Jamie Yancy is VP, IT Manager & Security Officer; Jamie’s professional career might best be described as eclectic. Jamie has worked in the IT industry since 1977 as a communicator for the United States Navy. In 1984 he worked for the Argonne National Laboratory and had a key role the redesign of the USDOE Secure Automated Communications Network (SACNET) Jamie also, participated in the government wide Neutral Particle Beam experiment. He has provided communications support for the National Science Foundation experiments at ANL. Jamie in 1990 and began working with Rockwell International and EG&G providing management of communications at the Rocky Flats Facility Mr. Yancy was a key member of the Rocky flats Leadership academy. He has also served as The Chief Technology Officer for United Western Bancorp. In addition, he Co-Founded a Denver based DSL provider Broadband Solutions and designed and operated the network for a International long distance provider VDC, Built call centers for Teletech. Networks for Matrix Bancorp, Inc. and Legent Clearing and the list. And recently, co-founded Novitious LLC an IT consulting company. Jamie holds a number of certifications including a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and is a member of ISACA, ASIS, and ISSA.

Andy Atencio is a certified ITIL Expert and has worked in the IT industry for more than twenty-five years.  For the last 15 years, Andy has severed as the Chief Technology Officer for the City of Greenwood Village, where he has focused on helping not only his organization, but other organizations as well, understand the cultural impact and changes IT Service Management can create.  Andy leverages his Master’s Degree in Organizational Behavior and experience in psychological personality to foster organizational understanding of the change from technology being about things to technology being about people. He hopes to help other technology leaders and organizations understand true technology leadership begins with people.

Frank currently serves on the executive board of Colorado Technology Association and is chairman of its Education Committee. Frank spearheaded a new partnership between the City of Denver Technology Services agency and Denver Public Schools Job Shadowing and Mentor-ship program launched in September 2014 and was most recently recognized as APEX 2015 CIO of the year finalist.

Frank believes a successful organization is built from the foundation of three key principles: A culture of empowerment, process execution and checking your ego at the door.

“Innovation comes down to culture. Creating a culture of empowerment where everyone shares ideas and speaks openly is the only way people will find the freedom to innovate. Processes are the fundamental foundation to success. Change governs our world and focusing on process mitigates risk freeing us from fire fighting. The ability to implement successfully requires an ego-free team working together to turn a great idea into reality.” -Frank Daidone

Jamal Pilger is a rare and diverse technology executive and business leader who works at Onyx M.D., a national physician staffing and recruiting firm In his tenure at Onyx M.D., he has held various roles, including CIO & VP of Strategic Development, COO, and SVP of Software Development. He provides business and technology leadership to deliver infrastructure and solutions for rapid growth, and currently oversees the software development and marketing functions at Onyx M.D.

He previously served as CIO / CTO (and Interim CEO) of Galasource, Inc., a progressive click-and-mortar e-commerce company serving the Hospitality industry. He was responsible for the Software Development, Web Hosting, Security, Technology, Marketing and Production operations for multiple e-commerce properties, including a leading online B2B restaurant equipment and supplies distributor.

With a rare combination of both business and technical skills, Jamal has founded 5 companies, has over 26 years management experience, and over 20 years hands-on experience working with Internet technologies. His programming experience dates back to Elementary school, and he began developing web based software solutions in 1995.

Jamal resides in beautiful Boulder County, Colorado with his wife of 22 years and two children. He enjoys skiing, rock climbing, mountain biking, golf, martial arts, and motorcycle riding.

Specialties: Executive, Leader, Technology, Internet, ColdFusion, web development, database design and development, hosting, server architecture, application architecture, web-based software, e-mail hosting, security, network management, recruiting, management.

I am a very self-motivated, driven individual. I am always interested in expanding my areas of knowledge and expertise and am always making connections between other executives in my field.

I enjoy the healthcare business and industry, and have a breadth of knowledge that spans clinical, applications, business and technology, providing me with many avenues upon which to draw upon my experience in my role as a leader in my field.

I enjoy volunteer work and board membership and am very active with organizations such as CHIMSS, HIMSS, CHIME and CTA.

My main objective is to always grow, increase my knowledge and skills and continue to provide leadership and support to organizations in an executive role.

