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The IT Hot Topics Conference, hosted by Carolina Advanced Digital and industry partners, is one of the most unique technology and security events in the area. An event that started as a technical user group in 2002, the IT Hot Topics Conference has blossomed in to a full-featured conference, with internationally-recognized speakers, trainings, and technical content unparalleled in the area.
This fun and intimate event brings together a few hundred IT and security professionals from across North Carolina, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, and offers hand-picked content based on attendee requests, exceptional peer networking, and technical content that transcends sales-driven conferences and seminars.
Join Carolina Advanced Digital and HP engineering teams to discuss the latest networking technologies announced at Interop, including the HP 5400R with new v3 modules and OpenFlow support for SDN, HP’s 6th generation ASIC, and Smart Rate multi-gig ports for 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless support.
Technical Topics Covered
– Network Visualizer SDN app- Integrates with AD to speed up troubleshooting and eliminate the need for mac-IP user correlation. Plus updates to Network Protection and Network Optimizer SDN apps.
– New 6th Gen ASIC- Provides 4x better throughput and 3x lower latency compared to the Cisco Catalyst 4507R-E.
– HP 5400R Chassis- overview of the new 5400R, offering the redundancy of the 8200 for the price of 5400. Overview of interoperability, migration path and enhancements.
– Smart Rate multi-gigabit ports- Provide 1Gbps, 2.5Gbps, 5Gbps and 10Gbps on a single wired interface for enhanced 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless support.
– 5400 v3 modules- New 40GbE and QSFP support, MACsec for link encryption, enhanced QoS, DLDP, OpenFlow enhancements and Distributed Trunking enhancements. Overview of interoperability and performance upgrades.
The Savvy CIO’s Guide to Planning a Mobile-first Enterprise
Lead your team through successful implementations of resilient and secure networks.
Carolina Advanced Digital Vice President of Engineering Jennifer Minella is headlining an upcoming event titled ‘The Savvy CIO’s Guide to Planning a Mobile-First Enterprise.’ The event is being held on two dates in March and is open to corporate CIOs, CISOs, Vice Presidents and Directors responsible for technology, mobile integration and network security topics.
The Savvy CIO’s Guide to Planning a Mobile-first Enterprise
Lead your team through successful implementations of resilient and secure networks.
Carolina Advanced Digital Vice President of Engineering Jennifer Minella is headlining an upcoming event titled ‘The Savvy CIO’s Guide to Planning a Mobile-First Enterprise.’ The event is being held on two dates in March and is open to corporate CIOs, CISOs, Vice Presidents and Directors responsible for technology, mobile integration and network security topics.
The IT Hot Topics Conference, hosted by Carolina Advanced Digital and industry partners, is one of the most unique technology and security events in the area. An event that started as a technical user group in 2002, the IT Hot Topics Conference has blossomed in to a full-featured conference, with internationally-recognized speakers, trainings, and technical content unparalleled in the area.
This fun and intimate event brings together a few hundred IT and security professionals from across North Carolina, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, and offers hand-picked content based on attendee requests, exceptional peer networking, and technical content that transcends sales-driven conferences and seminars.
Sip and Socialize at Tyler’s Taproom on August 11th while we present:
Suds & Security: ClearPass & Enterprise Security Software
Carolina Advanced Digital is an internationally-recognized
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It’s all too common – more Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices are connecting inside and outside of your security perimeter. The rise of theft, loss, malware, and data leakage that come with a mobile workforce is leading to some major headaches for IT.
Join us on August 11th, 2016 to learn more about Aruba’s Adaptive Trust defense model for deploying infrastructure and policies that adapt to every user and device, including:
• Business-oriented policies that map to how and where users connect
• Secure workflows for guests and their devices
• Visibility for who and what is on your network, including IoT
Agenda:
– 1-2pm: Check-in & Lunch served
– 2:00-3:00 HPE Overview- Data, Application security
– 3:00-4:00 ClearPass Overview- Networking security, Adaptive Trust
– 4:00-5:00 Taproom Tasting
Sponsoredand hosted by our partners Synnex and HPE Software
Presentation at NCHICA’s annual conference.
Expert Mobility: Managing Wifi, Wearables, Sensors & IoT for Availability, Quality & Security for Availability, Quality & Security (Tuesday 10:15-11:15 am)
Today’s connected hospital relies on mobility for everything from guest services to tracking patients and administering medications. As trends in mHealth and IoHT (Internet of Healthcare Things) grow, the requirements of your network morph to a mobile-first environment where availability, security, and quality are key to patient care and privacy. Learn about the underlying technologies and trends including:
- Today’s and tomorrow’s mobile technology trends
- Specific considerations for healthcare
- Managing the logical and physical aspects of mobility
- Considerations for planning, managing, and securing your mobile environments
- Best practices in design and implementation
Session Objectives:
- Discuss current and future mobile trends in healthcare.
- Describe best practices for managing the availability, quality, and security of mobile environments.
- Describe threats and vulnerabilities of mobile technology and mitigation techniques.
Jennifer Minella (Carolina Advanced Digital)
NCHICA Spring Forum on Cybersecurity
with Workshop on Planning for Digital Transformations & IoT in Healthcare by HPE & Carolina Advanced Digital
- Monday, May 15th Carolina Advanced Digital is a sponsor of the NCHICA Spring Forum on Cybersecurity.
- Tuesday, May 16th, Carolina Advanced Digital is presenting a technical workshop with HPE and Aruba following the NCHICA event.
You can register for Monday and/or Tuesday at the link provided on NCHICA’s website.
Exhibiting sponsor at NCHICA’s AMC (Academic Medical Center) conference.
About the conference
The title of this year’s conference is It’s Your Move: Strategies and Solutions for a Changing World. The conference provides an excellent opportunity for security/privacy planners, officers, compliance staff and operational managers to learn how their peers are handling important privacy and security concerns such as risk management, business associates and cybersecurity. The program on Monday and Tuesday features three plenary sessions and 17 breakout sessions on Legal/Regulatory Compliance, Business Associates/Technology and Cybersecurity/Risk Management topics. The sessions include time for Q&A, and there is ample time to network with peers outside the sessions as well. Monday’s keynote speaker is Dr. Robert Califf, former Commissioner of the FDA, who will discuss Imagining the Role of AMCs in the New Information Era. On Tuesday, our Quiz the Regulator session will feature Deven McGraw, Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy in the HHS Office for Civil Rights. After lunch, Dr. Kevin Fu will discuss Medical Device Security as an Inventory Problem: The Five Second Rule for Mystery Meat on Clinical Networks. The program on Wednesday features a half-day forum on Regulatory Compliance: How New Technologies, Regulations and Cybersecurity Threats will Affect Healthcare Organizations in 2017. The forum includes presentations and time for small table discussions.
Presentation and exhibiting sponsor at NCHICA’s annual conference.
Why Your NAC Projects Keep Failing (Tuesday 11:15-12:00)
with Jennifer Minella and Wayne Gaudette
About the conference
The NCHICA Annual Conference provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest developments and best practices in healthcare IT. The theme of this year’s conference is Securing the Future of Healthcare through Collaboration, and the agenda is packed with 4 plenary sessions, 21 breakout sessions, and 3 half-day forums. Special events include a Tailgate Party in the exhibit hall and a Durham Gourmet Restaurant Tour on Monday evening. Click on the links below for further details: