Archives: Seminar

Leave Legacy Behind and Drive Better Business Outcomes

  Presented by Nutanix

Flexibility and choice have become the cornerstone of long-term decision making for IT leaders, yet the leading legacy hardware manufacturers of the past 20 years have struggled to match that demand. Companies are all too often pushed to lean on one manufacturer’s server, storage, and virtualization products, or commit completely to the public cloud to achieve necessary business agility.

Unshackled by legacy lines of business that have stifled innovation in the datacenter, Nutanix was free to take a different approach. Please join us to learn exactly how they did it, and how their private cloud platform, built from the industry-leading HCI solution, has helped organizations of all sizes deliver positive business outcomes inside data centers – internal or external.

Deliver Amazing Branch Experiences

  Presented by Aruba

A software-defined wide area network delivers secure connectivity with enterprise-level performance over disparate WAN links and technologies. SD-Branch extends beyond SD-WAN to support all elements of the branch – WAN, WLAN, wired networks and security to address all your IT network connectivity needs. Attend this session to learn how to achieve simplicity at scale and deliver amazing branch experiences all the way to your workers, customers, patients, guests, students, and more.

Tech Demo: MiCloud Connect, Your Complete Business Communications Solution in the Cloud

  Presented by Mitel & Structured

Are you ready to move communication and collaboration to the cloud with confidence? If so, attend this session to learn how. MiCloud Connect is a full-featured communications and collaboration solution that is easy to deploy and manage. Blend traditional phone system features such as call transferring, extension dialing and more with instant messaging, conferencing, video and screen sharing. This allows you and your team to save time, reduce travel and efficiently collaborate with others. Plus, with the ability to make changes in real time, you can change your call routing or presence on the fly.

Transforming IT Ops and Network Experiences with AI

  Presented by Juniper Networks

Today’s networks and IT teams are challenged by the soaring numbers of mobile and IoT devices and apps. Learn how data science, AI, and a modern microservices cloud architecture can deliver the agility, scale, and reliability that businesses need to succeed. We are transforming user and IT experiences with an AI-Driven Enterprise through proactive automation and relevant insights while ultimately evolving towards a self-driving network.

In this session, you’ll learn why three of the Fortune 10 companies, along with thousands of other organizations, are AI-driven wired and wireless networking customers, to deliver new services, assure network performance, and streamline help-desk operations.

Testing Your Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Plan – Are You Ready?

  Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council

A panel of local senior IT Professionals will take questions from the audience to discuss their experiences with testing disaster recovery and business continuity plans. A wide range of topics will be discussed including specific lessons learned, specific tools used, and what methods need to be altered. Bring your questions so that you will be ready to take the plunge and test your plan!

How’s Your Cyber Hygiene?

  Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council

Every company has become more dependent upon IT departments to run business operations. When it comes to a company’s Cyber profile, has enough thought been put into protecting the company? What is the process for managing social media accounts? Who has access and passwords? Do you have continuity of messaging and processes?

The hygiene of your Cyber profile has effects on many operations of business. Join us for an interactive conversation about the role IT needs to play in protecting intellectual property and more.

Identity Crisis: The Past, Present, and Future of Authentication

  Presented by Structured

This presentation reviews historical methods of verifying identity and integrity, as well as the current challenges we face around authentication and authorization. We will also examine lessons learned to see what the future might hold when it comes to Identity and Access Management (IAM).

An Appeal for Cybersecurity Consolidation

  Presented by Fortinet

Come participate in a discussion about the Cybersecurity counterculture of platform consolidation. Learn of the potential benefits like reduction of complexity, and greater visibility and control.

Building a Foundation for Defense in Depth: 10 Security Proficiencies

  Presented by Atmosera

Expectations for information security and data protection are increasing, and so is the complexity. The stakes are higher than ever before due to compliance requirements and potential consequences on a company’s reputation. This presentation is designed to demystify the process of developing a strong security framework by getting started with a Defense in Depth approach based on 10 basic proficiencies.

Join this session and gain key strategies to:

  • Evaluate your current information security profile
  • Implement a comprehensive Defense in Depth security framework with technology and people
  • Develop a roadmap to strengthen your organization’s security and compliance

Presenters:
Sean Ventura • CISO, Atmosera
Byron Anderson • InfoSec Engineer, Atmosera

The Human Element in Threat Detection: Endpoint Threats in 2020 and Beyond

  Presented by Malwarebytes

From ransomware to Mac threats, attacks are up this year. Join Malwarebytes Lab and your peers for an enlightening hour of discussion and interaction.

Pulling from our analysis of millions of attacks on endpoints each year, we’ll recap 2019 threats and outline emerging trends in 2020. Together we’ll cover:

  • Huge shifts from consumer attacks to organizations
  • Growth in mobile threats
  • Top attacks for PC, Mac, and Android
  • Global threats and detections
  • Top industries impacted
  • Rise in ransomware
  • 2020 cybersecurity prediction
  • Blending automation with human elements to keep endpoints operational