Program Description:
This tightly-focused seminar ending just after lunch covers virtualization/storage/cloud computing and security/compliance/networks, with a comprehensive review of every major Microsoft software upgrade. Angelbeat coordinates 8 expert speakers (from organizations on the right) who deliver concise, technical and complementary talks. Content is pre-approved by Angelbeat and past attendees to maximize learning. CISSP’s receive 6 CPE credit hours for attending. As one Wal-Mart attendee states, “Of all the seminars I attend, your format is by far the best. Brief informative talks from vendors, followed by one-on-one time at their booth to find out more. I am out of the office for less than a day yet I have access to all the different solutions. This year I will follow up with two vendors.” Watch Angelbeat on Youtube to see clips from past events and hear other attendee testimonials. Highlights include Windows 7 Thin Client Deployments, Web-based Office 2010, Google’s Hosted Enterprise Apps, Private vs Public Clouds, Virtualized Storage Infrastructure, Cisco High-Speed Wireless, McAfee Cloud/SaaS/Web 2.0 Security

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

8:30 - 9:20 Security/Compliance/Networks
- Anti-Spam, Spyware detection & elimination, and strategies against blended email/web threats, identity theft, and phishing attacks.
- Web 2.0, Facebook/Linkedin, Peer-2-Peer/IM and social networking security risks and solutions
- Preventing Denial-of-service, Server Cracking, SQL and Brute Force attacks, thereby securing Cloud-based/SaaS/Web-based applications
- Secure remote access, need for SSL/VPN and dynamic (re)configuration of available user applications based on connection: public vs. corporate wireless, home vs corporate wired
- Unified Threat Management (UTM), analysis of IDS, IPS and Firewall solutions, and benefits of consolidating multiple security functions into a single appliance
- Email and file/storage encryption solutions to protect confidential information from files to databases
- Patching strategies across operating systems and applications to ensure compliance with corporate standards on both desktops and servers
- Data Loss Protection tools covering email, web, usb ports
- PCI Compliance/Standards and eDiscovery methodologies

9:20 - 10:10 Cloud Computing, Storage/Server/Data Center Virtualization, Storage/Backup/Disaster Recovery, Data Deduplication
- Virtualization capabilities for storage, servers and overall data centers, to save energy/money and run multiple applications and operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix) independent of hardware platform
- Server consolidation, reduced infrastructure/support expenses and Green IT
- Cloud Computing architecture, including private/in-house vs public/outsourced clouds
- Options for Cloud Deployment/What to OutSource: All Applications or On-Demand Resources to Handle Peak Loads? All Storage/Data Center/NOC or Just Backup/Archive? Private Cloud versus Virtualized Data Center/Storage; what’s the difference?
- Strategies for securing, patching and updating virtual and cloud environments
- Integration of storage, server, network and virtualization platforms/architecture
- Disaster recovery, archiving & business continuity; distinction between backing up & actually recovering data
- Data de-duplication deployment on primary and secondary storage, elimination of tape, and corresponding benefits
- Email archiving/storage solutions for compliance with HIPAA, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and other regulatory standards

10:10 - 10:30: 802.11n High-Speed/High Wireless: Cloud Management Platforms, Integrated VoIP/UC Functionality, rf Spectrum Intelligence
Unlicensed wireless device growth will be measured in the Billions in the coming year plus more mission-critical applications are being deployed on customer WLAN’s. Interference in that unlicensed space represents a major challenge that must be addressed. RF interference causes more than 50 percent of the issues for wireless networks in the form of slow performance, less effective range, or dropped service. Interference is not just caused by other Wi-Fi devices, but may come from a variety of sources such as microwaves, cordless phones, Bluetooth, wireless video cameras, outdoor microwave links, gaming consoles, Zigbee devices, fluorescent lights, and WiMAX. Learn on why 802.11n and spectrum intelligence technologies should be deployed in your ever changing work environment, and how to integrate wireless with voip/unified communications platforms. There will also be a pesentation on how you can use cloud-based solutions to monitor/manage/enhance the performance of wireless networks.

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

11:00 - 11:20: Virtual Desktops/VDI, Thin Client Architecture
This section will address the value of virtual desktops/VDI architecture and centralized application hosting. Benefits include reducing help desk expenses, ensuring compliance with standard corporate images, lowering software license costs, boosting mobile worker productivity, etc. Learn how to deploy Windows 7 in a VDI environment, plus the pro’s and con’s of netbook vs notebook for PC refresh. Better understand the impact of thin clients on servers/data centers and how to manage the increased workload while maintaining QoS and meeting end user performance requirements.

11:20 - 11:50: Google Cloud Strategy & Hosted Enterprise Apps Demonstration
Google will speak on its cloud infrastructure and strategies for integrating its cloud-based/hosted enterprise applications with in-house IT resources, plus recommendations on how to maintain workforce productivity in both on-line and off-line scenarios.

11:50 - 12:10: 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.

12:10 - 12:30: Office 2010 - Integrated Offline, Online, Cloud Functionality
Office 2010 includes significant upgrades and enhancements to its main components - Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint - and now provides a consistent experience across the PC, phone and browser. This integrated and seamless strategy allows you to use same application offline or online, individually or in collaboration with others, on the cloud or at your desktop.

Lunch, Product Demonstrations

1:15 - 1:35 Windows Azure – Microsoft’s Cloud Operating System
The Windows Azure platform offers a flexible, familiar environment for developers to create cloud applications and services. With Windows Azure, you can shorten your time to market and adapt as demand for your service grows. Windows Azure offers a platform that is easily implemented alongside your current environment.
- Windows Azure: operating system as an online service
- Microsoft SQL Azure: fully relational cloud database solution
- Windows Azure platform AppFabric: connects cloud services and on-premises applications
Organizations are already using Windows Azure to:
- Run enterprise workloads in the cloud
- Build, modify, and distribute scalable applications with minimal on-premises resources
- Perform large-volume storage, batch processing, intense or large-volume computations
- Create, test, debug, and distribute Web services quickly and inexpensively

1:35 - 2:00: Exchange 2010
Exchange Server 2010 helps you achieve new levels of reliability by simplifying administration, protecting voice and data communications, and meeting users’ demands for greater business mobility. New features include integrated discovery functionality, voice mail management enhancements, unified mailbox resilience model for high availability, disaster recovery, and back up capabilities, plus comprehensive information protection capabilities from e-mail moderation to automatic e-mail encryption. With seamless and tighter integration between email and voice/voip applications, plus the option of running Exchange on-premise, as a cloud service hosted by Microsoft, or as a hybrid of both, Exchange 2010 offers many compelling reasons to justify upgrading your software.

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