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As geopolitical tensions continue to rise and threat actors are more driven for success than ever before, DDoS attacks are increasing in quantity, scope, and complexity.  The days of old are gone and its imperative that security leaders understand the dynamic nature of today’s DDoS attacks.  Join VCSP and NETSCOUT Arbor as we explore the shift change in the DDoS attack landscape and how to evaluate your vulnerability to DDoS attacks.

Date & Time:

March 21, 2024 | 12 - 1 PM

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Richard Hummel, Senior Threat Intelligence Manager | NETSCOUT

 

 

 

 


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The AWS Security Reference Architecture (AWS SRA) is a holistic set of guidelines for deploying the full complement of AWS security services in a multi-account environment. It can be relied upon to help design, implement, and manage AWS security services so that they align with industry accepted practices. The recommendations are built around a single-page architecture that includes AWS security services. In this session, learn about the AWS SRA and how you and your team’s might rely on the AWS SRA to design and secure your cloud hosted workloads. Also learn how they help achieve security objectives, where they can be best deployed and managed in your AWS accounts, and how they interact with other security services.

Date & Time:

June 1, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM


About Manny Landron


 

VP- Cloud Security | Enabling teams to adopt and secure AWS cloud leveraging automation as a work force multiplier.

 


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The use of Generative AI has exploded in the last year, surprising and delighting most consumers in its rise from relative obscurity. Every day there’s a new product or service taking advantage of Generative AI, and it seems that if you don’t use them you’ll be left behind. In this session we’ll look at how this AI revolution occurred, the risks and benefits of using Generative AI services, and some key tooling capabilities and best practices for governance and control in a business environment.

Date & Time:

November 16, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM

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Patrick McNeil

Senior Security Architect,  GuidePoint Security

Patrick is a Sr. Security Architect for GuidePoint Security, specializing in application security and DevSecOps programs, API Security, and AI / ML. His background includes software development, system architecture design, network engineering, and security in the defense, banking, and telecom industries. Patrick is a hacker and #telephreak at heart, passionate about teaching and mentoring. He has shared his knowledge at a number of conferences, including DEFCON, DerbyCon, BSidesLV and local BSides events, CarolinaCon, CackalackyCon, regional OWASP meetings, and various telecom industry and fraud prevention forums. Patrick enjoys growing his local security community by volunteering with BSidesRDU and CackalackyCon, and is the president of a nonprofit Oak City Locksport.

 

 

 

 


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Join us on October 5th from 12-1 PM for the latest on where our cyber-attack surface is growing and how to reduce the risk posed by key cyber threats from nation states to critical infrastructure to malicious use of  AI.  We are fortunate to have a panel of front-line subject matter experts who will share their knowledge of the cyber threat challenges they face every day.

Date & Time:

October 5, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM

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Panelists:

Chris Cope,  Field Supervisor, FBI

Sean Stalzer, Director, Cyber Security, Dominion Energy Services

Lance James, Founder and CEO of Unit221B,  Former Deloitte Head of Cyber Intelligence, and Chief Scientist for Flashpoint

Moderator:

Beth Bergin Waller, Chair, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
Practice, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black

 

 

 

 


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The rapid scaling of quantum computers is approaching an inflection point, with profound implications for multiple industries. The business advantage is insurmountable in pharmaceutical, finance, energy, intelligence, and many other fields. It will separate the haves from the have-nots to become market leaders. The dark side is the impact to virtually all digital networks today, including all the cybersecurity tools used to protect modern enterprise and critical infrastructure. The issue is “harvest now, decrypt later” which enables the future exploitation of any data collected today and before a transition to post-quantum cryptography. However, there are powerful solutions and tools to begin preparing now.

Date & Time:

March 9, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM

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Denis Mandich, CTO of Qrypt

 

 

 

 


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Date & Time:

November 17, 2022 | 12 – 1 PM

About our Speakers


 

Jason Ancarrow, AVP of Enterprise Cybersecurity for CarMax

 

Jason Ancarrow is AVP of Enterprise Cybersecurity for CarMax where he leads Cybersecurity Operations and Security Architecture. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the VCU Cybersecurity Center. In addition, Jason serves as the President of the CarMax Foundation, which directs the CarMax Foundation’s work to promote the causes CarMax Associates care about to impact the communities where they live and work. Jason was commissioned as an Officer out of college and completed his commitment with the Virginia Air National Guard. His Technology career spans over 20 years in program management, information security operations, and consulting with organizations such as AOL, Capital One, IBM, US Army, and the FBI.