The foundations of his career started at age 10 on a Commodore 64 computer, eventually leading him to his first Systems Administrator job at 20. A graduate of the University of Northern Colorado, he has spent the last 13 years leading major technology infrastructure projects for the Pueblo City-County Library District and Aurora Public Schools. Before that he taught technology classes and served as the Department Chair of Information Technology at a local college in Colorado Springs. Follow Desmond on Twitter @APS_IT_Director and LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/zedgrant/.

Dr. Shari Plantz-Masters, Academic Dean of the College of Computer & Information Sciences at Regis University in Denver, Colorado has been in the computer and information sciences field for 30 years. She has broad experience in industry and academia. Dr. Plantz-Masters worked at the Research and Development Labs of U S WEST where she was the that developed and deployed innovative network services. Dr. Plantz-Masters also held the position of Vice President of Network Planning with the responsibilities for the U S WEST Public Network.

Dr. Plantz-Masters started as an adjunct faculty member at Regis University in 1996 accepting a full time Assistant Professorship in 2002. She was appointed the founding Academic Dean of the College of Computer & Information Sciences in May 2015. Her research interests center on the impact of technology on people, organizations and societies. She spearheaded the development of the Consortium of Computing for the Common Good that brings together industry, government, and academia to focus on closing the tech talent gap in Colorado and on applying tech for the betterment of society.

Education:
BA – Economics and Political Science, University of Colorado
MS – Telecommunications, University of Colorado.
Ph.D. – Educational Technology, University of Northern Colorado

Gabrielle Hernan (@GabrielleEdTech) has over a decade of experience as an educator and senior administrator in primary and middle schools and is currently Technology Director at Boulder Country Day, a Preschool-8th grade independent school in Boulder, CO.   In addition to running the school network and managing all things technology-related, she is a passionate promoter of innovative and effective classroom instruction that develops the real skills students need to succeed in today’s world. 

She has presented on Innovation in Education at national conferences such as NAIS as well as regional conferences around the country. Continually questioning the assumptions and dangers inherent to contemporary educational models in the United States, she trains faculty to make the small changes that impart big impact and then educates parents about their importance. She also teaches middle school courses in graphic design, filmmaking, programming and computer science, and electrical engineering.

From watches, to refrigerators, to automobiles, our lives have been enriched with network connected consumer devices. However, not securing such devices can also wreak havoc on our lives. During this session we will discuss the challenges, benefits, and successes of securing IoT devices.

Oliver Sanidas is passionate about empowering people through the use of creativity and technology. He is currently the Director of Digital & Library Material Services at Arapahoe Libraries where he gets to use that passion every day.  Oli oversees all of the technological and material processing services for eight facilities in Arapahoe County Colorado. He has been with the library for thirteen years. His professional roots start in Hollywood where he worked for several years in the entertainment industry as an actor/filmmaker/coffee-fetcher/copy maker. Always wanting to work in a creative field he became drawn to the possibilities that a career in technology would offer. Oli obtained a Masters Degree in Technology Management from the University of Denver in 2003.  For nearly six years Oli has served on the Board of Directors at Early Excellence of Denver an early childhood education center located near Downtown Denver.  And I have attached a photo. I haven’t come up with a topic yet, but I have some ideas related to providing technology service and support to the general public.

Dr. Boult is El Pomar Endowed Professor of Innovation and Security at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and Co-director of the Bachelor of Innovation family of degrees. Dr. Boult has published over 150 Papers and holds 6 patents with 9 pending. Before joining UCCS in 2003, he was an endowed professor and founding chairman of Lehigh University’s CSE Department. He received his BS in Applied Math (1983) MS in CS (1984) and Ph.D. in Computer CS (1986) from Columbia University and then spent 8 years on the Columbia CS Department Faculty. He has won 2 teaching awards, multiple research/innovation awards and multiple IEEE service awards, and is a member of the IEEE Golden Core. He is the chair of the IEEE PAMI Technical Committee and a founding member of the IEEE Biometrics Council.

David Coker is Vice President of Business Informatics at Intelligent Software Solutions (ISS). David leads ISS’ transformation to a managed, planned and repeatable DEVOPS infrastructure. ISS currently supports a wide range of customers requiring tailored solutions across a disparate set of technologies and provides a highly secure and flexible environment for rapid application development emphasizing cloud native tenets. Over the past 11 years, David has held several product and programmatic roles across the organization.

