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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Application Delivery 2.0

The Emergence of Virtualized Application Delivery Appliances
Wednesday, October 20 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

A Comparison of Application Delivery Controllers
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

What Virtualization Means to the Branch Office
Thursday, October 21 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Optimizing the Performance of Cloud Computing
Friday, October 22 — 9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Cloud Computing

Introduction: The Democratization of IT
Monday, October 18 — 9:00 AM–9:20 AM

Enterprise Cloud Summit - Private Clouds
Monday, October 18 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

From Bare Metal to Private Clouds
Monday, October 18 — 9:20 AM–9:40 AM

Private Cloud Architectures and Options
Monday, October 18 — 9:40 AM–10:30 AM

Morning Break
Monday, October 18 — 10:30 AM–10:45 AM

Virtualizing the Platforms
Monday, October 18 — 10:45 AM–11:30 AM

How the Data Center Changes
Monday, October 18 — 11:30 AM–12:00 PM

Lunch
Monday, October 18 — 12:00 PM–1:30 PM

Infrastructure and Platforms: A Combined Strategy
Monday, October 18 — 1:30 PM–2:00 PM

Instrumentation and Management
Monday, October 18 — 2:00 PM–2:30 PM

Deploying Self-Service Controls
Monday, October 18 — 2:30 PM–3:00 PM

Afternoon Break
Monday, October 18 — 3:00 PM–3:15 PM

End User Stories: Private Clouds
Monday, October 18 — 3:15 PM–4:00 PM

Private Clouds and Enterprise IT
Monday, October 18 — 4:00 PM–4:30 PM

State of the Public Clouds
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–9:30 AM

Enterprise Cloud Summit - Public Clouds
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

The Personal Cloud — How Personal Computing Will Be Transformed By New Services And Behaviors
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:30 AM–10:00 AM

Cloud Economics
Tuesday, October 19 — 10:00 AM–10:30 AM

Morning Break
Tuesday, October 19 — 10:30 AM–10:45 AM

The Agile Enterprise: Clouds and DevOps
Tuesday, October 19 — 10:45 AM–11:15 AM

Public Cloud End Users: Startups
Tuesday, October 19 — 11:15 AM–12:00 PM

Lunch
Tuesday, October 19 — 12:00 PM–1:30 PM

Public Cloud End Users: Enterprises
Tuesday, October 19 — 1:30 PM–2:10 PM

Ideas in Public Places: Intellectual Property and the Cloud
Tuesday, October 19 — 2:10 PM–2:30 PM

Cloud Performance and SLAs
Tuesday, October 19 — 2:30 PM–3:00 PM

Afternoon Break
Tuesday, October 19 — 3:00 PM–3:15 PM

Marrying Public and Private Clouds
Tuesday, October 19 — 3:15 PM–3:45 PM

How Will Enterprises Adopt Public Clouds?
Tuesday, October 19 — 3:45 PM–4:20 PM

The Year Ahead: Public Clouds Go Mainstream
Tuesday, October 19 — 4:20 PM–4:30 PM

The Democratization of IT
Wednesday, October 20 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Public/Private/Hybrid Cloud: Selecting Your Enterprise Strategy - Sponsored by mindSHIFT
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:00 AM–11:20 AM

Creating New Revenue Streams Using the Cloud: Associated Press Case Study - Sponsored by Microsoft
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:00 AM–11:45 AM

Measuring Cloud Performance
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Cloud Networking
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

On-Demand IT Service Management for Large Enterprise and Security Conscious Organizations - Sponsored by NTRglobal
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:40 AM–12:00 PM

How the Forces of Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Mobility are Changing Unified Communications - Sponsored by IPC Technologies
Wednesday, October 20 — 12:00 PM–12:45 PM

Online Dating Meets SaaS Business Apps - Sponsored by Rackspace
Wednesday, October 20 — 12:00 PM–12:45 PM

