Conference, October 20-22

Learn about all the latest innovations in the Interop Conference—including virtualization, mobility, cloud computing and data center advances—and learn how to leverage new technologies to increase productivity and improve collaboration.

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Monday, October 18

9:00 AM–9:20 AM

Introduction: The Democratization of IT

9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Critical Technologies to Overcome Today’s Security Threats
Principles of Effective IT Management - Day One
CIO Bootcamp: Imagination Delivered - CIO as Innovator - Day One
Enterprise Cloud Summit - Private Clouds
Network Troubleshooting Using Open Source Tools
Desktop Virtualization Day – Successfully Deploying Desktop and Application Virtualization

9:20 AM–9:40 AM

From Bare Metal to Private Clouds

9:40 AM–10:30 AM

Private Cloud Architectures and Options

10:30 AM–10:45 AM

Morning Break

10:45 AM–11:30 AM

Virtualizing the Platforms

11:30 AM–12:00 PM

How the Data Center Changes

12:00 PM–1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM–2:00 PM

Infrastructure and Platforms: A Combined Strategy

2:00 PM–2:30 PM

Instrumentation and Management

2:30 PM–3:00 PM

Deploying Self-Service Controls

3:00 PM–3:15 PM

Afternoon Break

3:15 PM–4:00 PM

End User Stories: Private Clouds

4:00 PM–4:30 PM

Private Clouds and Enterprise IT

Tuesday, October 19

9:00 AM–9:30 AM

State of the Public Clouds

9:00 AM–4:30 PM

CIO Bootcamp: Imagination Delivered - CIO as Innovator - Day Two
Using the Wireshark Protocol Analyzer to Troubleshoot Problems
Enterprise Cloud Summit - Public Clouds
Evaluating SharePoint for the Enterprise
Securing Windows 7
Virtualization Management Day - Optimization, Automation, Storage and Security
Principles of Effective IT Management - Day Two

9:30 AM–10:00 AM

The Personal Cloud — How Personal Computing Will Be Transformed By New Services And Behaviors

10:00 AM–10:30 AM

Cloud Economics

10:30 AM–10:45 AM

Morning Break

10:45 AM–11:15 AM

The Agile Enterprise: Clouds and DevOps

11:15 AM–12:00 PM

Public Cloud End Users: Startups

12:00 PM–1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM–2:10 PM

Public Cloud End Users: Enterprises

2:10 PM–2:30 PM

Ideas in Public Places: Intellectual Property and the Cloud

2:30 PM–3:00 PM

Cloud Performance and SLAs

3:00 PM–3:15 PM

Afternoon Break

3:15 PM–3:45 PM

Marrying Public and Private Clouds

3:45 PM–4:20 PM

How Will Enterprises Adopt Public Clouds?

4:20 PM–4:30 PM

The Year Ahead: Public Clouds Go Mainstream

4:30 PM–5:30 PM

Reception

Wednesday, October 20

9:00 AM–10:20 AM

Wednesday Morning Keynotes

10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Wireless Technologies for the Enterprise
Social Software Tools: A Critical Evaluation
The Democratization of IT
Converged and Virtual I/O – Networking the 21st Century Data Center
Next Generation Vulnerability Management: New Approaches to Uncovering Holes Before The Hackers Do
Virtualization Primer: Terms, Trends and Technologies
The Emergence of Virtualized Application Delivery Appliances

10:30 AM–5:00 PM

Expo

11:00 AM–11:20 AM

Public/Private/Hybrid Cloud: Selecting Your Enterprise Strategy - Sponsored by mindSHIFT

11:00 AM–11:30 AM

InteropNet Tour

11:00 AM–11:45 AM

Creating New Revenue Streams Using the Cloud: Associated Press Case Study - Sponsored by Microsoft
Zero Client Computing: Is It Right For You? - Sponsored by PanoLogic
IPv6 Implementation & Migration

