Our Summer 2007 NAC forum was an immense success, with our participants taking away important strategies and solutions in Network Access Control.
Whether you were there in person or unable to attend, these presentations from the event provide valuable information for establishing your compliance strategy.
Our spring event was a major success, with attendees discovering news ways to manage, prioritize and protect their organization's critical information through data center optimization.
If you were unable to attend one of our sessions, you can download the powerpoint presentations given by our moderators and special keynotes.
And keep watch for upcoming Data Center Events coming soon.
Brains Over Brain:Six Steps to Smarter BI
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SYBASE / IBM Event Series
Join us for a complimentary breakfast briefing that will take an inside look at how companies like yours are overcoming the obstacles common to Business Intelligence (BI) initiatives. Featuring Neil Raden, widely published author and speaker on the topic of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing. Neil will reveal six concrete strategies for addressing the challenges of high-performance analytics that distinguish todayıs customer-driven companies. During an interactive discussion led by the experts of InformationWeek you will hear how your peers are addressing these same issues. You will leave armed with the knowledge that will help put your BI projects on the right track!
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Xirrus Wi-Fi for Manufacturing: Who, What, How
A Network Computing Vendor Perspectives WebCast
The demands, issues, and advantages of Wi-Fi in manufacturing are quite different from other enterprise environments. Learn who and how customers have been using Xirrus High-performance Wi-Fi to exceed their requirements.
Join us in understanding how manufacturing customers are:
- Enhancing productivity with Wi-Fi
- Deploying reliable, high performing Wi-Fi networks for manufacturing
- Using Wi-Fi to enhance security
- Making Wi-Fi architectural choices
- Dealing with environmental issues found in manufacturing environments
- Accelerating Wi-Fi installation
- Addressing application issues
Date:Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
1:00 PM PT / 4:00 PM ET
10Gb Ethernet and the New Generation Datacenter
A Network Computing Editorial Perspectives WebCast
In this webcast, we will discuss state of 10Gb Ethernet, the advantages of 10Gb technology for virtualization, storage, and clustering; and the benefits of dramatically reduced power and cooling. Registration and More Information
Creating the Business Case for Disaster Recovery Planning and Budgeting
JJohn Benjamin, Director of Partner Development at CA, will present a brief introduction to some of the cost-effective solutions that are available to address your DR needs and some tips on getting started with the task of preparing a DR plan.
Join us for an executive's perspective on proactive approaches to achieving service levels and driving application effectiveness. President and CEO Shawn Jenkins of Benefitfocus, a company whose strategic applications serve over 40 million users spanning 89,000 corporate clients in 26 countries, shares his experiences with Steve Stover, Group Product Manager at Quest Software. Listen in on this pragmatic discussion on how proactive management of business-critical applications is key to achieving service levels and driving application effectiveness.
During this event you'll also hear from David Aschmann, Product Manager for the CA XOsoft line of Disaster Recovery and High Availability products, who will explain how CA XOsoft's replication solution closes the gaps in protection left by MSCS shared storage clusters - without the need to make any configuration changes to your existing clusters. Following the presentation, David will answer your technical questions during the live Q&A session..
TechWebCast:Ensuring Access to System & Data Availability during Hurricane Season Originally Broadcast: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
The 2007 hurricane season officially kicked off June 1 and forecasters predict another busy season. If your offices are located in vulnerable areas, you need to start early to plan for and protect your critical applications and information assets both before and after the storm.
Join this live, interactive webinar to learn how CA XOsoft helped companies in hurricane-prone areas stay online during devastating storms. You'll learn proven strategies you can use not only for this year, but for the foreseeable future. TechWebCast:NAP for the Mobile Enterprise: Evaluating a Live NAP Deployment at Microsoft Corporate Originally Broadcast: Tuesday, June 12, 2007
As new mobile applications drive WLAN adoption, IT organizations must address the challenge of providing pervasive mobile access without breaking security policies. This TechWebCast will consider a complete NAP implementation for the mobile enterprise using Microsoftıs pilot deployment in Redmond as an example. TechWebCast:Traditional Backup vs. On-Demand Data Protection Services: Critical Questions for IT Decision-Makers Originally Broadcast:Tuesday, June 19, 2007
In this webcast, Doug Chandler of IDC will explain how many companies have evaluated their data protection choices in today's market and made a successful transition from in-house backup and recovery operations, to service-based solutions.
