INTERFACE Virtual Reno 2020 / See You Next Year

IT Infrastructure is constantly changing, bringing more new challenges with it every day. From ransomware and the latest security threats to emerging developments in AI and the need for increased bandwidth and storage, it’s nearly impossible to keep up to date. Our conference is designed to help. We’ve assembled a combination of Best-in-Breed hardware and software solutions, along with local experts and organizations to help educate, advise and connect you to resources that can help you meet your goals.

Covering Information Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, Disaster Recovery, Communications, and more, you’ll find presentations, panel discussions, and exhibitors covering a variety of topics, as well as the latest innovations and best practices.

AT A GLANCE

August 20th, 2020
8:30am – 3:00pm

Virtual Conference
Multi-track seminars with Q&A
1-on-1 chat and networking
Hourly prize drawings

KEYNOTE: Building A Security Culture in a Customer Service World

  Presented by Dan Hammerling • Chief Information Security Officer, Peppermill Casinos, Inc.

Seminar Schedule

9:00 - 9:50 AM

First Quarter of Containment

  Presented by Malwarebytes

All of us are living in the new Work from Home normal caused by the rapid transmission and spread of COVID-19. While people everywhere have been worried about stopping the spread of COVID, malicious threats have not only continued to propagate but they have exploded in new and interesting ways. During this presentation we will review some of the more creative ways hackers have targeted business and individuals during the age of Work from Home and some ways to protect yourself from them.

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10:00 - 10:50 AM

What is HCI and How Does it Enable a Public Cloud On-Prem?

  Presented by Nutanix

Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) has been taking the IT industry by storm the past 5 years. As businesses are exploring what this means to them, they need to ask themselves should we consider changing our infrastructure? During this session we will cover the following discussions:

  • What is HCI exactly and why consider it?
  • Why are companies moving to the cloud and why are they now moving back?
  • How do I create the Public Cloud experience in my own On-Prem solution?
  • What hypervisors work with HCI solutions?
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11:00 - 11:50 AM

IT Interrupted: Best Practices in Disaster Recovery Planning

  Presented by Zerto

As IT application availability requirements continue to evolve, technology continues change to meet the new requirements.  Join us as we discuss planning considerations for bringing your virtualized workloads into the next generation of IT resilience.  You will learn about data center options to consider as part of your recovery strategy, business and technical trade-offs that will have to be made, capacity planning considerations, and testing approaches to that are possible that will optimize application up-time.

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12:10 - 12:50 PM

Gaining Network Visibility with Application Intelligence

  Presented by Gigamon

Come discuss how gaining visibility into your network has become more of a challenge than ever before. With the evolution from the Data Center to Virtual Environments, Public and Private Clouds, our exposure has never been greater.

In this session we will cover Span vs. TAP, Traffic Aggregation, Packet Brokers, Traffic Intelligence, Virtual Environments and how to get that one view of all your data.

Learn how to maximize the ROI on your existing tools while increasing your scope of visibility.

Who knows, you might even have fun?! Heckling Encouraged!

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1:00 - 1:50 PM

Innovation and Evolution: BC/DR for Today’s Multi-Cloud Environments

  Presented by Unitrends

We are living in a “Less is More” world. In a landscape that’s rapidly changing, IT professionals are managing more work, projects, and risk than ever before. While external threats such as malware and natural disasters cause significant downtime and data loss without proper BC/DR implementation, organizations must also be prepared to safeguard from within. Data continues to grow at an exponential rate, and not only on-premises. As cloud-delivered solutions such as IaaS and SaaS are rapidly adopted by an increasing number of organizations, and the workforce itself is becoming increasingly dispersed and mobile, organizations must consider data protection strategies to address gaps in BC/DR outside the traditional data center. Join Adam Marget, Technical Specialist from Unitrends, as we explore the evolving landscape of data protection, cloud’s growing role, BC/DR strategies to safeguard local, remote, and cloud-based workloads, and best practices in planning your DR approach.

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Presented by Dan HammerlingPresented by Dan HammerlingChief Information Security Officer, Peppermill Casinos, Inc.
2:00 - 2:50 PM

Building A Security Culture in a Customer Service World

  Presented by Dan Hammerling • Chief Information Security Officer, Peppermill Casinos, Inc.

Whether we like it or not, all IT positions are involved with customer service. At the same time, the changing nature of cybersecurity and external regulations has necessitated that we consider business opportunities in light of the security and privacy risks. Through relationship building with key decisionmakers and providing continuous training to all members of an organizational team, we can work to make security a foundational element of our business operations.

H. Daniel Hammerling is an accomplished IT Security leader and US military veteran. He brings over 20 years of IT and IT Security experience to his current role with Peppermill Casinos Inc. Dan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business management as well as a CISSP and CISM. Among his volunteer work and family life, Dan is a member of ISACA, (ISC)2, ASIS International, InfraGard, and the USSS-ECTF. In his most recent endeavor, Dan has become a content creator and twitch streamer.