11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Protecting Your Virtual Environment: Backup, DR, HA, FT
Measuring Cloud Performance
Developing an Information Risk Management and Security Strategy
Cloud Networking
Choosing a Video Conferencing Solution
Top of the List: Key Issues in Wireless and Mobile
Application Acceleration from a Data Storage Perspective

11:40 AM–12:00 PM

On-Demand IT Service Management for Large Enterprise and Security Conscious Organizations - Sponsored by NTRglobal

12:00 PM–12:45 PM

How the Forces of Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Mobility are Changing Unified Communications - Sponsored by IPC Technologies
InteropNET Security - Led by McAfee
Online Dating Meets SaaS Business Apps - Sponsored by Rackspace

12:20 PM–12:40 PM

Securing The Cloud – An End User’s View - Sponsored by AEP Networks

1:00 PM–1:20 PM

The Secret to Server Optimization for Cloud Computing and Virtualization - Sponsored by Netlist

1:00 PM–1:30 PM

InteropNet Tour

1:00 PM–1:45 PM

Connectedness Without Compromise: Developing a Converged Network Strategy for Enhanced Business Agility - Sponsored by Dell
Management and Monitoring the InteropNet
Parting the Clouds: Evaluating Clouds and Cloud Providers for the Enterprise - Sponsored by Terremark

1:40 PM–2:00 PM

Realizing Optimal E-mail Performance for People on the Go - Sponsored by AppRiver

2:00 PM–2:45 PM

Connectedness Without Compromise: Customized Solutions for Intelligent Data Management - Sponsored by Dell
Unified Communications in Practice - Led by Siemens
Forensics are Not Enough! Case Studies in Proactive Network Defense Using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Technology - Sponsored by TriGeo Network Security

2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Social Networks and Security - Can You Have Both?
Is the Cloud Security Risk Overstated?
Virtualization-Life in the Trenches
Test Tools and Troubleshooting for Real-Time IP Networks
Mobile Device Management: The Key to Mission-Critical Mobility
State of the Art Thin Provisioning
Evaluating New Data Center LAN Architectures

2:20 PM–2:40 PM

Look Before You Leap: A Gradual Migration to the Cloud - Sponsored by Hosting.com

3:00 PM–3:20 PM

Cloud Computing for the Enterprise - Sponsored by Terremark

3:00 PM–3:30 PM

InteropNet Tour

3:00 PM–3:45 PM

Desktop Virtualization: Transforming Desktop Computing - Sponsored by Citrix
Real World Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Challenges/Solutions – Sponsored by Avocent, a division of Emerson Network Power
Power Monitoring, Management and Control in the InteropNet - Led by ServerTech

3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Mobile User Roundtable – What’s Working? What’s Not?
Enterprise Communications Market Overview
Deploying Your First Amazon Application
Revolutionizing SMB Storage: Who Can Do It?
Designing The Next Generation Data Center LAN
Social Engineering for IT Professionals

3:30 PM–5:00 PM

Booth Crawl

3:40 PM–4:00 PM

Securing the AWS Cloud - Sponsored by Amazon Web Services

4:20 PM–4:40 PM

StoreGrid Pro - On-Premise Backups with Optional Replication to the Cloud - Sponsored by Vembu

Thursday, October 21

9:00 AM–10:20 AM

Thursday Morning Keynotes

10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Virtualization Management Primer: The Key to Unlocking the Full Potential of Virtualization
IPv6: No Longer Optional
Network Requirements for Enterprise Video Conferencing
Building A Private Cloud In Today’s Data Center With Today’s Infrastructure
Mobile Apps for Business
Hackers, Inc. - The Industrialization of Hacking
Form Fits Function: When to use PaaS, When to use SaaS

10:30 AM–5:00 PM

Expo

11:00 AM–11:20 AM

Associated Press Case Study: How to Use the Cloud to Monetize Content - Sponsored by Microsoft

11:00 AM–11:30 AM

InteropNet Tour

11:00 AM–11:45 AM

FAST TRACK Your Private Cloud Transformation! –Sponsored by HP
Network Maintenance and Troubleshooting