A technology executive with more than 20 years’ experience in building and managing organizations to deliver against established metrics, David has been VP and general manager at Integrated Sensors, a DoD R&D company focused on the development of high performance computing solutions for sensor and navigational systems, where he managed corporate operations, project oversight and technology/business development. David also was VP of the Optical Network Systems Business Unit at NetTest, where he created the vision and roadmap for the QuestFiber system (awarded the Most Innovative Product by Frost & Sullivan upon release).

Visionary IT leader adept at aligning technology features with business benefits and citizen needs through strategic planning, and effectively implementing solutions. Guiding industry change in local government by publishing and discussing cloud services, shared services, and mobile device usage via publications and events with multiple associations.

Also involved with many industry organizations such as the Colorado Government Association of Information Technology (CGAIT) and Municipal Information Systems Association of California (MISAC), Colorado Technology Association, as well as being a member of the Executive Board for The IT Summit.

Clint Andrews is currently the IT Director of Application Services at the City of Fort Collins. Clint has been a technologist for over 10 years and has worked in private, public and the non-profit sectors. Clint brings a passion to IT, innovation, leadership, consulting, customer service and volunteerism. Clint has received multiple awards during his career, some of the awards include  National Future LGBT Leader, World Class People, and ARMA Chapter Leader of the year. Clint volunteers his personal time for organizations such as the Colorado Blueflower Fund that is committed to helping elect women into political office, the City of Fort Collins LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee, Colorado Government Association of Information Technology and many others. Clint also enjoys writing about technology, Clint enjoyed being a tech and lifestyle blogger earlier in his career and still serves as a contributing tech content contributor and tech pundit.

I am a kick-butt technology executive, hands-on project manager, business creating strategist, IT cost savings, web and software savvy, people caring manager. I’ve contributed from start-ups to corporations as Director, CIO, VP – in several industries. I leverage technology to improve business processes, services and results.

Directing the IT needs of start-ups to complex multi-level organizations. Or creating cutting edge products for industry giants like Avaya and Texas Instruments … I turn technology into business value. Contributing at every level, I maximize ROI, delivering the highest functionality with key market differentiators.

Jeff Patterson is currently the Executive Vice-President of operations and technology at ANB Bank.  There he leads all technology groups, deposit operations, payments, online banking, treasury management, marketing, risk and compliance for the bank.

Before coming to ANB Bank, Jeff was Senior Vice-President at MidFirst Bank where he led deposit operations, payments, debit cards, ACH processing, deposit loss prevention, reconciliations, statement and notice printing, remittance processing, treasury management customer support and core and platform technology systems.

Prior to this, Jeff served as Vice-President of Customer Care and Development and Managing Systems Architect for American Bank Systems, Inc. where he was responsible for the development efforts of the ABS suite of products, oversaw the customer support functions and managed the design, administration and maintenance of the technology infrastructure.

Jeff co-founded his first software development company in 1984 and has since started or participated in the creation of five technology companies. He has presented classes on secure application development, database design, database administration and risk management.

Jeff holds multiple industry designations in information security, payments and technology.

Chris Alaimo is the CTO at PaySimple, responsible for leading a high-energy team of software developers, IT professionals, and QA experts who love to build great products for small businesses. He has over 15 years of experience managing engineering teams at both enterprise companies and startups. Chris also co-founded ProStor Systems, which supplied backup and archiving solutions to Dell, HP, IBM, and others. He’s passionate about building great teams and great software.  Chris has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Enjoy a complimentary plated lunch courtesy of The IT Summit.

Jeff Cann is the Chief Strategist and CIO of Encore Electric, Inc., a regional commercial electrical contractor that specializes in complex construction projects.   He led the Encore team through an ERP selection and migration project.  Three years after the launch of the new ERP, his team continues to look for ways to measure and close the value gap between unused ERP features and the behaviors and tasks of end-users in their daily use of the ERP.
 
Prior to joining Encore, he worked in a variety of roles in IT – software development, project management, enterprise architecture, infrastructure engineering and service delivery.  He served on the Board of Directors for the Colorado chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM) and current chairs the technology committee at Our Lady of Loreto school in Foxfield, Colorado.

Eric Kimberling is the most recognized and respected independent ERP systems expert in the world, giving 100% unbiased advice to clients for over 20 years.

Eric’s extensive experience includes ERP software selection, organizational change management, implementation project management and value analysis. In addition to his ERP experience, Eric has also helped clients with merger and acquisition business integration, strategic planning, business process reengineering and Six Sigma. He further demonstrates his innovative and unparalleled industry experience as the lead facilitator of Panorama’s quarterly ERP Boot Camp workshops and weekly webinar series.

