OCTOBER 25 & 26, 2016
A BETTERCLOUD MONITOR ONLINE EVENT
Master the Strategies and Tactics of Leading Cloud IT Pros
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STRATEGY
Our strategical sessions enable you to learn from seasoned IT innovators who are successfully navigating the shift to the cloud.
TACTICS
With hands-on demonstrations, tactical sessions will provide you with step-by-step approaches to better your IT environment.
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Sessions
TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 11:00 - 12:00PM ETStrategy How to Win Budget and Influence PeopleGavin Whatrup,Director, ME8 Consulting Ltd. & CIO AdvisorIT has long fought for more budget and more influence, and leadership has fought back. Why is there a deep divide between IT and the rest of the business, despite technology's increasing influence on success. How can we have productive conversations with executives and even decision-makers on our IT teams? |
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 1:00 - 1:45PM ETStrategy IT Renaissance: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Creating a Digital WorkplaceDavid Politis, CEO & Founder, BetterCloudWe are in the midst of an IT Renaissance. A tale of two workplaces. Today, many organizations operate in slow, legacy environments, collaborating via endless emails with servers still running on premises. And then there are the agile companies. The ones who work in what we call the “Digital Workplace.” |
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 2:15 - 3:00PM ETStrategy Not All Clouds Are Created Equal: Choosing the Best Cloud App for Your BusinessDave Jackson, Manager, Technical Services, Warby Parker; Colin McCarthy, Associate IT Director, North America, Essence Digital; Matthew Anderson, IT Leader, Harry’s; Moderator: Jason Etter, President, Profound CloudWith the ever expanding network of bleeding-edge cloud apps, it's far too easy for IT leaders to negate evaluation best practices when presented with the simplicity of click-to-add. So what factors should you consider when selecting a cloud app? Join us for a moderated panel discussion and hear three IT experts discuss the process and value of developing a success criteria in order to determine the right cloud app for your business. |
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 3:30-4:15PM ETTactics Creating a Security Blueprint: A Realistic Approach Using the CIS 20Alijohn Ghassemlouei, Senior Security Analyst, Bishop FoxWhat’s more important – security or compliance? Wouldn’t it be great to kill two birds with one stone? Good news – you can! There is a roadmap specifically developed to help you create a comprehensive and immediately actionable guide for a more secure organization – it’s called the CIS 20. |
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 4:45-5:30PM ETTactics How You Can Benefit by Implementing Android for WorkMark Johnson, Apps Administrator, State of Maryland and Founder/CEO of Tech SnobsAndroid for Work, Google’s way of solving security and fragmentation challenges for Android, has been dubbed by Ars Technica as “the slickest dual-persona solution we’ve seen yet.” Mark Johnson, Apps Administrator, State of Maryland and Founder/CEO of Tech Snobs will show you a live step-by-step demo of how to implement Android for Work. He’ll also discuss the benefits of enabling Android for Work, the lessons he’s learned since he’s implemented it, some of the product’s key features, and how they can help companies support BYOD policies better. |
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 11:00 - 12:00PM ETStrategy How to Establish Realistic Standards & Policies and Calculate Cost AvoidanceBrandon Williams, Director of Google Operations, State of ColoradoThere are thousands of challenges you face today. Two of the most common are creating scalable Standards & Policies without stifling innovation; the other is proving ROI. The cloud requires us to rewrite legacy guidelines and creates an arduous path to prove our value to our leadership. In our day two keynote, Brandon Williams, the State of Colorado’s Director of Google Operations, will explain the strategies he uses to create useful and scalable Standards & Policies as well as how to articulate your worth using cost avoidance calculations instead of ROI. |
