Virtualization has become a widely adopted technology that allows you to save money, increase operational efficiency and reduce energy consumption. However, these important benefits also come with a management cost. As you virtualize the environment, the rate of change and complexity increases dramatically due to the many interdependencies between guests and hosts and then exponentially as VMotion and DRS dynamically optimize the virtual landscape. This increased complexity introduces security and compliance considerations that must be addressed to fully realize the potential of virtualization.

Join Dave Shackleford, Director of Configuresoft's Center for Policy and Compliance (CP&C), former CTO at the Center for Internet Security (CIS) and co-author of the CIS Benchmarks for VMware ESX, as he discusses the security and compliance challenges introduced by virtualization.

Benefits of attending:

1. Learn about the security and compliance challenges posed by virtualization

2. Gain increased knowledge of hardening guidance available

3. Learn the impact of VMotion and how this affects compliance in your environment

4. Identify steps you can take to ensure success with your virtualization project

Who should attend:

1. IT operations staff and executives

2. Compliance officers

3. Security officers

4. Systems and network administrators

5. IT professionals who want to learn about virtualization

6. IT directors/managers responsible for servers/server consolidation