Azure Security and Identity Management Best Practices

Sponsored by: Rackspace

ITPro Today

April 10, 2016

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Azure Security and Identity Management Best Practices

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When security of your cloud resources is a high priority, having the right knowledge and expertise is essential to success. In our webinar we will cover general security posture as it relates to Azure, delve into Identity and Access Management tools and how these apply to your business, and also discuss some of the security and compliance levels that can be achieved by using built in Azure tools and systems.

Join our featured speakers from Rackspace, Jeff DeVerter Chief Technologist for Microsoft Technologies, Benjamin Villanueva, a Microsoft Certified Master in Directory Services, and Jarret Raim head of Strategy and Operations for Rackspace Managed Security as we explore best practices built up over years of implementing and managing thousands of cloud customers across a number of cloud platforms. Some of the topics covered include the following:

  • Developing an identity and authentication cloud strategy

  • Using Azure as your base Infrastructure

  • Developing a core set of VM Best Practices

  • Leveraging Security Managed Services for Security Operations & Compliance Assistance

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Speakers

Jeff DeVerter is the Chief Technologist for Microsoft Technology at Rackspace responsible for the roadmap and delivery of Fanatical Support for Microsoft technology both inside and outside of our Datacenters.  Jeff has been with Rackspace for over 7 years and has built several of our service offerings including Dedicated SharePoint, Dedicated Exchange, Dedicated Lync and Microsoft Cloud Platform.  Jeff is currently involved in projects that take Rackspace’s award-winning fanatical support to new Microsoft technologies and new locations.

Benjamin Villanueva is a Microsoft Certified Master in Directory Services, and a Microsoft Certified Solutions Master in Directory Services, the highest level of certification available from Microsoft. He has spent his past 25 years in IT working with Identity and Access Management products and solutions from Microsoft. Benjamin has also worked as an IT consultant for the Health Care, Financial, Public and Private sectors focusing on large enterprise customers across the globe. He is also ITIL certified professional and author of multiple whitepapers within the IT industry. Benjamin has participated in all early adopter programs for the Microsoft Public and Private Cloud offerings, where he has gained the knowledge and expertise required to create a true hybrid environment. He currently is the Azure Solutions Architect expert on Identity and Access Management for Rackspace helping Customers Bridge the divide between on premise Active Directory infrastructure and Azure public cloud infrastructure.  Benjamin is a native from Honduras and loves to scuba dive.

Jarret Raim is the Director of Strategy & Operations for Rackspace Managed Security and is responsible for the development, implementation and support of all customer facing security products and services. Jarret has served in several roles at Rackspace including internal security architecture and product management. Jarret was responsible for creating the Barbican key management product, which is now part of the official OpenStack ecosystem as well as building capabilities around Rackspace’s efforts in the cryptographic engineering space, specifically around the PyCA cryptography library.

Jarret’s background is in development and he holds Masters and Bachelors degrees in Computer Science from Trinity and Lehigh Universities.

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