Topic: Infrastructure

Seminar Topics

[1 CPE] CI/CD for Networking: Adopting DevOps Principles for a More Robust Network

  Presented by Infoblox

In recent years, continuous integration and continuous deployment, aka CI/CD, have become de facto standards for DevOps-minded software development organizations. Adoption of CI/CD enables software architects and IT specialists to create more flexible, secure and agile infrastructure with new features and functionality that are continually improved and deployed. While compute and storage aspects of environments have benefited greatly from CI/CD, network infrastructure has lagged behind.

This presentation pulls back the covers on efforts taking place to bring CI/CD philosophies to the work of revamping legacy, monolithic network architectures using cloud-native principles, microservices and containerization. The end goal is to create networks that are inherently more adaptable, scalable, automated and simpler to manage.

Speaker Bio: Glenn Sullivan is a Principal Product Manager for Emerging Technologies at Infoblox and joined the Infoblox team when SnapRoute, a company he co-founded in 2015, was acquired by Infoblox. At SnapRoute, Sullivan was responsible for product direction by advocating for the end-user. Prior to founding SnapRoute, Sullivan was responsible for building out hyperscale data center environments at Apple. In addition to core network operational functions, Sullivan led efforts to automate the lifecycle management of various platforms in a multivendor environment. Before Apple, Sullivan was a specialist support engineer on the LAN Switching team in Cisco TAC. While there, his specialty was in turning around customer sentiment by focusing on escalated issues and transforming the customer experience into a positive one. Sullivan has a BS in Network and Systems Administration from RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology).

[1 CPE] Digital Transformation: What’s Next in a Post COVID World?

  Presented by Structured & Aruba

While the pandemic shuttered many businesses and wreaked havoc with supply chains, it also massively accelerated investment in digital operations in the cloud and at the intelligent edge. Many decisions were made in haste, arising from the need to just “keep the lights on.” The next iteration of our global pandemic response is to revisit these decisions; correct oversights in security, enterprise connectivity, and endpoint access; and chart a sound course forward. Join us and learn how to confidently navigate what comes next regarding your organization’s ability to deliver secure and satisfying user experiences in all critical capabilities across the enterprise.

[1 CPE] Look Before You Leap: How to Survive and Thrive During Your Cloud Migration

  Presented by Computer Task Group

The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation priorities and cloud computing has become a major focus for most IT organizations today. Yet only 37% of mid-market organizations have migrated to the cloud and a mere 17% of their workloads are actually in the cloud.*

With all of the benefits cloud computing offers—modernization, security, efficiency, and cost savings—what’s holding so many organizations back from making the transition?

During this session, Phaedra Divras, CTG’s Director of Infrastructure, Support, and Operations Solutions for North America, and Rick Cruz, CTG’s Director of Application and Information Solutions for North America, will draw on their collective 60 years of industry experience to share lessons learned and practical strategies for successfully migrating to the cloud. You can expect to learn:

  • The big picture behind industry and market dynamics driving the push for cloud computing
  • Typical migration journeys and the advantages and disadvantages of each approach
  • Pitfalls and key considerations for achieving an optimal migration
  • When to be strategic vs. tactical during cloud migration planning

This presentation applies to all IT professionals, whether your organization has already implemented cloud computing or is looking to make the leap.

*Source: https://techaisle.com/blog/390-ww-midmarket-hybrid-cloud-penetration-has-reached-37-percent-and-17-percent-workload

[1 CPE] Discover How SD-WAN Edge and Cloud Security are Enabling Digital Transformation

  Presented by Silver Peak

Adoption of cloud services and the explosive increase in mobile and IoT devices have driven enterprises to transform both their WAN and security architectures – not just one or the other. The strategic imperative is to deploy a more intelligent, highly automated software-defined wide area network (WAN) that can be seamlessly integrated with modern cloud-delivered security services. Gartner coined the term “secure access service edge” (SASE) to describe this cloud-first architecture. During this session, we’ll discuss:

  • SD-WAN and security considerations enterprises must address when migrating to a SASE architecture
  • How to address Zero Trust access security requirements for remote workers and IoT
  • Pros and cons of single vendor vs multi-vendor SASE implementations

[1 CPE] The Case for Automation: Why Every Business Needs It

  Presented by Aruba, a HPE Company

As networks evolved from delivering basic connectivity (wired and wireless) to more sophisticated needs, enterprise security has moved from a strong, wall methodology to untrusted connections for every user. Join us to learn how network automation can reduce the burden on IT staff to keep up with the latest networking requirements while safely connecting workers, customers, and citizens to critical services.

