Symantec Vision Conference - Day 1
Today was the first big day of Vision 2008. Thousands of people packed into the hall to hear the opening keynote from the Symantec Chairman and CEO, John Thompson. Run in a chat show and hosted by Steve Trilling, it was quite a spectacle (even if I say so myself).
The message was simple, information is exploding - doubling every two years in most organizations and soon it is estimated that there will be as many pieces of information as there are grains of sand. John went through our larger acquisitions since last year and how they fitted into the big picture. Including Vontu for data loss prevention, Altiris for endpoint management and AppStream for virtualization. He also talked about new product releases and awarded prizes to our most visionary customers.
Parallel sessions then took over with streams covering all aspects of the Symantec portfolio. The ones I went to were packed and people were happy with what they were hearing - which is great. We seem to be back on track of giving the right level of marketing and technical content which is good.
I hosted a table at the analyst lunch on Data Loss Prevention and there was a great deal of buzz around the topic and where it was going. It’s always good to hear the various thoughts and ideas from competing analysts. People generally felt that we were just at the start of understanding all the issues associated with confidential information and how it need to be handled. Technology and the way we use it is moving so quickly, consumerization of IT as well as the boundaryless enterprise all make the problem more complex - but they bring benefits so data loss solutions need to keep pace!
The partner expo hall was packed, I haven’t seen it so busy in the last couple of years, so it was great to see it back in all its glory. Of course for me it gave the opportunity to meet up with old friends and colleagues who have moved to different companies as well as take part in some great discussions with customers, especially around the new technology announcements.
If you weren’t there… then you can still catch some of the highlights from the website.
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