Topic: Data Center Technology

Seminar Topics

One Company’s Journey to a Modern Data Center Environment

  Presented by Structured

When the facilities team at a healthcare organization in the Pacific Northwest announced to the IT team that they were undertaking a campus remodel project and they needed the on-prem data center for office space, the IT team quickly sprang into action to find a new home for their DR environment. From learning of this management decision, to performing a due diligence assessment of their ability to use a DRaaS solution, into an RFI and RFP process, and coming to agreement on a contract, this was one of the most rigorous evaluation projects the company has undertaken. This presentation will describe that journey of evaluation and discovery, including the rest of the story which describes the onboarding process and challenges faced along the way. Craig Rhodes is an experienced professional actively engaged with various clients providing Data Center and Program Management consulting services.

One Company’s Journey to a Modern Data Center Environment

  Presented by Structured

When the facilities team at a healthcare organization in the Pacific Northwest announced to the IT team that they were undertaking a campus remodel project and they needed the on-prem data center for office space, the IT team quickly sprang into action to find a new home for their DR environment. From learning of this management decision, to performing a due diligence assessment of their ability to use a DRaaS solution, into an RFI and RFP process, and coming to agreement on a contract, this was one of the most rigorous evaluation projects the company has undertaken. This presentation will describe that journey of evaluation and discovery, including the rest of the story which describes the onboarding process and challenges faced along the way. Craig Rhodes is an experienced professional actively engaged with various clients providing Data Center and Program Management consulting services.

Network & Security Architectures of the Future

  Presented by Fortinet

This will be a talk focused on examining data center and enterprise architectures of the future. Where do existing products and features fall within data center or enterprise designs? Where do hybrid clouds fit in? How will Cybersecurity products and offerings continue to evolve?

One Company’s Journey to a Modern Data Center

  Presented by Structured

Are you dissatisfied with your current data center strategy and know you need to make a change? If so, you are not alone. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 80% of enterprise on-premises data centers will be shuttered. Get ready for a mountain of migration activity and attend this session. In addition to covering some best practices and important considerations, we will present a case study of one company’s journey to a modern data center environment.

Zero Trust with Micro-Segmentation: Doing It the Right Way

  Presented by Guardicore

In the modern, hyper-connected and threat-laden enterprise landscape, organizations face increasing pressure to protect their systems and data.

Originally conceived in 2010, the zero-trust security concept has recently gained new ground and is now seen as a vital element of enterprise information security. It is a model that aids user and device verification, strengthens authentication processes and ensures encryption.

However, zero trust is not without its challenges, and mastering the art of zero trust takes strategic management and forethought.

In this session, we will explore the concept of zero trust, assess why it is needed in the modern enterprise and outline how micro-segmentation can help win the zero trust race for organizations.

Key takeaways:

  • Why there is a need for zero trust
  • The challenges of implementing zero trust
  • The four high-level principles of zero trust
  • How micro-segmentation can help you prepare for, implement and manage zero trust in your organization

High End Storage Innovation Without Compromise

  Presented by TechPower

Discover why businesses undergoing digital transformation need a new approach for high-end storage — one that frees IT resources to perform more innovative and strategic tasks. During this presentation, you will learn why organizations are looking for a more resilient, simpler, high-end storage experience for every mission-critical application and how they can address those challenges in their datacenter today.

Welcoming Our New Artificial Intelligence Overlords: AI Meets IT

  Presented by Nuvodia

We all knew this day would come. It’s time to start handing over some decision-making to the machines. We should have known once we started feeding them data that they would eventually insist on digesting it too! Let’s talk about how we got here, where the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in IT and security is today, and how long we think it’s going to be before the machines inevitably turn on us. Or maybe we’ll be fine? We’ll explore a number of AI-infused products that are on the market now, how effective they are, and why if your IT footprint doesn’t include AI today–well, it might be time to start thinking about an upgrade.

Prepare for a Secure Automated Multi-cloud World with an Onsite Data Center

  Presented by Juniper Networks & Kudelski Security

In order to have the best success building a data center network that is ready for multi-cloud, it must have three critical components; Automation, Security, and Open Standards. Transformation to a multi-cloud environment is a complex task, as security is critical. This talk will discuss the key areas you need to be aware of when creating your strategies around data center buildouts, upgrades, and migrations in a multi-cloud world.

The Modern Datacenter

  Presented by Trend Micro

The Datacenter is the heart of the organization. So why would you treat it any different than the Data that is crucial to the survival of your organization’s reputation? Security requirements do not go away when you move part of your data center workloads to the cloud. Although most security controls can be easily applied to systems in the cloud, the weight of those controls and what constitutes an immediate concern versus a lower priority alert, can be different. We will discuss the need for advanced visibility to differentiate your cloud systems versus your internal data center with central visibility. With the dynamic nature of the cloud, and the flexibility of the modern data center, it is important to apply the same security controls but view the alerts differently depending on their origin.