The presentation will cover:
- Critical factors to consider when comparing in-house backup solutions with data protection services:
- The economic, technological, and legal Issues driving the increased popularity of on-demand data protection services
- What this trend means to your organization
TechWebCast:Six Steps to a Successful Migration Originally Broadcast:Thursday, June 22, 2007
No matter your business type or your business size, migrations in your environment, especially when it involves hardware, can seem a daunting task to many IT professionals. Which machines need to be migrated? When should they be migrated? Can all of my systems handle the newest operating system upgrade? What types of machines would be the best fit in my environment? These are all questions IT managers ask themselves when making software and hardware changes in their environments. Altiris and Dell have the solutions and answers to ensure your next migration is 'as easy as Dell'.
Enhanced Data Protection for SMBs : Leveraging Online Backup
An InformationWeek & Network Computing Vendor Perspectives Webcast Join us for a timely, interactive presentation to find out how remote, online backup and recovery can help SMBs meet and overcome their data protection challenges. Experts from Arsenal Digital Solutions will explore:
-- Implementing a full backup solution while minimizing capital expenditures
-- Developing the business case for backup and business continuity programs
-- Automating backup and recovery activities company-wide
Holistic Application Performance Management
An Network Computing Vendor Perspectives WebCast
Join Windward Consulting Group for this informative session on approaches to holistically managing the performance of enterprise applications.
Attend this webcast to learn:
- The need to address the challenge of APM now as network, system and application complexity continues to grow, and the level of APM investment that is right for various sizes of organizations
- The critical evaluation areas that organizations must consider when selecting APM solutions and the approaches that a wide variety of performance management vendors are taking to address the challenge
- A set of holistic approaches to APM that is driven by the unique needs of organizations
Plan and Monitor VoIP Before and After Installation
An Network Computing Editorial Perspectives TechWebCast
The promise of VoIP is a sunny wonderland where VoIP installations are put in on a daily basis with a minimum of fuss and bother. The reality is that for a truly reliable VoIP implementation that realizes all the benefits VoIP offers an enterprise, companies must do a good deal of pre-deployment testing and implement ongoing management.
The care and feeding of a converged network requires more network visibility than a non-VoIP data network requires. Join us for this discussion with analysts and industry experts about strategies and tools that can be used to ensure delivery on corporate networks that are asked to do more and more.
Gain Control Over Your Windows Vista Migration - Reduce Costs, Risks, and Time
An InformationWeek and Network Computing Vendor Perspectives TechWebCast
Thursday, May 17, 2007
9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET Registration and More Information TechWebCast:Enhanced Data Protection for SMBs : Leveraging Online Backup Originally Broadcast: April 26, 2007
An InformationWeek & Network Computing Vendor Perspectives Webcast
Join us for a timely, interactive presentation to find out how remote, online backup and recovery can help SMBs meet and overcome their data protection challenges. Experts from Arsenal Digital Solutions will explore:
--Implementing a full backup solution while minimizing capital expenditures
--Developing the business case for backup and business continuity programs
--Automating backup and recovery activities company-wide
TechWebCast:Bracing the Power & Cooling Infrastructure for High-Density IT Equipment Originally Broadcast: April 25, 2007
Blade servers and other high-density equipment are quickly driving up the power and cooling requirements in data centers and computer rooms. For many organizations, the problem is so acute that they risk running out of power and cooling capacity long before they fully utilize the available physical space. In this interactive online event, you'll discover new solutions to the power distribution and heat issues that can reduce equipment reliability, shorten facility life, and limit the adoption of high-density systems. TechWebCast:Data Protection for Virtualization Originally Broadcast: April 25, 2007
Please join us for a CMP TechWebCast featuring data protection and virtualization experts to explore this issue and to learn how you can deploy new, real-world storage techniques designed to backup, migrate and safeguard your information in a virtualized server environment. TechWebCast:Managing Your Data Center Power Requirements
Originally Broadcast: Thursday, February 8, 2007
This webcast will take a look at what our industry is doing to help create a more efficient server environment and ways to balance energy loads with computing requirements. Data center expert David Strom will speak with leading experts at Dell on these issues, and identify upcoming trends and tools that IT managers can use to assess their environmental needs.
