Keynote Presentation: Technology is Broken and How to Fix IT
12/10/2008 9:15:00 AM
James Gaskin will explain how Technology Is Broken, and that it may not be your fault. By focusing on four critical areas for businesses, Gaskin shows how to effectively put technology to work in business, and how to choose the right technology for the job at hand. The four discussion areas, laptop and mobility safety, data safety, network safety, and enhanced e-mail value, all follow Gaskin's TPT Rule: Task, Process, Tools. Using dozens of real world examples gathered during years of consulting and writing 17 technology books and thousands of articles, Gaskin balances technical frustration with laughter. Wearing Hawaiian shirts and delivering objective information stripped of marketing hype in his trademark "unbiased and unboring" style, Gaskin explains how to "un-break" your broken technology.
Speakers:
James Gaskin
Author and Columnist
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SECURITY: UTM: Simple, Elegance and Power
12/10/2008 10:15:00 AM
Modern IT security managers are essentially required to protect against multiple attack vectors while ensuring optimal performance for their organization. This session offers information about Unified Threat Management solution for comprehensive perimeter security. Featuring:
Network Security - Firewall, VPN and Intrusion Prevention
Web Security - URL Filtering, Malware Detection, Bandwidth Management and Application Control
Mail Security - Antispam, Antivirus, Antiphishing and Email Encryption
Deployment as hardware, software or virtual appliance
Astaro Security Gateway provides immediate protection for your network, web access and email traffic. The Astaro solution integrates more security applications than any competitor in one award-winning management device. A complete range of hardware appliances scale to the performance level that you demand.
Speakers:
Cameron Byers
Customer Support Manager
Astaro
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CLOUD COMPUTING: New Enterprise Strategies: Rethinking IT
12/10/2008 10:15:00 AM
Costs are dropping on core components in Information Technology, just as complexity is rising. Implementation architectures have multiplied and the options are as valuable as they are staggering. Do you build on big iron, or do you rack servers? Do you use cloud computing services for your web applications, or do you host databases? We unravel the options in this session.
What are some of the options on the larger scale?
Where are the hidden costs to picking one solution over another?
How does an organization best focus on their core business instead of their infrastructure?
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VIRTUALIZATION: Data Duplication and Lowering Costs in Your Virtual Infrastructure
12/10/2008 10:15:00 AM
Effective use of virtualization technologies is critical in today's race to improve performance in a world of ever-increasing storage capacity demands. In this session, you will learn how to realize the benefits of a complete virtualization strategy that includes both server and storage solutions. NetApp's Virtualization solutions allow you to improve asset utilization, increase efficiency, simplify management and reduce costs.
In this session, you will learn how you can:
Lower storage costs and requirements by 50% to 90% with data deduplication technology
Increase server asset utilization and centralize management
Double recovery times and improve operational efficiency
Manage risk by reducing backup times
Eliminate storage and time constraints with our Snapshot? technology, which provides granular restore capabilities at the virtual machine level.
Shorten test and development cycles from weeks to minutes with instant storage provisioning and cloning of virtual machines.
Speakers:
Justin Stevens
Principal Architect
Groupware Technology
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SECURITY: Bring Real-Time Collaboration, Mobility and Productivity to Your Linux and UNIX Users
12/10/2008 10:45:00 AM
Linux has been making great strides in penetrating the enterprise desktop market; as a result the number of business users and mission-critical applications supported by Linux is steadily growing. However, do you know how well your company's Linux desktop strategy will interact with other IT initiatives, such as business mobility, resource consolidation and worldwide project collaboration? In this session, Robert Wong will explain the business and technical challenges that are faced by Linux users and administrators, and solutions that can satisfy both economical and technical buyers. You will learn how your organization can:
Reduce application downtime and improve Linux user productivity
Reduce total cost of access
Improve communication efficiency between Linux and Windows users by enabling real-time collaborationSpeakers:
Alexander Mak
Systems Engineer
Hummingbird
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UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS & VoIP: Presentation by Inflow Systems
12/10/2008 10:45:00 AM
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ENTERPRISE & SOCIAL SOFTWARE: Email Archiving: Improving Productivity and Meeting Compliance Requirements
12/10/2008 10:45:00 AM
Email today contains discussions, agreements, documents, notifications, contact information, and many other kinds of critical business information. By automatically storing email records, your organization can ensure that they are not loosing or misplacing the information they need. In this session you'll hear how to easily and automatically maintain the required records and to search and find specific information. Takeaway points include:
Options for eliminating the need to retain large volumes of old emails on your mail server.
Details about the government regulations (Sarbannes-Oxley, HIPAA, etc.) that require the retention of and access to email records.
How to use a compact network appliance for your archiving needs.
Speakers:
Ryan Speir
Vice President of Sales
ArcMail Technology
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SECURITY: Botnets: Battling the Borg of the Internet
12/10/2008 11:45:00 AM
Sure, you've heard of bots and botnets. But have you ever actually seen a bot, bot source code, or a bot herder's Command and Control (C&C) center in action? Now you can.
In this presentation, WatchGuard Technologies, uncovers what makes bots tick. The talk covers topics both beginning and advanced:
What a "botnet" is
What bot source codes looks like and does
How bot herders control bots via C&C centers
How a crook might recruit an army of bots
How to render bots powerless on your network
During the talk, you'll see the inner workings of some real-world, malicious bots, found in the wild on underground sites. Learn about the many attacks botnets can launch, and how to defend against them. Since the best way to understand these sophisticated attacks is to see them unfold right before your eyes, we will present video captures of bots in action. Once you understand how these evil botnets get built, you'll have the power to avoid assimilation. Resistance is not futile.
Speakers:
Scott Pinzon
CISSP and Information Security Analyst
WatchGuard
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ENTERPRISE & SOCIAL SOFTWARE: Break On Through To The Other Side
12/10/2008 11:45:00 AM
Successful companies know that their most profitable investment is in their employees. When people are at their peak performance, productivity increases, business operations are more accurate, and the costs involved with human error decrease.
Join us as we discuss the key concepts to help your company "break on through to the other side".
What new technologies are available to your company.
Learn how to effectively train your employees for these new technologies.
Understand the different training platforms available for your company.
Develop and nurture your company's strongest resources.
Learn money saving principles in today's slowing economy. Speakers:
Kim Johnson
Business Development Manager
LearnKey
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NEXT WORKPLACE: Are Energy Costs Eating Away AT Your IT Budget?
12/10/2008 11:45:00 AM
New backup power system designs are delivering more power in a smaller space and saving you thousands of dollars is energy costs, almost paying for themselves in the life of the product.
Come see how Eaton's newest technological advancements can work for you. What you will learn in this session:
How simple decisions you make can effect our environment
What changes may you see in deploying VoIP
Where can you find help when trying to determine actual power draw from IT equipment
How one customer fit the high power UPS they needed in the only space they had
How high efficiency products effect TCO
Speakers:
Alan Chiste
Sales Manager
Eaton
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Keynote Presentation: PROFITABILITY-The Other Side of Compliance
12/10/2008 12:15:00 PM
Overview: Being compliant has often times meant spending money, more time and more recourse. This panel explores how a business balances their needs Vs government demands.
Discussion in three parts:
I.Law:
a. Local and Federal laws
b. Where are the teeth
c. Who has to comply and when
II. Getting Compliant:
a.Creating a safe harbor
b.Putting together the right teams
i. HR
ii. Technology
iii.Training
c. Documentation
III.Leveraging Complaints to grow business
Key Leanings:
Understanding where the risk lay
Who is the most vulnerable
Identifying risks and avoiding pitfalls
Easy steps to implement now
Ways to leverage compliance to have a positive impact on key business attributers
Speakers:
Diane Childs
Identity Theft Program Outreach Coordinator
Dept. of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon State Government
Shelah Johnson
CMO
Techchex
Robert McMillen
President
All Tech 1
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SECURITY: Requirements of the New Oregon Identity Theft Protection Act which Applies to All Small and Medium Sized Businesses.
12/10/2008 1:15:00 PM
Available exclusions for small businesses
Penalties for non-compliance
Requirements for compliance
Five most overlooked compliance items
New requirements for inventory and transporting your backup media
Where to go for help.
Free compliance checklist for all attendees
Speakers:
Sean Odom
Sr. Technical Engineer
24x7 I.T. Solutions
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THE NEXT WORKPLACE: Going Green In The Server Room
12/10/2008 1:15:00 PM
Join Robert McMillen, host of the All Tech Radio Show and Lance Liden, the director of Competitive Programs for the Americas from IBM.
Robert and Lance will discuss "Going Green" which is a billion dollar national program from IBM that educates companies on how to save money and the environment by changing your server room or data center to support Green Technologies. Going Green no longer costs money. It now saves money and lots of it. It's also good for the planet and the right thing to do. Come and see why this hot trend in cutting edge technology is here to stay!
Speakers:
Robert McMillen
President
All Tech 1
Lance Liden
Director
Competive Programs for the Americas from IBM
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Explaining Geeks to Humans and the Inverse
12/10/2008 1:45:00 PM
Geeks love technology but don't understand non-technical employees. Non-technical employees don't understand technology or geeks. The only common ground for these groups? They both hate the idiot vice presidents who can't communicate to employees from either side of the geek divide.
Learn fun facts like how to tell if someone is too stupid to use a computer,
What traits say "I'm a geek",
How to tell if you're a geek wannabe, a geek or an uber geek,
And why HR says there are no good technical people available.
