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Jan 17
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IT Hiring and Career Development

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The IT jobs industry’s got a fever, and it is partially because of COVID.

Join us for our first meeting of the year! We’re joined by Bellarmine University’s CIO Eric Satterly, Mirazon’s CEO Karen Albers, and an Amazon recruiter Lindsay O’Neil for a lively discussion about IT hiring and career development — the current landscape, hiring practices, navigating the job market, what employers are looking for, etc.
Bring your questions!
Please register and sign in with a recognizable name so we can add you to the drawing for this month’s prize, Lego’s BMW M 1000 RR Technic kit (https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/bmw-m-1000-rr-42130) **or kit of equal or lesser value pending availability and winner’s choice**

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About the Presenters

 

Karen Albers

Mirazon

Partner & Co-Founder

Karen Albers is a Partner and Co-Founder at Mirazon, a Louisville-based IT consulting company. She performs a variety of duties including technical staff coordinator, referee, professional Nerf gun trainer, and other technical duties that keep the office running smoothly, but more importantly, happy. She not only helps to set the professional standards, but also pushes all of her employees to exceed them, and have fun doing it.
On any given day, Karen may be performing technical duties, managing and speaking with clients, and walking her dog around the office to greet everyone – a day in the life of a Mirazon Partner and Co-Founder is varied. She is a frim believer that flying monkeys, Nerf guns, and a sofa are important parts of the company culture. She knows that commitment and customer service are what set Mirazon apart, both professionally and culturally.

Lindsay O’Neil

Amazon

Senior Client Lead Recruiter

Hi, my name is Lindsay O’Neil and I am currently a Sr Client Lead Recruiter at Amazon. I work in our Worldwide Technology Operations organization in a centralized group recruiting for Data Engineers, Business Intelligence Engineers, and Scientist(applied, research and data). I have been with Amazon for less than a year, but have worked in the recruiting industry for the last 8 years.

I started working in recruiting for a company called TechUSA, in Atlanta, GA, where I recruited in the construction and engineering world before moving to TEKsystems to focus in the IT space. I am also the Membership Director for RockIT Women, a local organization for women in technology.

Eric Satterly

Bellarmine University

CIO & Associate VP for Digital Transformation

My name Eric Satterly and I am currently the CIO and Associate VP for Digital Transformation at Bellarmine University. I have over 21 years of experience serving as the highest-ranking Information Technology professional that has held accountability to some of the most senior executives and/or board of directors. I’ve been successful in developing and communicating technology strategy, building and empowering innovative teams, and delivering operational excellence.

I have a varied work background in all types of environments including entrepreneurial, start-ups, highly structured businesses, and corporate operations. I serve on the board of the Higher Education Systems and Services (HESS) Consortium and on the board of the Technology Association of Louisville Kentucky (TALK). Last year, I was able to give a TEDx Talk, which was a very interesting experience for me, and it has led me to want to continue doing talks for the people of my community.

Dec 03
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New Year, New OSes: Windows Server 2022 and Windows 11

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It’s our last meeting of the year and Microsoft’s been saying “new year, new me” with Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. Join Mirazon’s CTO Brent Earls and Mirazon’s Systems Engineer Dustin Lamkin as they walk us through the high level on changes and new features.

Brent will cover Windows Server 2022:

  • Versions
  • Security
  • Azure
  • Containers
  • Storage Migration Service new features
  • Storage Spaces Direct Improvements
  • Random improvements

Dustin will cover Windows 11:

  • Versions
  • Security
  • Hardware compatibility/requirements
  • New look/feel
  • “Under the hood” improvements

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About the Presenters

Brent Earls

Mirazon

CTO

Brent Earls is the Chief Technical Officer at Mirazon, a Louisville-based IT consulting company. He has a bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems from the University of Louisville College of Business and a trail of other letters in his professional credentials, such as VCAP, MCSE and MCSA.
On any given day, Brent may be designing highly available storage area networks for a prominent university and then pivoting to helping a coworker troubleshoot a printer problem at a small local firm – a day in the life of a Mirazon engineer is varied. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking, and he’s currently building out a full library in his home office, complete with track lighting and a murphy bed.

Dustin Lamkin

Mirazon

Systems Engineer

 

Dustin Lamkin started as a systems engineer at Mirazon in August of 2020. Dustin’s love for fixing things and helping people drew him to IT and he’s been in the industry for nearly two decades. He’s certified in a wide range of technologies, like Microsoft, CompTIA, AWS and Dell.

