The bad news: Your network is overloaded and slowing to a crawl. You team is producing larger files, but your server can’t handle it. And you’d rather not admit it, but your studio’s archiving and backup strategies are held together with duct tape and WD-40.

The good news: For a lot of companies, it’s budget planning time, and you might get a chance to fund some solutions to your server woes in 2007.

As a service for Seattle-area creative teams, we are offering a complimentary server strategy session with Creativetechs’ lead consultant Craig Swanson. Take this opportunity to map out your creative team’s server strategy for the coming year.

We’ve set aside 4 days through December, and have 16 open slots. If you manage a creative team, we encourage you to call and schedule a session. We’ll make sure it is a valuable use of your time.

Available Times for Free Planning Sessions:

Wednesday, November 29:     10am: SCHEDULED     Noon: SCHEDULED     2pm: SCHEDULED     4pm: SCHEDULED Wednesday, December 13:*     10am: SCHEDULED     Noon: SCHEDULED     2pm: SCHEDULED     4pm: SCHEDULED

Wednesday, December 6:     10am: SCHEDULED     Noon: SCHEDULED     2pm: SCHEDULED     4pm: SCHEDULED Wednesday, December 20:     10am: SCHEDULED     Noon: SCHEDULED     2pm: SCHEDULED     4pm: Available

*On December 13, Apple’s Enterprise rep Joe Fleck has generously agreed to join Craig for four special sessions. If you need some extra insight into the implications of Leopard Server which is shipping next year, this is an opportunity for a more direct line to Apple. Joe is also a great planning resource for anyone considering an Xsan digital video network installation.

To schedule a free consultation for your team: Take a look at the available times, and give us a call at 206-682-4315 or drop us a line at serverplanning@creativetechs.com.

The slots tend to fill up quickly, so if you are interested, don’t wait.