The "System Administration" track caters to those responsible for maintaining infrastructure and equipment, or providing end user support at their church, school or organization. Privacy, security and tricks to lessen the burden of system/network administration will provide attendees help for this sometimes challenging responsibility.
A Handyman's Toolbox for IT Systems Administration
Every plumber, electrician, and carpenter needs a toolbox. Sysadmins are a jack of all trades like a handyman. A sharp saw and a sturdy hammer make the handyman's job much easier. This session will share tools of the sysadmin trade. The tools will include subjects such as monitoring system health, tracking and documenting help desk tickets, and network security.
Building A Stress Free Yet Cost Effective Network
One of the “essentials” in today’s church, office or classroom environment is a network that supports secure wireless access, media streaming, storage, and even IP-enabled phone systems and dial tone. In this session we will explore good assessment tools to determine your network health and how “stressful” it might be. Then review cost effective options for upgrading wireless access points, network infrastructure and telecommunications. We will also review technology trends such as cloud-based applications and how to determine if/when they may be right for you. The goal is to create a stress free network that just works! One where you don’t need to spend time troubleshooting or maintaining…just planning on ways to take advantage of reliable network access and flexible and clear telecommunications. Come with your issues…leave with solutions.
How private is your data?
Based on my experience as a HIPAA security officer at a hospital, I will review the basics of things you need to think about to keep data on you church and school systems secure and may also talk about some HIPAA myths. It is the roll of any good security officer to relate horror stories of things that might happen, so that will also be included
Panel Session: System Administration
Nearly every technology discussed in every session at this conference has the same basic need. A connection to "the network". Whether that's a local network or a connection to the Internet they all need a dependable network to perform their task.
Where it may have been easy to buy a cheap, consumer-grade wireless router or switch five years ago we might now be getting all sorts of new requests for our networks. Content filtering, higher bandwidth & performance to access more cloud services, fewer needs for on-premises servers, Power over Ethernet switches for access points and cameras or even lights, the list goes on.
Join us for an open forum discussion facilitated and led by our panel of experts to share the latest in network infrastructure technologies and our experiences with them.
PC Updates Made Easy
If you are a network admin looking to automate updates on a Windows network you've come to the right place. Learn how to implement Microsoft's WSUS server in combination with Ninite to update most of Microsoft's software and over 100 other software packages such as Flash, Adobe Reader, Firefox, 7zip, Java, iTunes, etc. with no user intervention. A live demo of both products will be presented along with time for Q&A.
Smart Computer Security for Church, School and Life
The danger of losing your identity, the risk of getting hacked, the challenge of managing countless passwords and log ins--all of these present major challenges to the busy church worker. Church, school and childcare offices contain sensitive information that hackers may use to steal from your organization or your own members. This session will demonstrate 10 things you can implement to make your use of the internet and your church data more secure. You will learn ways to manage all your passwords quickly and securely, how to browse the internet safely, policies and habits that keep your data secure, and easy ways to encrypt sensitive data.