RKON’s Cameron Christo interviewed by Citrix during Summit 2011
Video of RKON’s own Cameron Christo discussing Citrix’s acquisition of Kavisa, Citrix Xen Desktop and Xen App with Citrix during Summit 2011. See the interview on the Citrix website
VDI in Education K-12 Workshop at Maggianos in Oak Brook
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.
Solving Technology Challenges in Education K-12 with VDI: Workshop & Panel Discussion
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:
- Delivering high quality education while dealing with recent budget cuts
- Increasing educator productivity by simplifying technology management
- Simplifying education lab refreshes while reducing costs
- How to leverage funding sources such as E-rate to fund VDI
Bring your technology challenges, pains, ideas, and questions to ask our expert panel and for us to whiteboard out in a collaborative session.
Register
Agenda
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
Target Attendees
IT Directors, Finance and Operations, Educators, and others involved in K-12 IT.
Giveaway
All attendees will be entered into a raffle for an HP TouchPad!
RKON Speaks at CampIT Desktop Virtualization Conference
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.
Virtual Desktops, Networking, and the Cloud Event with Advanced Screening of “Captain America: The First Avenger”
Join RKON and Citrix for “From Wow to How,” with all new content that dives into the how of virtual desktop delivery, networking, and the Cloud. Afterwards, join us for a private event featuring the movie “Captain America: The First Avenger,” the day before its official release!
Thursday, July 21
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Agenda:
8:00 – 9:00am—Registration & Networking
9:00 – 9:15am—Welcome
9:15 – 10:00am—From Wow to How 2: Virtual Desktops, Networking & the Cloud
10:00 – 10:45am—Q&A with virtual computing experts & peers
10:45 – 11:00am—Break & Boxed Lunch Pickup
11:00 – 1:00am—Captain America: The First Avenger
Location:
AMC Loews Theatres – Streets of Woodfield 20
601 N Martingale Rd | Ste 105
Schaumburg IL 60173-5909
TechTarget BriForum Virtualization Conference in Chicago
The three-day BriForum conference takes place July 19-21 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. BriForum includes technical breakout sessions and experts speakers covering the hot topics: desktop virtualization, VDI, application virtualization, and Remote Desktop Services. Learn More.
Citrix Synergy in San Francisco
Virtual computing takes center stage at Citrix Synergy 2011 in San Francisco, May 25-27, Moscone West Convention Center. Topics include:
- Desktop Virtualization − A comprehensive examination of desktop virtualization, covering the full scope of technologies and illustrated with case studies, best practices, live demos and product roadmaps.
- Datacenter and Cloud − The latest innovations in server virtualization, datacenter infrastructure management, networking and application delivery controllers with a special focus on the advantages of cloud solutions.
- IT Business and Strategy − Designed specifically for senior IT leaders, this track will explore two major virtual computing technologies—desktop virtualization and cloud computing.
Visit Citrix website to learn more and register. Read More.
RKON Quoted in Business Wire article about Next-Generation IPS, Firewall, and Virtualization
RKON Sales Director Jeff Laurinaitis was quoted in a December 20 article in Business Wire. The article shared the results of Sourcefire’s Global Partner Advisory council meeting, which identified next-Generation IPS, Next-Generation Firewall, and Virtualization as customers’ top priorities for 2011 and beyond. To read the entire article, including Jeff’s insight on increased adoption of Virtualization, click here.