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Mr French's primary focus is business continuity, disaster recovery,
high availability (HACMP), virtualization (VIO,APV,PowerVM), and data
center automation (vLPAR) in large IBM AIX data center environments.
He consults with many of the worlds largest organizations regarding data
center automation, data center and server consolidation, business
function consolidation and outsourcing, and a variety of other cost
saving techniques.
Resume of Dana French: Summary
IT Industry Leader focused on Business Continuity and Data Center
Automation.
Published dozens of articles
on Business Continuity and related topics.
Recognized as an industry
expert in several fields related to AIX Administration and Korn Shell
Programming.
Seventeen (17) years of AIX administration
experience
for the worlds largest organizations in data centers all over the
world.
Developer and instructor of six (6) different
training courses on
AIX administration and related topics.
Developer of the
Business Continuity Methodology
for AIX Administration and Data Center Automation.
Founder and Sponsor of the "
AIX Administration Methodology: Global Consolidation Project".
Resume of Dana French: Certifications
 IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert
IBM Certified Specialist - System Support
IBM Certificate of Proficiency - Performance and System Tuning
IBM Certificate of Proficiency - Installation, Backup and System Recovery
IBM Certificate of Proficiency - Communications
Emergency Management Institute - Professional Development Series
Emergency Management Institute - Emergency Planning
Emergency Management Institute - Leadership & Influence
Emergency Management Institute - Decision Making & Problem Solving
Emergency Management Institute - Effective Communication
Emergency Management Institute - Developing & Managing Volunteers
Emergency Management Institute - Exercise Design
Emergency Management Institute - Principles of Emergency Management
Emergency Management Institute - Disaster Basics
Emergency Management Institute - Hazardous Materials Prevention
Emergency Management Institute - Introduction to Mitigation
Emergency Management Institute - National Incident Management System
Brainbench - Linux Administration Certification
Brainbench - MS Windows Server 2003 Administration Certification
Brainbench - Network Security Certification
Brainbench - HTML 3.2 Certification
Resume of Dana French: Publications
- IBM Developer Works
August 2010:
AIX Documentation Wiki:
Configuration and Implementation
() -
Methodology, configuration, instructions, and scripts for the
implementation of an AIX documentation server using "MediaWiki"
software. Included are scripts for the automated creation and upload of
categories, pages, and redirects associated with the IBM AIX operating
system and related software. This article also discusses a methodology
for the design, maintenance, and support of the documentation server to
insure business continuity is preserved.
July 2009:
Automated and Dynamic IP Address Allocation for Data Center Automation:
System Deployment Tools for Business Continuity
() -
Discussion of the usage of a dynamic DNS for the storage, allocation,
and management of IP addresses for system deployment operations in
automated data center environments. A step-by-step procedure for the
creation and configuration of the AIX dynamic DNS is provided to support
automated IP address allocations across multiple subnets.
April 2009:
AIX Job Spooler: Process and Resource Control
(url) -
Job spooling or batch processing are mainframe concepts that are
available in the IBM AIX environment, but are rarely implemented. This
article describes the configuration, reasons, and purposes for
implementing job spooling in AIX environments.
January 2009:
Enterprise Wide Unique Identifiers for Business Continuity
(url) -
A discussion of "Enterprise Wide Unique" (EWU) identifiers as they are
needed in supporting a business continuity environment. These
identifiers provide a mechanism of ensuring a single value for a
parameter that must be unique across an entire enterprise. The purpose
of this article is to show the value of generating or calculating these
values on an as needed basis rather than recording and maintaning these
values in spreadsheets and databases.
November 2008:
Naming Standards for Business Continuity
(url) -
In today's partitioned and virtualized computing environments, the
requirement for naming standards is more apparent than ever before.
Unfortunately there is a wide spread lack of understanding between the
different categories of names used to identify managed systems, LPAR's,
profiles, node names, host names, and aliases. This article defines
naming categories and provide standards for creating enterprise wide
unique names associated with each category. This article also explains
why it is important to distinguish between the different naming
categories and how they are an integral part of data center automation
projects and an overall business continuity plan.
September 2008:
KornShell 93 Auditing
(url) -
New features of the Korn Shell provide system administrators and
management with the ability to monitor, track, record, and audit every
command executed by any user of a system. This is different from normal
the normal shell history, and provides detailed information that
includes date, time, tty, user, and the command. This information can be
stored locally or transmitted in real time to a remote logging system.
Mar 2008:
Shell Curses Function Library
(url)
(wiki)
(wiki) -
Provides the shell programmer the ability to perform text-based cursor
movements to specified locations on the screen. This ability permits the
creation of menuing and data-entry systems using shell scripts without
the need for compiled binaries. These functions are similar to the "C"
language "Curses" library.
Sep 2007:
AIX disaster recovery - Resolving resource conflicts
(url) -
This article identifies resource conflicts that typically occur during a
disaster recovery implementation and provides suggestions for resolving
these conflicts.
