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2010 Conference Presentations

Wednesday, October 20
10:30 AM–11:20 AM
Wireless Technologies for the Enterprise
Speaker - Fanny Mlinarsky [Download Fanny Mlinarsky's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President, OctoScope

Social Software Tools: A Critical Evaluation
Speaker - Tony Byrne [Download Tony Byrne's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President, Real Story Group

The Democratization of IT
Speaker - Alistair Croll [Download Alistair Croll's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Founder, Bitcurrent

Converged and Virtual I/O – Networking the 21st Century Data Center
Speaker - Howard Marks [Download Howard Marks's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Founder and Chief Scientist, Networks Are Our Lives Inc!

Next Generation Vulnerability Management: New Approaches to Uncovering Holes Before The Hackers Do
Speaker - Tas Giakouminakis [Download Tas Giakouminakis's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], CTO, Rapid 7

Virtualization Primer: Terms, Trends and Technologies
Speaker - Barb Goldworm [Download Barb Goldworm's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President and Chief Analyst, FOCUS

The Emergence of Virtualized Application Delivery Appliances
Moderator - Jim Metzler [Download Jim Metzler's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President, Ashton Metzler & Associates

11:30 AM–12:30 PM
Developing an Information Risk Management and Security Strategy
Speaker - John Pironti [Download John Pironti's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President, IP Architects, LLC

Cloud Networking
Speaker - Jim Metzler [Download Jim Metzler's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President, Ashton Metzler & Associates

Choosing a Video Conferencing Solution
Speaker - John Bartlett [Download John Bartlett's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Voice Video and Data Application Performance, NetForecast Inc.

Top of the List: Key Issues in Wireless and Mobile
Moderator - Paul DeBeasi [Download Paul DeBeasi's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Research Vice President, Gartner

Application Acceleration from a Data Storage Perspective
Speaker - Jacob Farmer [Download Jacob Farmer's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], CTO, Cambridge Computer Services

2:00 PM–3:00 PM
Social Networks and Security - Can You Have Both?
Speaker - Ben Rothke [Download Ben Rothke's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Senior Security Consultant, British Telecom

Virtualization-Life in the Trenches
Speaker - Matt Myers [Download Matt Myers's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Infrastructure Designer, Cox Communications
Panelist - Christopher Reily [Download Christopher Reily's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Chief Technology Officer, CBE Technologies, LLC
Panelist - Guy Chapman [Download Guy Chapman's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Senior Engineer, Virtualization and Storage, EMEA, SunGard Financial Systems

Test Tools and Troubleshooting for Real-Time IP Networks
Moderator - John Bartlett [Download John Bartlett's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Voice Video and Data Application Performance, NetForecast Inc.

State of the Art Thin Provisioning
Speaker - Stephen Foskett [Download Stephen Foskett's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Community Organizer, Nirvanix

Evaluating New Data Center LAN Architectures
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Speaker - Mike Fratto [Download Mike Fratto's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Managing Editor/Labs, Network Computing
Speaker - Jim Metzler [Download Jim Metzler's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President, Ashton Metzler & Associates

3:15 PM–4:15 PM
Mobile User Roundtable – What’s Working? What’s Not?
Moderator - Philippe Winthrop [Download Philippe Winthrop's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Managing Director, The Enterprise Mobility Foundation: Unbiased Enterprise Mobility

Enterprise Communications Market Overview
Speaker - Allan Sulkin [Download Allan Sulkin's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President and Founder, TEQConsult Group

Revolutionizing SMB Storage: Who Can Do It?
Speaker - Tom Buiocchi [Download Tom Buiocchi's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], CEO, Data Robotics, Inc.