 

He holds a BA in Economics from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and a MS in Information Security and Assurance from Norwich University. Jason also serves on the Board for the American Red Cross Capital Region and the Advisory Board for the VCU Cybersecurity Center and Torchlight.ai.

 


Ron Buchanan, Information Security Officer for Atlantic Union Bank

 

Ron Buchanan joined Atlantic Union Bank in 2016 as the Information Security Officer. Prior roles include Senior Director of Information Security Operations at Capital One and Vice President of the CyberCrime Investigations for State Street Bank. Ron has over 20 years’ experience in cyber security including incident response, forensics, eDiscovery, encryption, and investigations. Ron’s primary mission continues to focus on protecting assets, stakeholders, and intellectual property from cyber threats, while enabling the business to operate with flexibility and full situational awareness.

 

Ron has a BS in Business Management & Finance from Northeastern University and a Master of Science in Information Assurance from Norwich University. Ron has obtained certifications as a CISSP, CISM, and EnCE (Encase Certified Examiner). Ron is also a member of ISSA, and the FBI’s InfraGard and Citizens Academy programs. Ron serves on the Board of the Virginia Cyber Security Partnership.

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Date & Time:

October 27, 2022 | 12 – 1 PM

About our Speaker


 

Rob Hankison, Cyber Security Specialist Leader at Deloitte

 

Rob Hankinson is a Cyber Security Leader for Deloitte, specializing in advising federal agencies and states on how to transition to a Zero Trust architecture. Rob has over 25 years of cyber security experience, most of which is as a director for information technology for the U.S. Department of State. Rob also spent some time with the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of the Federal CIO where he helped shape federal policy regarding IT security and communications.

Date:

July 13, 2022

Time:

1 – 4 PM


Schedule:

1:00 - Welcome by VITA
1:15 - IT Security in the Hybrid World with Randy Marchany / Virginia Tech
2:00 - MACH37 Introduction with Mike McCoy / MACH37
2:10 - Problems, Solutions, Use Cases and Traction by MACH37 Cohorts
3:10 - From the Trenches / Call-in from Kyiv, Ukraine with Hideez
3:55 - Upcoming Events by VITA
4:00 - Adjourn


Session Details

"IT Security in the Hybrid World" w/ Randy Marchany

The hybrid work world has required us to change our security architectures to adapt to an environment where organizations have limited visibility to endpoints. This shift incorporates strategies involving zero trust principles, moving away from network-basedIDS/IPS as line speeds increase, and vulnerability management/scanning of external networks. The era of corporate network boundaries is ending.


MACH37 Introduction + Cohort Presentations

MACH37 is a start-up accelerator designed to facilitate the creation of the next generation of cyber product companies.

5 Cybersecurity companies (cohorts) participating in MACH37 will present 12 minutes each on their problem, solution, use cases and traction they have made since graduating from MACH37.


"From The Trenches"

Hideez a MACH37 graduate company will describe how they are helping defend critical infrastructure from Russian cyber attacks.

rvatech/Clubhouse - Virginia’s CDPA 101

Join rvatech/ for an all-new Clubhouse chat with Andrew Miller | Co-Founder of Workshop Digital, Christopher Jones | Attorney at Sands Anderson, and Randy Franklin | VP, Market General Manager of Terazo.

 

Topic – Virginia’s CDPA 101

Who does the CDPA apply to? What does the law require? How will it be enforced? How should Virginia companies prepare? How does it compare to other privacy regulations? When does it take effect?

 

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rvatech/Clubhouse - How to Design & Build Amazing Software

Join rvatech/ for a Clubhouse chat with Justin Etheredge | Co-Founder of Simple Thread and Brian Basset | Director of Business Development at Simple Thread.

