Crossbeam Webinar Offers Insights on Securing Next Generation Data Centers

BOXBOROUGH, Mass., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Crossbeam Systems, Inc., the leading provider of next-generation security platforms for high-performance networks, today announced a webinar titled "Evolving to the Next-Gen Data Center" with guest speaker Matthew Eastwood, group vice president and general manager of IDC's Enterprise Platform Group, that will take an in-depth look at securing and accelerating virtualized servers and private clouds.

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What/When: "Evolving to the Next-Gen Data Center" webinar will be held during the following times:

• Tuesday, May 8, 2012: 4 p.m. EST (Sydney) / 8 a.m. CEST (Paris) / 11:30 a.m. IST (Bangalore)
• Thursday, May 17, 2012: 11 a.m. EDT (New York) / 5 p.m. CEST (Paris) / 8 a.m. PDT (San Francisco)

Eastwood will discuss the evolution of the data center and the challenges IT organizations face as they migrate their infrastructure to Next Generation Data Centers (NGDCs) and look to take advantage of the benefits of the private cloud. In particular, the webinar will focus on the unique requirements of network security and the difficulty of adapting this infrastructure to meet the demands of these highly virtualized and dynamic environments. Brian Robertson, Crossbeam's product marketing manager, will share highlights from Crossbeam's recent survey, which cites network security as the number one reason IT organizations are stalled in their NGDC efforts. He will also discuss how Crossbeam and its strategic partners McAfee and Brocade can help organizations overcome this obstacle to advance the state of their data centers and protect their private clouds.

Sponsors: Crossbeam is hosting this webinar with sponsorship from partners McAfee and Brocade.

Information: To register for this webinar, please visit http://www.crossbeam.com/evolving-to-the-next-gen-data-center-webinar

To register for one of Crossbeam's upcoming Next-Gen Data Center Global Forums, visit http://www.crossbeam.com/ngdc-road-show/.  

About Crossbeam

Crossbeam Systems®, Inc. offers a proven approach to deploying network security that meets the extreme performance, scalability and reliability demands of large enterprises, service providers and government agencies. Its leading X-Series security platform offers an open, high-performance architecture that easily provisions and scales multiple best-in-class security applications to meet the ever-changing threat landscape. Companies rely on Crossbeam to intelligently manage risk, accelerate and maintain compliance, and protect their businesses from evolving threats. Crossbeam is headquartered in Boxborough, Mass., and has offices in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. More information is available at www.crossbeam.com.

Crossbeam Systems and Crossbeam are registered trademarks of Crossbeam Systems, Inc. All other company, product or service names not owned by Crossbeam mentioned in this press release are the property of their respective owners.

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