Mike Healey will be joining a panel of analysts and IT executives for a one day workshop for Interop attendees. The event will be held on Thursday the 29th as part of the broader Interop show.

Tenative Workshop Agenda:

9:00 Preparing for the Cloud: Business leaders know about it, your board of directors will probably ask about it, and in fact maybe it’s time to figure what it’ll take your business to be cloud-ready. We’ll look at the preparations needed in infrastructure, staffing and expertise to position your organization to use cloud services.

9:00 Unified Communications… finally?: The value of Unified Communications has been more promise than reality for many organizations, but now with the IP telephony as the enabling technology, there’s renewed interesting in UC. Our panel discusses the business-changing capabilities that UC now has to offer, as well as what it takes to actually get the business to use those capabilities.

10:00 Your Next Gen LAN Infrastructure: First voice traffic hopped on the LAN, now convergence is combining with new technologies like desktop video conferencing and desktop virtualization of put even more stress on enterprise networks.

10:00 Security is Not A Four Letter Word: One of the toughest conversations in IT involves justifying new spending on security. It doesn’t have to be that way, in this panel Michael Davis will discuss how to position security spending as a business enabler.

11:00 802.11n, the end of wires! Or is it?: The extended range and performance of 802.11n WiFi opens up a whole new set of uses for wireless LAN technology. It could also expose your network to new avenues of attack. Our panel discusses best practices in implementing 802.11n wireless, securing it, and managing it along with existing networks.

11:00 Dealing with the Consumer Effect: Chances are your users have purchased their own systems that are as capable as anything your company might purchase. IT organizations are increasing left with just two options, ban ‘em or embrace ‘em. In this session we’ll examine strategies for managing end user equipment in the workplace.

The final agenda will be available directly at Interop

Register directly at: http://www.interop.com/