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These are executive events produced by InformationWeek. These events may vary in subject matter but are designed for executives to network with peers, hear from industry experts and participate in panel and/or open discussion forums led by an by InformationWeek Moderator. If you would like further information about these events or are interested in attending, click the event links below.



InformationWeek Virtual Events


Next-Generation Networks
Access this free virtual event and get up to speed on networking state of the art, while learning about and discussing the technologies that are going to drive network design and implementations today and in the future. You will learn from peers, analysts, and vendors about where the technologies are today and how you can prepare for a network overhaul.ýý Register for Free Today!

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Dealing With Data Centers In Tough Times
Whether your company's data center is a couple of servers stashed in a closet or a state-of-the-art climate-controlled facility, this virtual event will show you how to keep the lights on, do more with less, and stay positioned for an economic recovery even in the midst of todayýs tough IT environment.ý Get the details and Register Now.

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InformationWeek Virtual Event: The Business Case for Windows 7
The launch of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system promises to be one of the biggest technology debuts of the year. Attend this virtual event to gain exclusive, complimentary access to the premier one-stop Windows 7 information destination, packed with resourcesý to guide you in your decision-making process.


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On-Demand: InformationWeek 500 Virtual Event - Navigating the Boardroom
At the annual award-winning virtual event, featuring the US Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra, you'll be able to experience both highlights from the live conference as well as exclusive content presented in a unique virtual environment that allows you to personally connect with C-level executives from leading global companies, at absolutely no cost and from the convenience of your desktop.
Platinum Sponsor: Dell
Gold Sponsors: ArcSight, thawte
Silver Sponsors: IBM, SAS, Pitney Bowes, Trend Micro


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ON-DEMAND: Global CIO Summit: Driving Business Value and Customer Value in the Global Economy
This exclusive virtual event will bring together CIOs and other business-technology executives from India, China, the U.S., and Europe to share ideas, debate issues, and explore processes that have enabled them to deliver greater business value and customer value in a global economy.
Platinum Sponsors: Workday, PhoneFactor
Gold Sponsors: ArcSight
Silver Sponsors: Zenith InfoTech, thawte


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On-Demand: Security Virtual Event: Dealing with Insider Threats
After years of building up their defenses against viruses, hackers, and other external attacks, many IT and security managers are now worrying about a new set of threats: those that come from inside the company. Is your organization ready to handle insider threats? Do you even know what those threats might be? If you are unsure of your answers, you should attend this important new virtual event, presented by InformationWeek and Dark Reading.
Platinum Sponsor: Imperva
Gold Sponsors: ArcSight, Lumension, Splunk, Websense
Silver Sponsors: Centrify, Fortify Software, Marshal8e6, Proofpoint, thawte


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On-Demand: Virtual Interop: Innovation in Action
Experience it all in one place! IT and business leaders attend Interop events around the world to learn about the latest trends and technologies. Now, for the first time, attend the leading business technology conference and expo for free, without leaving your workplace.
Platinum Sponsor: Motorola Air Defense Solutions
Gold Sponsor: ArcSight, Global Knowledge
Silver Sponsor: Eaton, Elastra, thawte


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On-Demand: Virtualization: Driving Value from the Desktop to the Data Center
InformationWeek editors and virtualization experts come together for a new virtual event designed to help you build (or improve) a structured management plan for a virtualized environment. With our expert guidance, you can insure interoperability with existing systems management tool and take virtualization to the next level.
Platinum Sponsors: rPath, thawte
Gold Sponsors: APC, ASG, Novell
Silver Sponsor: Autovirt, SunMicrosystems, Apani, DataDomain

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TechWebCasts
An Executive Primer on Cutting Costs with Third-Party Software Support
An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives Webcast
In this free, 45-minute webcast, a panel of experts will discuss the current state of enterprise software support and examine the new third-party support model in detail, including:
  • Definition of third-party support and how it works
  • Comparison of third-party support with traditional software vendor support
  • How to separate and optimize strategic vs. commodity applications
  • The business case for third-party support vs. vendor support
  • How to assess whether third-party support is a fit with your IT strategy

    After this informative webcast, you will have the data you need to respond to questions from your Board and/or CEO whether the 50%+ cost savings of third-party support is an option for your organization's IT strategy and budget planning. Register for the Webcast and learn your options!

    November 85, 2009 - 1:00 PM PT/ 4:00 PM ET

    Innovations in Managing IT Service Quality
    An InformationWeek WebCast
    Move to the next level of IT service delivery and get end-to-end visibility of your IT Service - so you can predict performance issues before they happen - ensuring better service quality and efficiency.
    Join CA Service Assurance Management experts in this 1-hour live technical webcast, Thursday, November 12, 2009 , as we discuss how organizations are implementing Lean IT principles to improve overall IT service quality, IT predictability and IT efficiency.

