IBM Sessions at Gartner Symposium ITxpo, Orlando, 2011
I attended several sessions presented by IBMers at the symposium. Here are some of the highlights and points that I took away from each one, summarizing my live posts from @mirv_pgh on Twitter. Best Practices for Cloud & Database Security On Tuesday, Al Cooley, IBM Director of Data Security, spoke on cloud and database security. Security is one of the big concerns that most customers raise about cloud computing. Some highlights: Intruders tend to go straight for the databases because that's usually where the goods are. Best practices: discover, identify your sensitive data assess vulnerabilities harden security perform auditing monitor activities monitor applications implement access control encrypt sensitive data mask your test data Transforming @ IBM: Innovation that Matters On Tuesday, Leslie Gordon, IBM VP of Application & Infrastructure Service Management, spoke on IBM's own transformational journey as a global IT e...