Eric is actively involved in implementations and project recoveries, giving him unique and up-to-date experience with modern enterprise technologies. Throughout his career, Eric has helped hundreds of high-profile enterprises worldwide with their ERP initiatives. He has helped manage ERP implementations and reengineer global supply chains in countries as diverse as China, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.

Brett considers himself an ERP implementation practitioner on the road to becoming a better ERP advisor and leader.  Brett has been on this path for 20 plus years and is certain that he still has much to learn on this journey.  Brett has experience as an ERP customer, ERP Implementation Partner and an ERP vendor.   Brett is a published author on ERP implementation strategies.  Brett currently works as an ERP Cloud strategy director for the second largest enterprise business solution provider.

Mohamed Lotfy is the Chair of Computer Science & Mathematics, School of Computer & Information Sciences, Regis University’s College for Professional Studies. Mohamed has over 30 years in academia. Mohamed taught in more than ten Universities in his academic career as a full time faculty and/or adjunct faculty. He taught a plethora of classes in these thirty years including: Data Communication Theory, Computer Graphics, Pascal, C, and C++ Programming, IT Project Management, Computation Theory, Data Structures, Advanced C Programming, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, and Computer Systems Security courses. Mohamed has presented and published numerous articles. His current research interests include: Parallel Radiosity, Distributed Computer Graphics, Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tags, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management, and Information Systems management. Mohamed received the excellence in best teaching practices and the excellence in teaching award from Regis University, and the Ambassador Program Award Rocky Mountain Information Management Association (RMIMA) for the 2003 & 2004 years. He is also a steering committee member of the IT Summit Denver, CO, and an honorary advisory board member for RMIMA, since October 2005. In addition, he is a member of ACM since 1991 and the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate since 1981. Under his leadership, the Computer Science and Information Technology department was awarded a Colorado Institute of Technology (CIT) educational grant ($239,930) to provide a seamless transfer from Colorado 2 year to 4 year institutions, in July 2002. The grant allowed Regis University to develop eight online courses to complete the Computer Information Systems and Computer Science online degrees. Also, the department was awarded a WIRED grant for $448,000 to fund the Business Technology Management (BTM) major which was established fall 2007 and to increase the number of Hispanic students enrolled in the technology majors at Regis.

JP Batra is Principal and CTO of Blue River International, Inc., a management consulting company.  JP provides technology consulting, executing on Client Company’s strategy to accelerate business growth.

JP has led companies, departments and initiatives to success as an interim CIO, CTO, and as a technology leader. His successes include turnaround of mission critical revenue, stock price and reputation impacting international programs for a Fortune 500 company. Success also includes technology transformation for Fortune 100 Company, IT department refresh of a small company enabling their products to launch in multiple markets simultaneously, and other high profile initiatives.

Prior to his current role, JP Batra has held executive positions at several Fortune 100 – non-profit companies. He has led industry wide ecommerce platform initiative generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, delivering professional services to his employer’s clients in Europe, and Latin America and others. JP Batra holds a patent on self-healing networks. JP can be reached at [email protected]

Mr. Spencer is President of the Colorado Springs chapter of the Information Systems Security Association. The Colorado Springs chapter is the second largest in the US and third largest in the world. He has nearly two decades of information security experience in federal, defense and commercial systems. He is Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer Security at Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs and on advisory boards for Colorado Technical University, Colorado State University Department of Computer Science, and the Colorado State University-Pueblo Hasan School of Business. He is a member of the ISSA Honor Roll and a Senior Member of ISSA. He has held the Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification from ISC2 since 1997.

A business and technical leader and professional with over 20 years experience. A proven background in IT leadership, including data and system architecture, technology, business process improvement, disaster recovery, large project delivery, process re-engineering, and SDLC.

Specialties: SOx Compliance
Security/Compliance
Process/Procedures
Project Management / PMO
SOA
IT Architecture

A dynamic, driven, and servant team leader with an MBA-level education offering a unique combination of operations, software development, complex systems architecture, project management, strategy and e-business management experience within technology-driven industries. Skilled in applying technology, servant leadership, and management practices to increase productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction. An imaginative, innovative, and critical thinker with the ability to set realistic priorities and initiate viable courses of action to attain objectives.