 

Topic – How to Design & Build Amazing Software

Simple Thread specializes in designing and building amazing software. Come hear about their process and discuss the best ways to tackle software design.

 

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rvatech/Clubhouse - Extended Reality & Making Digital Education Content

Join rvatech/ for a Clubhouse chat with James Smith | CEO of Vytal Studios.

 

Topic – Extended Reality & Making Digital Education Content

We’ll chat with Vytal Studios, a digital education content producer, about the extended reality space, how they approach making educational content and their impending move from Austin to Richmond.

 

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Propelling Your Career Forward to Head of Product

October 29th, 2020

12:00pm – 1:00pm

 

As more companies digitally transform their businesses, the product management function is being thrust into the limelight as is the role of the Chief Product Officer. In this panel discussion, you will hear 3 Executive Product Leaders share their varying career journeys and describe this unique role within their organizations.

 

You will walk away with the following:

1. The scope and challenges of the Head of Product role in different size organizations
2. Key leadership skills and competencies needed for the role
3. An understanding of the wide range of career paths and training that will help you advance your career in the product field
4. Effective strategies/tactics for positioning yourself to move into the Head of Product role

 

Panelists:
Milgo Yonis | Chief Product Officer | TMI Consulting
Matt Briggs | VP of Product | Capital One
William DeVar | Chief Product Officer | West Creek Financial

Moderated by:
Lori Jennings | Jennings ProSearch

Special Guests:
Travis Bjorklund and Jessica Allison | Organizers of ProductTank

Webinar Speakers

Milgo Yonis

Chief Product Officer

TMI Consulting Inc.

Matt Briggs

Vice President of Product Management for the US Card Platform/ Product Team

Capital One

William DeVar

Chief Product Officer

West Creek Financial

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"Tech-It-Yourself" TIY Process Intelligence - The Future of Process Improvement and Operations

November 10th, 2021

12:00pm – 1:00pm

 

Process Intelligence combines Process Mining and Task Mining to connect business data to user interaction data and generate a 360° view of processes. This webinar will:

 

–Introduce the concept of Process Intelligence
–Provide overviews of Process Mining and Task Mining
–Summarize the competitive landscape
–Demonstrate Process Mining capabilities in action
–Highlight effective use cases

 

Panelists:
Steve Nerheim | Sales Director
John Cremo Jr. | Director, Intelligent Automation
Chris Behrle | Manager, Intelligent Automation

Webinar Speakers

Steve Nerheim

Sales Director

Main Digital

John Cremo Jr.

Director, Intelligent Automation

Main Digital

Chris Behrle

Manager, Intelligent Automation

Main Digital

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Accelerating Analytics via DataVault

December 3rd, 2020

12:00pm – 1:00pm

 

Advanced analytics and BI are both critical capabilities of data-driven enterprises, but they depend on different data models. How do you construct a data warehouse that allows for both self-service reporting and predictive modeling – without lengthy, complex development cycles? Impact Makers will show how we enable better, faster data science with a methodology for data warehousing that is more than just a data modeling technique.

 

Brett Burnam | Impact Makers
David Moxley | Impact Makers

 
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Webinar Speakers

Brett Burnam

Lead Consultant

Impact Makers

David Moxley

Senior Data Science Consultant

Impact Makers

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Making Your Code Easy to Modify

April 28, 2021

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Hosted Virtually via Zoom

 

Topic: Making Your Code Easy to Modify

When developing software, there’s always a balance between speed and quality. If you only focus on speed, you could leave complexity, duplication, and other forms of technical debt in your wake that will just delay deployments in the future. By focusing on small changes now, you can save yourself a big headache later. In this webinar – Brian Bassett, Kenny Hegeland, Chrys Sills, and Brad Phillips will discuss practices that help keep codebases maintainable, such as writing intention revealing code, refactoring for readability, using Test- and Behavior-Driven Development, and more.


