Moving to Better Secure the Cloud: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Management  REGISTER NOW >>
A Virtual Conference & Trade Show - February 15, 2012 at 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern

Cloud computing is now a reality for most enterprises. Most IT departments have already deployed at least some form of cloud-based applications and platforms with most looking to add more cloud-based computing power in the future. Securing the cloud is challenging, though, and most IT departments have not yet developed the kind of comprehensive approach that will help them secure their cloud strategies. This exclusive Virtual Trade Show will cover the more nuanced areas of building a cloud security plan.

Topics covered include:

• Risk Management in the Cloud Era
• Government and Cloud Computing
• Securing Web Browsers for SaaS & Beyond
• SSL & Cloud Security
• Compliance
• And much more...

Join Geeknet Editor-in-Chief Stephen Wellman and his handpicked group of speakers and thought leaders on February 15, 2012, for this exclusive digital event.




The Best VDI Solution for vSphere  VIEW NOW >>
If you've standardized on VMware vSphere or ESX for server virtualization you may not realize that Citrix offers the best VDI solution for vSphere. Tested and verified interoperability Citrix has designed XenDesktop to take advantage of the latest features vSphere 5 has to offer.

Watch this On-Demand webcast to see how desktop virtualization with Citrix can help:

• Deliver the right desktop for each end-user workload
• Create a one-stop shop for virtual desktop image/data management and business continuity
• Maximize your data center resources

Is Signature-Based AV Dead?  VIEW NOW >>
The days of signature-based antivirus (AV) protection being used as the sole method by which to protect an enterprise's myriad endpoints from malware threats are over. Today, there simply are too many types of sophisticated attacks and infections looming for signature-based AV to adequately do the job alone. IT organizations now need to consider stronger, more intelligent security strategies - like behavior-based AV solutions - to adequately protect their users' numerous and ever-growing number of compute devices.

This editorial webcast will shine a light on best practices in endpoint protection, and will provide how-to advice on what IT Directors and IT Managers need to know to smartly, comprehensively, and seamlessly secure their organizations' endpoints no matter what type of IT environment they operate within.




Securing The Cloud: 5 Steps You Need To Take Now  REGISTER NOW >>
Cloud computing is pervasive in today's business world and touches all aspects of online business operations, from applications to the network and beyond. IT managers, however, are not doing enough to ensure security for their employees using cloud-based applications and devices. Join Geeknet Editor-in-Chief Stephen Wellman, technology analyst John Jainschigg and Russell Foster, Cloud Product Manager, UK2, for a discussion of the ways you can better secure your workforce in the era of the cloud.




Top Reasons for a Data Center Infrastructure Management Solution  VIEW NOW >>
Data centers are increasingly adopting virtualization and reaping the benefits of cloud computing; higher efficiency. With virtualization an additional layer of complexity is added to the data center, and balancing supply and demand is no longer a simple task. The increased pressure for real-time information brings a need for reconciliation of IT and facilities in order to move from a mere reactive stage to an autonomic and self optimizing environment, where business value is the focus.

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Tablet Face-off: Finding the Right Device for Your Company  VIEW NOW >>
How can you find the right tablet or slate for your company? Ever wish you could see the latest tablets and slates in one convenient place? Well, look no more. CDW has put together this exciting Webcast showing off the latest tablets and slates from the likes of Toshiba, Asus, and Lenovo. Learn which tablet or slate is right for your company. And let CDW help you discover the tips and tricks that will let you seamlessly on-board these cool new devices into your company's IT lineup. Topics covered include: tablet and slates features, tablet and slate security, touchscreen vs. stylus, tablet and slate security, device management, and much more.




Accelerate Application Development with Complete Tools Solutions  VIEW NOW >>
What every application developer wants: flexibility, choice and speed! Attend this webcast to learn about IBM's new complete tools solution that delivers frictionless access to server adapters and Eclipse based tools that support development for the WebSphere Application server. IBM now offers three options designed to provide a right-fit solution, spanning a free entry-point offering to a complete end-to-end development environment for building applications for the WebSphere Application Server.

See how you can easily and quickly maximize productivity and project delivery speed by using WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse and/or IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software to deliver high-quality departmental through mission-critical applications for WebSphere Application Server.




Boost the Performance of your SAS Environment Using Netezza  VIEW NOW >>
Want To Learn How to Increase SAS Efficiency In Your Organization? In this session you will hear how to:

• Reduce the time of long running SAS jobs
• Take advantage of the Netezza appliance to score your SAS models in parallel for lightning fast scores
• Free up time for your analysts and statisticians to create more models that result in additional business value
• Shrink the time it takes to cleanse and transform your data - the activity that takes the most time
• Use the same SAS interface and syntax you already know to get faster analysis by reducing the run time from hours to minutes for long running jobs

Learn how SAS is being redeveloped to execute inside a Netezza massively parallel database. Attend this session and see the future of SAS in your organization, and the skill set you will need to succeed.




Apache Cassandra™: Real NoSQL Applications in the Enterprise Today  VIEW NOW >>
NoSQL, Big Data, massive scale, real-time, in the cloud, do I need it, do I want it, how the heck can I even know if it's right for me?

Choosing any database solution is a critical and tricky decision. Navigating the murky waters of NoSQL can be even tougher. This session, hosted by DataStax CTO and Co-Founder, Jonathan Ellis, will shed light on real-world use cases for NoSQL databases by providing case studies from enterprise production users taking advantage of the massively scalable and highly-available architecture of Apache Cassandra™.