David Bessen joined Arapahoe County Government in December 2011 as the Director of Information Technology. At the County, he has established IT governance, converted the IT Department to a bimodal operation and focused on using innovative technologies to drive government efficiencies. Prior to joining the County, he was in the media (newspaper and website) industry where he served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at MediaNews Group, the second largest newspaper chain in the U.S. (headquartered in Denver) and IT Director at Copley Newspapers in San Diego. His responsibilities ranged from managing transactional systems for advertising and subscriptions, to ERP implementations, web content management systems, business intelligence, networking and DR/BCP.  David has also consulted in the publishing industry, as well as designed and managed projects for Fortune 350 firms.

David began his career in publishing technology as the founder of a small typesetting company specializing in academic journal publishing. Later, he worked as a support analyst and software trainer with Bestinfo, the software company that developed one of the first commercial-grade publishing systems that operated on a personal computer. He then worked for Management Processor Integrators as Vice President of Operations, consulting on electronic page-building projects at TV Guide and Copley Newspaper’s Fox Valley Press near Chicago.

In his former career, Dr. Bessen taught ancient, medieval and Renaissance history at several Midwestern colleges.

ADTRAN reinvents the network delivering innovative, reliable communications solutions and industry-leading customer service that enables our customers to evolve, change and grow.  Visit us to learn how we can help you reinvent your LAN infrastructure with business-class, cloud based Wi-Fi and a complete line of Ethernet switching solutions.

AFCEA International, established in 1946, is a non-profit membership association serving the military, government, industry, and academia as an ethical forum for advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of  communications, IT, intelligence, and global security. Chartered in 1955, The Rocky Mountain Chapter is the 6th largest in the Association, boasting 786 members — approximately 70% of which are affiliated with industry and 30% are affiliated with the DoD. The Rocky Mountain Chapter has awarded over $100,000 to high school scholarships, high school & middle school science & math grants, regional science fairs, enlisted tuition assistance scholarships, recognition of enlisted award winners at Colorado Springs’ five military installations, and other miliary and community contributions.

Advanced Systems Group (ASG) is committed to providing companies with the resources they need to remain successful and competitive in today’s marketplace. For organizations that require assistance delivering new products and services, we’ve assembled an experienced and resourceful consulting services team from the most knowledgeable, dedicated professionals in the industry.

Axis provides IP-based network video solutions including network cameras (IP cameras) and video encoders for security surveillance and remote monitoring.

Define your ideal network. Think beyond fast, cost-effective, and reliable. Think about proven technology and eye-opening innovation. And an infrastructure that’s designed for agile response and open to the developments of vendors and technical communities worldwide. Now you’re thinking about Brocade. We’re the undisputed frontrunner in storage networking, and we’re leading the evolution to the New IP. Join us. Think big. Start now.

CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States and is recognized as a leader in the network services market by technology industry analyst firms. The Company is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprise customers. CenturyLink provides data, voice and managed services in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers for businesses and consumers. The company also offers advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink® Prism™ TV and DIRECTV brands. Headquartered in Monroe, La., CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company and is included among the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations.

CommScope is one of the world’s premier network infrastructure providers. We enable and empower many of the top-performing networks in existence today. We serve customers:

• In more than 100 countries
• With more than 12,000 employees
• Across wireless, enterprise and broadband markets

Our size, reach, supply chain, operational precision, and responsive personnel power our advances into new forms of communication. This forward-thinking approach is supported by a long tradition of excellence—CommScope was instrumental in the creation of:

• Cable TV infrastructure
• The first wireless networks
• The first data centers
• The first intelligent buildings

Our experts have helped write the standards for nearly every network technology evolution for more than a generation. We’ve remained at the forefront of every wireless technology evolution—leading the advancement of coaxial, twisted-pair and fiber-optic technology. We apply this history, expertise and insight to help you:

• Benefit from the world’s most productive networks
• Deploy advanced communications technology
• Solve complex infrastructure challenges
• Realize greater OpEx and CapEx savings
• Expand bandwidth and capacity
• Generate more revenue

Founded in 1972, Communications Supply Corporation (CSC), a subsidiary of WESCO International, Inc., distributes a wide range of data communications and security solutions from the industry’s leading manufacturers. Together, CSC and WESCO form the largest data communications, security and electrical network in North America with nine distribution centers, over 475 full-service branches and an international network designed to scale.