Designing The Next Generation Data Center LAN
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Moderator - Mike Fratto [Download Mike Fratto's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Managing Editor/Labs, Network Computing
Moderator - Jim Metzler [Download Jim Metzler's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President, Ashton Metzler & Associates

Social Engineering for IT Professionals
Speaker - Brad Smith [Download Brad Smith's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Director, Computer Institute of the Rockies

Thursday, October 21
10:30 AM–11:20 AM
Virtualization Management Primer: The Key to Unlocking the Full Potential of Virtualization
Speaker - Barb Goldworm [Download Barb Goldworm's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President and Chief Analyst, FOCUS

IPv6: No Longer Optional
Speaker - John Curran [Download John Curran's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President & CEO, ARIN

Network Requirements for Enterprise Video Conferencing
Speaker - John Bartlett [Download John Bartlett's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Voice Video and Data Application Performance, NetForecast Inc.

Building A Private Cloud In Today’s Data Center With Today’s Infrastructure
Speaker - Ryan Shopp [Download Ryan Shopp's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Senior Director, Product Marketing, CA Technologies

Mobile Apps for Business
Speaker - Nathan Clevenger [Download Nathan Clevenger's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Mobility Practice Leader, ITR Group and Enterprise Editor, Smartphone Magazine

Hackers, Inc. - The Industrialization of Hacking
Speaker - Brian Contos, CISSP [Download Brian Contos, CISSP's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Director Global Security Strategy & Risk Management, McAfee

Form Fits Function: When to use PaaS, When to use SaaS
Speaker - Alistair Croll [Download Alistair Croll's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Founder, Bitcurrent

11:30 AM–12:30 PM
Breakthrough Network Technologies
Panelist - Keith Morris [Download Keith Morris's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], VP of Marketing, Talari Networks
Panelist - Raj Kanaya [Download Raj Kanaya's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], CEO and Co-Founder, Infineta Systems

Darwin and the Handset: Who Survives?
Moderator - Michael Finneran [Download Michael Finneran's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Principal, dBrn Associates Inc

Building the Business Case for Social and Collaborative Technologies
Panelist - Ted Schadler [Download Ted Schadler's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research Inc.

Using Clouds to Modernize the Enterprise
Speaker - David Lucas [Download David Lucas's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Chief Strategy Officer, Global Computer Enterprise

Virtualization Management - From Server Consolidation to Private Cloud
Panelist - Rich Corley [Download Rich Corley's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Founder CTO and VP of Engineering, Akorri
Panelist - Shay Mowlem [Download Shay Mowlem's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Director of Virtualization Strategy, HP Software & Solutions, Hewlett-Packard
Panelist - Richard Whitehead [Download Richard Whitehead's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Director of Product Management, EMC Ionix

Best Practices: Learn How Leading Organizations Are Greening Their IT Successfully
Speaker - Doug Washburn [Download Doug Washburn's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Analyst Infrastructure & Operations, Forrester Research

A Magic Decoder Ring for Network Security's Past, Present, and Future
Speaker - Josh Corman [Download Josh Corman's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Research Director, Enterprise Security Practice, The 451 Group

2:00 PM–3:00 PM
Video Conferencing Market is A-Changin’
Moderator - John Bartlett [Download John Bartlett's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Voice Video and Data Application Performance, NetForecast Inc.

Virtualization Security and Compliance
Panelist - Amir Ben-Efraim [Download Amir Ben-Efraim's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], CEO, Altor
Panelist - Eric Chiu [Download Eric Chiu's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President and CEO, HyTrust, Inc.
Panelist - Tamar Newberger [Download Tamar Newberger's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], VP of Marketing, Catbird

3:15 PM–4:15 PM
Interoperability in UC
Moderator - Marty Parker [Download Marty Parker's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Principal Consultant, UniComm Consulting

Mobile Security: New Challenges, Practical Solutions
Moderator - Lisa Phifer [Download Lisa Phifer's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President, Core Competence

What Virtualization Means to the Branch Office
Panelist - Apurva Dave [Download Apurva Dave's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President of Product Marketing and Alliances, Riverbed Technology
Panelist - Rahul Tripathi [Download Rahul Tripathi's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Director of Product Management, Service Routing Technology Group, Cisco

The New Uptime: Understanding Cloud Architectures
Speaker - Winston Damarillo [Download Winston Damarillo's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Founder and CEO, Morphlabs, Inc.

