Evolving Solutions

Arista NetDevOps Webinar Series - Designing Data Center and Campus Networks for Remote Administration
2020-04-15 09:00 (America/Chicago) | North Dakota
Our partner Arista is hosting a webinar on April 15th at 2pm.
In this week’s episode, Douglas Gourlay and Fred Hsu will explore some of the foundational concepts necessary in designing data center and campus networks to enable remote administration, troubleshooting, and operations. While we will always need someone to help trace a cable and ensure our twisted pairs are twisted “just so,” over 90% of the day-to-day administration tasks can be executed remotely with the right infrastructure baseline.

Nutanix Coffee Break Series Webinars
2020-04-08 - 2020-05-21
Please join our partner Nutanix on the below dates for their Coffee Break Series.
These Nutanix Product sessions run for 20 minutes each at 11:30am ET (8:30am PT). Sign up today.
Files (Storage Solutions) – April 9
Beam (Multicloud Governance) – April 23
Era (Database Services) – May 6
Calm (Application Automation) – May 21
Click here to learn more and register!

IBM Virtual TechU Talks Collaboration
2020-04-06 - 2020-07-02
Our Partner IBM TechU is hosting a free weekly webcast series April 7th through July 2nd. They will discuss some of the hot topics which were planned for the curriculum this spring. Secure your free pass by registering for your webcasts below.
Register for the free IBM TechU Talks here.
Join the Evolving Solutions team for a live collaboration chat through Office 365 Teams* during IBM TechU. Sign up here!

*Must have Office 365 Teams to participate in the live chat.

CANCELED Timberwolves vs. San Antonio with Evolving Solutions
2020-03-26 14:00 - 16:30
This event has been CANCELED due to threat of the Coronavirus. Please contact Lauren Stovern at Evolving Solutions with any questions or concerns.

Evolving Solutions invites you to watch the Timberwolves take on San Antonio from Club TI Suites – Suite 25.
We will provide a ticket, food and beverages, and an unforgettable experience watching basketball!
Thursday, March 26
7:00 PM
Target Center
Please RSVP below by March 18, 2020 and let us know if we’ll see you!

Nvidia Virtual Global Tech Conference Digital
2020-03-25 03:00 - 2020-04-30 12:00
Our partner NVIDIA has moved their Global Tech Conference Digital to a virtual online format and it is now free to register!
Join live webinars, training, and Connect with the Experts sessions starting Tuesday, March 24. You can also choose from a library of talks, panels, research posters, and demos that you can view on your own schedule, at your own pace. New on-demand content will be announced every Thursday starting March 26.
Register today and start building your interest list.
For more information about the conference, visit the Nvidia Conference Website.

CANCELED March Madness Networking Event at The Yard House in St. Louis Park
2020-03-19 10:00 - 13:30
This event has been CANCELED due to threat of the Coronavirus. Please contact Lauren Stovern at Evolving Solutions with any questions or concerns.

Evolving Solutions and our partners invite you to watch the March Madness basketball games at the Yard House in St. Louis Park. Come network over happy hour and enjoy food and drinks.
Thursday, March 19
3:00 – 6:30 PM
The Yard House in St. Louis Park
Please RSVP below and let us know if we’ll see you!

Evolving Solutions and Netapp Event at Cooks of Crocus Hill
2020-01-23 11:30 - 14:30
Evolving Solutions and Netapp would like to invite you to join
us for an event at Cooks of Crocus Hill.
Bring someone special in your life to dinner and a hands-on
cooking class featuring a four course meal with the “Bourbon
Street” theme. All guests will also receive recipes to take home.
Thursday, January 23
5:30-8:30PM
Cooks of Crocus Hill
Please RSVP below and let us know if we’ll see you!

Happy Hour at Rojo Mexican Grill with Evolving Solutions and IBM
2019-12-09 10:00 - 13:00
Evolving Solutions and Steve Solewin of IBM would like to invite you to join us for Happy Hour at Rojo Mexican Grill.
Rojo is warm, open and modern. With great food and fun atmosphere, you will not be disappointed when you come to Rojo. Tequila aficionados will be impressed by Rojo’s extensive tequila menu, which boasts nearly a hundred different distillations.
Join us to toast to all the hard work that we accomplished this year!
Monday, December 9th
4:00-7:00PM
Please RSVP below and let us know if we’ll see you!

Storage in a Hybrid Cloud World Webinar
2019-09-11 12:00 - 13:00
To continue to innovate for the future, organizations must have a solid storage strategy. Effective storage choices help organization drive business continuity, implement DevOps Analytics, migrate key workloads and implement a true hybrid multi-cloud environment.
Join IBM and Evolving Solutions to learn more about driving innovation within your storage infrastructure to improve efficiency, deliver deep analytics and integrate machine learning as part of your hybrid multi-cloud strategy.

