\, 2025
URL:https://www.spectrumscaleug.org/event/german-new-user-day-2025-march-18-2025/
LOCATION:Heidelberg Congress Center\, Czernyring 20\, Heidelberg\, 69115\, Germany
CATEGORIES:In Person
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