Featured Panelists:

Moderator – Brian Bassett | Director of Business Dev. – Simple Thread
Kenny Hegeland | Software Engineer – Ippon
Chrys Sills | Transformation Principle – Red Hat
Brad Phillips | RTS Labs

 

 

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Webinar Speakers

Moderator - Brian Bassett

Director of Business Development

Simple Thread

Kenny Hegeland

Software Engineer

Ippon Technologies

Chrys Sills

Transformation Principle

Red Hat

Brad Phillips

Software Engineer

RTS Labs

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"Tech-It-Yourself" 2021 Challenges and Trends

March 17, 2021

12:00pm – 1:00pm

 

Topic: 2021 Challenges and Trends

 

Ghada Ijam | Chief Information Officer – The Federal Reserve System
Mike Lempner | VP Engineering & Technology – Mission Lane
Ankit Mathur | Chief Technology Officer – RoundTrip

 

 

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Webinar Speakers

Ankit Mathur

Chief Technology Officer

RoundTrip

Ghada Ijam

Chief Information Officer

The Federal Reserve System

Mike Lempner

VP Engineering & Technology

Mission Lane

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Webinar - Leading Microsoft's Cyber Security


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Ann Johnson

Corporate Vice President, Cybersecurity Solutions Group | Microsoft

 

Ann Johnson is Corporate Vice President, Cybersecurity Solutions Group for Microsoft. She oversees the team responsible for helping organizations become operationally resilient on their digital transformation journey, and to unlock the security, compliance, and identity capabilities of Microsoft’s intelligent cloud and next-generation AI. She is a member of the board of advisors for FS-ISAC (The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center), an Advisory Board Member for EWF (Executive Women’s Forum on Information Security, Risk Management and Privacy), and an Advisory Board Member for HYPR Corp. Johnson recently joined the board of advisors for Cybersecurity Ventures.

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"Tech-It-Yourself" - Intelligent Automation for the Enterprise

August 18, 2021

12:00pm – 1:00pm

 

What are the components and technologies that make up an Intelligent Automation platform? We’ll demonstrate a few of these technologies during the presentation, including Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) and views into the management interfaces. We will provide an overview of the current market leaders, their product positioning and outline potential use cases by industry and department. Lastly, we will discuss how to find the right candidates to return the best results on your investment.

Chris Lara | Senior Director of Intelligent Automation | UDig
Jessa Micucci | Senior Consultant | UDig
Dustin | Senior Consultant | UDig

 

 

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"Tech-It-Yourself" 2021 rvatech/ Year Ahead Forecast

February 24, 2021

12:00pm – 1:00pm

 

Join us as we preview the year ahead at rvatech/. We’ll review the unique hybrid programming plan the organization has put in place, discuss ways to maximize an rvatech/ membership, and also talk about what we’ve seen and heard among our members regarding how they are approaching 2021.

 

Nick Serfass | CEO of rvatech/
Carrie Roth | Chair of rvatech/ Board of Directors

 

 

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Webinar Speakers

Carrie Roth

Chairwoman

rvatech/ Board of Directors

Nick Serfass

Chief Executive Officer

rvatech/

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"Tech-It-Yourself" 2021 General Assembly Panel Discussion

January 7th, 2020

12:00pm – 1:30pm

 

We’ll be sitting down with a few of the Commonwealth’s legislators to talk tech and what might or might not be on the agenda for the upcoming General Assembly.

 

Delegate Carrie Coyner
Senator Monty Mason
Delegate C.E. (Cliff) Hayes Jr.

 

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Webinar Speakers

Delegate Carrie Coyner

Senator Monty Mason

Delegate C.E. (Cliff) Hayes Jr.

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Tech Policy Agenda and the Commonwealth's Budget in 2021

December 17th, 2020

12:00pm – 1:00pm

 

Join us as we unveil RVATECH’s policy agenda for the upcoming 2021 Commonwealth of Virginia General Assembly. Additionally, we’ll have policy experts ready to review, discuss, and answer any questions related to the governor’s 2021 budget proposal.

 

Andrew Lamar, RVATECH Policy Consultant | Lamar Consulting
Carrie Roth, RVATECH Policy Committee Chair | Activation Capital

 
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Webinar Speakers

Carrie Roth

RVATECH Policy Committee Chair

Activation Capital

Andrew Lamar

RVATECH Policy Consultant

Lamar Consulting

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Leveling Up - NextGen Rising Stars

November 11th, 2020

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Panelists:
Isaiah Harvin | WarnerMedia
Rachel Mahan | Costar Group
Yash Tekriwal | JJellyfish

Moderated by:

Aaron Varella | Dominion Energy

In this panel discussion, Next Gen Rising Stars will share their stories about how they got into Tech and have been able to achieve early success in their careers. These rising stars work at companies including HBO Max, CoStar, JJellyFish and Dominion Energy.