    November 12, 2009 - 11:00 AM PT/ 2:00 PM ET

    Safety in the Network Neighborhood: Protecting Enterprise Assets from Social Networking Threats
    An InformationWeek WebCast
    Of all the network security threats, one of the most challenging to secure against is malware attacks originating from social networking sites, particularly as organizations begin to use social networking and other Web 2.0 sites for business purposes.ý Organizations must now reconcile how to enforce Web 2.0 acceptable use policies for their users with the need to secure users from the growing number of web based malware threats.ý This becomes increasingly difficult as the workforce grows more mobile and users begin to use company issued laptops to access the Internet and other internal networks from home and other remote locations.
    Join this informative Webinar hosted by Dark Reading contributing editor Curtis Franklin and Brian Czarny, VP of Solutions Marketing for Webroot as they discuss the trends, impact and methods to solve this growing problem.

    November 12, 2009 - 10:00 AM PT/ 1:00 PM ET

    Composite Applications: Increasing Efficiency, Reducing Costs
    An InformationWeek WebCast
    Application development shops often find themselves in a no-win position. The business wants new applications ASAP but also demands that existing systems remain stable and well maintained.
    Join ASG Senior Director of Product Management Ian Rowlands and guest speaker Forrester Research, Inc. Principal Analyst Jeffrey S. Hammond, as they discuss development best practices, tools and technologies that resource-constrained development shops are using to evolve their existing application portfolio into dynamic business applications.

    November 17, 2009 - 8:00 AM PT/ 11:00 AM ET

    The Sun Oracle Database Machine - The First OLTP Database Machine
    An InformationWeek WebCast
    Oracle Exadata V1 transformed the data warehousing industry by providing 10 times better performance. Now, with the introduction of Exadata V2, Oracle is building on that success to deliver even faster performance for Data Warehousing while adding support for OLTP workloads on the same machine. The Sun Oracle Database machine provides extreme performance for OLTP workloads by using flash memory to run up to a million I/O operations per second. It also introduces new technologies for compression that allow 10 times more data to be stored at the same cost. The Sun Oracle Database Machine is the fastest and most economical platform for both Data Warehousing and OLTP.

    November 18, 2009 - 9:00 AM PT/ 12:00 PM ET

    Pandemic Planning and Telework: Best Practices for Turning Office Workers into Home Workers
    An InformationWeek Vendor WebCast
    Sponsored by: MaaS360

    If the H1N1 pandemic strikes, can you turn office-bound employees into teleworkers and keep key business processes running? This webcast looks at best practices for implementing telework, both as a strategic program, and as a rapid response to emergencies.
    Theresa Noll, Senior Telework Program Analyst, U.S. General Services Administration, will discuss how the GSA dramatically boosted participation in its telework program, and key policies for strong telework initiatives.
    Jon Friedman, Director of Marketing at MaaS360, will examine best practices for turning office workers into home workers in a crisis, including planning, security, and ýwork at home dayý tests.

