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| Featured Event |
| Where | N+I 2004 Las Vegas |
| Date & Time | Wednesday, May 12, 2004 (see below for specific times) |
10:15am - 11:15am
Anti-SPAM Technologies
Speaker: Ron Anderson, Lab Director, Network Computing
Nearly three-quarters of the email sent across the Internet today is SPAM. Legislative efforts to control this influx of unwanted messages have been largely ineffective leaving email administrators with the responsibility to attack this problem using technology. In this Reality Check session we will discuss a number of technologies that can be used to control the influx, why a technology cocktail approach makes the most sense, what technologies are losing their effectiveness or are more trouble than they are worth, and which anti-spam vendors are leading the race based on recent testing in Network Computing's Real-world Labs.
11:30am - 12:30pm
Configuration Management
Speaker: Bruce Boardman, Executive Editor, Network Computing
Configuration management of heterogeneous network devices, such as routers, switches, and other network appliances has long been the Achilles heel of network management. Open networks connect well together, but managing all that openness is another story. In fact, it is one of the significant reasons for buying all your gear from a single infrastructure vendor-avoiding the headache of configuration, by avoiding the configuration differences that each vendor presents. In this Reality Check session, we'll discuss the features and failures we've experienced with our most recent testing.
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Web Services Security
Speaker: Lori MacVittie, Senior Technology Editor, Network Computing
Web services continue to be a hot item in 2004. And as you get down the implementation road, serious security considerations remain. In this Reality Check session we'll examine the security issues associated with Web Services, with a focus on best practices. We will examine WSSE (Web Services Security Extensions) 1.0 and how to protect yourself given its shortcomings. We'll also discuss common attacks and other web services vulnerabilities, as well as authorization and authentication.
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Next Generation Wireless LAN Infrastructure
Speaker: Dave Molta, Senior Technology Editor, Network Computing
The market for enterprise WLANs is at a crossroads. Most IT professionals see wireless as a valuable extension of their wired LANs, but concerns about security, architecture, standards, and cost make planning and implementation very challenging. In this Reality Check session, we'll examine the key issues associated with this rapidly evolving technology, including an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of a range of different enterprise WLAN solutions. We'll also gaze into the crystal ball to address some key WLAN-related technologies and standards coming to market in the next year.
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Desktop Management
Speaker: Michael J. DeMaria, Associate Technology Editor, Network Computing
Desktop Management can be a never-ending, time-consuming, frustrating and complex task -- especially if you're managing your desktops by hand. In this Reality Check session, we'll discuss the current state of the market in desktop management suites. Specifically, we'll examine the disciplines of managing desktop software, installing software revisions, tracking hardware and monitoring software license compliance based on what we've experienced with our most recent testing.
| Previous Events |
| Where | Networks for Business at TechXNY |
| Date & Time | September 16 and 17, 2003 |
Download and learn from the actual PowerPoint Presentations presented by Network Computing editors at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York.
- Does the Enterprise Need 3G Wireless? by Andy Dornan, Network Magazine (7.6MB)
- Network Management on $1.19 a Day by Bruce Boardman, Network Computing (376Kb)
- Outsourcing Network Management by Bruce Boardman, Network Computing (1MB)
- Network Intrusion Prevention by Mike Fratto, Network Computing (512Kb)
- Information Technology Testing and Analysisby Mike Fratto, Network Computing (256Kb)
- Wireless LANs: Can Users Have Freedom and Security? by Andy Dornan (3.7MB)
| Where | Storage World Conference 2003 in Anaheim California |
| Date & Time | Monday, May 5, 2003 |
Download and learn from the actual PowerPoint Presentations used by Network Computing editors as they presented the following in-depth and hands-on presentations this May.
- Nice, Neat Storage: The Reality of Virtualization (1.3MB)
- Storage Management: Beyond SRM (2.2MB)
- Buying Smart and Getting What You Need in Data Storage (1MB)
| Where | N+I Las Vegas |
| When | May 1, 2003 |
If you were unable to join us in person in Las Vegas for our live series, Reality Check, fear not -- you can enjoy PowerPoint slideshows and audio from these presentations.
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Audio Portions Provided By:  Networld+Interop conference sessions are available for purchase in audiocassette and audio CD formats as well as MP3 CD-ROM with available powerpoint presentations. |
If you're not careful, the cost to maintain, monitor and keep your network in peak performance can skyrocket. In this session we'll give you some practical tips of what works if you're on a budget.
• What Can Web Services Do for You?
Are you also confused about Web services? In this session we'll examine Web services in practice, what they can (and cannot) do, the licensing issues as well as some specifics on the different implementations.
• Security Policy Management
Monitoring your security policy is no easy matter. You've got the client and the desktop to consider. And don't forget about the need to stay in compliance. In this session we'll examine what it all means, the product architectures, processes and functions to assist you and in the end, if it's all worth it.
• Next Generation Backbone Infrastructure
Whether it's CRM or ERP, VoIP or adding wireless to the mix, if you're considering these applications, a backbone upgrade may also be in your future. We'll help you to cut through the hype and examine single-vendor network infrastructure.
Best of the Web
Data deduplication: Declawing the clones
Data deduplication is emerging as a critically important new arrow in the storage administrator's quiver to answer hard questions about the increasing problem in storage growth costs.
Compression, Encryption, Deduplication, and Replication: Strange Bedfellows
One of the great ironies of storage technology is the inverse relationship between efficiency and security: Adding performance or reducing storage requirements almost always results in reducing the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of a system.
WAN Optimization Whitelists and Blacklists
Optimization is a fantastic way of saving money and creating really happy customers at the same time, but it doesn't work flawlessly for all applications.
WAN Optimization as a Managed Service: It's Not About the Cost
This insight examines how organizations outsourcing their WAN optimization initiatives to a third-party go about achieving their goals for application performance, reducing operational costs, and streamlining enterprise infrastructure.
