Join RKON Security Engineer Mike Attkinson on Thursday, September 22, at 6:15 p.m. as he gives a presentation on defending against the HID Prion at the Chicago Security Meetup. There will be free pizza and beer. Click here to learn more.
Join HP and RKON for a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) in Education Workshop on Wednesday October 12, from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Maggiano’s in Oak Brook, IL.
Many educators are looking at VDI as a potential solution to the changing landscape in education. Join us for an in depth discussion on how VDI potentially can solve or help the following challenges:
Bring your technology challenges, pains, ideas, and questions to ask our expert panel and for us to whiteboard out in a collaborative session.
8:30a.m.—Registration
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.—Panel Discussion with VDI specialists, teachers, School IT and Finance directors, and other industry leaders.
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.—White Board Workshop/Solutions Overview
10:00 -12:30 p.m.—Lunch / Technology Demos / Q&A Session
IT Directors, Finance and Operations, Educators, and others involved in K-12 IT.
All attendees will be entered into a raffle for an HP TouchPad!
RKON’s eighth annual seminar on Thursday, September 1, at Arlington park attracted a record 179 people. Attendees enjoyed interactive IT presentations about security, migrating to the cloud, data center consolidation, and next-generation data center and security strategies, among other topics. Presentations were in the form of interviews with clients, technology demos, and executive panel discussion. The afternoon consisted of a lunch buffet, networking along with networking as we watched the horses thunder down the stretch.
A special thank you to our sponsors this year: Juniper, RES Software, Citrix, Check Point, Riverbed, F5, WhipTail Tech, SafeNet, Sourcefire, Websense, LogRhythm, and Tufin.
To view pictures from the event, click here.
On Wednesday, October 19, 2011, RKON will speak on the topic “Desktop Virtualization Security: Understanding the Benefits and the Risks ” at CampIT’s Desktop Virtualization conference. The conference will cover strategies to help the business and IT benefit from virtualization strategies through effective management, security, and recovery techniques. RKON is co-sponsoring the event with partner WhipTail Tech. If you are interested in attending with one of RKON’s complimentary passes , contact your sales rep or email solutions@rkon.com today. To learn more about the conference, click here.
On Monday, August 29, join Citrix for a Summit/Synergy webinar and get the latest on Citrix solutions. By attending and filling out our questionnaire you will be entered to win an iPad2.
On Thursday, September 1, join RKON, our technology partners, and other industry leaders for the eighth annual technology seminar at Arlington Park Racetrack. The seminar will include innovative presentations, client case studies, and panel discussion followed by an afternoon watching the horses thunder down the stretch. You will hear from IT leaders across many industries, including a Fortune 50 retail company, global risk management company, large online education provider, leading telecommunications provider, among others. Topics include Application Delivery Frameworks, VDI Implementation, Next Generation Data Center, WAN Optimization for application improvement, and Bring Your Own Device Strategies, among others. Click here to learn more and register.
Register today for an interactive lunch and learn at our on-site lab on Thursday, August 4, as we explore the use cases, benefits, and ROI of deploying Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) in healthcare.
You will learn:
Lab Location:
RKON Lab
820 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 550
Chicago, IL 60607
To register or for more information, contact Lindsay Ambrose (lambrose@rkon.com or 312-654-0300).
Experience Chicago by boat with an architectural tour, boat drinks, food, and an opportunity to discuss technology with one of RKON’s partners—Websense, Rapid7, eIQ Networks, or PaloAlto/Computerlinks—all while enjoying a relaxing ride along Chicago’s lakefront and river. RKON is hosting clients and prospects to day rides on Thursdays and Fridays and night rides on Wednesdays (to see the fireworks) on various dates this summer. The pick-up and drop-off location is River City Marina at 800 S. Wells street.
Dates are filling up fast. To learn more or to schedule an outing for your team, contact your RKON sales representative or contact solutions@rkon.com or 312-654-0300.
RKON has enabled many IT departments to refocus on adding value to the business while we supply the on-demand computing platform. Click on the link below to watch a quick, 3-minute video about our capabilities.
Contact us today to up a quick call with one of our engineers to see if our cloud solution is a good fit for you.
RKON is seeking a candidate to join the RKON Technical Services Team. Responsibilities include overseeing the scheduling and workflow of a team of technical support engineers, developing a customer focused organization, and ensuring that service delivery commitments are met. The role will have responsibility for aspects of Customer incidents, Managed Services devices, server support, network support, and NOC operations. Read more and see how to apply.