Program Description:
There is a tightly focused agenda (see below) that maximizes attendees’ learning. Angelbeat coordinates 12 expert speakers (from organizations listed to the right) who each deliver a concise, technical and complementary talk tied to security, infrastructure and networking. Common themes across all presentations are virtualizing platforms, protecting data and reducing expenses. Content is pre-approved by Angelbeat and prior year attendees to maximize learning. CISSP’s receive 6 CPE credit hours for attending. Watch Angelbeat on Youtube to see clips from past events and attendee testimonials. Special Windows 7 Preview. Tampa-based Persystent hosts a post-Lunch Hospitality Suite where you can win a new HP netbook.

7:30 - 8:30: Breakfast, Registration, Product Demonstration

8:30 - 9:30 IT Security/Compliance
- Anti-Spam, Spyware detection & elimination, and strategies to protect against blended email/web threats and phishing attacks.
- Network architecture and defense-in-depth security solutions: optimal combination of VPN, Firewall, IDS, IPS, Anti-Virus
- Secure remote access, SSL/VPN vs IPSEC, and Network access control (NAC) strategies and options
- Web 2.0, Peer-2-Peer/IM and social networking security risks and solutions
- Data leakage analysis and reporting: monitoring data at rest, in motion and/or in use
- Securing web-based applications against unauthorized access, thereby protecting back-end data
- Email and file/storage encryption solutions to protect confidential data
- PCI Compliance/Standards and eDiscovery methodologies
- PC manageability and security: Automatically patching/repairing/restoring misconfigured or infected desktop’s & laptops thru centralized policy without help desk support

9:30 - 10:15 Server & Desktop Virtualization, Data Center Consolidation, SaaS, Thin Client Architecture, Storage/Archiving/Disaster Recovery
- Virtualization capabilities for storage and servers, to permit organizations to simultaneously run multiple applications and operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix) independent of hardware platform
- Data Center cost reduction thru server consolidation, reduced infrastructure/support expenses and lower power consumption
- Thin client architecture, desktop virtualization, software-as-a-service, and centralized management of PC applications
- Recommendations for matching devices with end user QoS requirements & data center architecture; running video and other bandwidth-intensive hosted applications still require powerful PC’s
- Strategies for securing, patching and updating virtual environments
- Analysis of Storage Technology architectures: Fibre Channel, SNA, SAN, iSCSI
- Tiered data storage, management of data-at-rest versus data-in-motion
- Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity; distinction between backing up & actually recovering data
- Best practices and recommendations for matching storage platform/hardware with virtualization
- Data de-duplication issues and solutions for optimal archiving
- Email archiving/storage solutions for compliance with HIPAA, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and other regulatory standards

10:15 - 10:30: Cisco Data Center Initiatives
Learn how Cisco is integrating networking infrastructure equipment with virtualization and storage platforms, to create the data center of the future

10:30 - 11:00: Break, Product Demonstration

11:00 - 12:00: Networks: WAN Optimization, Network & Systems Monitoring, Wireless, VoIP/Unified Communications
- Bandwidth management and application acceleration tools for WAN Optimization and data traffic prioritization, i.e. for mission critical transmissions, voice over data, etc.
- Network traffic analysis to identify performance/QoS issues and track potentially malicious activity
- Solutions to address WAN vs LAN speed differential
- Automated monitoring of networks, servers (physical and virtual), applications and edge devices
- Unified communications applications and wireless/voip solutions
- Fixed Mobile Convergence and Integrated Voice/Data/Video Platforms
- WiFi Security and 802.11n deployments

12:00 -12:30: Windows 7 – Maximize Your Potential
In designing Windows 7, the engineering team had a clear focus on what we call ‘the fundamentals’: performance, application compatibility, device compatibility, reliability, security and battery life. Early reviews of Windows 7 seem to indicate that the choice to focus on the fundamentals is resonating well with many users and professionals. And, IT professionals will further benefit from the enhancements to manageability and security. You’ll also learn how your investments in testing and evaluating Windows Vista will pay off in the transition to Windows 7. Come see firsthand what all the buzz is about in this demo-intensive session where we explore the UI improvements, performance gains, and manageability enhancements in the next client operating system from Microsoft.

12:30 - 2:00: Lunch, Product Demonstrations. Tampa-based Persystent will host a Hospitality Suite with demonstrations of its PC/Desktop Management Platform. Raffles for an iPod and HP Netbook!

Conclusion of Main Event, Raffles/Giveaways including an iPod and other prizes!