Data Center Track Breakout: Tactics in Delivering Applications to Users:
Desktop Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Streaming, and VM-Hosted Apps

Presenter
Greg Shields, Independent Consultant, Partner and Principal Technologist, Concentrated Technology

Desktops are merely containers for applications. IT spends so much time focusing on desktops, that they forgot it's the apps users care about. Today, the number of ways an application can be delivered has grown significantly. In this session, learn about the available options for application delivery. The speaker will review the core application delivery methods available today and how you can get started today.

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Security Track Breakout: Adapting Your Old-School Network Security Agenda to Today's New-School Security Challenges

Presenter
Kevin Beaver, CISSP, Information Security Consultant, Principle Logic, LLC

In the presentation, Mr. Beaver will address network controls, management of multiple computing devices, and identity and access management in the face of new security challenges; including new network perimeter threats, mobile computing weakness, and cloud computing oversights. Learn how these new security threats and anywhere, anytime industry requirements affect how you secure your network.

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Data Center Breakout: Getting Started with Cloud Services: Simple Steps in Starting with Cloud-enabled Applications

Presenter
Greg Shields, Independent Consultant, Partner and Principal Technologist, Concentrated Technology

Most applications have two parts: The client part and the server part. In this presentation, the speaker will focus on tactics that IT professionals can implement today to provision the server part. You will also learn how to identify which server applications you have and where they might fit into the cloud.

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Security Breakout: Ensuring Security Controls in an Anytime, Anywhere Access Enviornment

Presenter
Kevin Beaver, CISSP, Information Security Consultant, Principle Logic, LLC

Users are more demanding than ever when it comes to accessing business information. They want information anytime and anywhere, without hassles. IT must be able to balance these demands with the potential risks involved with opening up the business/network. In this session, you will learn about the types of tools and technologies you can use to facilitate more secure network access framework while providing more visibility into your environment.

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Data Center Breakout: What the Heck is Converged Infrastructure, and how could it be the Most Powerful Thing Ever?

Presenter
Greg Shields, Independent Consultant, Partner and Principal Technologist, Concentrated Technology

The term "converged infrastructure" is constantly tossed around among leading IT vendors. But what does it really mean and how does it work? During this presentation, the speaker will define converged infrastructure in terms of how breaking down the silos of servers, storage and networks in the data center can greatly benefit IT organizations. The speaker will also touch on the BC/DR benefits of implementing a converged infrastructure in your IT data center.

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Security Breakout: Building Security (and Confidence) in the Cloud

Presenter
Kevin Beaver, CISSP, Information Security Consultant, Principle Logic, LLC

Security is the number one deterrent to cloud adoption. However, many of today's leading IT vendors are addressing these concerns and trying to build more confidence in cloud computing. During this session, Mr. Beaver will review the various reasons why IT pros are concerned with cloud security. Are they legitimate concerns or not? In addition, he will offer practical advice on how to prepare for and respond to incidents in the cloud.

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