TechWebCast: Measuring Success from Your Customers' Perspective: Debunking the Metrics Myths
Originally Broadcast: Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Is your Service Desk as efficient as it could be? Are you measuring the right metrics? Would your customers agree on your definition of success?
TechWebCast: Information Leak Prevention-Beyond Privacy & Compliance
Originally Broadcast: Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Organizations are turning to Information Leak Prevention (ILP) products to identify where sensitive information is stored, create policies for appropriate use of that information, and monitor the exits to ensure that data doesn't slip out. This Webinar will examine the pros and cons of each protection architecture, with particular attention to outbound monitoring and blocking. This category presents a particular challenge to the enterprise because it must balance security without shutting down essential business communications. We'll also discuss how these products canıand can'tıhelp you meet major privacy regulations.
TechWebCast: 802.11n: Understand it and the Ramifications to Your Network
Originally Broadcast: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
While a ratified IEEE 802.11n standard isnıt expected for another 18 months, several vendors have already starting shipping ıPre-Nı products leading more organizations to question how the upcoming standard should play into their Wi-Fi plans. During this webinar, Xirrus will provide an overview of 802.11n and the basic principles behind how it will deliver a higher performing network than what is available today. With this background, organizations can start to effectively plan for the upcoming standard and make sure the decisions they make today will benefit them long term regarding their Wi-Fi rollouts.
TechWebCast: From Data Center to Service Center: Surviving the "Demand Crunch"
Originally Broadcast: Thursday, January 11, 2007
Join CMP and Avocent for a special TechWebcast as we examine how data center managers are confronting increasingly complex challenges to the data center this year compared to last, and how they are employing innovative problem-solving solutions to meet those challenges.
TechWebCast: Optimizing your Virtualized infrastructure: Learn how new technology advances such as Quad Core processing will improve your virtualized environments impacting TCO, Energy Costs and Manageability
Originally Broadcast: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Join us for this Webcast and learn how to dramatically lower your costs and increase the performance of your Virtualized Infrastructure in this web event brought to you by HP, Intel and VMware. By utilizing the HP C-Class blades powered by the latest Quad Core Xeon and VMware Infrastructure 3, you can help your organization pool and share IT resources and increase agility, enabling you to rapidly respond to changes.
TechWebCast: What You Need to Know to Deploy Applications on the Internet NOW
Originally Broadcast: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
As the Internet evolves, businesses are increasingly recognizing its potential to drive revenue, foster collaboration and increase productivity. Information technology professionals generally understand the benefits of migrating high-value applications to the Internet. But concerns about performance leave many scratching their heads about when to do so.
TechWebCast: Why the Time is Right for Mid-sized Businesses to Migrate to MPLS
Originally Broadcast: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Join us to learn how MPLS can reduce network complexity while providing greater performance, flexibility and geographical reach. Learn the business drivers for migrating your frame relay or point-to-point WAN to MPLS and get practical advice from the experts on deploying MPLS in your mid-size business.
TechWebCast: Enterprise Wi-Fi Range Dynamics
Originally Broadcast: Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Designing a Wi-Fi network that covers a large area can be straight forward given some knowledge on how RF propagates throughout a facility. Given the cost of equipment, cabling and labor, it's important to gain an understanding of how to maximize the range characteristics of a Wi-Fi network. Attend this webinar and gain an understanding of the relationship between range, rate and capacity and how multi-path, refraction and reflection affect a Wi-Fi network deployment.
TechWebCast: State of Power and Network Continuity for the Data Center
Originally Broadcast: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
In this revealing TechWebCast, power quality and reliability experts from Eaton Corp. will talk about how businesses should go about making sure they have ample power protection in place to support continuity.
TechWebCast: Data Center Density Intensity
Originally Broadcast: Tuesday, October 5, 2006
Join Network Computing to learn how changing server densities are driving solutions that are meeting the challenge of reliably and flexibly cooling a modern computer room or data center at the lowest total cost.
TechWebCast: How to Implement Disaster Recovery with Complex IT Configurations
Originally Broadcast: Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Where does disaster recovery fit in when you have MSCS clusters and/or virtual servers? Do you need to protect data stored on both Windows and UNIX and perhaps replicate to a less expensive Linux platform? Join our informative discussion to learn how you can manage your disaster recovery coverage in complex configurations.
