What's This? BYOD! Bring Your Own Dessert -
TOPIC: What's This? BYOD! Bring Your Own Dessert
Lunch Sponsor: RKON Technologies
Description:
Organizations recognize the consumerization of IT is progressing rapidly, and users will adopt it with or without the blessing of IT. However, businesses also recognize their survival and potential competitive advantage in the market are dependent upon the implementation of security and risk management policies within this new landscape. IT is caught in the middle of providing reliable solutions for these conflicting agendas. There are three key challenges that have created a perfect storm for organizations:
- The technology in this space is still maturing, so end-to-end solutions do not exist. They must be pieced together with multiple technologies and vendors.
- Internal IT does not have resources to vet emergent solutions to satisfy both of these competing needs, which slows an organization's time to market and responsiveness to the business' needs.
- Internal IT does not have the knowledge to architect, implement and create a quiet operational model for these initiatives since those solutions rely on cutting-edge technologies that haven't been operationalized.
Join an open panel discussion with legal IT leadership to talk about the changing landscape of business and technology in the legal industry. Specifically, the discussion will focus on the value of BYOD/mobility in this space.
Presenters:
Jeff Mullarkey is co-founder and CEO of RKON Technologies, a leading provider of managed cloud services. He established RKON in 1998 with CTO Marc Malizia to fill the growing need for IT security specialists in the Chicagoland area. Under Jeff's leadership, RKON has grown to become one of the premier managed cloud providers in the Midwest. Hundreds of companies turn to RKON to solve their toughest IT challenges - from hosted virtual desktops, disaster recovery and managed security to managed virtualization. RKON was named to Crain?s Fast 50 fastest-growing companies in Chicago in 2013.
Chris DeMichael is the Director of Advanced Services at RKON Technologies, a premier IT managed and cloud services provider based in Chicago, IL. Chris leads the team of consultants and engineers who architect, deliver and manage security, network infrastructure and virtualization solutions for hundreds of medium to enterprise organizations. Chris has expertise in Citrix and VMware virtualization. Prior to RKON, Chris was a consultant, architect and technical project manager for Insight, a global provider of IT hardware, software and service solutions. Chris is a thought leader in the field who has presented at tech conferences and contributed to online tech forums and blogs.
Cameron Christo is a Business Development Director at RKON Technologies, a premier IT managed and cloud services provider based in Chicago. Cameron leads key business and technology initiatives for its customers as part of RKON's advanced services and managed services practice. Throughout his career, Cameron has architected, designed and delivered technology solutions deployed to thousands of end users for Fortune 100 companies internationally. Prior to RKON, he developed a multimillion-dollar professional services practice for a Chicago-based consulting firm. Cameron is a thought leader in the field who has presented at various national technical conferences, including Citrix Synergy, CampIT and TechEd.
Location:
Segal McCambridge
233 S. Wacker 55th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Host: Matthew Donehoo
(312) 645-6065
mdonehoo@smsm.com