VMware Global Alliances Blog

Posted by Shobhana Viswanathan
Senior Marketing Manager -
Global Alliances

 The RSA Conference 2012 is right around the corner! The event takes place between February 27^th and March 2^nd, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Every year has a different theme, and this year’s is “The Big Cipher Mightier than the Sword”.

Top 3 Reasons to attend the RSA Conference

1.     Meet  your peers, zero in on the latest security and compliance trends solutions

With a keynote from former British PM Tony Blair and a strong presence by VMware and its security ecosystem partners  -   this year is definitely going to be a fabulous event!  Attend keynotes, sessions and network with your peers at the Moscone Center.

2.     Learn  why  clouds built on VMware are more secure than any other environment

Clouds and virtualization offer powerful ways for organizations to manage and use information, but security and compliance continue to be inhibitors in their journey to the cloud.  Come and visit our booth #2041 to see how VMware, combined with our security partners, collaborate to develop jointly integrated solutions that improve customers’ trust in the cloud.  We have a slew of partners both big and small – Symantec, Trend Micro, Kaspersky, McAfee, HP Tipping Point, Hytrust, BitDefender, Sophos, …the list goes on!

3.     Engage with VMware social media activities

Attend the VMware and Trend Micro Tweetup which takes place at the VMware booth on Tuesday, February 28^th from 5:00 – 5:30. we will discuss how VMware and Trend Micro can help you secure your customers journey to the cloud. The tweetup is hosted by:

•  Dave Asprey, Trend Micro, VP of Cloud Security - @daveasprey    
•  George Gerchow, VMware, Director, Center for Policy & Compliance - @georgegerchow    
•  Rob Randell, Principal SE, Federal    
•  Jeremiah Cornelius, Alliances Partner Architect

There will also be a tweet-to-win contest where we will ask participants to answer a question on twitter using hashtag #VMwareRSA and those who tweet will be entered to win some great prizes. So visit our booth or tune into @VMwareEvents  and @VMware_Partners to learn more about this opportunity.

Hope to see you there!