Seventeen years ago, CommVault was launched to give companies a better way to protect, manage, and gain business value from their data. Today, with more than 19,000 customers and counting, CommVault is liberating companies worldwide from chaos, excessive costs and complexity. We appeal to companies that are forward thinking, unafraid, and willing to make a change in order to get where they want to be. Officially, CommVault is a publicly traded data and information management software company headquartered in Oceanport, New Jersey. We’ve made our mark with the industry’s leading backup product, Simpana software. Our customers choose us because of our unique Solving Forward® philosophy and ability to deliver complete solutions with infinite scalability and unprecedented control over data and costs. CommVault is positioned as a Leader in the Gartner 2013 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup/Recovery Software. Additionally, leading technology companies worldwide have formed strategic partnerships with us, including Hitachi Data Systems, Microsoft, NetApp, VMware, Novell, HP, Oracle, Bull, Fujitsu, and SAP. To learn more about CommVault, our Solving Forward philosophy, and Simpana Software, download our CommVault Simpana Brochure, tour the rest of our web site, or simply contact us. We’re confident you’ll like what you discover

Named ‘Technology Pioneer’ by the World Economic Forum, Darktrace is one of the world’s leading cyber threat defense companies. Its Enterprise Immune System technology detects previously unidentified threats in real time, powered by machine learning and mathematics developed at the University of Cambridge, which analyze the behavior of every device, user and network within an organization. Some of the world’s largest corporations rely on Darktrace’s self-learning appliance across many industries. The company was founded in 2013 by leading machine learning specialists and government intelligence experts, and is headquartered in Cambridge, UK and San Francisco, including 18 offices across the globe.

ESET is a pioneer in the antivirus industry with its award-winning NOD32 technology celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2012. ESET advanced security solutions are trusted by businesses and consumers around the world for protection against today’s most sophisticated cyber attacks. On a daily basis, we protect millions of users across all types of environments – be it computers, laptops, mobile devices or servers. ESET Endpoint Security and ESET Endpoint Antivirus, in addition to ESET NOD32 Antivirus, ESET Smart Security and ESET Cyber Security (solution for Mac), are trusted by millions of users globally and are among the most highly recommended security solutions in the world.

EST Group is an IT solutions company, with a strong focus in providing integration and consulting services tailored around automating, managing, and securing your organization’s IT environment. Our goal is for our clients to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity. We strive to provide the best experience our clients, partners, and employees have ever had with a consulting company.

FireEye protects both large and small organizations committed to stopping advanced cyber threats, data breaches, and zero-day attacks. Organizations across various industries trust FireEye to secure their critical infrastructure and valuable assets, protect intellectual property and avoid bad press, costly fixes, and downtime.

HEAT Software is a truly powerful combination of industry market leaders: FrontRange, the industry’s sole provider of Service Management (SM) and Unified Endpoint Management (UEM); and Lumension, the industry’s leading Endpoint Security provider. HEAT Software is leading the unification of Service Management and Unified Endpoint Management. We empower IT, HR, Facilities, Customer Service and other enterprise functions to simplify and automate their business processes to improve service quality, while managing and securing endpoints to proactively detect and protect against threats to business continuity. HEAT Software delivers the world’s most powerful fusion of truly flexible, scalable, secure SM and UEM solutions.

Innovation is in IBM’s DNA, bringing new approaches to customers, the company and the world at large. Behind each innovation are the people who conceive of it and work the long hours to see it become reality. Meet some of those innovators and learn more about them and their work.

For over three decades, the International Legal Technology Association has led the way in sharing knowledge and experience for those faced with challenges in their firms and legal departments. Through delivery of educational content and peer-networking opportunities, we provide members information resources in order to make technology work for the legal profession. Connect and participate today!

Impression Campaigns is a world wide marketing and advertising agencies outlier that creates unique and original campaigns for growing companies. We specialize in brand identity and internet marketing, video production, graphic design and photography, website creation with a responsive template design, and social media implementation.

InfraGard is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) program that began in the Cleveland Field Office in 1996. It was a local effort to gain support from the information technology industry and academia for the FBI’s investigative efforts in the cyber arena. The program expanded to other FBI Field Offices, and in 1998 the FBI assigned national program responsibility for InfraGard to the former National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) and to the Cyber Division in 2003. InfraGard and the FBI have developed a relationship of trust and credibility in the exchange of information concerning various terrorism, intelligence, criminal, and security matters.

