The Symantec Vision Conference is where we are spending our time today, starting with the keynote address by Enrique Salem, president and chief executive officer.
Major themes we expect to hear about include mobile security, the cloud backup question and the next fit with virtualization.
Let’s get started.
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9:08 a.m.PST: Salem is talking about all those problems we hear a lot about from the enterprise. People bringing their own devices, corporate information across laptops and smartphones – the big issues we all face.
9:11 a.m.: Salem says he was wrong about the total data he projected last year. It was not up 40% but 62%. The amount of data on mobile devices is up 4,000%. With this data is a new generation of attacks. Then there is the issue about virtualization. It is becoming a common aspect of the server. Then there is the cloud. He says it is the latest term. He calls it the next generation of outsourcing.
9:18 a.m.: Reputation based security is the next phase. This is about identity. The environment is complex, considering the amount of devices that are out there. That brings up the issue about how the data is managed, authenticated and easily accessible.
9:24 a.m.: Salem says Symantec is announcing VRay, an identity bases security system. Symantec will be making a series of announcements with cloud providers, including an announcement today with Salesforce.com.
9:27 a.m.: You need to take an information centric approach. Salem pointed to the major themes we should hear about: mobility, security, virtualization and the proliferation of devices.
9:30 a.m.: We get to see demos now! Funny. They’re doing a spoof on IBM’s Watson. Ha.
9:32 a.m.: Maybe we are not getting demos. Sigh .Looks like we will be hearing from experts. Firs topic is virtualization. VMware CTO Steve Herrod is on stage.
9:38 a.m. Hearing about Maine Medical and the data storage issues with all of its endpoints and the fit with virtualization.
9:42 a.m.: Virtual machines are becoming the maximum security risk. They often do not have backup and often it is a blind view. You need to see into the physical and virtual worlds. That is what makes V-Ray. We’re now going to see a demo. But this is odd. They are using gum balls to show the service? Nice try. But in essence the traditional backup is dead. We just saw this futuristic video about people becoming robotic drones and followed by the breaking of a window: “Break the backup window.”
10:13 a.m.: Connection issues. Talking with Intel about its integrations. Still showing they work together despite Intel’s acquisition of McAfee.
10:18 a.m.: Now we are hearing about backing up the cloud with another video that plays to Symantec’s storage focus.
10:25 a.m.: Scaling storage – it comes down to repurposing, Demo on an iPad showing virtual store dashboard. Storage provisioning remotely.
10:30 a.m.: Coming to the end of the opening session with tech in memorial video starring Clippy, Atari 2600, Tamagotchi, the 28,800 BPS Modem and the Laser disc, starring Leonard Nimoy.
10:37 a.m.: Dell manager talking about data tiering and the way it is automated. Stephen Foskett, analyst and blogger tweeted: “Confused. Dell just mentioned their “object-based storage device” as a “joint solution with Symantec”. Ummm, @Caringo? #SymVision”
10:50 a.m. We’ll be back in a bit.
11:36 a.m.: Just finished up discussion with Enrique Salem. One takeaway: virtualization is creating new storage demands on the enterprise. Some media people in the room disagree. Thoughts?
Airfare and hotel were paid for the writer to attend the Symantec Visions Event.
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