CP&C Technology Strategist Shares Expertise on IT Governance Tools at SecureWorld Panel Series; George Gerchow Will Discuss Keys to Making the IT Infrastructure Continuously Compliant.COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo. -- Configuresoft, an innovator in systems management technology and the creator of enterprise continuous compliance management, today announced George Gerchow, technology strategist for Configuresoft's Center for Policy & Compliance will participate on a series of panel discussions at the SecureWorld Expo which runs from March through December. The panels will focus on IT Governance. In the spring series (March, April, May), Mr. Gerchow will discuss the tools and techniques that are essential for integrating continuous compliance into an IT infrastructure to meet overall business needs. Configuresoft is a silver sponsor of the regional conference and will have a booth at the events to demonstrate the company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. Enterprise Configuration Manager (ECM (1) (Enterprise Change Management) See version control and configuration management. (2) (Error Correcting Mode) A Group 3 fax capability that can test for errors within a row of pixels and request retransmission. ) 4.8. IT executives are concerned with making their IT environment continuously compliant and secure, especially when it is in a constant state of shift and drift. Managing security and configuration can seem like a daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin task for IT staff because it is in perpetual motion Perpetual motion The expression perpetual motion, or perpetuum mobile, arose historically in connection with the quest for a mechanism which, once set in motion, would continue to do useful work without an external source of energy or which would produce more . In order for IT staff to successfully rein in rein in Verb 1. to stop (a horse) by pulling on the reins 2. to restrict or stop: either prices or wage packets had to be reined in Verb 1. an IT environment, they need to identify exactly what they have in their network and then compare it with its desired state. Once this has been determined IT staff can then implement a proactive process to institutionalize in·sti·tu·tion·a·lize v. To place a person in the care of an institution, especially one providing care for the disabled or mentally ill. in compliance as a continuous, sustainable process, not just a reaction to the latest worm, threat or legislation.
Who: George Gerchow, CP&C technology strategist, Configuresoft
What: "Beyond Compliance: IT Governance Tools" panel
When: Thursday, March 16, 1:00 p.m. ET
Where: Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Mass. (Booth # 1)
More Info: http://www.secureworldexpo.com/events/index.php?id=225
When: Thursday, April 20, 12:30 p.m. ET
Where: Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, PA
(Booth # 47)
More Info: http://www.secureworldexpo.com/events/index.php?id=226
When: Wednesday, May 3, exact time TBD
Where: Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, GA
More Info: http://www.secureworldexpo.com/events/index.php?id=233
When: Thursday, May 25, exact time TBD
Where: Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
More Info: http://www.secureworldexpo.com/events/index.php?id=234
About George Gerchow George Gerchow brings more than 12 years of IT and systems experience in Education, Finance and Government environments. Mr. Gerchow has managed staff in large enterprises and has deployed systems management tools for some of the world's largest corporate and government networks. His extensive experience with Cisco and Microsoft products includes infrastructure design, security, MS Clustering, Windows Domain Architecture and implementations. Mr. Gerchow is the systems engineering manager for Configuresoft and is a technology strategist and active member of the Center for Policy & Compliance, a research and advisory group designed to address the issues of managing security within strict metrics. He is a frequent panelist and invited speaker on topics in configuration management, compliance and patch management. Mr. Gerchow earned a BS degree in Networking from Regis University. He holds the CCNA See Cisco certification. , MCP (1) See Microsoft certification. (2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C). , SCP (1) (Service Control Point) A node in an SS7 telephone network that provides an interface to databases, which may reside within the SCP computer or in other computers. and ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library, www.itil.co.uk) One of the more comprehensive as well as non-proprietary and publicly available sets of guidelines for "best practice" IT services management, owned by the British Office of Government Commerce (OGC). certifications. About Configuresoft's Center for Policy & Compliance The Center for Policy & Compliance (CP&C) is comprised of a team of security and policy experts, IT auditors and early contributors to Federal mandates and industry best practices. While Configuresoft's goal includes helping administrators better understand and evaluate the security of their network, the driving factor behind the CP&C is to help the market gain a better understanding of the tools to help plan and implement automated strategies that effectively address regulatory and policy compliance issues. About Configuresoft Configuresoft is an innovator in systems management technology, serving eight of the world's 25 largest companies. Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States.[4] The city is the county seat of El Paso County. , the company offers enterprise configuration, policy compliance and remediation products that span both operations and IT security. At a time in which organizations must maintain a continuous state of audit throughout their infrastructure, Configuresoft ensures these environments conform to any desired or mandated state. To contact Configuresoft, call 719.447.4600, visit us on the Web at http://www.configuresoft.com or write to info@configuresoft.com. |
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