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Lew Tucker, VP and CTO of Cloud Computing at Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems’ Lew Tucker will deliver the keynote address, “If Cloud Computing is the Answer, What is the Question?”. His keynote will address how cloud computing has become an umbrella term for utility computing, grid computing, and on-demand application delivery and, as such, covers a broad range of options for both IT consumers and providers. Mr. Tucker will discuss the problems that cloud computing solves and its benefits, as well as explore various aspects of the technology and how different cloud computing approaches can address different needs and solve different problems.

Robert "r0ml" Lefkowitz, Vice President of Technology Research and Development at Asurion
Robert Lefkowitz will present “IT as a Software Deli,” a discussion of how corporate IT departments have come to think of themselves as large, labor and capital-intensive "software factories." However, today’s advances in open source technology enable companies to build out sophisticated information technology applications more quickly and cost effectively. Lefkowitz will explain how large corporate IT departments, when equipped with these tools, can act less like a factory and more like a deli where customer orders are filled quickly and at lower cost, even if it involves a bit of customization.

Network Forensics with Wireshark: Locating Evidence of Breached Hosts
Gerald Combs, Director, Open Source Projects, CACE Technologies
Based on actual evidence files, Gerald will explain network forensics procedures for first responders, share case studies and demonstrate evidence collected from compromised hosts using Wireshark, the world's most popular network analyzer. Entertaining and worth every minute of time spent attending, this session will be filled with digital cloak-and-dagger technology you can use immediately to identify breach signatures and protect your networks.

Simplifying Virtualization Management Using New Industry Standards
Winston Bumpus, President, Distributed Management Task Force
As organizations look to maximize investments in the heterogeneous data center, the issue of vendor interoperability comes to the fore. Capitalizing on multi-vendor industry standards is at the heart of any data center optimization effort. This session will address the challenges and opportunities in a multi-vendor environment, and explain how the DMTF's Virtualization Management Initiative (VMAN) and standards including the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) and the Virtualization Management Profiles will form the foundation of an interoperable end-to-end management strategy in today's distributed infrastructures.

Practical Considerations for Backing Up to the Cloud
Chander Kant, President, Zmanda, Inc.
The session will discuss considerations for selecting cloud storage for enterprise backup and disaster recovery. It will cover Zmanda’s experience in developing backup applications for the cloud and compare the cloud with other backup mediums in terms of performance, security, manageability, recovery time objectives, service level requirements, regulatory compliance as well as financial considerations. Attendees will learn how to design and develop cloud infrastructure services for backup and disaster recovery. Users will learn how to effectively leverage storage and compute clouds for enterprise backup and recovery.

*These events are open and complimentary to qualified IT professionals only. You must register online and answer the attendee profile questions to qualify.