You will walk away with the following:
-An understanding of different tech career paths
-Ways to think about your job search along with advice on how to apply for jobs
-The best places to network
-How to stay focused when things seem overwhelming

This is a free event open to all. Scroll down to our panel members bio’s as well as register for this event!

 

 

Webinar Speakers

Aaron Varella

Recruiter - Staffing Specialist

Dominion Energy

Rachel Mahan

Software Engineer

CoStar Group

Yash Tekriwal

Senior Associate

JJellyfish One

Isaiah Harvin

Business Analyst, Product Management - HBO Max

WarnerMedia

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Rapid-prototyping for Scale

November 19th, 2020

12:00pm – 1:00pm

 

The lines between design and development are continually blurring. Gone are the days of sending static files to a development team to be magically transformed into code. Instead, teams are using a development-focused approach from the very beginning, enabling them to ideate swiftly, grow customer-bases rapidly, and increase functionality faster than ever before. In this webinar, Brandon Lewis (BLDR), Jessica Allison (CarMax), and Shannon Eastwood (Mobelux) will share how a development-first mindset informs how they approach product development. We’ll talk about tools, practices, and resources that can help you architect your products so you can grow quickly without sacrificing quality.

 

Brandon Lewis | BLDR
Jessica Allison | CarMax
Shannon Eastwood | Mobelux

Webinar Speakers

Shannon Eastwood

Director of Strategy

Mobelux

Brandon Lewis Briggs

Co-Founder and Lead Designer

BLDR One

Jessica Allison

Product Manager

CarMax

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Kubernetes & Containerization

December 1st, 2020

12:00pm – 1:00pm

 

Greg Patrick, DSc
Market Technical Director | Terazo

 

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Webinar Speakers

Greg Patrick, DSc

Market Technical Director

Terazo Web Services

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Ethics in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

December 8th, 2020

12:00pm – 1:00pm

 

In this webinar, Diya Wynn, the first AI/ML Ethicist at Amazon Web Services, will help us navigate this new technology with open eyes. We’ll explore its potential, while also weighing its risks. We’ll discuss how AI/ML has impacted us already and what we should be aware of in the future.

Webinar Speakers

Diya Wynn

AI/ML Ethics Lead, Emerging Technologies & Intelligent Platforms

Amazon Web Services

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Insider Threat Overview: Leveraging the Benefits of Behavioral Science Research

November 10th, 2020

12:00pm – 1:00pm

 

MITRE’s insider threat capability is comprised of rigorous and data-driven frameworks, indicators, methodologies, interventions, operational successes, and thought leadership to counter the risk from harmful acts undertaken by trusted employees inside an organization. MITRE’s subject matter expertise uniquely spans a spectrum of harmful cyber and non-cyber (behavioral) insider attacks, including those that originate from malicious or non-malicious (e.g., negligent, mistaken, outsmarted) employees. We recognize that insider threat is not solely a technological issue but has an inherently human component. Our work uniquely leverages the behavioral sciences and technical sciences in combination to more effectively counter insider threat. Dr. Deanna Caputo, a social psychologist and MITRE’s Chief Scientist for Behavioral Sciences and Cybersecurity will provide an overview of insider threat research and present the MITRE Insider Risk Behavioral Framework.

Webinar Speakers

Dr. Deanna D. Caputo

Chief Scientist for Behavioral Sciences & Cyber Security Capabilities Senior Principal Behavioral Psychologist

The MITRE Corporation

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T.I.Y. Webinar – “Propelling Your Career Forward to the Chief Data Officer”

Date: July 16, 2020

Time: 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm

Location: Zoom

Sponsor: TBD

In this panel discussion, 3 Chief Data Officers will share their career journeys and describe how the see the elusive role of the CDO evolving as organizations increasingly look towards data for better decision-making, marketing, customer service, and monetization.