IBM DataCenter Modernization Meetup
2019-08-15 08:00 - 11:30
Join IBM and Brocade SME speakers Thursday August 15th to learn about the exciting trends in Virtual Tape, Enterprise data Extension and why Flash and NVMe are driving the need for DataCenter Modernization.
Date: Thursday August 15th
Time: 1:00 to 4:30 Followed by Happy Hour
Location: Brookview Golf Club Event Center
316 Brookview Parkway S
Golden Valley, MN 55426
Sessions:
What’s new in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape: Toy Phouybanhdyt – IBM
Cover features and the functions of TS7700 R4.1.2 and TS7700 R2 that will help reduce the TS7700 storage capacity utilization as well as reducing the network bandwidth without spending much effort, and to utilize the cloud as an extension of the TS7700 grid to store long term retention and cold data.
Brocade SAN Extension & Network Mgmt.: Tim Jeka – Broadcom
IBM/Brocade Extension platforms can support all long distance data replication. Today’s platforms provide the stability and performance needed for storage over distance solutions. Learn how today’s platforms support both FCIP and IPEX (IP Extension), transports for Block/File/Object storage solutions.
IBM Flash, Data Modernization & Cloud strategies: Matt Key – IBM
See how IBM Flash enables data modernization, hybrid cloud, and some other unique strategies across customer bases. “Using Flash to lower costs, lower risks, and increase corporate value.”
Brocade FC and NVMe enhances Data Modernization: Tim Jeka – Broadcom
With today’s data growth and the advent of NVMe arrays, the storage network is critical to ensure optimum performance from storage, otherwise, bottlenecks move into the network. IBM/Brocade Gen 6 SANs are the proven modern infrastructure ready for NVMe storage today and as it evolves. Prepare your datacenter and take advantage of new technology strategies

2019 Technology Update - Hybrid Cloud: A Transformation Journey
2019-07-21 - 2019-07-22
MONDAY, JULY 22nd

Technology has never moved at a faster pace. The breakneck speed at which innovation continues to drive transformation highlights more than ever, that it is not cost-effective to continue to install the latest and greatest technology year after year. With advancements in operating systems, hybrid cloud technology, and the onset of data being used as a resource, the path ahead is becoming difficult to navigate.

Organizations are left scrambling to stay in front of the trends while ensuring their teams are agile and find the most efficient means to ensure their systems are functioning at their best.
This year, our annual Technology Update will not only focus on which innovations are driving trends with our keynote speaker, Alex Salkever, who is a well-regarded futurist and author, but we will hear from a variety of industry experts who know what it takes to get through complex technology transformations successfully.

LOCATION:
Medina Golf and Country Club
400 Evergreen Rd
Medina, MN 55340
Directions

AGENDA:
Registration & Breakfast
Technology Update Seminar
Lunch & Demos
Networking and Golf
Awards, Beverages & Appetizers

We will be at a new location this year, the Medina Golf and Country Club, home of the MN Golden Gopher Classic! So come and check out the superb educational sessions we have planned for the morning, and stay to network and golf the newly renovated course.

HPE Discover Download Lunch
2019-07-11 06:00 - 10:00
This event has been postponed. Please contact your Account Executive if you are interested in attending the rescheduled event.

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Join us for lunch and a recap of what we learned at Discover, including what HPE leaders and other industry visionaries had to say about the IT solutions that can transform your business and advance the way we all live and work.

After lunch, we’ll continue the conversation aboard a yacht on beautiful Lake Minnetonka, with Al and Alma’s Charters.

You won’t want to miss it!

Unlock Unstructured Data to Drive Business Value Webinar
2019-06-25 06:00 - 07:00
IBM Cloud Object Storage breaks down barriers
Over 80% of the world’s data is unstructured. Most organizations do not have a solid plan for how to leverage their unstructured data to drive cost-effective insights for their business. Join Evolving Solutions and IBM for an informative and interactive session focused on driving real business value from unstructured data. In a hybrid world, modern platforms and operations are key pillars of an organization’s technology strategy. At the heart of these platforms is data storage.
Join this webinar to learn how the IBM Cloud Object Storage solution can fit into your hybrid cloud strategy, and how your organization can drive insights and decision making from your data.

HPE Discover
2019-06-17 - 2019-06-19
Who’s excited for HPE Discover in Las Vegas? We’d love to know if you are planning on coming to learn about transformation, participate in the intense networking this event offers and learn all you can about the exciting things HPE has to offer.
Drop your Account Executive an email, if you are coming, or shoot us a message so we can meet up!

Transform
Connect with Hewlett Packard Enterprise executives and experts, engage with hundreds of sessions and learn about the newest innovations in the industry.
Network
Collaborate with your peers, gain insight from industry leaders and discuss how you can accelerate opportunities to outperform the competition.
Learn
Take advantage of a robust agenda and insightful demos to ignite innovation and gain best-practice knowledge to advance your career and organization.