Securing The Cloud – An End User’s View - Sponsored by AEP Networks
Wednesday, October 20 — 12:20 PM–12:40 PM

The Secret to Server Optimization for Cloud Computing and Virtualization - Sponsored by Netlist
Wednesday, October 20 — 1:00 PM–1:20 PM

Parting the Clouds: Evaluating Clouds and Cloud Providers for the Enterprise - Sponsored by Terremark
Wednesday, October 20 — 1:00 PM–1:45 PM

Realizing Optimal E-mail Performance for People on the Go - Sponsored by AppRiver
Wednesday, October 20 — 1:40 PM–2:00 PM

Is the Cloud Security Risk Overstated?
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Look Before You Leap: A Gradual Migration to the Cloud - Sponsored by Hosting.com
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:20 PM–2:40 PM

Cloud Computing for the Enterprise - Sponsored by Terremark
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:00 PM–3:20 PM

Deploying Your First Amazon Application
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Securing the AWS Cloud - Sponsored by Amazon Web Services
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:40 PM–4:00 PM

StoreGrid Pro - On-Premise Backups with Optional Replication to the Cloud - Sponsored by Vembu
Wednesday, October 20 — 4:20 PM–4:40 PM

Building A Private Cloud In Today’s Data Center With Today’s Infrastructure
Thursday, October 21 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Form Fits Function: When to use PaaS, When to use SaaS
Thursday, October 21 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Associated Press Case Study: How to Use the Cloud to Monetize Content - Sponsored by Microsoft
Thursday, October 21 — 11:00 AM–11:20 AM

FAST TRACK Your Private Cloud Transformation! –Sponsored by HP
Thursday, October 21 — 11:00 AM–11:45 AM

Using Clouds to Modernize the Enterprise
Thursday, October 21 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Security in the Cloud - Sponsored by Bat Blue Corporation
Thursday, October 21 — 11:40 AM–12:00 PM

Private Cloud: Last Chance to Regain Control of Your Infrastructure? - Sponsored by Platform Computing
Thursday, October 21 — 12:00 PM–12:45 PM

From On-Prem to Cloud SaaS in 60 Days: How we do it - Sponsored by Apprenda
Thursday, October 21 — 12:20 PM–12:40 PM

Blueprint for Implementing Private Clouds: ECA and mCloud Controller - Sponsored by Morph Labs, Inc.
Thursday, October 21 — 1:00 PM–1:20 PM

Get Clear About Business Apps in the Cloud - Sponsored by Rackspace
Thursday, October 21 — 1:40 PM–2:00 PM

Connecting Private and Public Clouds
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

User Experience is Everything in The Cloud - Sponsored by AlertSite
Thursday, October 21 — 2:20 PM–2:40 PM

Interface Virtualization: Business Information At-A-Glance - Sponsored by SitScape
Thursday, October 21 — 3:00 PM–3:20 PM

Cloud Monitoring – Lessons from InteropNet and Service Providers - Led by ScienceLogic
Thursday, October 21 — 3:00 PM–3:45 PM

The New Uptime: Understanding Cloud Architectures
Thursday, October 21 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Case Studies- Automating the Delivery and Management of IT Services - Sponsored by DynamicOps
Thursday, October 21 — 3:40 PM–4:00 PM

HP Cloud Advisors - Sharing the Knowledge - Sponsored by HP
Thursday, October 21 — 4:20 PM–4:40 PM

Optimizing the Performance of Cloud Computing
Friday, October 22 — 9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Cloudy with the Chance of a Hack
Friday, October 22 — 9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Data Center

Enterprise Cloud Summit - Private Clouds
Monday, October 18 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Converged and Virtual I/O – Networking the 21st Century Data Center
Wednesday, October 20 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Evaluating New Data Center LAN Architectures
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Real World Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Challenges/Solutions – Sponsored by Avocent, a division of Emerson Network Power
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:00 PM–3:45 PM

