TUC in Action Newsletter
April 2010 
In This Issue
Who's Who in the TUC
New Local User Group News
New TUC Forums
The Community Video Gallery
TUC Member Profiles
TUC Speaker's Bureau
TUC Peer to Peer Knowledge Exchange
Did you present at Pulse 2010?
 
Take Action!  Participate in these services today
 
Be Heard
 
 
 
 

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The TUC in Action Newsletter is published 4 times annually to keep Tivoli User Communtiy (TUC)  members informed of the many different ways to get the most out of your TUC membership by:
  • collaborating with others
  • providing the technical answers you seek
  • establishing yourself as a community helper and much more.
This newsletter will also profile TUC members from all over the globe, expressing their views on Tivoli related topic.
Who's Who in the TUC
Meet Celeste Grone, Leader of the Premier Central Ohio Tivoli Users Group
 
Celeste, a member of the TUC since 2003, has worked in many facets of the IT environment since 1982 and has been a TSM Administrator since 2000. Celeste is also a member of the Global Tivoli User Group Council. Her career interests are in Tivoli Storage Manager Administration/Architecture/Deployment and she would like to develop ITSM publications.

As a premier TUC leader her advice to other TUC leaders is to have regular meetings and she recommends networking with your members during and between meetings as an important means to build relationships and provides opportunities to assist everyone with their TSM environment. According to Celeste, she gets the greatest value from her TUC membership by networking, taking certification exams, and utilizing the variety of information available to her on the TUC website.

Watch a video of Celeste from Pulse 2010.

Meet more TUC community members in the "TUC Who's Who" page of the TUC homepage.
Local User Group Highlight
The South Texas Tivoli User Group led by Art Blummer and David Sadosky had their first meeting on Jan 12th, 2010.  The presenter for this meeting was Heath Newburn, IBM Tivoli Software Product Manager who gave a strategic discussion on IBM business service management.  Heath's presentation was well received by the user group and sparked a group discussion on ways to improve IBM support team, customer interactions and Fix packs.
 
NOW LIVE:  Local user group news by Geography regions!
Share your user group news, please send it to: a.oliver@groupintelligence.com.
TUC Forums - NEW!
People trust what their friends and colleagues have to say regarding topics of interest above the information they may find using a search engine? Souce: The Neilsen Company
 
TUC Forums
You requested it, now it's here ... Forums by user groups and more! Your user group can start a forum today.
 
Login to the New TUC Forums today and begin sharing your ideas , helpful hints, and/or questions on Tivoli products, user group meetings, events and much more.

Participate in the NEW forum on Pulse 2010... share you Pulse experience with other members, and/or make suggestions for Pulse 2011.

Do you have your own discussion topic you would like to drive? You can start your own forum and become a moderator. Click here to send a request.
The Community Video Gallery
54% of all internet traffic is video. Souce:Broadcastvideomail.com

TUC Video GalleryVisit the Community Video Gallery that currently includes 80+  videos on Tivoli related topics. You can add to this unique collection by contributing your own videos on user group events, best practices, interviews, or "how to" product videos to today.

Have some fun and create a video today! YouTube provides a very robust help facility on "Producing and Uploading Your Own Videos". You'll find tips about shooting, editing, uploading to YouTube, and even some special effects.

The upcoming Pulse comes to you conferences, user group meetings and activities provide an excellent venue for video opportunities.  For more ideas, visit our playlists on the Tivoli User Community Channel on YouTube!
TUC Member Profiles - your connection to members of the community and personalized content!
56% of all adults that have online profiles use them to make new business and professional connections and to promote themselves and their work. Souce: The Neilsen Company

Now you can too! Get Connected and Customize your community content!
 
Updating your profile with the TUC is fast, easy and safe. Only a username is visible. You choice what information will be public to the community. Your information is secure!


1st Step - Login and create a username- To get started, log-in to the community using your email address and password. Click on the button "Update profile now" and follow the instructions to create a community user name. This will allow you to participate in profile sharing, member communication, forums and other future community networking capabilities.

2nd Step - Update your profile- The left navigation bar, "Your Profile", lists options to provide additional details about your professional role, technical areas of interest, experience and links to your social networks. Click on each category to fully update your profile and to make sure you select the appropriate opt-ins in preferences; this will customize content for your area of interest that you can access directly from your "My Account" page. Selecting your appropriate preferences will also let others search for you.

Click here to login and update your registration.
TUC Speaker's Bureau
Become a speaker at a local or virtual user group meeting!

Join the Global Tivoli Software User Community's (TUC) Speakers Bureau Today!

The TUC's speaker's bureau brings together a diverse group of Tivoli professionals with varied expertise to speak on an array of Tivoli products at local user group meetings.

If you are a customer, business partner, or vendor and are willing to share your Tivoli experience and knowledge with a local user groups  click here to learn more now!
Pay it forward with the TUC Peer to Peer Knowledge Exchange
Online communities are quickly becoming the core product research channel! Souce: The Neilsen Company

P2PYour Peers need YOU!Contribute to one of the most unique sources of Tivoli information by sharing your technical knowledge and experiences to help your fellow TUC Members!

The Global Tivoli Software User Community (TUC) needs people like you who may have experienced technical issues in the past, had them resolved and can now assist others experiencing similar challenges.   Typically a Peer to Peer "Helping Hand" will receive 1 or 2 questions per month. Please click on the category you are interested in to sign up as a "Helping Hand" today.  
Wanted: We know that many of you presented at Pulse 2010 and as members of the user community we'd like to highlight your presentation!
Share you valuable knowledge with the world wide TUC community by having your presentation posted on the TUC Presentations page. Forward your Pulse 2010 presentation to tivoli-ug@groupintelligence.com today. 
 
Also, we are looking for client speakers for our local user group and virtual user group meetings. If you would like to present this same presentation again please submit a request to be added to the TUC Speaker's Bureau.  Please fill out this form and send it to tivoli-ug@groupintelligence.com and cc: info@tivoli-ug.org.
 
Sincerely,
 

Global Tivoli User Group Council
Global Tivoli User Community
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