HotTopics_Logo_2013-strokeCarolina Advanced Digital, Inc. (CAD), an engineering company focused on IT infrastructure, management and security solutions, announced their 11th annual IT Hot Topics Conference will take place May 8th-10th,2013 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC. This free event offers CAD customers insight into the industry’s newest developments, or “hot topics”, which is how the conference received its name.

Started as a technical user group, IT Hot Topics Conference has blossomed in to a full conference, with internationally-known speakers and technical sessions.

This year’s event begins with peer group and roundtable discussions on Wednesday, offering attendees who are “birds of a feather” to talk about similar products and shared practices by IT security professionals. This year’s sponsors include AirWatch, Barracuda Networks, Bradford Networks, Dell SonicWALL, HP Networking, Juniper Networks, Meru Networks, Synnex, ISSA/InfraGard and Trustwave.

On Thursday, the main conference events will take place beginning with the keynote address by Mike Rothman, Analyst & President of Securoris. There will also be 20 breakout sessions, including 4 sessions focusing on IT Hot Topics’s new Federal Track. This year’s hot topics include :

  • cybersecurity
  • wireless technologies
  • counterintelligence
  • future of WiFi
  • desktop virtualization
  • Bring Your Own Device (BYOD
  • security
  • network access control
  • network management
  • Mobile Device Management (MDM).

 A special invitational Director’s Reception ends Thursday with an opportunity for Directors, CXOs and Dept Heads to network with peers and CAD’s special guests and speakers.

The conference wraps up on Friday with an optional golf tournament.

For more information and to register for the conference, visit www.hottopicsconference.com.