James Gaskin explains how geeks and non-geeks can work together for the same end results: improving their business and avoiding idiot vice presidents. Along the way geeks and non-geeks will learn how to better communicate and work together. Idiot vice presidents will remain clue-free.Speakers:
James Gaskin
Author and Columnist
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Keynote Presentation: Navigating the Second Circle: Bringing Web 2.0 Tools Into The Enterprise
12/11/2008 9:15:00 AM
In the new technology landscape of Web 2.0 applications, there are many new tools that can provide immediate value for a business with litttle to no cost. The challenge is that with such a wide variety of tools, how are you going to decide what tools to implement? In this session you will gain insight into various tools of the trade, including: blogs, microblogs, RSS feeds, social networking, and wikis. Come away with the knowedge you need to separate the truth from the hype, and make informed decisions around your second cirlce web strategy.
Speakers:
T.J. O'Connor
Systems Consultant
CrossTech Partners
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SECURITY: Information Security Workshop, Part 1
12/11/2008 10:15:00 AM
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CLOUD COMPUTING: New Enterprise Strategies: Rethinking IT
12/11/2008 10:15:00 AM
Cloud computing's departure from conventional computing architecture
What "cloud computing" is out there now?
The properties and ideals of cloud computing
Critical components of cloud computing architecture, from hardware to monitor/management/provisioning interfaces.
Cloud computing as the bridge to new technologies: IPv6, Web 2.5/3.0, internet2, etc.
Speakers:
Chad Prucha
Sr. Solutions Architect
FusionWare
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SECURITY: Information Security Workshop, Part 2
12/11/2008 10:45:00 AM
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UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS & VoIP: Unified Communications in a VoIP World
12/11/2008 10:45:00 AM
This presentation is targeted towards small to mid-sized organizations. The presentation will present information on VoIP and Unified Communication solutions and how they can benefit these types of organizations.
What is VoIP and Unified Communications
What 5 things should one look at in a VoIP solution
Why not to use a "free" VoIP solution
What pitfalls should one be wary of
What is the difference between a VoIP solutions provider and a VoIP service provider.
Speakers:
Steven Schroedl
President
Chime Software
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NEXT WORKPLACE: Web Bailout Plan: Surviving The Downturn With Web Tools
12/11/2008 11:30:00 AM
How did we ever live without laptops, Blackberry's, Iphones and the web? Today's business climate has been forever changed by the web and the devices we use to navigate it. Many of the most powerful tools of today began with social networking users in mind. More and more businesses are applying these tools and processes to increase operational efficiencies and optimize business processes. In this session, we will take a look at how businesses small and large are applying functions from Facebook, Skype, and Twitter to do business more efficiently.
Speakers:
Ben McKinley
President/Founder
Cascade Web Development
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ENTERPRISE & SOCIAL SOFTWARE: Enterprise Collaboration and Content Management
12/11/2008 11:30:00 AM
Old fashioned file servers and passing info back and forth in email is so 1996. Managing complex collaboration, document version control, rich media and more has changed the game on how this all gets done. Discover the value of a robust content management platform for your organization, and learn what to look for when considering next steps into collaborative technologies.
How do these systems integrate to our other platforms?
How does content security protect but also enable better collaboration?
Where are your pitfalls and next considerations?
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ENTERPRISE & SOCIAL SOFTWARE: Collaborative Computing: Social Applications, Enterprise Communication, and More
12/11/2008 12:00:00 PM
Social networks get a lot of press. From Facebook opening to the business community to YouTube being the hot new place to see corporate video pieces, these tools have more than one application. There are obvious marketing and PR values to social media like blogging and video, but there are collaboration opportunities and business processes that are being explored by some of the most varied organizations in the world.
Which social networks and social media applications work for businesses?
How do IT teams interact with these web-focused technologies, and which ones go behind the firewall?
Where are the landmines, and how do you avoid them?
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UNIFIED COMMUNICATION & VoIP: Good News in a Recession: You Can Increase Capacity and Decrease Costs!
12/11/2008 12:00:00 PM
The relentless demand for increased bandwidth challenges all of us to find fast, affordable and reliable services. And it isn't going to let up! Join Brad Kincaid, Vice President and General Manager of ezWireless, for an upbeat & insightful analysis of how we can stay ahead of the Monster, wirelessly. You'll discover:
How to increase your capacity by several X
How to decrease your monthly costs by a factor of X
State-of-the-Art point-to-point alternatives to fiber & T1s
How to use broadband wireless in a Unified Communications environment
Side-by-side comparisons of broadband wireless costs with fiber & bundled T1's
Speakers:
Brad Kincaid
Vice President
ezWireless
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Avoiding HIPPA Compliance Pitfalls
12/11/2008 12:45:00 PM
Speakers:
Sean Odom
Sr. Technical Engineer
24x7 I.T. Solutions
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