- AIX Update Journal
unpublished:
Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 10
(pdf)
Mar 2008:
Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 9
(pdf)
Feb 2008:
Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 8
(pdf)
Nov 2007:
Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 7
(pdf)
Sep 2007:
Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 6
(pdf)
Aug 2007:
Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 5
(pdf)
May 2007:
Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 4
(pdf)
Mar 2007:
Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 3
(pdf)
Feb 2007:
Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 2
(pdf)
Dec 2006:
Virtualization Standards for Business Continuity: Part 1
((pdf))
Aug 2006:
Successful Business Continuity: Automated Documentation
(pdf)
Jul 2006:
Automated Process Monitoring
(ksh93)
May 2006:
Tracking disks and virtual SCSI adapters in a VIO server environment
(ksh93)
 Apr 2006:
Generate Secure Random Passwords
(ksh93)
Apr 2006:
Successful Business Continuity: Websphere MQ
(pdf)
Feb 2006:
Setting Path Priorities for Virtualized Disks
(ksh93)
Feb 2006:
Korn Shell Awk Emulation
(ksh93)
Nov 2005:
Successful Business Continuity: Volume Names
(pdf)
May 2005:
Successful Business Continuity: Naming Structures
(pdf)
Apr 2005:
Successful Business Continuity: User Names and Groups
(pdf)
- Lulu Publishing
2007:
Virtualization for Business Continuity
(in IBM AIX environments)
(Book)
2007:
Advanced Korn Shell Programming
(Book)
- Wiki:
Encyclopedia Articles
Dana L. French:
Wikipedia article about Dana French, President and CEO of
TriParadigm.
(wiki)
(wiki)
Business Continuity:
Dana French is the author of the Wikipedia article on the topic of Business Continuity
(wiki)
Data Center Automation:
Dana French is the author of the Wiki article on the topic of Data Center Automation
(wiki)
- Press Interviews:
Interview of Dana French By Dennis Barker of "NearShore Americas":
Dennis Barker of Nearshore Americas interviews Dana French regarding Business Continuity and OutSourcing.
(url)
Resume of Dana French: Teaching and Mentoring
- Mt Xia Training:
Instructor led training conducted by Dana French
 Disaster Recovery Planning for the Enterprise:
Course Overview
(url)
Korn Shell Programming:
Course Overview
(url)
IBM AIX Operating System:
Course Overview
(url)
IBM HACMP (High Availability):
Course Overview
(url)
Introduction to Unix/Linux:
Course Overview
(url)
IBM Network Install Manager (NIM):
Course Overview
(url)
- LinkedIn:
On-line Professional Network
 AIX Advanced Technical Experts:
Group owner and administrator
(url)
Data Center Automation:
Group owner and administrator
(url)
Linux Advanced Technical Experts:
Group owner and administrator
(url)
Solaris Advanced Technical Experts:
Group owner and administrator
(url)
AS/400 Advanced Technical Experts:
Group owner and administrator
(url)
AIX Jobs:
Group owner and administrator
(url)
AS/400 Jobs:
Group owner and administrator
(url)
Resume of Dana French: Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks
Dana French:
© AIX::ODM:
Copyright 2003 - 2010, All Rights Reserved
(url) -
A Perl module for retrieving AIX ODM information from an IBM RS/6000 / p-Series System.
© AIX::ODM:
Copyright 2003 - 2010, All Rights Reserved
(url) -
A Perl module for retrieving AIX ODM information from an IBM RS/6000 / p-Series System.
© Shell Curses:
Copyright 1993 - 2010, All Rights Reserved
(wiki)
(wiki) -
Shell function library providing terminal movement functions to the shell
programmer similiar to the C-lanaguage "Curses" library.
© French Menus:
Copyright 1997 - 2010, All Rights Reserved
(url) -
Character based menuing system based on Shell Curses.
© kshEvents:
Copyright 1998 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Dynamic, Web Based Events Calendar
© kshSchedule:
Copyright 1998 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Web based reservation/scheduling system
© kshLink:
Copyright 1998 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Web Based Communications Control System
© kshMenus:
Copyright 1998 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Web based GUI menuing system
© kshBackup:
Copyright 1999 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Automated Backup scheduling system
© kshSQL:
Copyright 1999 - 2010, All Rights Reserved
(url) -
A relational database management system written in Korn Shell.
© eStorLink:
Copyright 1999 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Network Communication tool
© kshIndex:
Copyright 2000 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Web site generator based on Apache fancyIndex
© DBIforms:
Copyright 2001 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Web based form generator and database interface
© AutoContent:
Copyright 2001 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Automated documentation generator
© MenuGen:
Copyright 2000 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Automated web site generator
© AMMS:
Copyright 2004 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Automated Microcode Management System
© visualSelect:
Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved
(url) -
Menu and data manipulation functions providing function key,
cursor movement, search, and various other capabilities to
the shell script programmer.
© shme:
Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved
(url) -
Lightweight implementation of the MicroEMACS text editor
written in shell script code.
© shvi:
Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved
(url) -
Lightweight implementation of the VI text editor
written in shell script code.