    November 19, 2009 - 11:00 AM PT/ 2:00 PM ET



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    Surviving & Thriving in 2009: Gaining Control of Your Applications for Optimized Business Value
    An InformationWeek On-Demand Webcast
    Join InformationWeek, Sony Electronics, and Wipro for an insightful discussion aimed to provide practical guidance for establishing a proactive application management solution. Attendees will hear first-hand from Drew Martin how Sony Electonics is managing applications for an enhanced end-user experience. Our panel discussion will also focus on how to seamlessly align applications with business processes to give companies greater visibility into the customer experience and changing market conditions. We hope you can join us for this one-hour webcast and have your questions answered LIVE during our interactive Q&A session!
    Sponsored by: Wipro
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    Maximize Your Data Center Today With Targeted Planning, Projects and Upgrades
    An InformationWeek On-Demand WebCast
    Let's face it, in today's economy, we are all being forced to do more with less. Wouldn't it be great to get more space, more efficiency and lower opex on your existing data center? With targeted planning, projects and selective upgrades, you can see a quick return on investment and decrease overall operating expenses. Whether the issue is out-of-control cabling, increased densities or lack of floor space, APC and Cisco can help you by offering a clear planning methodology, project implementation experience and recommendations for targeted upgrades to extend the life of your existing data center. Join us for an informative webcast where attendees will learn:
  • Tips and tricks to maximize space and increase efficiency
  • How to plan a data center upgrade to minimize hot spots
  • How to standardize solutions across the data center
  • How to simplify and speed up project execution
    Sponsored by: Cisco
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    SaaS: A CIO's Best Friend in a Tough Economy
    An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives Webcast
    In the tough economic environment, forward-looking midsize companies have to find new ways to grow and operate productively while coping with limited resources. Software-as-a-service is a key strategy for improving productivity, managing costs, reducing complexity, and focusing your employees on innovative business growth.
    Join InformationWeek and NetSuite for an informative discussion on SaaS. You'll hear from your peers on how SaaS is helping them thrive despite tough economic times.
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    Avoiding CMDB pitfalls -- 4 Steps to Ensure a Successful CMDB Implementation
    An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives Webcast
    Watch this ASG sponsored webcast featuring Forrester Research and an ASG customer about the evolution of the CMDB and the challenges that can be inhibitors to successful CMDB implementations and more importantly, how to overcome those challenges. We will explore, through a live customer presentation, how to avoid the pitfalls of an unsuccessful CMDB implementation by using a well-defined methodology that can help you achieve quick and repeatable successes.
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    Driving data center efficiency through service, software, and process
    An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives VIDEO Webcast
    Given today's economic environment, CIOs and IT leaders are being asked to increase computing power, increase efficiency, and address rising power and cooling capacity concerns, all while balancing physical space constraints within your data center. Sounds easy, right? Until you take the first step is planning.
    Making your first move towards becoming a more efficient data center is increasingly complex, fortunately APC has the scalable, modular tools and services to help you plan, build and operate the next generation data center.
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    Business Process Outsourcing: Moving From A Tactical To A Strategic Approach
    An InformationWeek Webcast
    Please Join InformationWeek Senior Executive Editor, Chris Murphy, Everest Research Institute Vice President Katrina Menzigian,and Cognizant's Vice-President of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Business Consulting (CBC), Kaushik Bhaumik, for an informative webcast on using BPO to transform processes, not just cut costs. This InformationWeek Webcast will explore business process outsourcing as a vehicle for strategic change. Using recent InformationWeek Analytics research, this event will quantify the extent to which companies take a strategic approach, specific areas they're seeking strategic change, and obstacles to making the leap from a tactical lens (e.g., pure cost cutting) to strategic thinking such as transforming processes or increasing revenue. From there, we'll explore the best practices companies must take to build overcome the concerns that keep companies from getting beyond a cost cutting focus with BPO.
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    Minimizing Data Center Power Consumption & Costs Through Efficiency
    An InformationWeek Webcast
    Simple changes to the way your business approaches energy use can help recoup your losses -- and put those wasted dollars back in your IT budget!
    Join us for this InformationWeek Video Webcast where we will explore the causes leading to inefficiencies within the data center, understand current business problems regarding energy efficiency, and learn the difference between being "green" and improving efficiency. Discussions will revolve around physical infrastructure components including the power systems, cooling systems, and rack configurations. By viewing this webcast and putting these solutions in action, you can help minimize your data center power consumption and costs through efficiency!
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    Is Your Datacenter Bursting at the Seams? Scale-Out File Storage Comes to the Rescue
    The enterprise datacenter is undergoing a rapid transformation and the need to store an increasing amount of file-based digital content is growing.
    File storage encompasses a wide range of documents, including Word, Excel, PDFs, PowerPoint, CAD/CAM, source code, video, audio, graphics, and images.
    This massive growth of file data is driving the need for scalable file storage options to keep enterprises from bursting at the seams. Data center managers who want to learn about new approaches to storing and managing file-based, rich data can join us for an informative webinar on scaling out your storage architectures.
    Sign up for this webcast which will focus on the enterprise shift from "scale-up" to "scale-out" storage architectures to address the massive flood of file based data.
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    SaaS Today: A Fresh Perspective
    Join Heather Vallis, Managing Editor of InformationWeek Research and Michael Healey CTO of Greenpages and InformationWeek contributor, for this important Webcast. We'll share the details of our latest survey of IT decision makers on the subject of SaaS and offer insights on how you can leverage the latest software service offerings to deliver value to your company.

    This Webcast will include both market research and practical technology advice, giving you a complete picture of the benefits of today's leading SaaS categories.
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    Email Risks, Google highlights why what you don't know can cost you
    Sponsored by Google
    Please join Rebecca Wettemann, Vice President, Research from Nucleus Research and industry expert on the financial analysis of technology, and Google Security & Compliance Product Marketing Manager, Mark Campbell, to learn about some of the risks and costs of email mismanagement and what to do about it.
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    Making Mobile Device Management Work In Your Organization
    Sponsored by Nokia
    Join InformationWeek writer Eric Zeman for this important webcast, where he will share the details of the latest survey of top CIOs and IT managers on device management. In addition, Zeman will decipher the data and offer tips on how you can leverage the latest MDM technologies.
    This Webcast will include both market research and practical technology advice, giving you a complete picture of the benefits of today's leading MDM technologies.
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    Understanding ILM and How it Can Benefit Your Company
    Sponsored by Oracle
    This webcast will explore the major drivers of ILM, describe the processes and policies that must be in place for a successful ILM project, and look at key elements such as the classification and migration technologies that will mark and move data as required by policy. It will also discuss products that can be used in an ILM deployment.
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    Poor Performance Is A Silent Killer. Learn How to Improve Your Online Business With Real End User Monitoring
    An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives TechWebCast
    Symphoniq, along with BuildDirect and Lockheed Federal Credit Union (LFCU) will discuss why it's critical to monitor performance from an end-user perspective, why they looked beyond their current application monitoring tools, and how they improved their ability to immediately detect and isolate web application performance problems.
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    To view additional Live and On-demand events go to past events.