Outsourcing IT Security: Yes, it’s Still YOUR Problem
Speaker - Ben Carr [Download Ben Carr's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Global IT Security Manager, Nokia

Friday, October 22
9:00 AM–10:00 AM
Key Advances in 802.11 and Wi-Fi
Moderator - Craig Mathias [Download Craig Mathias's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Principal, Farpoint Group
Panelist - Patrick Foy [Download Patrick Foy's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], VP of Engineering, Bluesocket
Panelist - Devin Akin [Download Devin Akin's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Chief Wi-Fi Architect, Aerohive

Desktop Virtualization Primer - One Size Does Not Fit All
Speaker - Barb Goldworm [Download Barb Goldworm's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President and Chief Analyst, FOCUS

SIP Trunking
Speaker - Lisa Pierce [Download Lisa Pierce's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President, Strategic Networks Group

Cloudy with the Chance of a Hack
Speaker - Jon Zucker [Download Jon Zucker's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Senior Product Manager, Cenzic

Optimizing the Performance of Cloud Computing
Panelist - Mark Urban [Download Mark Urban's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Sr. Director, Product Marketing, Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
Panelist - Andy Gottlieb [Download Andy Gottlieb's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Founder and CEO, Talari Networks
Panelist - Manish Muthal [Download Manish Muthal's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Director - Enterprise Solutions, LSI
Panelist - Michael Cucchi [Download Michael Cucchi's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Senior Product Marketing Manager, Akamai

How To Extend The Life Of Your Data Center
Speaker - Doug Oathout [Download Doug Oathout's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President, Converged Infrastructure, Hewlett Packard

10:15 AM–11:15 AM
The All-Wireless Enterprise: Can Wire Be Replaced?
Moderator - Rohit Mehra [Download Rohit Mehra's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Director, Enterprise Communications Infrastructure, International Data Corporation

Is SaaS Email Ready for the Enterprise?
Speaker - Ted Schadler [Download Ted Schadler's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research Inc.

Creating Effective Security Controls: A Ten Year Study of High Performing Security Organizations
Speaker - Dwayne Melancon, CISA [Download Dwayne Melancon, CISA's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President, Tripwire Inc.

Dynamic Infrastructure Management
Panelist - Lou Nardo [Download Lou Nardo's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Director of Product Management, Infoblox
Panelist - Ken Oestreich [Download Ken Oestreich's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], VP of Marketing, Egenera Inc.

11:30 AM–12:30 PM
Preventing The Next Data Breach Through Log Management
Speaker - Ben Goodman [Download Ben Goodman's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Principal Strategist, Identity, Compliance and Security, Novell

Desktop Virtualization and the Resurgence of Thin/Zero Client Computing
Panelist - Jeff McNaught [Download Jeff McNaught's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, Wyse
Panelist - Tom Flynn [Download Tom Flynn's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Distinguished Technologist, Hewlett-Packard
Panelist - Parmeet Chaddha [Download Parmeet Chaddha's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Executive Vice President, Engineering, Pano Logic

Making Sense of 3G/3.5G/4G – What the Enterprise Needs to Know
Moderator - Jack Gold [Download Jack Gold's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President and Principal Analyst, J.Gold Associates, LLC
Panelist - Ronny Haraldsvik [Download Ronny Haraldsvik's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President of Marketing, SpiderCloud Wireless, Inc.
Panelist - Joel Brand [Download Joel Brand's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], VP of Product Management, Bytemobile
Panelist - Tom Lasiter [Download Tom Lasiter's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], WiMAX Industry Marketing Manager, PC Client Group, Intel