“We believe that everyone – from home computer users and small companies to large corporations and governments – has the right to be free from cyber-security fears. We have therefore made it our mission to provide the world’s most effective, responsive and efficient protection against cyber-threats: those from malware, spam, hackers, DDoS attacks, sophisticated cyber-espionage tools, and cyber-weapons that target countries’ critical infrastructure with potentially catastrophic consequences. We’re here to protect our users from them all.”

Kaspersky Lab is one of the fastest growing IT security vendors in the world. Firmly positioned as one of the top four leading vendors of security solutions for endpoint users*, Kaspersky Lab continues to improve its market position. According to the company’s 2012 unaudited financial results, Kaspersky Lab’s global revenue grew by 3% compared to the previous year and reached $628 million. Today it is the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. The company provides a wide range of products and solutions for different types of clients, with a special focus on large enterprises, and small and medium-sized businesses.

The heart of IT is about empowering people—and being able to serve and secure all types of users, on all the devices they use, wherever they are. With an end-to-end Service Management solution, only LANDESK unifies and automates the delivery of all the assets and services users need across mobile, cloud, and personal computing environments. By making users happy, we make IT more strategic and business more productive.

Level 3 Communications builds, operates and maintains a global communications network to deliver managed solutions for enterprises, carriers and governments. As a Fortune 500 company and a Tier 1 Internet operator, we offer fiber-based infrastructure and data center solutions, IP-based voice and data communications, wide-area Ethernet services, video and content distribution, security solutions, and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 connects more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across owned fiber networks on six continents, connected by extensive undersea facilities. We take ownership of network reliability and security, so our customers can own their success in return. Learn more: www.level3.com

We are a local managed service provider supporting Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and beyond since 1972. Our print management solutions and IT services teams deliver extraordinary expertise and offer a single source for your business technology consulting, implementation, service, support and supply needs.

LINX is a technology integrator specializing in design, installation & support of structured cabling, audio visual & security systems for mission critical & other commercial applications.We provide full service ranging from design to 100% self-perform install & support. www.teamlinx.com

Nichols Venture Group wants to help you create a distinguished brand and grow your business. In today’s world where everything can be customized, we know it takes a lot to stand out. We will use our tools and experience to establish your brand’s identity and build it into something bold and recognizable to your customers. We are a full-service company that addresses every aspect of brand building. From your brand’s inception to graphic & web design and internet marketing, we’ll be there every step of the way expanding your reach and pushing customers in your direction

Founded in 2015, OneKeyCloud offers small businesses access to the same high-quality Information Technology that large companies depend on. Using our own secure cloud-based servers, we bundle high-end professional products and services to meet the individual needs of each client. For a modest cost we provide access to an extensive menu of IT services, technical expertise and data analytics. With our support, the client no longer needs to maintain an IT department.

Our interdisciplinary team has strong technical and business expertise offering superior IT solutions to businesses in the United States and around the world. The OneKeyCloud family includes fifteen experts with more than one hundred years of cumulative industry experience.

Outersafe provides a comprehensive approach to security for the SMB and Enterprise market. Our Security as a Service offerings allow for true perimeter to endpoint security with solutions for any organization and SIEM compliancy solutions with Intel Security. We partner with many companies such as Intel, Raytheon/Forcepoint, Cisco and Microsoft to allow for an ecosystem of partners to achieve a best of breed ability. We take into consideration the company’s needs, security goals, configuration and take an agnostic approach when recommending solutions. We are certified on all our systems we consult on and implement. We are first to market with many solutions such as the Next Generation Firewall technologies that offer a layer2 wiretap implementation which allows for a plug and play install and to help stop attacks that other devices cannot. Our services are most beneficial for companies that: • have interest in complimenting in house expertise with Security as a Service. • understand the increase in cyber security threats requires an end to end strategy. • interest in end to end security for regulatory/reporting concerns such as HIPAA, FDA, DOD, SEC, SOX and other compliancy demands. • look for a comprehensive solution that can get you closer zero Malware.

Prime Communications has become a premier provider of mobility, security and infrastructure solutions designed to meet the information technologies and project management demands of today’s businesses.

QNAP, Inc., as its brand promise “Quality Network Appliance Provider”, aims to deliver comprehensive offerings of cutting edge network attached storage (NAS) and network video recorder (NVR) solutions featured with ease-of-use, robust operation, large storage capacity, and trustworthy reliability. QNAP integrates technologies and designs to bring forth quality products that effectively improve business efficiency on file sharing, virtualization applications, storage management and surveillance in the business environments, as well as enrich entertainment life for home users with the offering of a fun multimedia center experience. Headquartered in Taipei, QNAP delivers its solutions to the global market with nonstop innovation and passion.

