Welcome to August ! It's hot you are thinking of the outside and water and adult beverages and not about learning new things.

We're feeling the same way so August's meeting will be more informal than usual.

Things we recommend you come prepared with:

Stump the Geek - We all have opinions and love to share them so bring something we can all offer postulations on.

Toys & Gadgets - Come prepared to show and tell us about fun technology your using.

If you're dying to share you can also bring something that is good for business but this months focus is FUN!

Overview: What, why, how

The Myths:

• Quality of Service is better with IPv6
• IPv6 is automatically more secure than IPv4
• The lack of NAT in IPv6 reduces security

Addressing:

• Format
• Types
• Routing
• What is next

Join us at the June meeting where Bryan Patterson, a Sales Engineer at Open Mesh, will be our presenter. We'll start things off with a high-level review of WiFi; 5GHz vs 2.4GHz, MIMO, etc., learn about Open Mesh products, run through the questions below, then open things up for Q & A.

Open Mesh makes it easy for anyone to build enterprise-grade wireless networks across large areas or multiple locations and manage them all behind a single pane of glass. You’ll find Open Mesh in hotels and resorts, retail and restaurants, small and medium-sized businesses, multi-family complexes, homes and pretty much anywhere else. A leader in cloud-managed WiFi, Open Mesh helps customers manage more than 80,000 networks serving millions of wireless users around the world daily.

• What security/systems do you have in place to protect your customers?
• How are wireless clients segregated when multiple SSIDs are configured (office network versus guest network)? VLANs, different subnet, etc.?
• Are there any best practices when it comes to segregating clients on different SSIDs?
• Compare what you offer to the offerings of Ubiquiti and Ruckus?
• Differentiate what you offer to SOHO wireless solutions (Linksys, Netgear, Asus, etc.)?

Have you ever had to download a plug-in just to join a meeting? Do you want to know what kinds of services are available for these types of meetings? Is video really necessary? Can I do this for free? Can I use these type of services to provide remote support? What is wrong with just using my business phone? What is a reservationless meeting?

This month we will be discussing the best ways to implement and use Audio & Video conferencing within your organization. Come join us and learn about how you can use one-time services, regular meeting codes, and even expand these services to include other things like screen sharing and remote support.
 

When you setup a new computer, what software do you install? What questions do you ask? How do you assure that your client has the best experience? Whether you are selling the computer, simply advising, or coming in after the fact, you have many obligations as a consultant.

In our March meeting we covered a wide range of issues, and decided to continue the presentation to finish the extensive outline of topics. In this second part of our discussion we will cover:

• Software Part 2
  • Security software: what security software and management tools do you install? We look at password management, spam control, update management and startup control.
  • Browser Adjustments: What browser do you use and what adjustments do you make to the stock setup? Special attention will be paid to Cliqz the privacy browser.
• Windows 10 issues: This includes increasing user privacy and security. Controlling Microsoft's advertising initiative, application defaults, search defaults etc.
• Mobile security: primarily looking at VPN services and DNS services.
• Backup: Examining local and off-site backups as well as scheduled imaging.

We hope to involve the audience and get input from as many consultants as possible.
 

When you setup a new computer, what software do you install? What questions do you ask? How do you assure that your client has the best experience? Whether you are selling the computer, simply advising, or coming in after the fact, you have many obligations as a consultant. We will cover:

• What needs to be done before the sale?
  • How do you assure that you match the hardware and software to your client?
  • How do you determine computer transfer procedures like data files, email, etc.?
  • How do you make sure your client and you are not price surprised?

• Software Part 1
  • General software tools and tweaks you should use or install
  • Security software
  • Browser Adjustments

• Software Part 2
  • Windows 10 issues
  • Mobile security
  • Backup

We hope to involve the audience and get input from as many consultants as possible. Please bring your questions and answers to share.
 

Overview of NFV (network functions virtualization) and SDN (software defined networking) on Intel – How to leverage the best packet performance on Intel architecture.

• Intel’s view on Data processing
• Benefits of NFV and SDN
• Intel’s Open Network Platform Reference Architecture Data Plane Development Kit
• Open vSwitch
• Intel Quick Assist
• Intel Resource Director Technology
• Enhanced Platform Awareness and OpenStack
• Builders Program
• Technology Providers Program
• Where are SSD drives going?
• Questions and answers

The presentation will be a summary of security topics and risks based on notes from 2 cybersecurity presentations from the FBI in OCT/NOV 2016. Topics will  include:

• Tips for selling security
• Tips for security audits
• Some best practices
• Live demonstrations
• Cyber attack trends
• Mitigating disaster if it occurs

The OCCA does not have a December meeting, so our next meeting will be January 31, 2017. Have fun during the holidays and we hope to see you next year.

Scott will cover these topics and also answer questions:

• Google Business listings
• Google Search Console
• Google Analytics
• Adwords

Scott has offered to tailor his presentation to us if we would fill out a short questionnaire about your needs and interests.
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