Most people will know by now that we have finally resurrected the Thames Valley SBSC (Small Business Specialist Community) group which meets once a month at the Symantec offices in Green Park, Reading.

This month however we are treating our members to an additional event, which will be held on the 1st April. This is no April Fool Joke, I promise.

The reason for our special event, is that Karl Palachuk is coming to town. Karl is heavily involved in the SMB/SME Community and he has a very popular newsletter, blog and many other things. He has written a number of books, and is an expert on many subjects  such as Managed Services, Network Documentation, and Zero Downtime Migration + many many more. You can get a list of all Karl’s, books at his primary website  Great Little Book. If you have ever met Karl, or heard him speak, you will know that he is a great guy and a very very good speaker.

Karl’s latest book is  the “Network Migration Workbook”. This is a FANTASTIC 590 page book, crammed with information, checklists, diagrams and spreadsheets. There is also an accompanying website with customisable versions of the documents which will  continue adding value after you’ve read the book.  As I own a copy of this myself, I can tell you its well worth every penny of money you spend on it.  Karl will be bringing a copies of this Network Migration and many other books with him so you can purchase these from him on the night.. and if you are very nice to him, he may even sign it for you.

So what will Karl be talking about.. 

Well when he asked what subject he should talk about, I suggested ZDTM (Zero Downtime Migration).

Zero Downtime Migration Strategies are real, Karl has performed them many times. Yes that is correct, you can Migrate your clients servers with NO downtime, which will make your clients a lot happier and make you more profitable in the process. Karl will talk about how he has done it himself and will answer any questions you may have on how to do it.

If you want to know, if  ZDTM really possible and practical in your business?  You’ll have to attend and find out.

Ok so now for some details : This event will be held on Thursday April 1st 2010 at the Symantec UK offices in Green Park, Reading. The event starts SHARP at 5:30 and will end at 8pm. Please be there on time as we need to leave the building by 8pm due to Symantec’s security policies. There will be ample time before and after the event to Network and talk to Karl.  

You can find out more about Karl Palachuk by visiting his blog or at his primary site or many other places. Karl is also on Twitter

PLEASE NOTE :  There is no charge for this event, but is essential that you let me know if you are coming so that we can arrange for catering. if you are interested in coming along, or you have any other questions on this event, please let me know at info.zdtm@tcgcomputerservices.com.

Authored by, Chris Timm  Managing Director at TCG Computer Services Limited – providing  IT Support in Basingstoke.  Find out more from Chris at  Twitter and linkedin.