SaltStack, Now Part of VMware, to Showcase Innovation in IT Infrastructure Automation & SecOps at SaltConf20 Virtually Everyw...
October 28 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Seventh-annual user
conference to feature keynote from Tom Hatch, SaltStack Co-founder,
alongside engaging sessions and interactive demos dedicated to
creating more secure and reliable digital infrastructure for modern
enterprises
SaltStack®, the creators of intelligent automation for security
operations and IT teams, and now part of VMware, today announced
the agenda for SaltConf20 Virtually Everywhere, its seventh-annual
global user conference, taking place virtually on October 29, 2020.
This year’s event will bring together IT and security operations
professionals to learn about SaltStack’s latest innovations in
ITOps, NetOps and SecOps and how to automate more secure and
reliable digital infrastructure for modern business.
SaltConf20 includes a full day packed with interactive content,
impactful presentations, technical insight, networking
opportunities, as well as contests and giveaways. Attendees will
have the opportunity to engage with SaltStack engineers, customers,
partners and community members around SaltStack automation. The
agenda offers keynotes, breakout sessions and connection to the
Salt community not offered anywhere else.
“2020 has introduced so many unforeseen challenges and the world
is a vastly different place –both personally and professionally –
than it was just a year ago. These challenges have forever changed
how we work, and as a result, how we automate, control and secure
IT infrastructure,” said Marc Chenn, SaltStack co-founder and
senior director of SaltStack Business Development, VMware. “On
behalf of Tom Hatch, the SaltStack team, as well as the wider
VMware family, we’re thrilled to be hosting SaltConf20 ‘Virtually
Everywhere’ for our customers, partners and community members. It’s
never been more important to focus on how we can tap into
innovations like automation to create more secure and reliable
infrastructure for whatever uncertainties life throws at us
next.”
SaltConf20 will take place on Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. MDT, featuring five “stages” of concurrent
programming from SaltStack, as well as partners and customers.
Agenda highlights include:
- SaltConf20 Opening Keynote Welcome from Marc Chenn
followed by remarks from Purnima Padmanabhan, VP and GM of Cloud
Automation at VMware, and Tom Hatch, SaltStack co-founder, creator
of SALT, and leader of SaltStack Engineering at VMware
- The Future of VMware Open Source featuring Tom Hatch and
Dirk Hohndel, VP and chief open source officer at VMware
- NetOps Automation with SaltStack and ServiceNow
featuring Stoyan Markov, Do It Wise CTO
- Building a More Secure Enterprise with SaltStack SecOps
featuring Alex Peay, VMware director of SaltStack Product
Management
- Build a Self-Healing System with Event Driven Automation
featuring Gareth Greenaway, SaltStack Senior Software
Developer
- Salt Evolution: From config management to orchestration and
beyond featuring Liam Greenwood, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill Research Computing IT Manager
SaltConf20 is the best opportunity of the year to connect with
like-minded SaltStack experts and the community, to share knowledge
and build valuable networks. Session topics include innovations in
infrastructure automation, network automation, cloud management,
Infrastructure as Code, security, compliance, and more. Throughout
the conference, there will be ample opportunities to collaborate
with the Salt community on topics that include tips, tricks and
best practices in integrating SaltStack Enterprise with VMware
vRealize Automation, AWS, Fortinet firewalls, Cisco Native Network
Minions, Atlassian, and ServiceNow. This year’s sponsors include
VMware and Suse.
Registration is open and free. Click here for more information
about SaltConf20 and to register now.
On October 13, 2020, VMware completed its acquisition of
SaltStack to bolster its software configuration management and
infrastructure automation. Read more details here.
About VMware
VMware software powers the world’s complex digital
infrastructure. The company’s cloud, app modernization, networking,
security, and digital workspace offerings help customers deliver
any application on any cloud across any device. Headquartered in
Palo Alto, California, VMware is committed to being a force for
good, from its breakthrough technology innovations to its global
impact. For more information, please visit
https://www.vmware.com/company.html.
VMware, SaltStack and vRealize Automation are registered
trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the
United States and other jurisdictions.
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