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 1:00-1:45PM ETTactics How to Uncover (and Leverage) Vital Statistics About Your Environment and AppsElvis Ortiz-Lopez, Sr. IT Manager, OfferpopIn an age where seemingly every company strives to be data-driven, what metrics do you actually have on your apps and services? Elvis Ortiz-Lopez, Sr. IT Manager at Offerpop, will explain how he uses various reporting and analytics tools to monitor his environment, servers, and applications. He’ll share tactical tips on how to leverage these metrics and insights to make important decisions that drive the business. |
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 2:15-3:00PM ETTactics “I Didn’t Know I Could Do That”: Surprising Business Solutions Using Google Apps ScriptJames Ferreira, Managing Partner & Google Developer Expert, Ignite SynergyGoogle Apps for Work is a veritable powerhouse--but with custom solutions, you can make it even more more powerful by building new connectors, synchronizing new data, and crafting solutions that you previously assumed were impossible. |
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 3:30-4:15PM ETSTRATEGY The Essential Elements of a Successful IT StrategyDave Kaminsky, Customer Success Manager, Qumulo; Jeff Soto, CEO and Founder, Tendigi; Nate Cooper, Founder, Simple Labs;Ken Hoskin, Chief Technology Officer, Robinson SolutionsMuch has changed since 2006, when many businesses struggled with questions around virtualization and wondered which traditional IT services (like MS Exchange or DNS) they should move to managed service providers. Today, we face an onslaught of new questions we would have never foreseen 10 years ago. Yet despite constant technology advances, one aspect of IT has stood the test of time: the need to establish and enact a clear IT strategy. But what should your IT strategy entail? What should it look like today? |
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 4:45-5:30PM ETStrategy From Zero to One, Not Zero to 100: How The Cloud Can Transform the Way IT Works in SMBsAndy Schwab, Senior IT Manager, Adventures in Missions and author of Ultralight IT: A Guide for Smaller OrganizationsUnlike enterprise companies, which tend to have the luxury of large IT teams and ample resources, small to medium-sized organizations face unique challenges: They must operate lean, with limited personnel and small budgets. Andy Schwab, Senior IT Manager at Adventures in Missions and author of Ultralight IT: A Guide for Smaller Organizations, will explain how he used the cloud to support an organization operating in 50+ countries using a small, inexperienced team with hardly any budget. He’ll discuss the lessons he learned, as well as the successful strategies and framework he used to achieve enterprise-level IT quality and security in a SMB. |
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 11:00 - 12:00PM ETStrategy How to Win Budget and Influence PeopleGavin Whatrup,Director, ME8 Consulting Ltd. & CIO AdvisorIT has long fought for more budget and more influence, and leadership has fought back. Why is there a deep divide between IT and the rest of the business, despite technology's increasing influence on success. How can we have productive conversations with executives and even decision-makers on our IT teams? |
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 1:00 - 1:45PM ETStrategy IT Renaissance: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Creating a Digital WorkplaceDavid Politis, CEO & Founder, BetterCloudWe are in the midst of an IT Renaissance. A tale of two workplaces. Today, many organizations operate in slow, legacy environments, collaborating via endless emails with servers still running on premises. And then there are the agile companies. The ones who work in what we call the “Digital Workplace.” |
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 2:15 - 3:00PM ETStrategy Not All Clouds Are Created Equal: Choosing the Best Cloud App for Your BusinessDave Jackson, Manager, Technical Services, Warby Parker; Colin McCarthy, Associate IT Director, North America, Essence Digital; Matthew Anderson, IT Leader, Harry’s; Moderator: Jason Etter, President, Profound CloudWith the ever expanding network of bleeding-edge cloud apps, it's far too easy for IT leaders to negate evaluation best practices when presented with the simplicity of click-to-add. So what factors should you consider when selecting a cloud app? Join us for a moderated panel discussion and hear three IT experts discuss the process and value of developing a success criteria in order to determine the right cloud app for your business. |