Cisco Live 2019
2019-06-08 - 2019-06-13
At Evolving Solutions, we believe that when you’re learning, you’re growing. We are so excited to be going to Cisco Live, where leaders and visionaries in the technology industry come together to provide 1,000+ technical and business sessions all focused on ways we can better ourselves for our clients.
We can’t wait to ignite creativity, deliver practical know-how, and build community connections that help fuel growth including IT Management, DevNet, Leadership & Equality, and more.
If you are coming to this awesome event, drop your Account Executive a note, or shoot us a message so we can be sure to meet up!

MinneAnalytics: Data Tech 2019
2019-05-29 - 2019-05-30
We are so excited to be part of the popular practitioner’s field guide to analytics and emerging tech, returning to Normandale Partnership Center for its fifth straight year on May 30. We can’t wait to explore AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, Robotic Process Automation, Graph Technologies, and much more. Plus, we have an opportunity to speak about hybrid cloud and share some awesome data case studies pertaining to The Weather Company. Although the event is sold out, we will be posting updates on the sessions on our blog, so stay tuned for some great information!

IBM Tech U
2019-04-28 - 2019-05-03
With more than 700 information-packed technical sessions delivered by top IBM developers and experts, we are so excited to learn about the power of IBM Systems technologies at this year’s Tech U in Atlanta, Georgia.
If you are coming, drop your Account Executive a note, or shoot us a message so we can be sure to meet up!
Get the opportunity to:

Sharpen your expertise with hundreds of sessions led by IBM Distinguished Engineers and product experts…the A-team of the IBM Systems community
Experience the latest technology via demos geared to all skill levels
Test-drive new products from IBM and IBM Business Partners in the Solution Center
Expand your professional network when you connect with product developers and industry leaders
Learn from your peers via networking sessions and discussions on real-world IT challenges and successes

Minnesota HashiCorp User Group
2019-04-25 11:30 - 14:30
THE CLOUD OPERATING MODEL, SERVICE MESH, & CONSUL
Join us for a special conversation around cloud enablement in conjunction with Optum on Thursday, April 25 at 4:30pm.
Organizations have a variety of options when it comes to choosing the infrastructure that runs their applications— cloud, private infrastructure, and third-party services. Embracing cloud and multi-cloud requires organizations to rethink their approach to provisioning, securing, and connecting their infrastructure. Static data relies on static fleet of standardized infrastructure, provisioned for long periods of time, and dedicated to users. Dynamic infrastructure now consists of heterogeneous infrastructure, frequently provisioned, short lived, and automated provisioning on-demand. Learn how Consul enables one workflow to connect any application across any infrastructure.
We look forward to seeing you.

MN Wild v Nashville Predators with Evolving Solutions and Nutanix
2019-03-25 10:30 - 16:30
Hockey Afternoon Out with Evolving Solutions and Nutanix

You and a guest are invited join us on:

Monday, March 25, 2019 • 3:30pm

We’ll have a brief presentation about Enterprise Cloud and what a digital transformation means for your organization. After, we will tour the Xcel Energy Center and watch the MN Wild take on the Nashville Predators from the Club Level.

We will provide two tickets for you and one guest to attend the game, a gift card for concessions, parking in the RiverCentre Ramp, and we’ll even have a drawing for a pair of seats on the Zamboni during second intermission!

Space is limited, so sign up today!

Information on upcoming events
2018-10-11 - 2018-10-12
We don’t have any events scheduled at this time, but check back often!
Got an idea for a future event topic? Contact us and tell us about it!

Blockchain Immersion Workshop
2018-09-17 - 2018-09-19
Blockchain Immersion Workshop
September 18th & 19th, 2018

Are you curious about Blockchain and what it can do for your business? Are you interested on exploring the use of this technology on IBM’s most secure Z Systems server and associated IBM storage Systems to better understand platform choice transparency?
This two-day workshop provides an overview of Blockchain, it’s architecture, components and why it is important. The workshop leverages the Linux Foundation Hyperledger Composer, Hyperledger Fabric, and IBM Blockchain Platform both deployed on-prem leveraging IBM Z Systems server technology as well as in the cloud. With such capable platform choices available to you during this workshop, you will quickly learn how to develop business networks, build sample applications, deploy them on the Hyperledger Fabric across highly secure server and storage technologies.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot today!

2018 Technology Update
2018-07-22 - 2018-07-23
MONDAY, JULY 23, 2018

The fast pace of innovation in technology continues to shape our lives in ways we could never imagine. It has also added complexities around data and security implications that require us to evolve businesses quickly just to keep up. As the addition of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, machine learning, and many other exciting innovations find their way into corporate strategies, IT teams need to be prepared and stay agile.
Each year, we host our annual Technology Update and hear from industry experts on the latest in technology trends that affect our client’s businesses now and into the future. This year, join us to hear about what some of our vendors have to offer, as well as our perspective on data protection and cloud automation. We’ll close out the morning session with an exciting presentation from Global Futurist, Shawn DuBravac. As a well-regarded futurist and trendcaster, Shawn will give his engaging take on disruptive technological shifts.
Our morning sessions will not disappoint with presentations on a variety of topics about business technologies and the afternoon activities include some networking and golf so contact your account representative today for more details!
