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Presentations/Articles post 2015

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Presentations/Papers 2015 and earlier

• 2013-2015
  Multiple presentations at IBM Conferences
  Multiple articles for Enterprise Media and IBM Systems Magazine

• 2013
  IBM Power Symposium - New Orleans - May 2013
  AIX Performance Tuning Part 1
  AIX Performance Tuning Part 2
  Avoiding and looking at Performance Problems
  NIM 101
  IBM Power Technical University - Orlando - October 2013
  Common April 2013
  Common April 2013 - AIX Performance Tuning
  Common April 2013 - NIM 101
  Common April 2013 - Starting to look at Performance Problems
  Common february 2013 - Upgrading AIX to v6 or v7
• 2012
  IBM Power Technical University - Las Vegas - October 2012
  AIX Performance Tuning
  Starting to look at a Performance Problem
  First experiences with Pureflex
  NIM 101
  Upgrading AIX to v6 or v7

  IBM Power Technical University - Dublin (Ireland) - October 2012
  AIX Performance Tuning
  Starting to look at a Performance Problem
  First experiences with Pureflex
  Upgrading AIX to v6 or v7

  IBM Power Technical Symposium - San Francisco - April 2012
  Planning for Virtualization
  How not to do a benchmark
  AIX Performance Tuning
  NIM 101
• 2011
  IBM Power Technical University - October 2011
  AIX Performance Tuning
  Planning for Virtualization
  Cloud 101
  IBM Power Technical University - April 2011
  AIX Performance Tuning
  Planning for Virtualization
  Cloud 101
• 2010
• October 2010
  power Technical University - Planning for Virtualization
  Common - AIX Performance Tuning for Oracle
  Common - Planning for Virtualization Parts 1 and 2
  Common - AIX Performance Tuning
  Common - NIM Primer
• 2009
• November 2009
  PowerVM and AIX 6.1
  PowerVM Planning - also given at pTechU
  AIX Performance Tuning - also given at pTechU in Sep09
• May 2009
  PowerVM Performance
• April 2009
  Upgrading AIX - Common
  AIX Performance Tuning - Common
  CMG - Planning for Virtualization
  CMG - AIX Oracle Performance
• 2008
• December 2008
  AIX performance given at CMG08
• September 2008
  Upgrading to AIX
  Tuning AIX for Oracle
• April 2008
  Planning for Virtualization
• 2007
• December 2007 - CMG 2007
  AIX Performance
  Planning for Virtualization
• Oct and Nov 07 - Regional CMG Meetings
  AIX Performance
  Planning for Virtualization
• October 2007 - pSeries Technical University
  AIX Performance Tuning
  Planning for Virtualization
  SOA - Myth or reality
  Basic AIX security
• June 2007 - UKCMG
  AIX Performance for UKCMG
  Virtualization Planning for UKCMG
• 2006
• December 2006 - CMG 2006
  Linux Performance Workshop
• October 2006 - NASPA
  Virtualization
• September 2006 - pSeries Technical University
  AIX Performance Tuning
  Virtualization
• August 2006 - Share
  Session 1715 - Email and Website Tracing
  Session 1716 - Home Computing Personal Security
• March 2006 - Midwest CMG
  PSeries Virtualization
• March 2006 - Share in Seattle
  Session 1715 - Email and Website Tracing
  Session 1716 - Home Computing Personal Security
  Session 1795 - UNIX Security
• 2005
• December 2005 - CMG2005
  Linux Performance Tuning
• September 2005 - pSeries Technical University
  AIX Performance Tuning
• August 2005 - Share in Boston
  Session 1794 - Email and Website Tracing
• August 2005 - UserBlue in Boston
  Session 6201 - Planning for Virtualization
  Session 6601 - AIX Performance Tuning
• June 2005 - HTCIA Chicago
  Email Tracing
• May 2005 - UKCMG
  Planning for Virtualization - handouts
• Userblue in Chicago - Mar 2005
  Planning for Virtualization
  AIX Security
• Share in Anaheim - Feb 2005
  Email and Website Tracing
  Linux Security
• 2004
• December 5-10, 2004 Computer Measurement Group in Las Vegas
  Planning for Partitioned AIX Systems
• September 2004 IBM pSeries Technical University
  Planning for Partitioning
• August 15-20, 2004 Userblue in New York.
  Email Tracing
  Securing Your UNIX Server
  Partitioning AIX 101
• August 15-20, 2004 Share in New York
  8/19/04 4.30pm Email and Website Tracing
  8/20/04 9.30am Securing your UNIX Server
• June 9, 2004 CMG Webcast
  AIX Performance Tuning
• May 24-26, 2004 UKCMG
  Partitioning AIX 101
  AIX I/O Performance Tuning
  Linux Performance Tuning
• April 28, 2004 Userblue Webcast
  Partitioning AIX 101
• March 9-10, 2004 HTCIA in Chicago
  Email Tracing
• Feb 22-28, 2004 Share Conference in Long Beach
  UNIX Security
  Email and website Tracing
• 2003
• December 7-12, 2003 Computer Measurement Group in Dallas, TX
  Workshop on UNIX Security
  Partitioning AIX 101
  Apache Webserver Performance Tuning
• September 19, 2003 Chicagoland Racf Users Group
  Securing your UNIX System
• August 25-29, 2003 Secureworld in Miami, FL
  Securing your UNIX System against Hackers
  Email and Website Tracing
  Securing the Apache Webserver
• August 10-15, 2003 Share in Washington DC
  Email and Website Tracing
  Securing your UNIX system against Hackers
• August 10-13, 2003 Userblue in Washington DC
  Partitioning 101 for pSeries
  6828 AIX Performance Tuning Lab
  6830 Email Tracing
  6829 AIX I/O Tuning
• July 28-August 1, 2003 IBM Storage Symposium in Chicago, IL
  AIX I/O Performance Tuning
  Linux I/O Performance Tuning
• July 14-18, 2003 Vanguard Racf Users Group
  Unix Security 101
  Securing the Apache Web Server
  Email and Website Tracing
• May 14, 2003 Midwest CMG
  Linux Performance Tuning
• February 22-25, 2003 Share
  Protecting your Unix server against Hackers
  Securing the Apache Web Server
• 2002
• Dec 9-13 CMG in Reno
  Tutorial on Unix Performance Tuning
• Sep 23-27, 02 IBM Secureworld
  Securing the Apache Web Server
  Setting up a secure SUSE Linux Server
  Email and web site tracing
• Aug 23 Share in San Francisco
  Thu 11am - SSH and TCP Wrappers
• Aug 18-21 Userblue in San Francisco
  Mon 9.30am - Tutorial on Distributed DASD Technologies
  Mon 1.30pm - Email and Web Site Tracing
  Mon 3pm - SSH and TCP Wrappers
  Wed 1.30pm - Apache Web Server Performance Tuning
• May 29, 02 Presentation to AWC on Linux in your life
• May 21-23, 02 UKCMG
  Debate sponsored by UK Computer Weekly on whether the internet is safe for eCommerce transactions
  Staying safe on the Internet
  Apache Web Server Performance Tuning
  Linux Performance Tuning
  Tutorial on Distributed DASD Technologies
• May 9, 02 Greater Boston CMG - Disk Technologies Tutorial
• Jan 23, 02 Webcast on Apache Webserver Performance for Userblue

