Taking the Secure Migration Path to IT Virtualization
Speaker:
Petri Lillberg
EVP of R&D SSH Communications Security
Track:Deploying Virtualization in the Enterprise
Global enterprises are mandating CIOs to reduce IT budgets, and server/desktop virtualization is a viable cost-reduction strategy. IT virtualization can offer dramatic improvements in IT efficiency and significant data center power savings. However, migrating to a virtualized data center can be complicated and deliver new security threats, particularly for heterogeneous IT environments. Before embarking on the path to virtualization, it is essential that enterprises take time to map a parallel data security migration path. This session will outline an IT Virtualization Security Plan to help IT managers effectively transition to a virtualized enterprise model while preserving high-level IT security.
Speaker Bio: Petri Lillberg is Executive Vice President of Research & Development at SSH Communications Security. He is responsible for managing the research and development of SSH’s security solutions, and the company's product strategy, roadmaps and management activities. Prior to joining SSH in 1998, Lillberg worked as the director of engineering and technical support at SafeNet Ltd. He has a Master of Science from Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration.
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