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 11:00 - 12:00PM ETStrategy How to Establish Realistic Standards & Policies and Calculate Cost AvoidanceBrandon Williams, Director of Google Operations, State of ColoradoThere are thousands of challenges you face today. Two of the most common are creating scalable Standards & Policies without stifling innovation; the other is proving ROI. The cloud requires us to rewrite legacy guidelines and creates an arduous path to prove our value to our leadership. In our day two keynote, Brandon Williams, the State of Colorado’s Director of Google Operations, will explain the strategies he uses to create useful and scalable Standards & Policies as well as how to articulate your worth using cost avoidance calculations instead of ROI. |
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 3:30-4:15PM ETSTRATEGY The Essential Elements of a Successful IT StrategyDave Kaminsky, Customer Success Manager, Qumulo; Jeff Soto, CEO and Founder, Tendigi; Nate Cooper, Founder, Simple Labs;Ken Hoskin, Chief Technology Officer, Robinson SolutionsMuch has changed since 2006, when many businesses struggled with questions around virtualization and wondered which traditional IT services (like MS Exchange or DNS) they should move to managed service providers. Today, we face an onslaught of new questions we would have never foreseen 10 years ago. Yet despite constant technology advances, one aspect of IT has stood the test of time: the need to establish and enact a clear IT strategy. But what should your IT strategy entail? What should it look like today? |
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 4:45-5:30PM ETStrategy From Zero to One, Not Zero to 100: How The Cloud Can Transform the Way IT Works in SMBsAndy Schwab, Senior IT Manager, Adventures in Missions and author of Ultralight IT: A Guide for Smaller OrganizationsUnlike enterprise companies, which tend to have the luxury of large IT teams and ample resources, small to medium-sized organizations face unique challenges: They must operate lean, with limited personnel and small budgets. Andy Schwab, Senior IT Manager at Adventures in Missions and author of Ultralight IT: A Guide for Smaller Organizations, will explain how he used the cloud to support an organization operating in 50+ countries using a small, inexperienced team with hardly any budget. He’ll discuss the lessons he learned, as well as the successful strategies and framework he used to achieve enterprise-level IT quality and security in a SMB. |
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 3:30-4:15PM ETTactics Creating a Security Blueprint: A Realistic Approach Using the CIS 20Alijohn Ghassemlouei, Senior Security Analyst, Bishop FoxWhat’s more important – security or compliance? Wouldn’t it be great to kill two birds with one stone? Good news – you can! There is a roadmap specifically developed to help you create a comprehensive and immediately actionable guide for a more secure organization – it’s called the CIS 20. |
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 4:45-5:30PM ETTactics How You Can Benefit by Implementing Android for WorkMark Johnson, Apps Administrator, State of Maryland and Founder/CEO of Tech SnobsAndroid for Work, Google’s way of solving security and fragmentation challenges for Android, has been dubbed by Ars Technica as “the slickest dual-persona solution we’ve seen yet.” Mark Johnson, Apps Administrator, State of Maryland and Founder/CEO of Tech Snobs will show you a live step-by-step demo of how to implement Android for Work. He’ll also discuss the benefits of enabling Android for Work, the lessons he’s learned since he’s implemented it, some of the product’s key features, and how they can help companies support BYOD policies better. |
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 1:00-1:45PM ETTactics How to Uncover (and Leverage) Vital Statistics About Your Environment and AppsElvis Ortiz-Lopez, Sr. IT Manager, OfferpopIn an age where seemingly every company strives to be data-driven, what metrics do you actually have on your apps and services? Elvis Ortiz-Lopez, Sr. IT Manager at Offerpop, will explain how he uses various reporting and analytics tools to monitor his environment, servers, and applications. He’ll share tactical tips on how to leverage these metrics and insights to make important decisions that drive the business. |
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 2:15-3:00PM ETTactics “I Didn’t Know I Could Do That”: Surprising Business Solutions Using Google Apps ScriptJames Ferreira, Managing Partner & Google Developer Expert, Ignite SynergyGoogle Apps for Work is a veritable powerhouse--but with custom solutions, you can make it even more more powerful by building new connectors, synchronizing new data, and crafting solutions that you previously assumed were impossible. |
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