At the end of this webinar you will have a good understanding of the types of requirements Cassandra can satisfy through a carefully thought-out architecture designed to manage all forms of modern data, that scales to meet the requirements of "big data" management, that offers linear performance scale-out capabilities, and delivers the type of high availability that most every online, 24x7 application needs.



Maximize the Value of Your Data Warehouse with Trusted Information  VIEW NOW >>
Whether you are planning a new data warehouse or looking for ways to improve the results from an existing one, this session will help you leverage the full value of your enterprise data by accelerating performance while loading trustworthy information into your warehouse.

By combining IBM market-leading data integration capabilities with the industry-leading performance of IBM Netezza data warehouse appliances, your organization can put your enterprise information to work - at high speed and with single-vendor commitment to reliability and performance - to drive innovation and improve business results.

Join this webcast to learn about:

• The power and efficiency and effectiveness of an appliance for data warehousing
• The importance of governing the data you feed into the warehouse
• The high performance and flexibility that can be yours when you combine the power of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and an IBM Netezza warehouse appliance
• Best practices of other organizations as they maximize the value of their data warehouses with trusted information

Learn Windows Azure - FREE OnDemand Online Webinar  VISIT THE ON-DEMAND SITE >>
Microsoft held a special "Learn Windows Azure" training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can watch the entire event on demand now.

During the Learn Windows Azure event attendees will learn how to start building great cloud based applications using Windows Azure. Kick off the day with a 90 minute keynote that will provide an overview of Windows Azure, the concepts behind it and the core features and benefits it provides. We'll walkthrough how to build applications for it using .NET, Visual Studio and the Windows Azure SDK (with lots of demos of it in action). The rest of the day will be more in depth on Cloud Data and Storage, how to use the Visual Studio Windows Azure Tools, how to Build Scalable Cloud Applications, and close off with a Q&A; panel.




Improve Your Business Processes with the New IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management v10  VIEW NOW >>
The number one objective identified by organizations looking to implement MDM is the improvement of their business processes. IBM InfoSphere MDM is the most complete, proven and powerful operational MDM solution on the market. InfoSphere MDM v10 is the next generation of IBM's market leading MDM offering.

This webinar will explore how IBM InfoSphere MDM helps improve business processes by focusing on exciting new capabilities, including:

1. Business Process Management for MDM workflow and
2. MDM-Powered Applications
3. The MDM Journey

Deploying Always-On SSL to Increase Trust Online and Avoid Real-Time Data Compromise  VIEW NOW >>
Thanks to Firesheep and other recent attack vectors, merely encrypting your login page doesn't provide your web site users the security and privacy that they need. Now these users - and prospective attackers alike - are very aware of the inherent insecurity of unprotected HTTP traffic. As a result, unprotected networks, or simply sites with mixed HTTP/HTTPS content, are perceived to be exposed to full PII compromise. As a leading solution, Always-On SSL is fast becoming a standard to combat these issues.

To protect your users as well as mitigate risk to your organization, join this webinar for a very frank discussion of this timely situation. Learn what Always-On SSL is and isn't, understand how to manage internal and external fears and concerns, and gain suggestions for cost-effective implementation of sitewide SSL/TLS sessions.




Securing the Cloud: From the Data Center to the Network and Beyond - A Virtual Trade Show  VIEW NOW >>
Cloud computing has evolved from buzzword to IT reality with amazing rapidity. Most organizations are quickly deploying cloud-based services and infrastructure. Many of these deployments, however, are not secure, putting the organizations using them at risk. Securing the cloud is a complex affair. This Virtual Trade Show will cover the ins and outs of cloud security and compliance. This event will also cover the ways IT can better manage their new cloud offerings and plan for the future.

Topics covered will include:

• Cloud Security: 101
• Security and virtualization
• Server consolidation and security
• Data center management
• Application management and provisioning
• SaaS security
• Multi-layered security
• Data security and encryption
• User management and much more...

Universal Connectivity and Integration with IBM WebSphere Message Broker and MQ  VIEW NOW >>
Your business relies on information flow and with the growth of more and more sources of information, how will you construct a scalable and manageable infrastructure providing universal data connectivity as well as easily deployed integration patterns to speedily connect and process those flows meeting a variety of business requirements for reliability, availability and security?

Join our Hursley Labs experts Dermot Flaherty and Anthony O'Dowd to hear how a combination of MQ universal messaging connectivity allied with the full integration capabilities of Message Broker ESB technology will allow you create a flexible and comprehensive integration platform.

You will see how you can:

• Incorporate information from data sources both inside and outside your business for informed decisions and rapid responses
• Use well-known Integration patterns to support the above
• Govern the usage of your Integration patterns as SOA assets through externally controlled policies
• Provide reliable and secure information flows meeting business requirements as well as regulatory standards such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA and more.

Proactive Management of Performance and Service Assurance  VIEW NOW >>
Managing and ensuring optimal performance of business services, applications and the critical IT resources that support them is a fundamental goal of IT operations organizations. Learn how IBM's service availability and performance management solutions provide industry leading capabilities to support those goals while efficiently providing the flexibility needed to support new services and changes in increasingly dynamic infrastructures.

Speaker: Matthew Ellis, Vice President, Tivoli Service Availability & Performance Management.