SA Forum Unveils New Educational Resources

By John Fryer, SA Forum

SA Forum is currently focused on providing education about the benefits of service availability and sharing practical information about our specifications and implementations. After all, our specifications are moving from development to deployment, while service availability is becoming increasingly important in the business world. The result is a series of new teaching tools.

Meet Walter: SA Forum Launches Cartoon Series
Why is service availability important? The SA Forum is answering this question by launching a series of cartoons. “Walter’s Moments” follows an executive who learns the reasons why first-hand. We hope many will find this lighthearted approach to be both entertaining and educational. To view the cartoons, visit www.saforum.org. To suggest ideas for future installments, please visit the Service Availability Professionals LinkedIn group and post a comment.

New Webcast: Introduction to SA Forum Software Management Framework
The Service Availability Forum also announces the latest in our Application Webcast Series: “An Introduction to Software Management Framework.” This service addresses a critical requirement for service availability, namely seamless upgrading of software (and hardware) components. The new webcast highlights how the SA Forum Software Management Framework (SMF) provides for uninterrupted service availability when systems require an upgrade. It also explores SMF’s key features and benefits and a real-world implementation. To watch the webcasts, please visit the Application Webcast Series page. To learn more about the topic, download the full SMF whitepaper.

John Fryer is President of the Service Availability Forum. He is also Vice President, Business Development, at GoAhead Software. You can reach him via Mary Slonske at nereus@saforum.org.