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The Yankee Group Enterprise Executive Summit at NXTcomm08

 

 

 

 

 

June 16, 2008
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Las Vegas Convention Center

Price:  $395.  Summit attendees are entitled to a $100 discount off a NXTcomm08 Single Day Conference Pass or a $200 discount off a NXTcomm08 Full Conference Pass. 

The Network as Platform for the Anywhere Enterprise:  Agenda for The Yankee Group Enterprise Executive Summit at NXTcomm08

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Opening Keynote: The Network as a Platform Zeus Kerravala, Senior Vice President-Enterprise Research, Yankee Group

The role of today’s network is much different than in years past.  Ubiquitous connectivity has taken us to a point where virtually everything is connected and has transformed the network from “plumbing” to a platform.  Moving forward the network will become the most scalable, cost effective platform for computing and application delivery.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Roundtable: Open Networking: Myth or Reality?

The concept of open system is not a new one to the computing world.  However, it is new to the network industry.  Over the past few years though, a number of vendors have been touting the virtues of “open networks”, the latest Juniper Networks as part of their latest product launch.  This roundtable will look at the pros and cons of open networking and our panelists will give some predictions as to when it may become a reality and how this transition occurs.

Moderator: Phil Hochmuth, Senior Analyst-Enterprise Research, Yankee Group

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.

Keynote: Computing as a Service: Next Frontier in On-Demand Computing Christopher Gesell, Director of Global Product Marketing, IT Solutions, Verizon

On-demand is fast becoming a reality. To harness on-demand computing, enterprises require a global platform that separates applications from hardware, creating a shared pool of computing resources that can be allocated. This is Computing as a Service (CaaS). CaaS provides a highly resilient computing infrastructure that enables enterprises to leverage a true on-demand model, employing computing resources (server, storage, security and network) exactly and only when needed via an agile and affordable infrastructure. At the forefront of this movement is Verizon Business. Backed by the world's most powerful global IP network, Verizon Business is poised to help enterprises understand how they can use CaaS to maximize IT resources.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Keynote: The Network as a platform for application delivery

Users today can work from anywhere and users expect the same performance in branch offices and other remote locations as they have in the headquarters.  There are many technologies that exist today that can improve the delivery and performance of applications.  This presentation will discuss strategies for optimizing application performance over networks.

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Roundtable: Securing the Anywhere Enterprise

While the network as a platform creates a unique vision to work towards, it does create some unique security challenges.  This presentation will focus on many of the leading network security technologies such as access control and network behavioral analysis and describe how they can be used to secure the anywhere enterprise.

Moderator: Phil Hochmuth, Senior Analyst-Enterprise Research, Yankee Group

Panelists: Jason Anderson, VP of Engineering, Lancope Jim Slaby, Director of Enterprise and Contact Center Solutions, Acme Packet Steven Teitzel, Global Solution Executive, IBM Global Telecommunications Industry

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closing Keynote Zeus Kerravala, Senior Vice President-Enterprise Research, Yankee Group

 

 

About Yankee Group: As the first independent technology research and consulting firm, Yankee Group is the most respected source of deep insight and counsel on the impact of global connectivity evolution on enterprises and consumers. Yankee Group's expertise spans the technologies creating communications change, and the regions and industries affected by that transformation.