• Pre 2002
• CMG2001 - December 01
  Workshop on UNIX Performance Tuning
  Tutorial on Distributed DASD Technologies
• August 01 - IBM's Secureworld
  Staying safe on the Internet
  Securing your UNIX System against Hackers - Part 1
  Securing your UNIX System against Hackers - Part 2
  SSH and TCP Wrappers
• July 01 - Share in Minneapolis
  Securing your UNIX System against Hackers - Part 3
  Securing your UNIX system against hackers - Part 3
• June 01 - CMG Italia in Rome
  Linux Performance Tuning
• May 01 - UKCMG in Edinburgh
  Unix Performance Tuning Workshop
• Feb 01 - Share
  Staying safe on the Internet
• Feb 01 - Share/IBM UserBlue Conference
  TCP Wrappers and SSH
  Unix Performance Tuning (double session)
  Planning a successful implementation of Directtalk and Directtalk Mail
• Dec 00 - CMG00
  Tutorial on UNIX Performance Tuning
• Oct 00 - OS/390 Expo
  Designing Performance Web Graphics
• Oct 00 - Connecticut CMG
  Unix Performance Tuning
• Oct 00 - IBM's Secureworld Conference
  Securing your systems against hackers - part 1 and 2
• Sep 00 - CMG Australia
  UNIX Performance Tuning Workshop
  Securing your systems against hackers - part 1 and 2
• Aug 00 - New Zealand Police - Session on Hackers
• Web Server Performance Tuning Paper
  Published in the August 2000 edition of the CMG Journal
  eCommerce edition
• Jul 00 - Share in Boston
  Securing your systems against hackers - part 1 and 2
  Part 1 of the above won a Best session award at Share, one of 6 given out amongst 800 sessions.
  Hands on security Lab - part 1 and 2
• May 00 - UKCMG in York, UK
  Designing High Performance Web Graphics
  AIX Performance Tuning
• May 00 - CECMG in Berlin, Germany
  Designing High Performance Web Graphics
• Mar 00 - Share in Anaheim
  Designing High Performance Web Graphics
  AIX Performance Tuning
  AIX Performance Tuning Lab
  Securing your systems against Hackers - NT & UNIX
• Dec 99 - CMG99 in Reno, NV
  Designing High Performance Web Pages
  Download handouts for above - zip format
• Nov 99 - eCRM Conference in Orlando
  Planning a Successful VRU and Voice Mail Implementation using DirectTalk
• Oct 99 - OS/390 Expo in Orlando
  Graphics Tips for High Performance Web Sites
• Aug 99 - Share in Chicago
  AIX Performance Tuning - 1 hour presentation plus a 1 hour lab
  Securing your UNIX and NT Systems against Hackers - 2 hour presentation
• 6/25/99 - Taste of CMG in Sturbridge, MA
  Designing High Performance Web Pages
• 6/16/99 -Taste of CMG in San Jose, CA
  Designing High Performance Web Pages
  Download handouts for above - zip format
• 6/99 - UKCMG
  Workshop on Designing High Performance Web Pages
• 5/99 - CMG Italy
  Designing High Performance Web Pages
• 2/10/99 - NCACMG
  UNIX and Web Performance
• 12/98 - CMG98 - Anaheim
  1. Workshop on Hackers Guide to Security Abstract
  2. Usage of RVA and Snapshot Copy
• 10/98 - OS/390 Expo and Performance Conference
  1. Designing and Building Web Pages for Performance
  2. Usage of RVA and Snapshot Copy
• 10/98 - Callpath Users Group
  Migrating to Directtalk v2.1
• 06/98 - UKCMG
  1. UNIX and Web Server Performance
  2. RVA2 and Snapshot Copy
  3. UNIX Security
• 12/97 - CMG97 Invited Speaker
  Web Site Statistics
• 10/97 - IBM Callpath Conference - Directtalk v2.1 at Boston College
• 10/97 - IBM Large Systems Performance Conference - Migrating to RVA2
• 7/22/97 - St Louis CMG - Unix Performance Management
• 6/97 - UK CMG
  1. Unix Performance Management
  Unix Performance Management Paper
  2. Workshop on Building a Web Server 101
• 3/97 - Rocky Mountain CMG - Unix Performance Management
• 12/96 - CMG96
  1. Workshop on How to secure your UNIX system
  2. Workshop on Building a Web Server 101
  Unix Performance Management Paper
• 11/96 - Paper on UNIX Performance Management at Connecticut CMG

