Keynotes

Some people say that technology has changed the way we did our business before. This is not the case. As an example we could look into financial business. The philosophy of that business has not changed for centuries. Introduction of technology made it possible to easily handle thousands of transactions with many clients. However the way of handling those transactions has not changed: we replaced paper ledger cards with electronic records. Computers are faster when calculating, storing and retrieving the records, but ... we still are not flexible when enhancements, new business ideas and new legal situations are introduced.

Why is it like this? We try to computerize what already exists. We keep our traditional "specialized" divisions, or silos. Each of the silos does what previously had to be done manually. Accounting is done by accounting, settlements are done by settlement group, payments are done by payments handling group, etc., etc. Our approach is to describe the work done within each of the silos and then we develop programs that mirror our manual work. The result is that our IT solutions are not flexible because they only represent a snapshot of our reality. Paradox situation is: our own IT world became entitled to be an additional silo!

Another question following the above mentioned issues is: do we develop IT solutions properly? Every couple of years we experience the next "holy grail" of IT. The new language, the new method, the new fad is going to cure our lack of flexibility. May be we also should start to reconsider how we make our application software. Is really the bespoke software development so expensive? Or is this word "expensive" just a myth.

Further issue of our silos automation is the provision of inter-silos communications. Suddenly, from information point of view, we add complexities to our systems and we start developing IT that has nothing to do with our business but secures inter-silo communication. We never try to consider changes in our organizations, we still want to keep status-quo with our silos and we believe that IT can help us to cope with the new sprouting complexities.

When could one say that IT provided the real competitive advantage? What about sustainable and flexible operations? One would have to consider changing organization, automating this new organization and working differently. Slight shift of conceptual paradigm of automating our business and creating application software might really open new frontiers of applying technology to doing our daily business.

The couple of final sentences will be dedicated to examples, experiences and recommendations.

Some people say that technology has changed the way we did our business before. This is not the case. As an example we could look into financial business. The philosophy of that business has not changed for centuries. Introduction of... MORE 

Cloud computing, social networks and enterprise collaboration demand federation of directory information across trust boundaries to create a distributed information fabric. Can these federations be built so as to be consistent with the requirements of minimal disclosure? Kim will frame the problems and introduce some ideas about how we might solve them.

Cloud computing, social networks and enterprise collaboration demand federation of directory information across trust boundaries to create a distributed information fabric. Can these federations be built so as to be consistent with the... MORE 

Security continues to be an afterthought as many organizations push full steam ahead to outsource core IT applications and functions to cloud service providers. Organizations must take a step back to master the federated security models and emerging tools applied at the network edge to avoid creating more security silos or proprietary approaches driven by each cloud service provider platform. The Six Sigma “Black Belt” skills are SAML, XACML, ABAC, WS-*, Delegated Authentication, Virtualization Security, and Middleware Integration. In this keynote, Gerry Gebel presents an organizational plan that follows a defined sequence of steps and creates a dashboard to monitor success.

Security continues to be an afterthought as many organizations push full steam ahead to outsource core IT applications and functions to cloud service providers. Organizations must take a step back to master the federated security models and... MORE 

In many enterprises, modeling the permissions for a new employee on those of a member of staff whose job description involves similar tasks is still the established practice.

Our presentation not only points out the dangers of working in this way, but also describes the procedural method that is to be aimed for, especially with regard to compliance considerations.

This method combines the functions involved in the creation of roles (role mining), the use of roles in provisioning, and the authorization of changes by means of workflow components, thus providing a homogeneous whole that describes the entire life cycles of roles. The presentation demonstrates how this procedural model takes the functional view of an employee's role and translates it into concrete technical permissions that are immediately usable in the day-to-day work environment, and whose logic is clear to all concerned.

Based on our practical experience in role management projects, we will also present solutions for working with dynamic roles and handling the numerous dependencies that exist between roles.

In many enterprises, modeling the permissions for a new employee on those of a member of staff whose job description involves similar tasks is still the established practice.

Our presentation not only points out the dangers of working... MORE 

Cloud computing has enabled new business models, and these business models, not cloud computing directly, are driving an upheaval in identity and security needs into the enterprise.

A handful of new and old technologies have combined to produce cloud computing, which has enabled a seismic shift in the business models of services and applications. This shift in turn is driving new security and identity needs back to the enterprise. It is imperative that enterprises understand how hosters, MSPs, Iaas/PaaS vendors, and SaaS providers make their money -- and how this works with or against enterprise security needs.

In this session we will identify types of cloud-based services, the monetary incentives for the service providers, and the resulting impacts on the enterprise security. We will detail steps enterprises can take to maximize effective identity and security policies in cloud services, as well as what to look for in service providers. We will also look at it from the perspective of the service provider -- how they can maximize their value and the loyalty of their enterprise customers.

Cloud computing has enabled new business models, and these business models, not cloud computing directly, are driving an upheaval in identity and security needs into the enterprise.

A handful of new and old technologies have combined... MORE 

Cloud computing and collaboration technologies are an opportunity for you to create a more secure environment based on strong identities, data privacy and compliance management. CA will deliver key learning identifying how your organization can make best use of collaboration and the cloud to create a stronger, safer environment.

Cloud computing and collaboration technologies are an opportunity for you to create a more secure environment based on strong identities, data privacy and compliance management. CA will deliver key learning identifying how your organization... MORE 

Where are the wins coming from around IAM today? With the changes in the economy what are companies focusing on? Will new technologies like “cloud”, SaaS and IdaaS change how we view “wins”? In this session Jackson Shaw will compare and contrast what customers in both the US and Europe have been concentrating on in IAM over the past 12 months where the quick wins are coming from. Jackson will draw on the many customers he has visited over the last year including during the three months he lived in Europe in 2009.

Where are the wins coming from around IAM today? With the changes in the economy what are companies focusing on? Will new technologies like “cloud”, SaaS and IdaaS change how we view “wins”? In this session Jackson Shaw... MORE