ReadyTalk gives you all the confidence that’s been missing in online meetings and webinars. Our platform delivers serious collaboration technology, supported by expert service you didn’t think was possible. Our passion is perfect meetings and presentations.

We don’t believe only those with the largest security budgets should be able to defend themselves from attackers. Our team combines deep technical and leadership experience in building effective security organizations with big data processing expertise to deliver an unmatched quality of endpoint security at an unbeatable value.

RMIMA is the premier organization on the Front Range that has a clear focus on vital topics for emerging information technology leaders.  

• Monthly Briefings and Lunch – From September to May, we offer monthly lunchtime events that give you access to experts who give you the tools you need to get promoted and succeed in your role as an IT manager.
• Professional Development – Topics focus specifically on IT management issues and you get the chance to discuss ideas with IT managers from other companies.
• IT Community – As an IT manager, it pays to be active in your community. Networking with RMIMA members at our outside events gives you the relationships you need to benefit from the experience of your colleagues in other industries.
• Education – RMIMA is forward-thinking. We are aware that schools are not graduating students in IT as fast as IT professionals are retiring. WeÂ’re one of the few organizations thatÂ’s doing something about it. Through our Student Ambassador Program, weÂ’re reaching out to top students and weÂ’re partnering with the best colleges and universities in the area.

 

Rocket Jones builds custom web software to help businesses rescue wasted time from clunky software. Whether it’s a web application or a mobile app, we build products that solve individual problems. Most importantly though, Rocket Jones builds relationships. We consider each client a long-term partner, and we love helping them find solutions that let them spend more time on important things.

Since 1989, The Root Group has been providing IT infrastructure solutions to a wide variety of commercial, educational and government enterprises throughout the Rocky Mountain region. We specialize in architecting, designing, deploying and managing high performing compute infrastructures that optimize our customers’ ability to leverage IT as a competitive business advantage. We compliment best-in-class technology with highly skilled engineering expertise in the disciplines of networks, servers, storage, security and virtualization. Our ability to provide highly functional cross-discipline solutions for on-premise or cloud-based compute environments combined with a commitment for highly responsive support forms the basis for long term mutual success. Do it right the first time with The Root Group.

RSM US LLP is a leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market. We guide our clients through business challenges by understanding their needs and bringing together the right team to address them. With 8,000 professionals and associates in 80 cities nationwide and access to more than 37,500 people in 110 countries through our membership in RSM International, we can meet your needs wherever in the world you do business.

Shavlik, a global leader in simplifying the complexity of IT management, is dedicated to significantly reducing the time-to-value for IT professionals from months to minutes. Shavlik’s Protect, Patch for Microsoft System Center and Management Intelligence are some of its on-premise and cloud base solutions that enable customers to manage both physical and virtual machines, deploy software, discover assets, simplify configuration, control power usage and ensure endpoint security. By bringing the sophisticated capabilities enjoyed by large companies to organizations of all sizes and types, Shavlik is driving the democratization of IT. Shavlik Protect brings enterprise-level IT management to companies of all sizes. Get centralized patch management and asset inventory for Windows and third party applications for both virtual and physical machines. And, from the same console, get patch management capabilities, dozens of pre-built ITScripts, power management, and centralized antivirus.

Silver Peak gives enterprises and service providers the flexibility to securely connect users to applications via the most cost-effective source of connectivity available. With Silver Peak’s WAN solutions, customers can augment or replace MPLS networks with secure broadband Internet connectivity, (often referred to as an SD-WAN) while dramatically reducing WAN costs and complexity. Customers benefit from unprecedented levels of visibility, control and security over all traffic traversing the WAN, while improving application and network performance. With Silver Peak, sites can be rapidly and non-disruptively extended, moved, or changed as business demands evolve. Learn more at www.silver-peak.com

Based in CO, X-IO Technologies provides high-performance storage that does not compromise on performance, availability, simplicity or affordability. X-IO offers the industry’s only purpose-built storage array which flexibly supports all-flash, hybrid, and enterprise HDD solutions.

“Xirrus is the leading provider of high-performance wireless networks. Xirrus solutions perform under the most demanding circumstances, offering consistent “wired-like” performance with superior coverage and security.”