Date of Event: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Join us for a technical, interactive session on Tuesday, May 22 at the RKON Performance Lab. We roll up our sleeves and dig into the process, step-by-step, of how to protect your applications. Attacks against web applications are increasing in sophistication, and automation makes them increasingly common. Together with Riverbed, we will demonstrate how attacks are exploiting vulnerable networks and how you can protect against known and unknown attacks at the application layer. See the tools that can help you to:
- Increase application performance, resilience and scalability.
- Maintain complete dynamic control of all aspects of your application on a global basis.
- Secure your applications from malicious attacks.
- Create rules for solving day-to-day business objectives.
- Globally load balance your services for better performance and application resilience.
When
Tuesday, May 22 | 9am – 12pm (Breakfast and Lunch Included)
Where
RKON Performance Lab | 328 S. Jefferson, Ste. 450, Chicago IL 60661
Topics
Stingray Traffic Manger
- Virtual Appliance Overview
- Architecture Types
- Installation in Xen
- Clustering
- Basic Load Balancing Setup
- TrafficScript
- Rate Shaping
- Bandwidth assignment and prioritization of traffic
- Global Load Balancing capabilities
- Activity monitoring and metrics
- Real time analytics capabilities
Stingray Application Firewall Module
- Configuration of a baseline web app firewall policy
- Demo of detection vs blocking mode
- Go over logging and reporting
- Custom web app firewall rule writing
Stingray Aptimize for IIS
- Control and tweak the Aptimizer settings to increase performance
- See the Site Analyzer tool in action
Date of Event: Thursday, June 28, 2012
On Thursday, June 28, Troy Dechant, RKON Practice Director for Managed Services will be speaking at Technology Executives Club’s Cloud & Colocation Strategies Seminar. The event focuses on strategies for how the Cloud can help meet multiple DR & Storage needs. If you are interested in attending with one of our complimentary passes, contact us.
Date of Event: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Join RKON on Wednesday, May 9, for Synergy Speak Easy at BlueStem Brasserie in San Francisco, minutes from the Moscone Center where Citrix Synergy is taking place. This is an opportunity for thought leaders in the community to talk about what is trending in the industry today. An open, ‘un-forum’ format:
- Lightning-round presentations
- Rants welcome
- Un-conference setting
- After each round, chance for attendees to challenge and debate
This is geek go-time!
Topics
Community HOT Topics provided by speakers around the broad topics of cloud computing, mobile workstyles, desktop virtualization. Released during event.
Where
Bluestem Brasserie
One Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco CA 94103 (two blocks from Moscone Center)
Register
Click here to register. Attendance is limited.
Sponsors
RES Software: RES Software, the proven leader in dynamic desktop solutions, is driving a transformation in the way today’s organizations manage and reduce the cost of their desktop infrastructure. Designed for physical, server-based computing environments or virtual desktop platforms, RES Software enables IT professionals to centrally manage, automate and deliver secure, personalized, context-aware and less complex desktops for any user. Learn more at www.ressoftware.com.
WhipTail: WhipTail Tech’s flash based storage arrays drastically improve the performance and scalability of virtualized environments such as virtual desktops, virtual servers, databases & email. With its dramatic performance of 250,000 WRITE IOPS (the key to virtualization) The XLR8r SAN appliance reduces delays related to disk contention & access times- thus lowering the overall TCO by 90% compared to traditional hard disk storage. Not another caching vendor, not another PCIe card’s just true speed and scalability for the enterprise. Learn more at www.whiptail.com.
Date of Event: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
On Tuesday, April 24, from 1:00-1:30 p.m. CT, WhipTail is hosting a free web seminar that overviews solid-state storage technology, including:
- How solid-state storage technology has evolved over time
- Key solid-state characteristics and components
- How flash technology works
- Differences between: pure solid-state arrays, solid-state appliances, hybrid HDD/SSD arrays and caching devices
Click here to register.
Date of Event: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Join us for an evening of live music, food, and drink to raise support for our community’s youth at Youth Service Project’s (YSP) Spring Fundraiser. The event is taking place on Wednesday, April 4, from 6-8 p.m. at Tumbao (3213 W. Armitage). If you are interested in attending, tickets are $30 and can be purchased online, or at the door for $35. There will also be raffles and giveaways throughout the night.
Since 1975, YSP has worked with youth and families in the greater Humboldt Park community of Chicago. YSP works with youth through program offerings in seven core areas: education, recreation, intervention, prevention, arts and culture, community building, and diversion. Learn more.
Date of Event: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Check Point Experience (CPX) will take place in at the Omni Hotel in Orlando, FL from April 17-18. Join us at CPX and stay ahead of cyber threats, data breaches and security challenges. Attend in depth sessions of the latest threat prevention solutions, see live demos, learn best practices from experts and peers, and discover our new infrastructure and 3D Security tools that will help you develop an edgy and advanced security blueprint.
Registration is open and RKON can extend a $300 discount on your registration. Contact RKON to secure your discount or click here to learn more about the event.
Date of Event: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Join F5 and Microsoft for the Optimize Performance, Availability, and Security for SharePoint Server 2010 webinar.
F5′s integrated application delivery solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 are designed to provide a highly scalable, responsive and secure SharePoint deployment. Key features include local and global load balancing, application layer health monitoring, and simple device configuration using iApp.
Attend the Optimize Performance, Availability, and Security for SharePoint Server 2010 webinar to learn how F5′s solutions:
- Ensure high availability and scalability
- Accelerate application performance
- Provide simplified authentication and secure access for mobile users
- Ease deployment and migration
Register now.
Date of Event: Monday, January 16, 2012
On January 16, 2012, Juniper Networks will kick off the first annual Juniper Global Partner Conference at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The conference offers a closer look at the global and regional Juniper strategies, disruptive innovation, service specializations, and go-to-market initiatives that differentiate Juniper Networks. Click here to learn more about Juniper Networks.
Date of Event: Thursday, March 15, 2012
RKON is sponsoring CampIT Cloud Computing Strategies seminar on Thursday, March 15 in Rosemont, IL. Topics include strategies for determining how and if moving to the cloud will benefit your organization, click here to learn more. Contact RKON if you are interested in attending with one of our complimentary passes.
Date of Event: Thursday, November 3, 2011
On Thursday, November 3, from 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., F5 will host their Chicago F5 User Group at Morton’s Steakhouse. The meeting is a grass-roots experience for customer engineers, architects, and management, where you have the opportunity to get tips from peers and connect with others like you. The session will include a hands-on iRules session that had rave reviews at our Agility customer conference.
Click here to learn more and register to attend.
