Topic: Infrastructure

Seminar Topics

Cyber Considerations During a Pandemic: Cyber Leaders’ Perspectives

  Presented by Jodi Ito • Chief Information Security Officer, University of Hawaii

Join us for a panel discussion, led by Jodi Ito, Information Security Officer for the University of Hawaii. This panel will cast a wide net around the multitude of cyber-related considerations and issues that society is facing with our current pandemic situation. From securing telework locations, health screening when re-opening, servicing customers during a shutdown in a secure manner, to providing equitable distance-delivered education – the panelists will engage in a lively roundtable discussion of these topics and more.

Panelists:

Jodi Ito • Chief Information Security Officer, University of Hawaii

Vince Hoang • Chief Information Security Officer, State of Hawaii
Alan Ito • Information Security Officer, Hawaii Pacific Health
Ryan Field • Sr. Vice President, Director of Technology & Architecture, American Savings Bank

Jodi Ito is the Chief Information Security Officer with the University of Hawaii (UH) System in the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology since 2000 and has been with the University since 1982.

Jodi is responsible for the security and protection of information assets across the University of Hawaii System. These responsibilities include developing and managing policies and procedures for the UH information security program, conducting risk & vulnerability analysis for critical assets, overseeing investigations into cyber incidents, & developing and conducting training on information policy & security issues across all 10 UH campuses and affiliated research & education centers. She has also organized several large scale red/blue team cybersecurity exercises on the UH cyber range involving University students, Hawaii National Guard, military, state, and federal government agencies.

Jodi is a Principal Investigator and Program Director for the NSA’s GenCyber Camps in Hawaii to introduce cybersecurity to high school students and teachers. She is also the co-PI on the NSF/NSA Scholarship For Services grants to provide full-ride scholarships for students pursuing cybersecurity degrees and the NSF Computer Science Principles for Hawaii to train high school teachers to be able to teach AP Computer Sciences Principles. She is also a member of the REN-ISAC, MS-ISAC, Educause, and Infragard. Most recently, she is an active founding member of the newly organized CyberHawaii and co-chairs the Education and Workforce Development Committee.

Jodi graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with both a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science in 1982 and a Masters of Science degree in Information and Computer Science in 1987.

Do You Feel the Need… the Need for Speed? Top Five SQL Server Query Tuning Tips

  Presented by Quest Software

Query tuning is key to peak performance in SQL Server databases. However, lots of developers and DBAs constantly struggle to pinpoint the root cause of performance issues and spend way too much time in trying to fix them. In this presentation, Quest will share their tried and true best practices for tuning SQL statements and other issues by utilizing Wait Time Analysis, reviewing execution plans and using SQL diagramming techniques. In addition, several case studies will be used to demonstrate these best practices.

Regardless of the complexity of your database or your skill level, this systematic approach will lead you down the correct tuning path with no guessing, saving countless hours of tuning queries and optimizing performance of your SQL Server databases.

The Digital Transformation of Education

  Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council

As the Hawaii State Department of Education responds to the changing situation of the “New Normal”, we have accelerated the modernization of our legacy systems. By focusing on automation and software as a service, the Department has been able to meet the rapidly evolving needs of telework and distance learning. By focusing on the work that is good enough, a technology transformation that was already well under way has been able to accelerate and meet the needs of students across the state.

Presenter:
Brook Conner • Assistant Superintendent & CIO, Hawaii Department of Education

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.

Modern Applications Need Modern Network and Security Controls

  Presented by CompuNet

This discussion will present the many issues facing organizations today as applications become more mission-critical than ever. Organizations must adopt new strategies and techniques to ensure that their customer-facing applications remain available and secure, even in the face of ever-changing customer requirements, a shift to a mobile workforce, and more threats than ever before. CompuNet and F5 Networks will discuss the new ways that companies can protect their applications without a dramatic increase in complexity and budget requirements.

Idaho’s Cyber Security Initiatives and Resources

  Presented by Keith Tresh • CISO, State of Idaho

Join the State of Idaho’s Chief Information Security Officer, Keith Tresh, for a rundown of resources that are currently available to all throughout Idaho. Cyber Security is not just the responsibility of one IT professional in an office, it is up to all Information Technology Professionals. Keith will layout the initiatives he is currently involved in to spread awareness and offer up help. He will detail the partnerships he is engaged in with Idaho Counties to combat cybercrime. Help for you is available now, join us to learn more.

Retired Army Colonel and strategic executive with C-level success in strategic planning, capacity/cost projections, IT governance, and BI solutions. Logical thinker and strong communicator noted for transforming IT organizations and building cohesive/productive teams to support enterprise-wide infrastructures. Quality-focused leader with both Federal and State Government expertise.

Builder of productive and responsive IT organizations that enhance customer/user experiences with a strategic vision in mind. Vast experience as an Information Technology and Information Security professional and all aspects of IT management including Strategic Planning. Direct experience in information management/security including cybercrime and cyberwarfare, project management, infrastructure engineering, application development, and budget management. Currently holds a Top Secret (SCI) clearance.

Digital Health at Pandemic Speed

  Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council

In March of 2020, the IT industry was forced to adapt quickly in response to COVID-19. No line of business had to adapt more than healthcare. Using cutting-edge technology, the healthcare response to this pandemic has moved rapidly. Join Dwight Pond, of Saint Alphonsus Health System, to learn about the many developments that have already been achieved. He will share many practical examples of how technology has moved at an advanced rate in 2020. Also, Dwight will look at what the future has in store for the healthcare industry and how technology will play a pivotal role.

Hyperskill Network Security Introduced

  Presented by Check Point Software

The IT industry has a new way to utilize current hardware investment and maximize appliance capacity in an easy-to-manage Hyperscale network security solution. Organizations can now simplify their workflow orchestration and scale up their existing security gateways on demand — the same way as they can spin up new servers and compute resources in public clouds. Join Check Point Software for an in-depth look.

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).