You will walk away with the following:

1. The scope and challenges of the CDO role across industries

2. Key leadership skills needed for the role

3. An understanding of different career paths and training that will help you advance you career in the data field

4. Effective strategies/tactics for positioning yourself to move into the CDO role

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T.I.Y. Webinar – “Network Programmability – DevOps for Networking”

Date: September 22, 2020

Time: 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm

Location: Webex

Sponsor: ePlus

"Tech-It-Yourself" Tech Builder Thursday w/ Bob Brewer, National Solutions Director of ePlus.

Topic - Network Programmability – DevOps for Networking

DevOps has become one of the most used transformational terms in the networking industry today. DevOps is used to combine software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops). When focused in the area of Enterprise Networking, the term used is commonly referred to as NetOps, but in reality, the words are synonymous. DevOps allows companies to enable faster development of applications, achieve easier maintenance of existing deployments, and promote shorter, more controllable iterations through the adoption of best practices, automation, and deployment of new tools.

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TIY Webinar - "DevOps 201: Taking it to the Next Level"

"Tech-It-Yourself" featuring Chris Busse, Chief Digital Officer of Terazo, Rob Roy, Head of Digital + Chief Digital Officer of Sprint and Carla Owens, Chief Digital Officer of the Markel Corporation

“Tech-It-Yourself” featuring a special Chief Digital Officer panel with Carla Owens, Chief Digital Officer of the Markel Corporation, Rob Roy, Head of Digital + Chief Digital Officer of Sprint and Chris Busse, Chief Digital Officer of Terazo.

 

Topic – Propelling Your Career Forward to the Chief Digital Officer

 

In this panel discussion, 3 Chief Digital Officers will share their career journeys and provide insight about the scope & responsibilities of this transformational role within their organizations

 

You will walk away with the following:

 

1. The scope and challenges of the CDO role across several industries

 

2. Key leadership skills needed for the role

 

3. An understanding of different career paths and training that will help you advance your career in the digital field

 

4. Effective strategies/tactics for positioning yourself to move into the CDO role

Carla Owens, Chief Digital Officer of the Markel Corporation

Chris Busse, Chief Digital Officer of Terazo

Rob Roy, Head of Digital + Chief Digital Officer at Sprint

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Webinar - Delivering Business Value with a Modern Data Ecosystem

Delivering Business Value with a Modern Data Ecosystem

 

Topic description coming soon!

Webinar Speakers -

Tara Mason

Analytics Services Lead at Impact Makers

John Pimblett

Data Architecture Leader at Impact Makers

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Webinar - Trans-Affirming Systems Design

Trans-affirming systems design with Erin White

The binary gender model is hard-coded in so much of the technology around us, just like it’s embedded in our culture. Data models, schemas, algorithms, structures, and even design can be incredibly difficult to change, despite teams’ best intentions. In this webinar, we’ll chat with Erin White, Head of Digital Engagement at VCU Libraries, about tactics for making our systems more inclusive and affirming for people of all genders, and talk about the ripple effects of inclusive systems on real-world business decisions.

Erin has written about [trans-inclusive design](https://alistapart.com/article/trans-inclusive-design/) in distinguished industry periodicals such as “A List Apart” and is an advocate for gender inclusivity.

Webinar Speaker -

Erin White

Head of Digital Engagement at VCU Libraries

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Webinar - Making a Career Change into IT

Making a Career Change into IT

 

Are you trying to break into the tech industry?

 

 

On Wednesday, August 12th MAXX Potential will be hosting a panel discussion with some individuals who have successfully made the jump from curious tech tinkerer to full-time IT professionals. They’ll share how they dove in, taught themselves some of the leading industry skills, and how they continue to keep their saws sharp.

Trish Mahan​

Principal Technologist | MAXX Potential

Chazona Baum​

Principal Technologist | MAXX Potential

Casey Dellinger

ServiceNow Developer

Jonathon Alder

Front End Software Engineer

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T.I.Y. Webinar – “Propelling Your Career Forward to the CISO”

Date: July 21, 2020

Time: 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm

Location: Zoom

Sponsor: Sponsorship Available!

