AITP Association of Information Technology Professionals

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Virtualization has become one of the most talked-about technologies because it breaks the requirement of dedicated server hardware and software, allowing virtual server components to be dynamically created, mirrored, and backed up for maximum efficiency, agility, and cost savings. Listen as Bala Govender shares experiences about this technology and real world stories of hardware efficiencies, migration issues, expectations, and some hard learned lessons that you won't want to miss.

Bala Govender,Vice President, Information Technology, and Chief Information Officer

Congratulations to the new officers for next year! We will all do our best to make the new school year fun, but put on great events for you to learn and network with professionals. Your new officers are:

Jerome Rabanal - President

Jerry Mailhot - Social Events Coordinator

Chris Soriano - Vice President of Marketing

Gregg Parker - Vice President of Finance

Roman Geluz - Executive Assistant

Thiago Alvares - Webmaster

 

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Someone emailed me a very intresting article from InfoWorld I thought I'd share with everyone.

It turns out the 5 least valued IT skills are:

To everyone who is still looking to be active for the upcoming year, we have a few more positions open. Some were already filled. But the following positions are still open:

Career Services will be hosting a resume building workshop for our members.

They will be providing specialized advice for information systems majors.  This is a great opportunity for graduting students to get their resumes polished and reviewed.  

Come and get your questions answered.  The last one we had was great and provided a wealth of information including handouts and online resources. 

Don't miss out on this valuable opportunity.

Event Details:

Time: Monday April 14, 2008 @ 6 PM
Where: SSE 1200 @ SDSU