Discover How SD-WAN Edge and Cloud Security are Enabling Digital Transformation

  Presented by Silver Peak

Adoption of cloud services and the explosive increase in mobile and IoT devices have driven enterprises to transform both their WAN and security architectures – not just one or the other. The strategic imperative is to deploy a more intelligent, highly automated software-defined wide area network (WAN) that can be seamlessly integrated with modern cloud-delivered security services. Gartner coined the term “secure access service edge” (SASE) to describe this cloud-first architecture. During this session, we’ll discuss:

  • SD-WAN and security considerations enterprises must address when migrating to a SASE architecture
  • How to address Zero Trust access security requirements for remote workers and IoT
  • Pros and cons of single vendor vs multi-vendor SASE implementations

Unified Endpoint Management

  Presented by Quest Software

This presentation highlights the reasons and need for Unified Endpoint Management in your business strategy. This presentation’s sole purpose is to educate C-level and system administrators of the need for UEM as well as what aspects are important. One of the problems with endpoint management today is the proliferation of endpoints. During this global health crisis especially, we are seeing a large work-from-home movement in businesses all over the world. In order to combat this issue, you must have an endpoint management strategy that works not only on the network but off of it as well.

Health and Safety Innovations Lay a Smart Digital Foundation

  Presented by Hitachi Vantara and Converge Technology Solutions

The pandemic has accelerated innovation to protect health and safety, while laying a foundation for broader digital transformation across industries. Learn how automated detection of PPE, social distancing, collision avoidance, thermal scanning, and compliance analytics are helping companies reduce risk while protecting their workers and customers, and how this shift is preparing them to thrive in our digital future.

CI/CD for Networking: Adopting DevOps Principles for a More Robust Network

  Presented by Infoblox

In recent years, continuous integration and continuous deployment, aka CI/CD, have become de facto standards for DevOps-minded software development organizations. Adoption of CI/CD enables software architects and IT specialists to create more flexible, secure and agile infrastructure with new features and functionality that are continually improved and deployed. While compute and storage aspects of environments have benefited greatly from CI/CD, network infrastructure has lagged behind.

This presentation pulls back the covers on efforts taking place to bring CI/CD philosophies to the work of revamping legacy, monolithic network architectures using cloud-native principles, microservices and containerization. The end goal is to create networks that are inherently more adaptable, scalable, automated and simpler to manage.

Speaker Bio: Glenn Sullivan is a Principal Product Manager for Emerging Technologies at Infoblox and joined the Infoblox team when SnapRoute, a company he co-founded in 2015, was acquired by Infoblox. At SnapRoute, Sullivan was responsible for product direction by advocating for the end-user. Prior to founding SnapRoute, Sullivan was responsible for building out hyperscale data center environments at Apple. In addition to core network operational functions, Sullivan led efforts to automate the lifecycle management of various platforms in a multivendor environment. Before Apple, Sullivan was a specialist support engineer on the LAN Switching team in Cisco TAC. While there, his specialty was in turning around customer sentiment by focusing on escalated issues and transforming the customer experience into a positive one. Sullivan has a BS in Network and Systems Administration from RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology).

Meaningful Insights from Unstructured Data & Why One Financial Model Doesn’t Work

  Presented by Hitachi Vantara and Converge Technology Solutions

Join us for this double presentation on Unstructured Data and why one financial model does not work.

Unstructured Data has become the future of business operations. Learn how to leverage your data and generate meaningful insights that will help you grow and expand.

We are complex organizations; therefore, one financial model does not work. Businesses of all sizes are only becoming more complex and diversified. Examine this current situation and why it is important to leverage multiple financial models to achieve success.