In this panel discussion, 3 Chief Information Security Officers from different industries and backgrounds will share their career journeys and describe how they see the role of the CISO evolving as enterprises increasingly take on digitization transformations, migrate into the cloud, work remotely, face increased regulations; and criminal groups become more sophisticated increasing frequency of cyber-attacks. You will walk away with the following:

1. The scope and challenges of the CISO role across industries

2. Key leadership skills needed for this role

3. An understanding of different career paths and training that will help you advance your career in the Information Security/Cybersecurity field

4. Effective strategies/tactics for positioning yourself to move into the CISO role

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Webinar with Chris May, Full Stack Engineer at Markel and Co-Founder of PyRVA

“Tech-It-Yourself” Webinar with Chris May, Full Stack Engineer at Markel and Co-Founder of PyRVA

 

Topic – “Python 201: Taking it to the Next Level”

 

Python is not the best programming language to do any one thing. But the moment you need to do more than one thing, python becomes the best programming language.” In this session, Python experts will be showing how you can start with a simple use case to visualize data, then taking advantage of tools in the python ecosystem to take a simple idea and turn it into a feature-rich, production-ready product.

Meet our Speaker

As a member of the Innovation Team at Markel, he spends his time researching, exploring, and building with new technologies and processes. On any given day, he may be creating a proof of concept with my full-stack development skills, collaborating across departments as a resident python expert, or enabling teams to communicate in new ways with our innovation platform. Chris is a senior front-end developer with skills including UI frameworks (such as React, Vue, and Angular), and a growing portfolio of full-stack development skills in Python. He has two decades of achieving business goals through programming and graphic design while mentoring those new at python.

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Webinar with Alex Otanez, Chief Operating Officer of Shockoe

“Tech-It-Yourself” Webinar with Alex Otanez, Chief Operating Officer of Shockoe

 

Topic – “Designing a Mobile-First Strategy”

 

Topic details and description is coming soon!

Meet our Speaker

Alex currently serves as the COO for Shockoe, an emerging technology agency known for introducing impactful mobile, augmented reality, and voice solutions that drive today’s leading retail and CPG businesses. Shockoe is one of Virginia’s fastest-growing digital companies and is featured in Forrester, Gartner, and Inc, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Alex has more than 10 years of experience in digital transformation and app development in a range of industries including consumer goods, retail, and finance. He also serves on the board for Trolley Ventures and holds several advisory board roles in early-stage startups. Alex resides in Richmond, VA with his wife Mary, daughter Emma, and their dog, Midnight. When not focused bridging the digital gap, Alex is out fishing with Emma and Midnight, or on a new adventure with Mary.

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This event has been rescheduled - please stay tuned for the new event date.

“Tech-It-Yourself” Webinar with Erin Babinsky and Lacey McLear of Capital One

 

Topic – “Data Collection and Annotation to Support Machine Learning Model Development”

 

Topic details and description is coming soon!

Webinar Speakers

Erin Babinsky

Senior Manager Data Science at Capital One

(Connect with Erin on LinkedIn)

Erin is an experienced data scientist specializing in the development of digital assistants (chatbots). She has a PhD in Experimental Psychology obtained from the University of Oxford in 2010. Expertise includes natural language processing, data curation, metrics and monitoring, statistics, qualitative research, experimental design, machine learning, and project management.

 

Speaker: Grace Hopper Celebration 2019 | Women Who Code Connect 2019

Lacey McLear

Sr. Data Manager – Conversational AI at Capital One

(Connect with Lacey on LinkedIn)

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Webinar with Jill Sitnick, Modern Learning Specialist, Training Partner Program Manager at the Microsoft Corporation

“Tech-It-Yourself” Webinar with Jill Sitnick, Modern Learning Specialist, Training Partner Program Manager at the Microsoft Corporation

 

Topic: Microsoft’s Skilling Initiative to Help 25 Million People Reskill in a New Economy

 

On June 30th, Microsoft announced our accelerated and expanded commitment to empowering people to get the skills they need to succeed as the economy changes. Helping everyone—wherever they are starting from—more easily develop the digital skills for in-demand roles is essential to supporting an inclusive economic recovery. That’s why we are committed to helping 25 million people worldwide learn new skills through a comprehensive approach. We are bringing together existing and new resources from Microsoft, including from LinkedIn and GitHub, with a focus on three key areas:

 

• Using data to identify in-demand skills and jobs

 

• Offering free access to learning paths and skilling resources needed for in-demand jobs

 

• Connecting these skills to low-cost certifications and free job-seeking tools to help people pursue jobs.

