Presented by Fortinet
Controlling users and devices on today’s networks is challenging. Many types of users requiring different levels of access need an automated solution. Devices are sneaking onto networks without approval and require visibility and control. Learn how Zero-Trust Network Access solution addresses the issue of knowing who, what, where and when and controlling everyone and everything on and off the 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).
Presented by Silver Peak & Structured
As cloud adoption and SD-WAN innovation hastens, global enterprises are transforming how they build and secure wide area networks. Leveraging automation, enterprises can deploy, connect and secure hundreds of sites per week, a feat not possible with a traditional device-centric approach.
During this session, we’ll discuss how the unification of SD-WAN, WAN optimization, routing and security in a single, centrally orchestrated platform:
Presented by Puget Sound PMI
Join President of the Pacific Northwest Organization Development Network (www.PNODN.org), Chris Crosby, as he shares the governance strategy that he created as the Change Management lead on a global ERP implementation.
Mr. Crosby developed and executed the change strategy for the largest software implementation (Oracle) in the history of Alcoa CSI spanning 18 locations throughout USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Spain, Hungary, and Germany. Each location reached stability in one month, five months faster than any previous Alcoa Business Unit. Chris’s plan was recognized as the benchmark change plan in Alcoa by the Project Management Office. He then repeated his success in 2010 in Guadalajara, Mexico, 2011-2012 in Asia-Pacific (China, Korea, HK, and the Philippines), and 2013 in South America (Peru and Columbia).
What does EQ have to do with it? Chris will weave throughout the conversation various core Organization Development principles and talk about their relationship with Emotional Intelligence.
Presenter:
Chris Crosby • President of the Board, Pacific Northwest Organization Development Network
Presented by Gigamon
Today’s networks are swarming with IoT, OT, and virtual devices of every size and shape. As they have proliferated, and the security attack surface has likewise increased, the market has responded with a wide variety of technologies to help understand, manage, and secure just what is on your network. This is the rise of the technologies classified as “agentless” and there is a good chance you will be looking, now or in the future, at a project that comprises such technologies. While much of what is fundamentally required to enable these technologies is not new, organizations struggle with trying to implement these on an “ad hoc” basis, with little thought to future considerations or scale. This presentation will take about a more strategic approach to handling these implementations, what a visibility fabric is, and how today’s organizations can architect their environments for their future needs.
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).
Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council
You were ready for a power outage. Cooling equipment has worked properly in your server room or data center. You had plenty of backup in the cloud and you felt good about your BC/DR plan, until a pandemic hit. The sudden shift to remote working for many industries forced rapid change for IT staffs to keep businesses functional. Some of these changes were temporary, while some were longer lasting.
Join the INTERFACE-New Mexico Advisory Council for a look at what lies ahead with remote working. How are you adjusting your security procedures? Do you know if your end-users will return to the office? The dreaded elephant in the room will be addressed as well – BUDGETS! What do you need? What is expected of your IT staff? You will get tips on what has worked and what still is a challenge in keeping your users active and ensuring your business is fully operational.
Panelists:
Aaron Frankel • Chief Information Security Officer, Tricore Reference Laboratories
Jason Johnson • Deputy State CIO, State of New Mexico
Spencer Wilcox • Chief Security Officer and Executive Director of Technology, PNM Resources
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.
Presented by Silver Peak
As cloud adoption and SD-WAN innovation hastens, global enterprises are transforming how they build and secure wide area networks. Leveraging automation, enterprises can deploy, connect and secure hundreds of sites per week, a feat not possible with a traditional device-centric approach.
During this session, we’ll discuss how the unification of SD-WAN, WAN optimization, routing and security in a single, centrally orchestrated platform:
Presented by Eric Finch • Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, City of Spokane
This presentation looks at how to build a more sustainable remote work environment, now that COVID-19 has made an enduring part of the technology support landscape. Using examples and lessons learned from Spokane and other organizations, we’ll give a quick look at the rapid expansion, evolving best practices for security and support, and what this means for technology and organizations going forward.
Eric Finch started as Chief Information & Technology Officer (CITO- a combined CIO/CTO position) for the City of Spokane, Washington in March 2015 and is chartered to bring a new level of integration and service partnership to the City with an increasing focus on citizen engagement and access to City services through Strategic Planning, Smart City, Open Data, Emergency Management, and other initiatives. In 2016 the department name “Information” was changed to “Innovation” to better represent the many varied service needs and strategic future focus of the department and role.
Mr. Finch transitioned from the U.S. Army in November 2014 as Chief Operating Officer responsible for planning and operations of a U.S. Army Division of over 12,000 personnel. This included a final tour to Afghanistan in 2013 where he was responsible for all operations for two provinces in southern Afghanistan. Mr. Finch is currently an active member of the California Army National Guard in State level Army Operations.
In his previous 25-year civilian technology career, Eric was an I.T. Director for a Fortune 500 financial company and principal for a small technology and management consulting firm for 12 years. His roles included providing strategic direction and tactical leadership for information technology and innovation in the public and private sectors. His private sector work included consulting on technology, economic development, and tax base development for hundreds of City and County government organizations.
Eric has a Master’s of Business from the University of Southern California (USC) and holds over a dozen technical, management, and FEMA emergency management certifications including Project Management Professional and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.