We love October here at ThinkGig. Not just because the temps start to cool down and we get closer to enjoying our Halloween candy, but because we get to go to the Big Apple for Interop New York! We look forward to this event with great anticipation, not only because we provide the gargantuan portable network, but because we get a firsthand look at what’s hot in the world of IT and get to rub elbows with our fellow network geeks.
In our post Great Expectations: Interop 2011back in May, we predicted that IPv6 and cloud would be the big topics at the conference. And they most certainly were. Since then we’ve had World IPv6 Day, a coordinated 24-hour “test flight” that tested how the major websites around the world can handle the move to IPv6. And of course, the cloud continues to be top of mind for IT and business folk.
Which leads to the question – what will be hot at Interop NY? No doubt, the cloud will continue to dominate. Specifically; the ongoing discussion of what IT services such as optimization, management and security, businesses should keep in house and what they should move to the cloud. Check out this article from Network World for an overview of interesting cloud sessions at the event. We also expect mobile device management and virtualization to be top of mind.
If you are attending Interop in person, be sure to check out or interactive problem solving game wall (Note: this game tests the skills of tech junkies. Network novices be warned!). If you are not attending the conference, you can test your skills online.
We’re also looking forward to the CIO Bootcamp and Enterprise Cloud Summit both of which have great agendas.
What do you think will be hot at Interop? Any sessions in particular you are looking forward to?