Meet the Speaker

Jill Sitnick, Modern Learning Specialist, Training Partner Program Manager at the Microsoft Corporation

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Webinar with Justin Mesher, Vice President of Cloud Solutions at ePlus

“Tech-It-Yourself” Webinar with Justin Mesher Vice President of Cloud Solutions at ePlus

 

Topic – “Maximizing Data with AWS”

 

Data has become one of the most valuable assets an organization has when it comes to building competitive differentiators and gaining insights into their customers. In order to get the most out of your data, the ability to leverage the cloud is becoming a must-have. Learn how the data management experts at NetApp have teamed up with AWS to help customers extend their data footprint into the cloud and leverage cutting-edge technologies to get the most out of their data. Whether you’re looking to run Production, Test/Dev, or archive workloads in the cloud, we’ll explore the solutions that can be leveraged to meet your needs.

Meet our Speaker

Justin Mescher is the Vice President of Cloud and Data Center Solutions for ePlus.  As part of ePlus’ Global Strategy Team, he leads the overall strategy and go-to-market for both the Cloud and Data Center practices.

 

Justin started his career in Corporate IT, managing the Data Center for a hospital in Central Illinois.  Justin expanded his experience from end-user to manufacturer (EMC Pre-sales Engineer), to Mid-West based Value Added Reseller and hosting provider (IDS).

 

Justin’s unique exposure and experience in understanding and developing strategy for organizations’ IT environments led to him becoming IDS’s CTO where he led their engineering team and developed their cloud practice.

IDS was acquired by ePlus in 2017.  As ePlus’ VP of Cloud and Data Center Solutions, Justin is utilizing and leveraging his experiences to grow those practices for ePlus. Justin spends his time meeting with strategic customers discussing their journey to the Cloud and developing new solutions within the ePlus portfolio to align with customer needs.

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"Tech-It-Yourself" Tech Builder Thursday w/ Mike D’Arezzo, Director of Security Services / Enterprise Security Architect at ePlus.

Topic – How to Manage/Secure the New Normal

 

Much of what we knew about the technical landscape of our organizations changed in the blink of an eye. Whether shifting our workforce to work from home to developing virtual desktop infrastructure, to pushing applications to the Edge of our networks to reduce VPN strain we pushed our teams to the limit to create solutions to get our employees back to work as fast as we could. We dealt with changing initiatives, phishing attacks, and even ransomware and security incidents in our mercurial environment. Now as we return to a new “Normal” we have an opportunity to fix what was broken, improve what we built, and re-create our workflows and digital landscapes and take advantage of the shift. Join us as we discuss how some changed to meet and resolve the opportunities and how the “New Normal” will change how we work and access our workflows and help our customers.

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Topic: The Social Currency: Cryptocurrency & Blockchain in 2021.

Centered around CJ’s latest book “The Social Currency”, which discusses the intersection between bartering, cryptocurrency, and financing while proposing a strategy and technology infrastructure to alleviate poverty.

 

Speaker:

 

Cecil (CJ) John | CEA | virtualdeveloper.com

 

Cecil (CJ) John is an architect, computer scientist, and the inventor of the world’s first blockchain-enabled records management system. Probably. He’s also the CEA of virtualdeveloper.com, LLC, a Managed Microsoft Partner out of Miami, FL. Virtualdeveloper.com, LLC, has won contracts with some of the largest companies in the world, including Ernst & Young, Deloitte, and the IMF. Most recently, he is the author of “The Social Currency – Why We Ought to Rethink Money | The Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bartering, and Finance”.

 

 

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Tech It Yourself Webinar Series

Date: April 1, 2020

Time: 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm

Location: Virtual Via Zoom

Sponsor: TBD