Building Resilient Systems: A Comprehensive Guide to Load Balancing Microsoft Workloads
Learn how to build resiliency into your Microsoft Workloads such as Exchange, Lync. As Microsoft Workloads become more critical to the productivity of your organisation, it becomes even more important to deploy them in highly available architectures. Server and site Load balancing are essential technologies for ensuring your organisation is secure and can survive critical failures of servers or even an entire site.
Microsoft Surface 2 and Windows 8.1
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IT Security
Our last topic will be on Security. While we got a Leading Security Expert visiting our cities this is a perfect time to learn about the latest threats which may give a hard time for you and your organization.
Join us for a partner seminar by Microsoft Value Professional (MVP), Erdal Ozkaya, organized by KEMP Technologies, the leading price/performance server load balancer and application delivery controller solution provider:
- Venue: .Net Meeting room @Microsoft 19th floor Tower II Jakarta Stock Exchange Building Sudirman Central Business District Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53 Jakarta 12190 Indonesia
- Date: January 16 2014 (Monday)
- Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Venue: Seminar Room 2 @ Microsoft Hong Kong, 13/F, Cyberport 2, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong
- Date: January 20, 2014 (Monday)
- Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
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About the Speaker
Erdal Ozkaya is a Microsoft Value Professional (MVP) Windows Expert – IT Pro. The passion and commitment that Erdal has shown to his work has been recognized by Microsoft. In 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 Erdal Ozkaya was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (Windows Expert -IT Pro) award. Erdal is also a Security Consultant and Certified Ethical Hacker Trainer.
Erdal was the founder and Senior Microsoft Instructor of CEO IT Training, which has now merged with a Asia Pacific based company. With his expertise, Erdal is an adviser and consultant to government departments, Fortune 1000 companies and Information Security Professionals to ensure they are getting prepared against latest “Cyber Crime” and being able to defend their organizations against any security breaches. He is actively involved in the complex IT security solutions, and enforcing regulatory requirements to the organizations, to protect their digital assets.
Erdal specializes in Windows Client and Server O/S’s; Security/Exchange 2007/2010/2013; SharePoint 2007/2010; EC-Council Security and ISO 27001/27002/ 27005.
CISO Insight
Industry events remain one of the most effective ways for security leaders to stay current, build peer networks, and discover approaches that no vendor whitepaper can teach. The hallway conversations between sessions — where practitioners share what actually worked and what failed — consistently deliver more actionable intelligence than the formal presentations themselves.
Why Cybersecurity Events Matter for Practitioners
The cybersecurity industry moves at a pace where knowledge has a short half-life. Techniques that were cutting-edge 18 months ago may already be outdated. Threat actors evolve continuously, and defenders must keep pace. Industry events — conferences, summits, forums, and workshops — serve as concentrated knowledge-transfer mechanisms where practitioners can absorb months of industry developments in days. Beyond the formal agenda, events create opportunities for informal knowledge exchange that drives real operational improvement. CISOs discussing challenges over coffee, incident responders comparing detection approaches, architects debating implementation strategies — these peer interactions produce insights impossible to replicate through online content alone.
Building a Strategic Approach to Industry Engagement
For CISOs managing limited time and travel budgets, being selective about events is essential. The most valuable events combine technical depth with strategic relevance, attract genuine practitioners rather than just vendors, and provide structured networking. Regional events often deliver more value per hour than mega-conferences because the community is smaller and more focused. I recommend mixing one or two large international events with several focused regional forums for the best balance of breadth and depth. The connections made at these events prove invaluable during incident response, technology evaluations, and career transitions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How should CISOs choose which cybersecurity events to attend?
Prioritise events that align with your current strategic priorities, attract peers from your industry sector, and provide opportunities for genuine peer interaction beyond vendor presentations. Look for strong speaker curation, hands-on workshops, and structured networking opportunities.
What is the ROI of attending cybersecurity conferences?
The return comes in multiple forms: peer intelligence that informs strategy, vendor evaluations from practitioners, talent pipeline development, and professional growth. CISOs who invest in event attendance consistently report that connections made prove valuable during incidents, evaluations, and transitions.
Related reading: Visit our CISO Career Hub or explore the Cyber Resilience Hub for frameworks and resources.