Dustin has two kids (a boy and a girl) and a spunky labradoodle. He has a ton of hobbies, including but not limited to: RC trucks, drones, 3D printing, mountain biking, and camping.
Nov 02
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Intune: Microsoft Endpoint Manager’s Other White Meat

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We’re meeting early this month to make way for Thanksgiving. But first, let’s talk about the other other white meat from Microsoft Endpoint Manager: Intune.

Bellarmine’s Principal Solutions Architect Tony Morrow will talk us through how they are embracing Intune and Microsoft’s other cloud-based tools to deploy software, configure settings, and secure devices (regardless of if they’re sitting on an office desk or traveling around the world).

For over two decades, Microsoft’s endpoint management solution has been Configuration Manager and is excellent for environments where devices are connected to the corporate network. However, the rise of mobile, BYOD, and remote workers has changed the management landscape, and with that, Microsoft introduced Intune. Intune is a cloud-based service that focuses on mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM). You control how your organization’s devices are used, including mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. You can also configure specific policies to control applications. On personal devices, Intune helps make sure your organization’s data stays protected and can isolate organization data from personal data.

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Tony Morrow

Bellarmine University

Principal Solutions Architect

Tony is the Principal Solutions Architect at Bellarmine University’s Information Technology Department. With 10 years of experience he is considered a jack-of-all-trades, assisting with managing the University’s network, security, and wireless infrastructure; server and virtual environment; and designs solutions using PowerShell whenever possible. Tony is an avid technology nerd and race car fan with more knowledge than any one person should have.

Oct 08
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Detection and Response

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Join us on Friday, October 29 at 11:30AM EST for BOOMUG, the Halloween version of our monthly meeting.

Wear a costume and display it on video during the meeting and get a second entry in our prize raffle!
Mirazon’s NOC/SOC Manager Tim Lewis will be talking about the mystery and intrigue around _DR products, like EDR, XDR, MDR and NDR.
We’ll cover…

The threat landscape and why this is necessary:

  • Some stats
  • The short-comings of traditional AV
  • “Detection & Response” as a concept and how it differs

The different kinds of “Detection & Response” offerings & what they do:

  • EDR (endpoint detection & response)
  • NDR (network detection & response)
  • XDR (extended detection & response)
  • MDR (managed detection & response)

What to look for when shopping:

  • Dependencies
  • What they will/will not do
  • Set up
  • SLAs

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Tim Lewis

Mirazon

NOC/SOC Manager

Tim Lewis has been an Information Technology consultant since 2003 and with Mirazon since 2007, working in the network, systems, storage, virtualization and security space. He currently manages Mirazon’s Network and Security Operation Centers. In his spare time he enjoys backpacking, fitness and movies.

Sep 03
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Running Effective Teams Meetings

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Does the Teams jingle make you cringe? Do you feel like you’re strapped to your chair all day, staring at pixelated faces and feeling your energy drain away?

Let’s discuss that!Join Daryl Hunter from Microsoft as we explore effective Teams meetings. Whether you’re still working from home, fully back to an office, or some mixture of both, this is for you.

A few topics we’ll cover are:

  • Mindful teamwork
  • Effective meeting lifecycles
  • Accessibility
  • Meeting fatigue
  • and some hardware goodies thrown in for good measure

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Daryl Hunter

Microsoft

Customer Success

Daryl Hunter is part of the Microsoft Customer Success Organization. His role in Modern Work Tech Strategy is focused on driving the best voice and meeting experiences for our customers. He has been a part of the Unified Communications ecosystem for 20+ years, loves talking about telephony, speaks native SIP, and is totally not a robot. Daryl is excited to return as a LouMUG speaker this year after washing off the rotten tomatoes thrown at him last time

Aug 03
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HA: Laugh in the Face of Disaster

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Laugh in the face of disaster and unplanned downtime with a solid HA and DR plan. Join us Friday, August 20 at 11:30 AM EST. We’ll be having our *first* hybrid meeting where Mirazon CTO Brent Earls will take us through high availability, disaster recovery and all that’s in between. In-person attendance is limited to 50 seats but virtual attendance will be unlimited!

Brent will cover:

  • Definitions​
  • Continuity​
  • Redundancy​
  • Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)
  • Recovery Time Objectives (RTO)
  • High Availability (HA)​
  • Disaster Recovery (DR)
  • How HA, backups and DR are a spectrum and each organization lands at a different place.
  • How to identify single points of failure in each, and how to mitigate them.
  • Extra-IT concerns​

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Brent Earls

Mirazon

CTO

Brent Earls is the Chief Technical Officer at Mirazon, a Louisville-based IT consulting company. He has a bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems from the University of Louisville College of Business and a trail of other letters in his professional credentials, such as VCAP, MCSE and MCSA.