Designing The Next Generation Data Center LAN
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Building A Private Cloud In Today’s Data Center With Today’s Infrastructure
Thursday, October 21 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

10 Steps for Deploying 10GbE - Sponsored by Emulex
Thursday, October 21 — 1:00 PM–1:45 PM

How Data Center Managers Should Plan For Convergence
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

A Comprehensive Approach To Reducing Data Center Energy Consumption
Thursday, October 21 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

How To Extend The Life Of Your Data Center
Friday, October 22 — 9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Are Data Center Tiers Really Necessary?
Friday, October 22 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Desktop Virtualization

What Virtualization Means to the Branch Office
Thursday, October 21 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Desktop Virtualization Primer - One Size Does Not Fit All
Friday, October 22 — 9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Best Practices for Desktop Virtualization
Friday, October 22 — 10:15 AM–11:15 AM

Desktop Virtualization and the Resurgence of Thin/Zero Client Computing
Friday, October 22 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Enterprise 2.0

Evaluating SharePoint for the Enterprise
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Social Software Tools: A Critical Evaluation
Wednesday, October 20 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Social Networks and Security - Can You Have Both?
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Building the Business Case for Social and Collaborative Technologies
Thursday, October 21 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Is SaaS Email Ready for the Enterprise?
Friday, October 22 — 10:15 AM–11:15 AM

Green IT

CIO Bootcamp: Imagination Delivered - CIO as Innovator - Day Two
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Power Monitoring, Management and Control in the InteropNet - Led by ServerTech
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:00 PM–3:45 PM

Best Practices: Learn How Leading Organizations Are Greening Their IT Successfully
Thursday, October 21 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

A Comprehensive Approach To Reducing Data Center Energy Consumption
Thursday, October 21 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

How Green Is Your PC Environment? Strategies To Reduce PC Energy Consumption
Friday, October 22 — 10:15 AM–11:15 AM

IT Management

Principles of Effective IT Management - Day One
Monday, October 18 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

CIO Bootcamp: Imagination Delivered - CIO as Innovator - Day One
Monday, October 18 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Principles of Effective IT Management - Day Two
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Evaluating SharePoint for the Enterprise
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Virtualization Management Day - Optimization, Automation, Storage and Security
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

CIO Bootcamp: Imagination Delivered - CIO as Innovator - Day Two
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Management and Monitoring the InteropNet
Wednesday, October 20 — 1:00 PM–1:45 PM

Real World Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Challenges/Solutions – Sponsored by Avocent, a division of Emerson Network Power
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:00 PM–3:45 PM

Information Security and Risk Management

Critical Technologies to Overcome Today’s Security Threats
Monday, October 18 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Securing Windows 7
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Virtualization Management Day - Optimization, Automation, Storage and Security
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Next Generation Vulnerability Management: New Approaches to Uncovering Holes Before The Hackers Do
Wednesday, October 20 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Public/Private/Hybrid Cloud: Selecting Your Enterprise Strategy - Sponsored by mindSHIFT
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:00 AM–11:20 AM

Developing an Information Risk Management and Security Strategy
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

InteropNET Security - Led by McAfee
Wednesday, October 20 — 12:00 PM–12:45 PM

Securing The Cloud – An End User’s View - Sponsored by AEP Networks
Wednesday, October 20 — 12:20 PM–12:40 PM

Realizing Optimal E-mail Performance for People on the Go - Sponsored by AppRiver
Wednesday, October 20 — 1:40 PM–2:00 PM

Forensics are Not Enough! Case Studies in Proactive Network Defense Using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Technology - Sponsored by TriGeo Network Security
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–2:45 PM

Is the Cloud Security Risk Overstated?
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Social Networks and Security - Can You Have Both?
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Social Engineering for IT Professionals
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Hackers, Inc. - The Industrialization of Hacking
Thursday, October 21 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

