[OpenAFS] AFS Training ?

Thu, 03 Oct 2002 08:53:52 +0100

I have also attended AFS classes presented by Transarc staff some years ago.

In my experience, these were some of the best computer education courses
I have been lucky enough to go to. The course presenter was very 
knowledgeable
with a good experience in the practical issues of administering AFS.

If you have the opportunity, then I highly recommend booking this course.

Good training makes all the difference to having a successful
implementation of AFS at your site.

Don't miss this!
--
cheers
paul                             http://acm.org/~mpb

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Mitch Collinsworth wrote:

>Following up to my own followup: There is currently only one person
>registered for the December class.  One of my group would also like
>to attend, making a total of 2 so far.  We couldn't get an exact
>answer from IBM as to what constitutes sufficient critical mass to
>be sure the class won't be cancelled, but it seems to be in the
>neighborhood of 4 or 5.  Are there others here who might be interested
>in this?  Write to me off-list and I can give you the address of the
>teacher if you want more direct info.  My selfish motivation is in
>recruiting enough additional attendees to see the class not get
>canceled again.  If you'd like to go but the December dates are bad,
>when is better?  Maybe we can work with them in scheduling it for a
>time when we can succeed in achieving critical mass.
>
>It's been over a decade since I took this class, but it was a good
>class then and would be quite useful today even if little has changed
>in the presentation since then.
>
>-Mitch
>
>
>On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Mitch Collinsworth wrote:
>
>>External web site is:
>>http://www7b.software.ibm.com/wsdd/education/enablement/curriculum/sw800.html
>>
>>A word of caution:  Just because it's listed here doesn't mean it will
>>actually be held.  The last class that was scheduled for Pittsburgh was
>>cancelled at the last minute due to insufficient number of registrants.
>>
>>There was supposed to be another one this fall in California (San Jose?).
>>It no longer seems to be on the schedule.  I take it it was cancelled, too.
>>
>>-Mitch
>>
>>
>>On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Daniel Clark/Cambridge/IBM wrote:
>>
>>>Paul Blackburn wrote:
>>>
>>>>Transarc used to run some excellent AFS administrator courses.
>>>>Does anyone know of AFS training available today?
>>>>
>>>According to w3.education.ibm.com (internal IBM site, there is some
>>>external equivalent but I don't know what it is) Transarc - now "IBM
>>>Pittsburgh Lab" - still runs the "AFS Administration" course. It's course
>>>code SW800 and will next occur in Pittsburgh, PA 2002-12-10 to 2002-12-13.
>>>Below are the full details, which include a contact number/email to get
>>>more info and future course dates. I have taken this class and can vouch
>>>that it is excellent. My class was taught by someone who had been
>>>administering AFS since it was a research project at CMU, so in addition to
>>>access to deep technical knowledge there were also interesting historical
>>>asides.
>>>
>>>Course Details: AFS Administration
>>>
>>>2002-12-10 to 2002-12-13
>>>
>>>Course Code:SW800
>>>Section:K8II
>>>
>>>Course Location:
>>>   Room: TBA 2
>>>   IBM Pittsburgh Lab 9Fl
>>>   11 Stanwix Street
>>>   Pittsburgh
>>>   United States
>>>   15222
>>>
>>>Course Contact:
>>>   Tracy Linza
>>>   linza at IBMUS
>>>   412-667-4477
>>>   TL 989-4477
>>>
>>>Course Schedule:
>>>   2002-12-10 to 2002-12-13
>>>   09:00:00 to 18:00:00
>>>   Last Day End Time: 17:30:00
>>>
>>>Last Cancellation Date without penalty:
>>>   2002-11-25
>>>
>>>
>>>Equipment Required:
>>>   None
>>>
>>>Course Enrollments:
>>>   Total Students Confirmed: 1 of 14
>>>   Total on Standby: 0
>>>
>>>Additional Course Information:
>>>   None
>>>
>>>Comments:
>>>   None
>>>
>>>Location Specific Info:
>>>
>>>LOCATION:
>>>   IBM Pittsburgh Lab
>>>   11 Stanwix Street
>>>   9th FL
>>>   Pittsburgh, PA 15222
>>>
>>>CONTACT:
>>>   412-667-4433
>>>   TL 989-4433
>>>
>>>BADGES:
>>>   See lobby receptionist on 9th Floor
>>>   All visitors are required to sign-in
>>>   (8:00am - 6:00pm)
>>>
>>>LOCAL HOTEL INFORMATION
>>>
>>>Pittsburgh Hilton
>>>600 Commonwealth Place
>>>Gateway Center
>>>Pittsburgh, PA 15222
>>>412-391-4600
>>>Ask for IBM/Transarc rate of $92 per night
>>>(Subject to change without notice)
>>>5 minute walk to Lab
>>>
>>>Sheraton Hotel
>>>Carson & SMithfield Streets
>>>Pittsburgh, PA 15219
>>>412-261-2000
>>>5-10 minute subway ride to Lab
>>>Ask for IBM/Transarc rate of $116 per night
>>>(Subject to change without notice)
>>>
>>>
>>>DIRECTIONS
>>>
>>>FROM AIRPORT:
>>>* From Airport follow the signs toward Pittsburgh
>>>  (Approx 15 miles) to the Fort Pitt Tunnel
>>>* Stay in the left lane.
>>>* After the tunnel, you will be on the Fort Pitt Bridge
>>>* Take the Boulevard of the Allies Exit
>>>* Proceed to Stanwix St and turn right.
>>>* Proceed one block to 11 Stanwix
>>>  (Look for Blattner Bruner revolving sign)
>>>* Parking garage is in the building
>>>* Parking in the garage is $14 per day - student expense.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Daniel Clark # Sys Admin & Release Engineer
>>>IBM > Lotus > Messaging Technology Group
>>>
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