Wednesday April 9th

Keynote
April 9th

10:15 to 11:00 Virtualization and Green IT Computing come together in the Data Center
Presented By: Nicholas Long, Executive Consultant - Data Center Optimization, Yorel
Brent Adam, IT Optimization Architect & Executive Consultant, Yorel

The impact of virtualization technology on IT have been substantial. From enabling true business continuity, application resilience and enabling increased performance of existing IT assets the impact has been enormous. However, the impact has been felt the most in the data center. High density computing enabled by virtualization has caused the way we operate, design and implement data centers to change in ways that have been to date unimagined. The current trend of “Greening the Data Center” is a result. We will discuss how this challenge evolved and ways to engage that keep your data center as green as your bottom line.

Sessions

11:15 to 12:00 Email Archiving – It isn’t just about compliance anymore!
Presented by Dean Richardson Vice President of Sales, ArcMail Technologies.

Description: Dean will discuss how organizations can benefit from email archiving, both for compliance as well as email management. Archiving email solves many problems such as compliance, discovery, storage management, information retention, employee productivity and liability reduction.

12:15 to 1:00 The Evolution of Network-Based Security-The Rise of the Integrated Security Platform
Presented By- Joseph Iacovelli, CISSP Sr. Security Engineer Fortinet, Inc.

This presentation is aimed at tackling security challenges related to the network architecture, compliance, virtualization, and the security exploits that threaten all of these. The speaker will present common security architectures and examine how current and future threats will impact these designs. Additionally, the presentation will take a deep dive into the underlying drivers of threat management as well as the need to have a layered approach to security and best practices of leveraging integrated security platforms.

1:15 to 2:00 The Advantages of Virtualization
Presented By- Jon Bussart, Technical Support Engineer II, Virtualization Help Desk Lead, Ingram Micro

Attend this presentation to understand the key benefits of virtualization which includes server consolidation, reduction of power consumption, and more importantly manageability. Jon will cover how virtual environments can be used to create business continuity and disaster recovery solutions. Topics will also inlcude the benefits of a using virtual environments in conjunction with blade servers and shared storage. Virtualization, when combined with the right complimentary products, can fit in a variety of industries and cover multiple business needs.

2:15 to 3:00 OKI Printing Solutions - Redefining the MFP
Presented By- Greg Pope, Technology Specialist, OkiData Americas, Inc.

This innovative product is redefining the color MFP category by including unprecedented document management integration and color management capabilities as standard features. An embedded approach marks a first for A3 color MFPs by eliminating the need for additional dedicated PCs and servers, allowing easy integration of the CX3641 into existing DMS systems.

Thursday April 10th

Keynote

10:15 to 11:30 Business Intelligence – The way forward?
Presented by Will Sweeny, Application Platform Specialist, Microsoft Corporation

Competing in the world economy has become one of hardest issues for business to deal with. Even government and non-profit organizations are driven to accomplish more with fewer resources. In the end, one key way to improve an organizations performance is to empower its people to make better decisions. But what exactly does that mean and how can we accomplish it? This session will offer a broad perspective on “Business Intelligence” and suggest that if executed well, a business intelligence solution has the ability to improve business performance unlike any other IT initiative.

Presentation Scope: · Business Intelligence Defined · Market History · Process for building a Business Intelligence solution · Technology Architecture · Microsoft’s Offering & What makes it special · Case Study

Sessions

11:45 to 12:30 Protecting your Unified Communications Assets
Presented by: Raymond Nelson, Chief Technology Officer, Consultedge, Inc.

Unified Communications can change the way companies do business -- unless the system is unprotected from various security threats. The presentation will answer the questions of how a unified communications system fits into a company's technology infrastructure, which security features are missing in most VoIP designs, and what is needed to protect a unified communications system from both external and internal threats. Raymond Nelson, CTO of Consultedge, will highlight best practices including firewalls, system hardening and security audits as they relate to the specific challenges of unified communications security.

12:45 to 1:30pm Extending the Value of Virtualization
Presented by: Mark Milam - CEO InCentric Solutions

Today virtualization is used for much more than server consolidation. We will overview the virtualization marketplace and discuss the various reasons why you should consider leveraging virtualization for your organization. We will also have a panel of virtualization experts available to take questions on issues and/or lessons learned related to virtualization.