Overall, a great first day. Most of it was over my head, but it was great too learn a lot.

I did some asking around at the conference today about streaming video. Here’s what I found:

Companies to look into:
http://www.haivision.com/
http://www.mediaspangroup.com
http://www.telestream.net/pipeline/overview.htm

So . . . You wanted to know who to talk to that works with Apple to create iPhone apps?
http://www.subsplash.com/

How to get feedback:
Survey Monkey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/

High capacity Storage
Decent archiving
Blue Ray
Know what elements you need
Is it valuable enough to spend the money on?
Do you really need it if it’s over 5 yrs old?
what is really valuable to you?
- Promise Sans Array is good for files – but not for virtualized environments

Backup and DR (Off-site)
VEEAM – backup tool – per socket – to go to offsite locations – does it in incremental
Users:
Jungle Disk – faster – doesn’t backup deleted files – could be used for historical data?
CrashPlan – too slow via the cloud
Recommend Tape backups for Historical purposes
You can do just off-site if you’re willing to give up the quick response.
Need to have a disaster recovery plan.

You need to rethink things if you are dealing with this:
H – Hurt
A – Angry
L – Lonely
T – Tired

“When you podcast or give stuff away for free – you’re CD/DVD sales will decline”

Rick Warren Notes:
Purpose of Technology is to make the large church more personal

Impossible to know the condition of the flock without technology

You judge a church not on it’s seating capacity, but on it’s sending capacity.

Vision is not the ability to turn on a dime, vision is the ability to see the opportunity and jump on it.

Use the Internet to listen to your congregation’s feedback, not simply to share or spread the gospel.

If you work with your mind, you must relax with your hands – take a sabbath.