A Magic Decoder Ring for Network Security's Past, Present, and Future
Thursday, October 21 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Security in the Cloud - Sponsored by Bat Blue Corporation
Thursday, October 21 — 11:40 AM–12:00 PM

Using Logging as a Troubleshooting Tool - Led by Splunk
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–2:45 PM

Virtualization Security and Compliance
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Securing the Enterprise: Why Doesn’t The Widget Work and What Should You Do Now?
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Outsourcing IT Security: Yes, it’s Still YOUR Problem
Thursday, October 21 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Mobile Security: New Challenges, Practical Solutions
Thursday, October 21 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Cloudy with the Chance of a Hack
Friday, October 22 — 9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Creating Effective Security Controls: A Ten Year Study of High Performing Security Organizations
Friday, October 22 — 10:15 AM–11:15 AM

Preventing The Next Data Breach Through Log Management
Friday, October 22 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Networking

Network Troubleshooting Using Open Source Tools
Monday, October 18 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Using the Wireshark Protocol Analyzer to Troubleshoot Problems
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Converged and Virtual I/O – Networking the 21st Century Data Center
Wednesday, October 20 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

IPv6 Implementation & Migration
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:00 AM–11:45 AM

Cloud Networking
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

InteropNET Security - Led by McAfee
Wednesday, October 20 — 12:00 PM–12:45 PM

Management and Monitoring the InteropNet
Wednesday, October 20 — 1:00 PM–1:45 PM

Connectedness Without Compromise: Developing a Converged Network Strategy for Enhanced Business Agility - Sponsored by Dell
Wednesday, October 20 — 1:00 PM–1:45 PM

Unified Communications in Practice - Led by Siemens
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–2:45 PM

Evaluating New Data Center LAN Architectures
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Power Monitoring, Management and Control in the InteropNet - Led by ServerTech
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:00 PM–3:45 PM

Designing The Next Generation Data Center LAN
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Network Requirements for Enterprise Video Conferencing
Thursday, October 21 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

IPv6: No Longer Optional
Thursday, October 21 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Network Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Thursday, October 21 — 11:00 AM–11:45 AM

Breakthrough Network Technologies
Thursday, October 21 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Wireless Services in a High Density Environment - Led by Xirrus
Thursday, October 21 — 12:00 PM–12:45 PM

The Need for Speed - Moving Past Compromise with 10G Networks - Sponsored by WildPackets
Thursday, October 21 — 1:00 PM–1:45 PM

Realizing Operational Improvements with Edge Access Rules - Led by Enterasys
Thursday, October 21 — 1:00 PM–1:45 PM

Using Logging as a Troubleshooting Tool - Led by Splunk
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–2:45 PM

Cloud Monitoring – Lessons from InteropNet and Service Providers - Led by ScienceLogic
Thursday, October 21 — 3:00 PM–3:45 PM

Dynamic Infrastructure Management
Friday, October 22 — 10:15 AM–11:15 AM

Advances in Network Management
Friday, October 22 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Storage

Converged and Virtual I/O – Networking the 21st Century Data Center
Wednesday, October 20 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Application Acceleration from a Data Storage Perspective
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Connectedness Without Compromise: Customized Solutions for Intelligent Data Management - Sponsored by Dell
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–2:45 PM

State of the Art Thin Provisioning
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Revolutionizing SMB Storage: Who Can Do It?
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

StoreGrid Pro - On-Premise Backups with Optional Replication to the Cloud - Sponsored by Vembu
Wednesday, October 20 — 4:20 PM–4:40 PM

Video Conferencing

Choosing a Video Conferencing Solution
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Test Tools and Troubleshooting for Real-Time IP Networks
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Network Requirements for Enterprise Video Conferencing
Thursday, October 21 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Video Conferencing Market is A-Changin’
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Virtualization

Desktop Virtualization Day – Successfully Deploying Desktop and Application Virtualization
Monday, October 18 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Virtualization Management Day - Optimization, Automation, Storage and Security
Tuesday, October 19 — 9:00 AM–4:30 PM