11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Breakthrough Network Technologies
Darwin and the Handset: Who Survives?
Building the Business Case for Social and Collaborative Technologies
Using Clouds to Modernize the Enterprise
Virtualization Management - From Server Consolidation to Private Cloud
Best Practices: Learn How Leading Organizations Are Greening Their IT Successfully
A Magic Decoder Ring for Network Security's Past, Present, and Future

11:40 AM–12:00 PM

Security in the Cloud - Sponsored by Bat Blue Corporation

12:00 PM–12:45 PM

Wireless Services in a High Density Environment - Led by Xirrus
Private Cloud: Last Chance to Regain Control of Your Infrastructure? - Sponsored by Platform Computing

12:20 PM–12:40 PM

From On-Prem to Cloud SaaS in 60 Days: How we do it - Sponsored by Apprenda

1:00 PM–1:20 PM

Blueprint for Implementing Private Clouds: ECA and mCloud Controller - Sponsored by Morph Labs, Inc.

1:00 PM–1:30 PM

InteropNet Tour

1:00 PM–1:45 PM

10 Steps for Deploying 10GbE - Sponsored by Emulex
The Need for Speed - Moving Past Compromise with 10G Networks - Sponsored by WildPackets
Realizing Operational Improvements with Edge Access Rules - Led by Enterasys

1:40 PM–2:00 PM

Get Clear About Business Apps in the Cloud - Sponsored by Rackspace

2:00 PM–2:45 PM

Using Logging as a Troubleshooting Tool - Led by Splunk
Desktop Virtualization: One size does not fit all! - Sponsored by Quest Software

2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Video Conferencing Market is A-Changin’
Defining the Ideal Mobile Arsenal
Virtualization Security and Compliance
How Data Center Managers Should Plan For Convergence
Securing the Enterprise: Why Doesn’t The Widget Work and What Should You Do Now?
A Comparison of Application Delivery Controllers
Connecting Private and Public Clouds

2:20 PM–2:40 PM

User Experience is Everything in The Cloud - Sponsored by AlertSite

3:00 PM–3:20 PM

Interface Virtualization: Business Information At-A-Glance - Sponsored by SitScape

3:00 PM–3:30 PM

InteropNet Tour

3:00 PM–3:45 PM

Cloud Monitoring – Lessons from InteropNet and Service Providers - Led by ScienceLogic

3:15 PM–4:15 PM

A Comprehensive Approach To Reducing Data Center Energy Consumption
Interoperability in UC
Mobile Security: New Challenges, Practical Solutions
What Virtualization Means to the Branch Office
The New Uptime: Understanding Cloud Architectures
Outsourcing IT Security: Yes, it’s Still YOUR Problem

3:40 PM–4:00 PM

Case Studies- Automating the Delivery and Management of IT Services - Sponsored by DynamicOps

4:20 PM–4:40 PM

HP Cloud Advisors - Sharing the Knowledge - Sponsored by HP

Friday, October 22

9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Key Advances in 802.11 and Wi-Fi
Desktop Virtualization Primer - One Size Does Not Fit All
SIP Trunking
Cloudy with the Chance of a Hack
Optimizing the Performance of Cloud Computing
How To Extend The Life Of Your Data Center

10:15 AM–11:15 AM

Best Practices for Desktop Virtualization
How Green Is Your PC Environment? Strategies To Reduce PC Energy Consumption
The All-Wireless Enterprise: Can Wire Be Replaced?
Is SaaS Email Ready for the Enterprise?
Creating Effective Security Controls: A Ten Year Study of High Performing Security Organizations
Dynamic Infrastructure Management

11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Preventing The Next Data Breach Through Log Management
Desktop Virtualization and the Resurgence of Thin/Zero Client Computing
Making Sense of 3G/3.5G/4G – What the Enterprise Needs to Know
Are Data Center Tiers Really Necessary?
Advances in Network Management