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Who should attend?
IT managers
Security managers
PC users
Key benefits of attending
- Gain an understanding of how to prevent valuable systems and data going missing
- Learn how to protect data so that even if hardware is lost
- data security is not compromised Understand ways to recover systems and data
Event Overview
Most companies today take reasonable steps to safeguard their business from internet threats, with firewalls, antivirus and anti-phishing measures now commonplace. However, many firms focus on these networked threats while ignoring the risks posed by physical theft of data held on end-user IT devices.
Smaller firms often do the least to safeguard end-user data, when they ought to take security at least as seriously as large corporations. Being sued over a data leak, suffering bad publicity or losing trade secrets might hit the profits of a large company, but it could spell bankruptcy for a smaller concern.
When it comes to securing clients, many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) feel:
- they don’t have the time;
- they don’t have the expertise;
- they don’t have the money;
- they’re not really at risk; or that
- security measures will get in the way of business.
This IT Week web seminar will address these questions directly and will explain how SMBs can improve the security of their IT operations at reasonable cost and without disrupting normal business processes. Our panel of experts will offer advice on best practices, and answer your questions about how to ensure that critical data remains private.
Speaker Biographies
Mike Walker - Mobile Business Development Manager & Manager of the Business Development Team, Pre-Sales Technical and the Brand Team, Lenovo, UK and Ireland
In 2007, Mike moved back to a UK country role looking after the mobile platform as well as over-seeing the pre-sales technical team, brand team and the business development team. He continues to present on a one-to-one and a group session around Best Engineered, design and innovation and competition across the industry.
Mike moved into Lenovo and was the ThinkVantage TCO Consultant for EMEA, assisting customers with saving money in IT areas by utilizing best practices and various tool sets. He traveled EMEA, China and the US extensively meeting with various size companies and demonstrating the benefits of a Lenovo solution.
Mike began his career with IBM in 2000 as NetVista Brand Manager focusing primarily on commercial desktop business throughout the Corporate and SME marketplaces.
Before joining IBM, Mike worked throughout Distribution including CHS / Merisel and Computer 2000 (formerly Frontline) where he was the IBM Business Manager controlling all aspects of product and marketing activities with the complete IBM range including ThinkPads, Xseries and NetVista desktops.
He completed a BTEC National Diploma at Farnborough Technical College where he studied Business Management and Computer Studies. Following this Mike went straight into the IT industry as a broker for 2nd User RS/6000 and AS/400 machines.
He currently lives in Camberley. His hobbies include football, golf, fishing and motor sports.
Rob Sheppard - Marketing Manger, Intel
Rob Sheppard is the Marketing Manager for Intel’s Business PCs and Digital Office Technologies in EMEA.
Rob joined Intel in 1982 and has held various technical and marketing management roles during that time.
Most recently Rob’s team have been responsible for bringing Intel’s vPro™ and Centrino® Pro technologies to market in EMEA.
Rob has a joint honours degree in Computer Science and Electronic Engineering from the University of Birmingham, England.
He is based in the UK.
Dr. Mitul Mehta - Managing Director, Tek Plus
Mitul Mehta is the Managing Director and the driving force behind TekPlus, a leading strategy consultancy for the ICT industry. He has a high profile image as one of the leading authorities in Europe on the technology industry, focused on the enterprise, e-business, storage, IT Services and the emerging IT landscape. His background covers all the traditional IT, Telecoms, Networking and Electronics areas and he has a vast amount of experience in providing business and strategic consulting in these areas for the leading 100 global end-user companies. Dr. Mehta has recently been recognised by “International Who’s Who” as a leading influencer and contributor to the international business community.
Mehta has regularly advised leading IT companies including Cisco, HP, IBM, CSC, 3Com and Microsoft, and has also focused on key verticals of Financial Services and the Healthcare IT market for over ten years.
Prior to establishing TekPlus, Dr. Mehta was the head for over five years of the Technology Research Group for Frost & Sullivan and held the title of European Group Manager reporting directly to the Managing Director. The divisions reporting to him were; 1) The Telecoms group, 2) The Datacomms group, 3) The Computer and Peripherals group, 4) The Software and Banking group, 5) The Semiconductor and Optics group and the 6) The Electronics Components group.
Dr. Mehta has over ten years experience in Information Technology. Prior to becoming a consultant, he managed advance research laboratories in optical communications, nanotechnology and semiconductors. He has considerable experience in business planning, strategic analysis, marketing, and feasibility studies.
Dr. Mehta is an experienced lecturer within the IT, Software and Electronics fields. Dr. Mehta is a leading speaker for key clients and key conferences including round-tables, strategic discussion forums, etc. (eg HP SuperDome, HP Openview, 3Com, Unisys Directions, CSC and Inter-Networking conferences). He is in continuous demand in the media and television press and frequently quoted in the European technical press.
Chris Taylor - IT Manager, AT&T Williams
Chris Taylor joined WilliamsF1 in 1998 as a CADCAM specialist and four years ago was promoted to lead
Williams’ IT department.
Chris’ route to Williams began at Headlands School in Bridlington where his innate skills and disposition
led him to pursue a higher education path at Hull College of Engineering & the University of Humberside,
initially to HNC level, but ultimately to an honours degree in Engineering. His academic studies covered all
aspects of engineering from Mechnical to Electrical, Control and CADCAM.
Graduating in 1994, Chris’ first two professional engagements were local to his native Bridlington, first with
Bridlington Precision Engineering where he experienced at first hand the downstream end of the
CADCAM process working for clients in the mining and machine tool industries.
Chris took his experience on to Ideal Standard, where he formed part of the vanguard introducing
CADCAM techniques into a traditional craft industry as he assisted the Hull-based porcelain manufacturer
with the development of new methods of design and manufacture. Ultimately, he was among a small
group of engineers that received the American Standard President’s Award for implementing new
technology.
In 1997, Chris joined Matra Datavision, a supplier to Williams F1. At the Coventry-based firm, he used his
expertise in solid and surface modelling and manufacturing methods before he became aware of a
vacancy for a CADCAM specialist at Williams F1.
Joining Williams in 1998, he supported a growing CADCAM application demand based on UNIX operating
systems and progressively became more involved in supporting servers, data management and high
performance computing for simulations in specialist applications such as aerodynamics and materials.
Today, Chris manages the IT department after a steady promotion. He leads 12 members of staff who
manage a rigorously utilised IT infrastructure spanning remote operations around the world at races and
tests, a high end engineering function and a large traditional business user community.
Chris is married with two daughters and lives in Faringdon, Oxfordshire.
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