TechWebCast:Understand the Difference between 802.11a/b/g &
Wi-Fi Cousins & Nephews - Get the facts on Wi-Fi, WiMax, Ultra-Wideband, and a host of other wireless technologies and what, how and when they should be used.
Originally Broadcast: Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Get the straight scoop on Wi-Fi, WiMax and its various flavors plus a host of other wireless technologies. We'll get you educated - you become the expert.
TechWebCast:Understand the Difference between 802.11a/b/g &
What They Mean to Your Enterprise Wi-Fi Network Originally Broadcast: Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Register today for this informative TechWebCast and learn how Wi-Fi has
hit a critical inflection point with the numerous types of Wi-Fi clients
and applications hitting the market. TechWebCast:
What the experts never told you about IP storage: An introduction to SoIP for better performance, better scalability and better economics Originally Broadcast: Wednesday, July 19, 2006
In this informative TechWebcast, leading industry experts Jon William Toigo and
Mike Karp will communicate the hidden truths of IP storage and why a
Storage-over-IP (SoIP) will become a defacto standard in entry-level and
midrange environments. Learn how Bell Microproductsı Hammer Storage Z-Series
SoIP solutions leverage Internet Protocol (IP) itself to deliver high-end SAN
functionality without artificial expense or bottlenecks. TechWebCast:Service Management Made Simple
Join Network Computing and Symantec to learn the benefits of continuous data protection and the improved efficiency, protection, and reliability it brings. TechWebCast:Eliminating Backup Windows: The Power of Continuous Data Protection Originally Broadcast Thursday, March 16, 2006 Join Network Computing and Symantec to learn the benefits of continuous data protection and the improved efficiency, protection, and reliability it brings. TechWebCast:Unleashing the Power and Opportunities of Grid Computing Originally Broadcast December 14, 2005
Grid computing has emerged from concepts to reality with various options available for organizations looking to harness the power promised by this technology. During this live TechWeb Cast, a panel of subject matter experts will identify trends in grid computing, provide actual examples of customer experiences and examine solution options. TechWebCast:Uptime All the Time: Data Center Availability Strategies to Meet Business Continuity Needs Originally Broadcast December 13, 2005
Join Network Computing and Symantec to learn the fundamentals to achieving higher levels of availability within your data center. TechWebCast:Privacy and Compliance Regulations: Is Your Business Liable? Originally Broadcast November 29, 2005
Join this eSeminar and gain insight into: the underlying principals and legal liabilities of government privacy and compliance regulations, critical best practices, and how third generation email security holistically manages email environments to protect organizations from liabilities and today's escalating threats. TechWebCast:Power: The Engine Running Business Originally Broadcast October 25, 2005
Register for Network Computing's FREE, live TechWebCast as we reveal the survey results of 464 of your peers who identified the biggest threats to their enterprise's power reliability. Learn tips for assessing whether your network has adequate backup power protection , ways you can prolong the battery life in your UPSs, and more TechWebCast:Regulatory Compliance: Short-term Technology Tactics and the Migration to Effective Strategies Originally Broadcast September 15, 2005
Now, businesses have a choice of compliance actions: short-term technology solutions that close gaps and strategic long-term solutions that build on a foundation of best practices. We'll discuss new IT infrastructure management tools, IT service management tools, compliance lifecycle processes, relevant and timely compliance preparation strategies and more. TechWebCast:Common Attacks Against Web Applications and Web Services Originally Broadcast September 13, 2005
A CSI and Secure Enterprise Editorial Perspectives TechWebCast In this live, interactive TechWebcast, you will discover the major topic areas to improve security and prevent attacks against web applications and services. TechWebCast:Penetration Testing: Taking the Guess Work out of Vulnerability Management Originally Broadcast September 8, 2005
Simply identifying potential problems on your network and systems is no longer good enough. As a security or network professional, you must know the real risks and implications of vulnerabilities and regularly test the effectiveness of your network defenses. This TechWebcast will show you how penetration testing software can efficiently and easily help you address these challenges. TechWebCast:From Racks to Remote Offices: Best Practices for Data Center Management Originally Broadcast May 3, 2005
Today's data centers need integrated centralized management without compromising network performance. If you need local and remote control servers, routers, power devices and more in your data center, this TechWebCast will show you how to: increase data center control, do more with less and have remote access anywhere in the world.
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