Virtualization Primer: Terms, Trends and Technologies
Wednesday, October 20 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Zero Client Computing: Is It Right For You? - Sponsored by PanoLogic
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:00 AM–11:45 AM

Protecting Your Virtual Environment: Backup, DR, HA, FT
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

How the Forces of Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Mobility are Changing Unified Communications - Sponsored by IPC Technologies
Wednesday, October 20 — 12:00 PM–12:45 PM

The Secret to Server Optimization for Cloud Computing and Virtualization - Sponsored by Netlist
Wednesday, October 20 — 1:00 PM–1:20 PM

Virtualization-Life in the Trenches
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Desktop Virtualization: Transforming Desktop Computing - Sponsored by Citrix
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:00 PM–3:45 PM

Virtualization Management Primer: The Key to Unlocking the Full Potential of Virtualization
Thursday, October 21 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Virtualization Management - From Server Consolidation to Private Cloud
Thursday, October 21 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Desktop Virtualization: One size does not fit all! - Sponsored by Quest Software
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–2:45 PM

Virtualization Security and Compliance
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Interface Virtualization: Business Information At-A-Glance - Sponsored by SitScape
Thursday, October 21 — 3:00 PM–3:20 PM

Desktop Virtualization Primer - One Size Does Not Fit All
Friday, October 22 — 9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Best Practices for Desktop Virtualization
Friday, October 22 — 10:15 AM–11:15 AM

Desktop Virtualization and the Resurgence of Thin/Zero Client Computing
Friday, October 22 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Virtualization Concepts and Practices

Virtualization Primer: Terms, Trends and Technologies
Wednesday, October 20 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Protecting Your Virtual Environment: Backup, DR, HA, FT
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Virtualization-Life in the Trenches
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Virtualization Management

Virtualization Management Primer: The Key to Unlocking the Full Potential of Virtualization
Thursday, October 21 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Virtualization Management - From Server Consolidation to Private Cloud
Thursday, October 21 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Virtualization Security and Compliance
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

VoIP and Unified Communications

How the Forces of Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Mobility are Changing Unified Communications - Sponsored by IPC Technologies
Wednesday, October 20 — 12:00 PM–12:45 PM

Unified Communications in Practice - Led by Siemens
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–2:45 PM

Test Tools and Troubleshooting for Real-Time IP Networks
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Enterprise Communications Market Overview
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Interoperability in UC
Thursday, October 21 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

SIP Trunking
Friday, October 22 — 9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Wireless and Mobility

Wireless Technologies for the Enterprise
Wednesday, October 20 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Top of the List: Key Issues in Wireless and Mobile
Wednesday, October 20 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

How the Forces of Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Mobility are Changing Unified Communications - Sponsored by IPC Technologies
Wednesday, October 20 — 12:00 PM–12:45 PM

Mobile Device Management: The Key to Mission-Critical Mobility
Wednesday, October 20 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Mobile User Roundtable – What’s Working? What’s Not?
Wednesday, October 20 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Mobile Apps for Business
Thursday, October 21 — 10:30 AM–11:20 AM

Darwin and the Handset: Who Survives?
Thursday, October 21 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

Wireless Services in a High Density Environment - Led by Xirrus
Thursday, October 21 — 12:00 PM–12:45 PM

Defining the Ideal Mobile Arsenal
Thursday, October 21 — 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Mobile Security: New Challenges, Practical Solutions
Thursday, October 21 — 3:15 PM–4:15 PM

Key Advances in 802.11 and Wi-Fi
Friday, October 22 — 9:00 AM–10:00 AM

The All-Wireless Enterprise: Can Wire Be Replaced?
Friday, October 22 — 10:15 AM–11:15 AM

Making Sense of 3G/3.5G/4G – What the Enterprise Needs to Know
Friday, October 22 — 11:30 AM–12:30 PM