12 NetIQ Conferences, Webcasts, Gatherings and Training Events this February

Wow, where did February come from? January was a busy month with the launch of AppManager 8 and Cloud Manager 2.0, not to mention a load of events and activities. Talking of which, here is a smattering of events you can catch us at in February - conferences, webcasts, gatherings and training where you can catch up with us and learn more about what we can do for you.

February 8, 2012, Washington DC, USA: Specifically designed for Federal IT Pros, Disasters Happen. Why Risk IT? is bought to you by our partners Strickland Consulting and Promark. Gather to discuss Disaster Recovery Planning and the Cloud. The NetIQ Federal Team invites you to this informative face to face Disaster Recovery seminar featuring disaster recovery experts Michael Reid from NetIQ and Susan Davidson from Strickland Consulting. Together we'll explore how cloud computing and virtualization are changing the face of disaster recovery planning in the federal government. In this event you'll learn about: Pubic vs. private vs. hybrid clouds—why it matters and how it can affect disaster recovery; how virtualization is the stepping stone to the cloud, and how to leverage virtualization today to reduce the cost and improve the performance of your disaster recovery.

February 9, 2012, Alphen a/d Rijn, Nederlands: This NetIQ TechExchange looks at Active Directory beheer (Please, excuse my Dutch) We can not make managing Active Directory fun, but we can certainly make it easier! Active Directory administration and management can be time consuming, it is easy to make errors which can lead to security problems that can be difficult to detect because of lack of control. It can be a major challenge every day, so why take any chances when the problem can be solved and even automated easily? In this edition of the Tech Exchange we'll show you in a live demo how to automate Active Directory administration with NetIQ's Directory and Resource Management Advanced Edition. Tech Exchange is a series of FREE technical sessions designed specifically for IT professionals who want to share their knowledge and experience with other experts in the industry.

February 14-17, 2012, Herndon, VA: In this instructor-lead AppManager 7 Essentials course you will learn how to gain greater control over the IT Environment by using features such as automated detection and deployment, policy exception management, secure delegation and self-maintaining service maps. In addition, you will learn to prioritize problem response and how to map IT resources to business applications and services.

February 14, 2012, Kista, Sweden: This NetIQ TechExchange looks at Active Directory Hantering (let's hope my Swedish is correct). We can not make managing Active Directory fun, but we can certainly make it easier! Active Directory administration and management can be time consuming, it is easy to make errors which can lead to security problems that can be difficult to detect because of lack of control. It can be a major challenge every day, so why take any chances when the problem can be solved and even automated easily? In this edition of the Tech Exchange we'll show you in a live demo how to automate Active Directory administration with NetIQ's Directory and Resource Management Advanced Edition. Tech Exchange is a series of FREE technical sessions designed specifically for IT professionals who want to share their knowledge and experience with other experts in the industry.

February 20-24, 2012, Las Vegas, NV: HIMSS 12 comes to town on the 20th February and we are going to show you all the simple, secure, and compliant healthcare solutions from NetIQ. Join us at the Venetian Sands in Las Vegas and see how we can help you: Automate user and role-based access, securely share data throughout your network, simplify log-in process with ONE password and simplify compliance and reduce HIPAA fines.

February 21-24, 2012, Herndon, VA: With this instructor-led AppManager 7 Advanced course you can take your implementation of AppManager to the next level . Learn how to maximize your AppManager investment by using several tools in the AppManager Suite including: Control Center, Knowledge Base, SNMP Toolkit, Analysis Center and Diagnostic Console. Topics covered in this course include both advanced monitoring and troubleshooting techniques using the base AppManager application. The class employs a combination of discussion, demonstrations, and hands-on lab exercises.

February 21-24, 2012, Houston, TX:This Managing Active Directory with NetIQ Directory and Resource Administrator and NetIQ Exchange Administrator course will show you how to set up and administer DRA and ExA to increase administration efficiency, maintain data integrity, reduce administration costs, and secure Active Directory environments. Through discussion, examples, and lab exercises with real world content, you will learn how to: Install and configure DRA and ExA in your particular network environment; use and customize the consoles to perform day-to-day Active Directory administration tasks; design and set up a dynamic security model that safely delegates administration tasks; create policies and set up automation that will help save time and avoid directory pollution; and create reports to track administration actions.

February 21, 2012, San Antonio, TX: Join Michael F. Angelo as he presents Cloud Computing Security and Other Fine Myths at the Alamo ISSA Spring 2012 Chapter Meeting. After five years of the cloud, most people are not only cloudy about what it is, but how to secure it. While some of the techniques to protect your assets in the cloud are viable, most suggestions simply won't work and are akin to great myths. This presentation will review the current set of issues / myths and attempt to provide guidance for their mitigation. There will also be a quick demonstration of how the current security you depend on, in the cloud, may not be as effective as you expect.

February 23, 2012, Las Vegas, NV: As part of HIMSS 12 join our customer St. Vincent Health for Achieving HIPAA Compliance with Identity and Access Management. St. Vincent Health reduced user administration costs by approximately $250,000 and improved its ability to comply with HIPAA requirements by automating provisioning processes and improving security. Stephen A. Whicker, CHP; Manager - Security Compliance, St Vincent Health will present this Intermediate level session and discuss the main goals of meaningful use and how to successfully adopt it; how to prepare an EMR that presents data collected from multiple systems in a single view, and recognize how to reduce time and paperwork associated with provisioning user access, while still adhering to unique user IDs and logins

February 27 - March 2, San Francisco, CA: Come See the latest in SIEM Solutions From NetIQ! We will unveil Sentinel 7 at the RSA Conference 2012. Visit Booth #233 for your chance to win great prizes and be among the first to see Sentinel 7 in action. See how you could: Have a new SIEM solution up and running in under 15 minutes? Easily configure and tune your security system yourself, without the help of hired consultants? View the overall strength of security and state of compliance in a single pane view? Monitor for security events not only in the enterprise, but also in the cloud? Oh, and don't miss the NetIQ Sentinel 7 Launch Party at RSA 2012!

February 27-28, 2012, San Francisco, CA: NetIQ is a proud sponsor of Security B-Sides San Francisco, one of the 3 core events of this grass roots, DIY, open security conference series! FREE to all attendees, B-Sides features community selected presentations and activities. We look forward to seeing you there.

February 29, 2012, San Francisco, CA: NetIQ security expert Michael Angelo and Ronald LaPedis of Seacliff Partners will present the session: "Biometrics and Access Token Technology, 10 Years Later…" at RSA Conference 2012. This year RSA was hacked and numerous companies are trying to take advantage of this event. A number of these companies are proposing biometrics, token technologies and other things. Well it has been over 10 years since a PC company released its first commercial fingerprint and smartcard readers. So, are these devices ready for prime-time? Michael & Ronald will raise the awareness of biometric devices and tokens as well as the questions to ask in evaluating systems. Session ID: STAR-204

And I'm just going to mention one event that is in March, just because the registration deadline in February 20th:

March 5-7, 2012, San Antonio, TX: We are pleased to announce the NetIQ Air Force Summit 2012! This three-day summit is dedicated solely to our Air Force user community. This event focuses on optimizing current infrastructure and achieving more. We'll uncover greater operational efficiency, allowing further enhancements in mission readiness. You'll meet and learn from NetIQ experts and network with counterparts across the Air Force. Join us for: tips and tricks, roundtables tackling your issues and objectives and best practices that look at use proven real-life implementations.

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