Index Nightclub Inc.

Well after much though and research put into building a server that would meet my expectations and more. I have finally decided on the components and configuration of the servers I will be deploying into each of my nightclubs to run and operate each nightclub. Here are the specifications below.

Power:

Ultra X3 ULT40070 1600-Watt Power Supply

System Board:

Asus P6T-Deluxe Motherboard

Processor:

Intel Core i7 965 Processor Extreme Edition

Memory:

Corsair Core i7 Dominator 6GB PC12800 DDR3 RAM x 2

Video:

XFX GeForce 9800 GTX + Video Card

Hard Drives:

IBM Express 300GB 15K RPM SAS Hard Drive x 2

Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10K RPM SATA-300 Hard Drive x 6

Optical Drive:

Sony BWU200S Internal Blu-ray Disc™ Rewritable Drive

My servers will play a vital role within each nightclub.

-Firewall & Proxy Server
-Application Server
-E-Mail & Web Server
-Storage Server
-GPG Key Server
-Security & Surveillance Server
-Point of Sales System Server
-Sound & Lighting Server

One server for every one nightclub I open. I love virtulization technology. It definitly will allow me to leverage my resources and allocate my resources effectively and effiently in REAL-TIME! Obviously when I have more than one nightclub open, I will be opening up an office out of Windsor, Ontario, Canada to run a data center for Index Nightclub Inc. and create a WAN(Wide Area Network) to allow my network of nightclub servers to communicate with each other. That is when I will bring in the real servers. Some quad, quad core motherboards with 32GB+ of memory etc... I can't wait. I get so excited just visioning, planning and excuting all of this to acheive my dream. I am going to be a force to reckon with in the nightclub business and the markets I am targetting.

In an event of an emergency. How safe are you in a nightclub? In response to the 62 people killed in a nightclub fire in Bangkok on New Year's Eve. Did Santikas nightclub owner Wisuth Setsawat take into consideration his patrons safety and security in his nightclub establishment?

Do nightclub owners even have an emergency evacuation plan in the event of an emergency?

Finally, I got rid of my Palm and picked up a BlackBerry. A BlackBerry Storm to be exact. I have been a Palm user for years and have been accustomed to the luxury of a touch screen display before they became very popular in todays smartphone designs. I originally wanted to go with a BlackBerry Bold, however I just couldn't imagine myself not having a touch screen display.

So far so good but there are minor things that could improve my over all experience with my new BlackBerry. 

First and foremost is Linux support! Unfortunately Research In Motion Ltd. only has drivers and software released for Windows and Mac users. I don't understand why they wouldn't release drivers for the Linux community? 

Good thing for a project called Barry. "Barry is a GPL C++ library for interfacing with the RIM BlackBerry Handheld. It comes with a command line tool for exploring the device and a GUI for making quick backups. This project's goal is to create a fully functional syncing mechanism on Linux."

If you are not comfortable or simply can't use CLI(command line interface), I don't recommend these early version of Barry

One thing that bugs me is that I can not make folders within folders! Some default contents installed onto the device cannot be removed as well. The BlackBerry OS simply just doesn't have enough options to my liking. I wish they would release an open source version of their OS for more advance tech users, such as myself. All in all, I would go with a BlackBerry over Palm OS or Windows Mobile any day now that I have experienced the BlackBerry for myself.

As Index Nightclub Inc. grows. BlackBerrys will be the main device for mobile communication. All office staff will be equipped with BlackBerrys and I can't wait to deploy a BlackBerry Enterprise Server and really start utilizing the full potential of a BlackBerry device.

So I ran into an old friend of mine this past weekend while out watching UFC 91. As I was waiting in line to pay my cover charge. I noticed that the head door man/ bouncer looked very familiar. As I approached him with my identification. He asked me if I remembered who he was. I paused for a second to try and recall his name and finally I realized who he was. The head doorman / bouncer was an old manager at a nightclub I use to work for, a few years ago. He stilled remembered me as the "Sound & Lighting Guy".

The nightclub use to contract me for extra sound and lighting applications and later on rewiring, fixing and maintaining all their nightclub equipment. Being able to throw down with the larger and bigger bouncers with my Muay Thai Martial Arts background. I eventually found myself working as a security guard / bouncer there whenever I got my other work done around the nightclub.

As my evening came to an end. My old friend and I stood around and caught up. He had notified me that the nightclub I had once worked for had been shutdown and now he was working at the current place as the head bouncer. I had let him known of my plans of opening my nightclub and that I would love to make him a potential manager of one of my nightclubs. He was all in for it with a big smile on his face.

I love running into old co-workers and friends of mine in the nightclub and bar industry. Everyone of them that I run into and share my goals sand dreams with .  They all end up wanting to work with or for me, no matter where the location. I am greatful for having met people like these, that just want to help. I can see my nightclub empire growing day to day. It is an extrodinary feeling!

Jucies are flowing again and more progress has been made towards my dream of owning and operating a successful nightclub corporation. I have failed to achieve the goal I had set back in June to get operations underway for October and launch my first nightclub for New Years Eve 2008. I understand the importance of setting goals, so that I can measure my progress. I have reset my goal to open and launch my first nightclub for the summer of 2009 in the month of June.

I found myself putting my dreams off to the side and not making the effort to make time to work towards my dreams as life got in the way. I have made the commitment to myself that I will work atleast, one hour minimum a day towards my dreams and goals in life. I know in the end, my efforts and determination to accomplish the things I have set out to acheive, will be well worth the sweet equitity I invested in myself.