On any given day, Brent may be designing highly available storage area networks for a prominent university and then pivoting to helping a coworker troubleshoot a printer problem at a small local firm – a day in the life of a Mirazon engineer is varied. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking, and he’s currently building out a full library in his home office, complete with track lighting and a murphy bed.

Jun 30
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Summer Social

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We’ve missed seeing your smiling faces! Join us for a social mixer at 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens on July 29 from 4:30 until 7:00PM. We’ll have refreshments and appetizers provided, sponsored by our friends at RUCKUS. We will be hanging out on the back patio in the open air. Can’t wait to see everyone!

Jun 03
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Let’s encrypt with Let’s Encrypt!

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Over the past several years the cert industry has reduced the length a certificate can be issued from multi-year to just 13 months (thanks, Apple ☹). That’s lead to more work on our part in making sure certificates get replaced on a regular basis. One method to reducing the work is to automate the process. And if we’re automating the process, why not use the free certificates available from Let’s Encrypt instead of paying hundreds or thousands of dollars to companies like IdenTrust, DigiCert or GoDaddy?

So join Bellarmine’s Principal Solutions Architect Tony Morrow for a brief overview of Let’s Encrypt, and show how to use PowerShell tools written by the community to request and deploy certificates to servers.

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About the Presenter

 

Tony Morrow

Bellarmine University

Principal Solutions Architect

Tony is the Principal Solutions Architect at Bellarmine University’s Information Technology Department. With 10 years of experience he is considered a jack-of-all-trades, assisting with managing the University’s network, security, and wireless infrastructure; server and virtual environment; and designs solutions using PowerShell whenever possible. Tony is an avid technology nerd and race car fan with more knowledge than any one person should have.

May 03
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Ransomware Proofing

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Protecting Your Baby

Babyproofing your house involves locking up or padding a lot of stuff — probably more than you’d ever realize. As soon as they start crawling and walking, they get into EVERYTHING, and that’s not unlike ransomware.

Ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated every day, programmed to seek and destroy your backups, prod and find small holes to gain entry to even the most critical of systems, and install sneaky programs that can resist being erased and avoid detection.

So join Mirazon’s engineers Kyle Haas and Rance Reinhardt as we discuss what to protect and what to account for, so you can prevent ransomware from taking you down.

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About the Presenters

Kyle Haas

Mirazon

System Engineer

Systems Engineer Kyle Haas has been with Mirazon for four years. After graduating from Bellarmine University and working as a food scientist, he realized his true passion was with technology. After consulting with small businesses independently for a few years, he joined the Mirazon team.

Now Kyle spends his days administering Windows and virtualization environments and on the odd and unfortunate occasion, slaying ransomware.

In his spare time, Kyle makes a mean fermented hot sauce (among other tasty adventures left over from his food scientist days). He also has a deep interest in the German language and culture and lived abroad there.

Rance Reinhardt

Mirazon

Network Engineer

Network Engineer Rance Reinhardt joined Mirazon six years ago, after a short stint with the US Army and a tour in Afghanistan. Technology had its hold on Rance for nearly his whole life, beginning with a Gateway 2000 and Windows 3.1. He detoured into audio engineering for a while, and still does that on the side with his musical side projects, but he really hit his stride with network engineering when he joined the military.

He has experience in SD-WAN implementation, planning and design through third parties like Velo or through direct configuration on Fortinet products. Rance spends most of his days troubleshooting and supporting multisite network design and implementations. He also is 8570.1 DoD Compliant IAT II & IAM I with DISA and TNSOC experience.

Rance has a 12-year-old daughter named Zoe and he loves to travel with her. They’re currently dreaming up a big trip to Japan.

Apr 16
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Are You Down with AAD?

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Azure AD is Amazing! Let’s Talk About Using It.

Microsoft 365 offers a ton of features and functionality with Azure AD. Join Microsoft Cloud Architect Josh Gatewood this month as he breaks down how to use it: creating users and dynamic groups, SAML and roles, myapplications, password management, ADFS vs Azure AD Connect and more!

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About the Presenter

 

Josh Gatewood

Patriot Consulting Tech

Senior Microsoft Cloud Security Solutions Architect

Josh is a Senior Microsoft Cloud Security Solutions Architect at Patriot Consulting Tech. He works to help clients review and harden their cloud security posture and performs training for companies on products within the Microsoft stack.

Josh has over 15 years working complex enterprise IT administration and is passionate about how Azure is the best of all the clouds. Additionally, Josh has a Masters from Sullivan and is multi-cloud certified from both GCP and Azure. In his free time, you can find him running at Beckley or volunteering in the community. He goes to Adventure Christian church in Jeffersontown Kentucky and has a dog name Ellie.

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