• 9/96 - CMG Australia
  1. Workshop on How to secure your UNIX System
  2. Paper on UNIX Performance Management
  3. Panel on Automated Operations (cross platform)
  4. Presentation for Landmark on Why we chose PerformanceWorks
• 3/96 - How to secure your UNIX System - Boston College

• 12/95 - Workshop for CMG95 in Nashville - "Managing Internet Services"

• 11/95 - IBM S/390 Top Gun Class (Washington DC) on "DCE - Facts and Fiction"

• 10/95 - IBM Waltham presentation to ISVs on "The Value of DCE"

• 8/95 - Paper given at IBM Executive Briefing in Boston on "Why DCE" (videotaped)

• 7/95 - Paper given at I3D in Dallas on "DCE at Boston College"

• 6/95 - Handouts for Cause95 - "DCE at BC and Issues in Migrating"

• 12/94 - Paper given at CMG on "DCE Performance"
• Handouts for above Paper

• 12/94 - Handouts for CMG94 Workshop on DCE - "DCE Tutorial and Issues"

• 8/94 - Paper given at Share on AIX
• Handouts for above Paper

• 8/94 - Paper given at Share on "DCE Migration Issues"
• Handouts for above Paper

• 9/93 - Paper given at GBCMG in Boston on "MVS and UNIX"
• Handouts for above Paper

• 12/92 - Paper given at CMG92 in Reno on "VSAM Tuning"
• Handouts for above Paper
• Performance Graphs for above Paper

• 9/92 - Paper given at IBM Large Systems Performance Conference in Poughkeepsie on "MVS/XA to MVS/ESA Migration"
• Handouts for above Paper

• 9/92 - Paper given at IBM Large Systems Performance Conference in Poughkeepsie on "VSAM Tuning"
• Handouts for above Paper