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9:00 - 9:50 AM

Find Your Balance in the Cloud

  Presented by Quest Software

Feel like you’re performing a high-wire balancing act in your role as IT Manager or Infrastructure Admin? Performance monitoring and capacity planning can be a real challenge, regardless of your infrastructure design. You’ve got to decide what compute and storage resources are needed and predict when they’ll be needed. You’ve also got to balance the competing priorities of staying within budget and providing acceptable service levels to users. But these days you’re no longer simply managing an on-premises data center, you’ve also got to figure out which workloads to move to the cloud, how best to get them there, and how to manage them in the cloud for the long term.

With all this increased complexity, comes the need for more robust performance monitoring tools to help you manage your hybrid environment and give you the means to resolve issues quickly. Finding the right solution can even help simplify the planning and execution of your cloud migration. Come join Quest to learn more.

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10:00 - 10:50 AM

Offensive AI vs. Defensive AI: Battle of the Algorithms – Cyber AI & Geopolitics

  Presented by Darktrace

Against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tensions and an ever-evolving threat landscape, the risk of cyber-attacks to governments and the private sector alike has never been higher. Join Darktrace’s Director of Strategic Threat, Marcus Fowler, and Americas CISO, JR Tietsort to discuss this new era of cyber-threat and how Cyber AI can help defenders regain the upper hand.

 

This speaking session will include a Q&A with our experts, and explore:

  • How nation-state attacks are changing
  • How organizations can respond to the classic balance of security and productivity
  • How organizational maturity in risk management is maintained whilst ensuring cyber defense

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11:00 - 11:50 AM

Work from Home: Do You Have a Strategy?

  Presented by Nutanix

As we have seen in 2020, many companies are working to enable their employees to have a work from home capability. However, there are many factors that contribute to whether that will be possible or not. Are their apps supported? What devices are supported? How secure will they be? What latency issues will they incur and where is the data locality?

All of these topics and more will be addressed.

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12:10 - 12:50 PM

Motivating Employees in 2020

  Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council

So many companies have been utilizing remote working for several months now. What are the tricks we have learned about motivating employees to stay productive? Is positive reinforcement a better approach than negative? How have IT departments been involved in this process? Join the INTERFACE-Reno Advisory Council for a discussion on getting the most out of employees. We will also look forward to what processes will continue to be like for all your employees and customers alike.

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1:00 - 1:50 PM

Plan, Mobilize and Act: How the IT Industry in Nevada Securely Responded to a Pandemic

  Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council

In March, we were all forced to react quickly to a global pandemic. Companies had to mobilize to enable employees to work from home. This task was placed on the shoulders of IT departments all throughout Nevada. How does this remote working environment change workflow? What challenges remain for IT departments? Will we see permanent remote working in many industries? What security vulnerabilities did this expose and in what ways have we responded?

Join Barbara Guerin and Jeff Jorczak from Renown Health as they discuss these topics and more. They will share their experiences from leading the deployment of remote working and offer insight into what lies ahead. They will also touch on new security challenges that have arisen form a remote working environment.

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Advisory Council

HOW TO BE AN ADVISOR

Advisor-approved content is the foundation upon which INTERFACE was developed. Each conference is guided by an Advisory Council of IT executives and senior managers. Advisor members represent both private and public sector organizations. The council contributes its insight into proposed educational topics and recommends local exhibitors and associations for participation.

EXPAND TO VIEW LIST

JT Ash
Governance Risk Compliance
Renown Health

David Axtell
Chief Enterprise Architect
NV Dept of Administration

Tom Baker
Manager, Systems Engineering
International Game Technology

Wendy Brown
Director, IT Operations
MD Labs

Bert Carroll
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
EMPLOYERS Insurance

Dan Erlendson
Sr Server Administrator
University of Nevada, Reno

Barbara Guerin
Chief Information Security Officer
Renown Health

Zak Gulling
Chief Information Officer
Monarch Casino

Heather Hall
Manager, Information Security Program
EMPLOYERS Insurance

Dan Hammerling
Chief Information Security Officer
Peppermill Casinos Inc

Rishma Khimiji
Director, Information Technology
City of Reno

David Kuehn
Director, Innovation
Sage Ridge School

Bob Leonard
Director, Information Technology
University of Nevada, Reno

Chris McClendon
Manager, IT Operations
University of Nevada, Reno

Sherri McGee
Deputy Chief, Information Technology
Nevada Department of Transportation

Todd Miknus
Manager, Information Technology
Clark/Sullivan Construction

Tony Nannini
Manager, IT Operations
University of Nevada, Reno

Mike Nicks
Director, IT Operations
University of Nevada, Reno

Abraham Pearson
Director, Information Technology
Monarch Casino & Resort

Laurie Schroeder
Sr Manager, IT Projects
Prominence Health Plan

Matt Spears
Assistant Director, Information Technology
Multnomah University

Rick Stefani
Deputy Director, Information Technology
NV Supreme Court

James Underwood
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Carson City

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