Las Vegas, NV, some people come here to find fame, some to find fortune, some just to find a good time...I came to Vegas for none of these things, no really, I came to Vegas to learn more about Symantec at their annual Vision Conference. Here you can come to a single event and learn about hot topics like: System Management, Backup, Data deduplication, Virtual Applications, Virtual Machines, Enterprise Security, and so much more.  All of it under the Symantec umbrella, one that until recently I may have had some distaste for. Ladies and Gentlemen I implore you...look again...this isn't Norton, this isn't Veritas, this isn't even Altiris...this is all of the above and way more than I knew about. One aspect of Symantec I hadn...

Caesar Photo

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Podcast Link

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There are many concerns for an enterprise when considering how and when to use mobile devices such as mobile phones or tablets.  Do we let users provide their own devices?  Do we provide the devices for them?  what is the best device for the job and demands for and from the user?  All of these considerations and many more must come into play when introducing and upgrading devices in the enterprise environment.   Policies must be able to protect the companies data as well as...

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Here is a fabulous link to the podcast on a feature for mobile security.

 Enlightened Mobile Security 

What organization can do better for mobile devices

As mobile devices become more common in the workplace; organization can do better in the creation of their mobile device policies by working on the following items. First, ensure users are trained in security, cost effectiveness, policies, and require passwords for all devices. Encourage a strict policy for your company to limit the types of devices so they are managable, cost effective and detailed training can be provided on the devices. ...

This wonderful program manager for connect told me tonight that I needed to post to this forum.

My thoughts around the challenges of cloud computing is control and compliance reporting. Having control over the policies and how they are applied will definitely lessen the challenges that Symantec will face when it comes to selling cloud solutions to corporations. With the end user company having this control, they will know that they have endpoints that are protected, and can report on the compliance of this as well. I definitely think this will provide a mutually benefitial relationship between customers and Symantec.

Joe Satriani - Clouds Race Accross the Sky

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