Theme for 2012:
Architecting "The Anywhere,
Anytime Enterprise"
Consumer devices, cloud services, and social media megatrends are driving unanticipated IT initiatives and changing the role of IT within the enterprise. Our IT Summit will explore strategies for architecting and operating an agile IT infrastructure 2.0 capable of delivering HQ-like access, security and performance across the enterprise to meet these and other unanticipated initiatives.
The Anywhere, Anytime Enterprise Infrastructure 2.0 Characteristics
| Infrastructure 1.x | Infrastructure 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Applications + Devices | |
| IT-Approved Applications | Application Explosion |
| IT-Provided Windows PC + Laptops | Device Sprawl (Bring Your Own Tech) |
| Hardwired connectivity + casual Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi primary access layer |
| Network + Security Infrastructure + Operations | |
| Transport-Focused Tools: Service Ports + IP Addresses | Connectivity + Context Intelligent Tools: Applications + Data + Users |
| Physical + Static Infrastructure Internal Network + Internet + DMZ | Virtual + Dynamic Infrastructure Public, Private, + Hybrid Clouds |
| Compliance | |
| Compliance = Policy + Periodic Control Validation | Compliance = Risk-based, Continuous Control Validation |
| Threat Prevention | |
| General-Purpose Malware Controls | Risk-based + Targeted Malware Controls |
You will be exposed to new models and solution optimization strategies for:
- Enterprise Mobility, Application Delivery, and the traditional desktop
- The cloud-enabled Data Center
- The Wi-Fi enabled Campus and Branch Office
- MPLS WAN Consolidation and WAN Optimization
- The application aware, role-based Security Infrastructure
- Malware trends and protection strategies