Mt Xia Inc.:
® Enterprise Wide Unique:
Trademark of Mt Xia Inc LLC
(url)
® Provision On Demand:
Trademark of Mt Xia Inc LLC
(url)
® Provisioning On Demand:
Trademark of Mt Xia Inc LLC
(url)
TriParadigm LLC:
© vLPAR:
Copyright 2005 - 2010 by Triparadigm LLC, All Rights Reserved
(url) -
Data center automation tool providing deployment of high availability
disaster recovery, and business continuity in large multi-location,
clustered, and virtualized environments.
© Orwell:
Copyright 2004 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Automated disaster recovery solution
© BigB:
Copyright 2003 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
System integrity authentication
© OpenCMDB:
Copyright 2005 - 2010, All Rights Reserved -
Open Configuration Management DataBase
® vLPAR:
Registered Trademark of TriParadigm LLC
(url) -
Resume of Dana French: Affiliations
Company Ownership By Dana French:
™ Mt Xia Inc:
President
(url) -
Focusing on IBM AIX Technical Consulting.
™ TriParadigm LLC:
President / CEO
(url) -
Focusing on Sales and Marketing of VLPAR - Data Center Automation Products.
™ Site Ox:
Owner / Founder
(url)
Providing Web Hosting, Server Hosting, LPAR Hosting for Small Businesses.
™ Mt Knox:
Owner / Founder
(url) -
Providing Data Center Facilities for Disaster Recovery, Colocation,
and Production Processing Facilities.
™ Ridmail:
Owner / Founder
(url) -
Email service provider for Small Businesses.
Additional Internet Domains Owned and Operated by Dana French:
™ aixexpert.com:
AIX Expert
(url)
IBM AIX Documentation Repository
™ hacmpexpert.com:
HACMP Expert
(url)
IBM HACMP Documentation Repository
™ aixcloud.com:
Mt Xunil
(url)
IBM AIX Cloud Computing
™ hpuxcloud.com:
Mt Xunil
(url)
HP/UX Cloud Computing
™ solariscloud.com:
Mt Xunil
(url)
Sun Solaris Cloud Computing
™ mtxunil.com:
Mt Xunil
(url)
Focus is on Linux Technical Consulting
™ vlpar.com:
VLPAR
(url)
VLPAR Data Center Automation software marketed by TriParadigm.
™ mylexica.com:
VLPAR
(url)
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Encyclopedia Service provided by Dana French.
™ ipaddressdb.com:
VLPAR
(url)
TCP/IP Address automated allocation/deallocation database system provided by Mt Xia Inc.
™ dayledger.com:
VLPAR
(url)
Daily Work Journal and Ledger provided by Mt Xia Inc.
™ vado.bz:
VLPAR
(url)
Long URL to Short URL conversion utility provided by Mt Xia Inc.
Resume of Dana French: Current Projects
Data Center Facilities:
- SiteOx Data Centers (url)
Data Center Migrations:
- Large health care provider with multiple data centers
IBM AIX Related:
Cloud Computing Related:
Software Development:
- visualSelect: shell script menuing system(url)
- shme: MicroEMACS text editor written in shell script (url)
- shvi: VI text editor written in shell script (url)
- shunix: Unix utilities written in shell script (url)
- mylexica: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia
- ipaddressdb: TCP/IP Address automated allocation/deallocation system
- dayledger: Daily work journal/ledger service
- Vado: Long URL to Short URL conversion database
Publications:
- IBM Developerworks: AIX documentation wiki (url)
Resume of Dana French: Specializations
Disaster Recovery:
- Planning
- Implementation and Management
- Support and Maintenance
- Forensic Analysis
- Expert Witness
Business Continuity:
- Planning
- Implementation and Management
- Support and Maintenance
- Forensic Analysis
- Expert Witness
Data Center Automation:
- Planning
- Implementation and Management
- Support
- Software Development
- Enterprise Analysis
Data Center Consolidation and Virtualization:
- Planning
- Implementation and Management
- Support
- Enterprise Analysis
Disaster Recovery: Planning
Disaster Recovery: Implementation and Management
Disaster Recovery: Support and Maintenance
Disaster Recovery: Forensic Analysis
Disaster Recovery: Expert Witness
Disaster Recovery: Enterprise Analysis
Business Continuity: Planning
Business Continuity: Implementation and Management
Business Continuity: Support and Maintenance
Business Continuity: Forensic Analysis
Business Continuity: Expert Witness
Business Continuity: Enterprise Analysis
Data Center Automation: Planning
Data Center Automation: Implementation and Management
Data Center Automation: Support and Maintenance
Data Center Automation: Forensic Analysis
Data Center Automation: Expert Witness
Data Center Automation: Enterprise Analysis
Data Center Consolidation and Virtualization: Planning
Data Center Consolidation and Virtualization: Implementation and Management
Data Center Consolidation and Virtualization: Support and Maintenance
Data Center Consolidation and Virtualization: Forensic Analysis
Data Center Consolidation and Virtualization: Expert Witness
Data Center Consolidation and Virtualization: Enterprise Analysis
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