This podcast focuses on the question of Compliance vs. Security. Rick Popp, Principal of Argo Strategic Management, has spent the last 25 years in the networking business in sales and marketing management as a client and vendor. From managing a 200 person nationwide sales force to a 7,000 customer ISP/collocation, Rick has always put the concept of leveraging technology first in meeting business objectives efficiently. Argo Strategic Management focuses on the continuous availability of critical applications, regardless of infrastructure, and their related security posture. Argo Strategic Management may be contacted at [email protected].

Rajiv Perera is a software entrepreneur and I.T. consultant. He is currently a founding partner of Blue-saki, a software development shop focused on dynamic and highly interactive applications for the Web, iPhone, and Social Network platforms. Rajiv worked for GE for 12 years and was formerly the CTO for Hilb Rogal & Hobbs (HRH). He was responsible for global IT strategy, infrastructure, security, architecture and IT operations for 4,500 employees, 140 branch-office global company. After graduating from the University of Virginia Rajiv worked for the University as a lecture and systems engineer for 4 years.

Tune into this podcast as Robert Timmons provides his checklist for a successful disaster recovery plan. Robert Timmons started his technology career in Northern VA with Sun Microsystems. He has been in Information Technology for over 11 years. Through his career he has had many roles including Senior Account Representative, Project Manager, Service Manager and Security Support Representative. Presently his role at Sklar Technology Partners is to educate business owners on the matter of data security and how to protect their critical data with technology and training.

This podcast discusses some of the security issues raised when dealing with web-facing applications. Rick Popp, Principal of Argo Strategic Management, has spent the last 25 years in the networking business in sales and marketing management as a client and vendor. From managing a 200 person nationwide sales force to a 7,000 customer ISP/collocation, Rick has always put the concept of leveraging technology first in meeting business objectives efficiently. Argo Strategic Management focuses on the continuous availability of critical applications, regardless of infrastructure, and their related security posture. Argo Strategic Management may be contacted at [email protected].

If you enjoyed Mark's first podcast on SSO you won't want to miss this one. Mark Ehr is a twenty-five year information technology industry veteran. His background includes over ten years in software development and fifteen years in a variety of roles including chief technology officer, entrepreneur, strategic IT consultant, industry analyst and a variety of strategic sales and marketing positions. In Mark’s current role as Director of Product Marketing for Ping Identity, he is a member of the strategic team that determines go-to-market strategy for the company’s line of Internet Identity Security products.

Mark resides in Denver, Colorado and holds a Computer Science degree from Metropolitan State College of Denver. You can reach Mark via email at [email protected].

This episode features Casey Quinlan, who will give us her thoughts on the topic of telling stories as part of your personal brand. Casey Quinlan, the Mighty Mouth of Mighty Casey Media, works with individuals and enterprises to help them tell the remarkable stories that communicate the value of their brand: in presentations, in print, and on the web.

 Bob Relyea discusses strategies to help network engineers effectively manage their networks. Bob has been a member of the greater Richmond IT community for over 12 years. He has served as a network analyst for companies such as CarMax, Capital One and Patient First. From 2002 through 2006 he was a consultant for SyCom Technologies where he developed a passion for building IP networks supporting converged applications. Bob has designed and supported networks in many different vertical markets. He is currently a Systems Engineer at Cisco Systems supporting local commercial clients. He can be reached at [email protected] or [email protected]. Dec 1, '09, 8:00 AM Bob Relyea discusses strategies to help network engineers effectively manage their networks. Bob has been a member of the greater Richmond IT community for over 12 years. He has served as a network analyst for companies such as CarMax, Capital One and Patient First. From 2002 through 2006 he was a consultant for SyCom Technologies where he developed a passion for building IP networks supporting converged applications. Bob has designed and supported networks in many different vertical markets. He is currently a Systems Engineer at Cisco Systems supporting local commercial clients. He can be reached at [email protected] or [email protected].

This episode by Cathie Brown discusses some of the issues with the HIPAA Privacy and Security rules. Cathie Brown's background includes 2 1/2 years in State Government as the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia and 18 years in Healthcare IT focusing on Information Security and HIPAA compliance. She is currently building a consulting business to assist organizations with IT Governance. Her certifications include the CGEIT (Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT), PMP (Project Management Professional), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) and CISSP (Certified Information System Security Professional).

Cathie can be reached at [email protected] or (434) 665-0345.

Chuck Renfro, CEO of Thinking CAP Technologies, weighs in on the topic of what's wrong with the current budgeting process. Thinking CAP is a technology consulting and integration company specializing in Virtualization, Thin Client and Virtual Desk Integration (VDI) technology and Backup and Disaster Recovery solutions. Chuck can be reached via email at [email protected].