Conferences
Summit: CISO 2012
When: June 7 – June 8, 2012
Where: Scottsdale, AZ
Website: cisosummit.us
Synopsis: Securing the Enterprise, Cloud Computing Governance, Myths and Reality of Affordable Storage and Secure Accessibility, Enterprise Mobility and Secure Smart Devices, A Guide to Managing Cyber Security Risk, Data Security & Integrity – Gaining Control & Protecting Your Information, Designing a Strategy for Database Access and Secure Data Access.
Summit: Ping Cloud Identity 2012
When: July 16 – July 20, 2012
Where: Vail, CO
Website: cloudidentitysummit.com
Synopsis: Your network is no longer defined by your wall or your own definition of secure, nonsecure, internal or external. With a fluid and heterogeneous enterprise, users and the devices used to access your critical data are multiplying. Add virtualization, public, private and hybrid cloud environments to the mix, and you get a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) network. With less physical control, it’s not about securing what’s behind your firewall, but securing what’s beyond.
Conference: Gartner Catalyst
When: August 20 – August 23, 2012
Where: San Diego, CA
Website: gartner.com
Synopsis: At Catalyst Conference 2012, you will interact with analysts, vendors and your peers in moderated discussions, workshops and private consultations – and leave with a new understanding of the industry’s most important ideas, issues and technologies.
Conference: Gartner IT Symposium 2012
When: October 21 – October 25, 2012
Where: Orlando, FL
Website: gartner.com
Synopsis: Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the world’s most important gathering of CIOs and senior IT executives. Designed to deliver real-world insight, actionable advice and executive-level skill-building for a variety of roles and responsibilities, it is the only IT event that takes full advantage of the authority and weight of the world’s leading IT research and advisory organization.
Conference: Gartner IAM 2012
When: December 3 – December 5, 2012
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Website: gartner.com
Synopsis: The Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit is the premier gathering for IT and business professionals responsible for IAM. The agenda explores IAM’s transition from IT infrastructure to business intelligence resource.






