Virtual Security Gateway (VSG) v1.3 Technical Deep Dive

From Agile Methodologies through test-driven development and continuous integration, and powered by the game-changing cultural shift of DevOps, IT organizations everywhere have been dramatically accelerating their delivery of business value. The final step in this race is continuous delivery—from requirements to running systems along a roadway of software— at the breakneck speed of innovation.

Joshua McKenty, one of the fathers of OpenStack and a member of both the OpenStack and Cloud Foundry governance boards, will provide an insider's take on the challenges, successes, failures and controversies of this decade's most profound revolution. Expect to come away with an understanding of:

- Where IaaS and PaaS really fit in the software-defined data center
- How the silos come down
- The changes required for security, disaster recovery and SLA management to survive in this brave new world
- The role of open source frameworks in the modern world
- Real-world case studies: Who's winning at continuous deployment, and how are they doing it?

The Operations Bridge is “the” solution for IT Operations to effectively address the challenges they face when it comes to managing the new style of IT: complex composite applications, virtualized environments, cloud-based services, big data, and a variety of management solutions from different vendors. In this session, you will learn how the HP Operations Bridge solution allows you to take up those challenges and consolidate all your existing IT monitoring solutions, providing a unique solution to maximize efficiency and improve runtime and performance of your IT services.

Join Tommy and Blain as they explore the entry point for provisioning open source servers on Microsoft’s Public Cloud services – Windows Azure. The same platform that runs on Hyper-V 2012 R2 with established performance with major workloads like Xbox Live, Bing, and Office 365. Check out Oracle on Windows or Linux, and WordPress sites all configurable within the Microsoft Datacenters. They’ll show you the VM DEPOT which is used for publishing Open Source packages as well as the VM Gallery for spinning up new virtual machines from templates(ours or yours!).

Join Tommy and Blain as they explore the entry point for provisioning open source servers on Microsoft’s Public Cloud services – Windows Azure. The same platform that runs on Hyper-V 2012 R2 with established performance with major workloads like Xbox Live, Bing, and Office 365. Check out Oracle on Windows or Linux, and WordPress sites all configurable within the Microsoft Datacenters. They’ll show you the VM DEPOT which is used for publishing Open Source packages as well as the VM Gallery for spinning up new virtual machines from templates(ours or yours!).

Now that NIST has published Version 1.0 of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, the long awaited CSF, what are the implications for companies? How can the CSF help your business improve its defenses? Cameron camp investigates.

Deploying and managing network security at remote locations can be time consuming and expensive. McAfee Next Generation Firewalls give your organization a simple solution for centrally deploying, managing and updating remote locations. No technical skills are required to install at remote locations, freeing your skilled staff to focus on more important security management.

Join us for an in-depth look at how plug-and-play deployment and remote management can reduce manual effort, reduce costs, and improve your network service. Steve Smith, Senior Technical Manager at McAfee, will review how the McAfee NGFW can be installed and up and running in a matter of minutes using our cloud-based installation server. He will also review how the McAfee NGFW Security Management Center gives you remote management and enterprise-wide situational awareness.

Enterprises are realizing that the opportunity of data analytics is maximum when the data is fresh and represents the "current reality" of operations or customer experience. The business value of data dramatically falls with its age.

As IT and line-of-business executives begin to operationalize Hadoop and MPP based batch Big Data analytics, it's time to prepare for the next wave of innovation in data processing.

Join this webinar on analytics over real-time streaming data.

You will learn about:
•How business value is preserved and enhanced using Real-time Streaming Analytics with numerous use-cases in different industry verticals
•Technical considerations for IT leaders and implementation teams looking to integrate Real-time Streaming Analytics into enterprise architecture roadmap
•Recommendations for making Real-time Streaming Analytics – real – in your enterprise
•Impetus StreamAnalytix – an enterprise ready platform for Real-time Streaming Analytics

To some, open source cloud computing and storage are inclusive, yet to others they can be exclusive of each other used for separate purposes. Likewise, some open source and cloud technologies, solutions and services are marketed as business enablers, yet are there technology concerns to be considered? On the other hand, the focus can be on the technology as an enabler, yet does it address business needs and concerns or become a barrier. The key to leveraging open source and cloud technologies is realizing what to use when, where, why and how, not to mention in new ways vs. simply as a replacement for doing things how they have been done in the past.

Key themes:
· What is your focus and why are you interested in Open Source and Cloud solutions
· Software Defined Marketing vs. Software Defined Management and enablement
· Balancing costs of for fee vs. for free (time, money, staffing, on-going support)
· How to leverage hard products (hardware, software, valueware, services) to create your soft product (services)
· Using various tools, technologies and solutions in hybrid ways
· What are the major open source and cloud (computing and storage) solutions, technologies and services
· Who is doing what and how you can leverage those activities

The foundation of success for any company is an outstanding customer experience, but we all know the journey toward creating an amazing service culture is a challenging one. While a great culture doesn’t happen overnight, it IS attainable (really!) with the right approach. Join Joel Daly, HOSTING’s COO, as he discusses HOSTING’s journey: the obstacles, the companies we admire, and the process we undertook to reach excellent service.

Questo è il primo episodio di una serie di webinar che illustreranno le diverse modalità in cui AWS viene utilizzato dai team di sviluppo agili. Tutti gli episodi faranno riferimento a una startup impegnata nell'apertura di una nuova area di business, illustrando i vantaggi offerti dall'utilizzo di AWS. La startup puo' essere una nuova realtà o un centro di innovazione all'interno di una azienda esistente, ad esempio per seguire il lancio di un nuovo prodotto.

In questo episodio vengono descritti i principali vantaggi di AWS per le startup e i team IT agili, soffermandosi su come il team abbia sviluppato rapidamente un prototipo funzionante utilizzando i diversi servizi offerti dalla piattaforma.