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Wednesday, November 13
 

9:15am CST

IT Roundtable
Wednesday November 13, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 6
Bring with you questions or situations that you would like to discuss with IT personnel from other districts to see how they address those issues.
Presenters
JM
AL

Abe Loveless

District Technology Officer, Litchfield CUSD #12
EB

Eric Barringer

Director of Technology, Clinton CUSD #15
MB
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Rob Beck

Director of Technology, Streator High School
Wednesday November 13, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

10:30am CST

Qmlativ IT Intro
Wednesday November 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 6
What is the IT-related aspects of Qmlativ? Topics such as Qmlativ server roles, SQL databases, system requirements, hosting options, and much more will be introduced.
Presenters
JM
Wednesday November 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

1:00pm CST

Qmlativ - Single Sign On Options
Wednesday November 13, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 6
Did you know that you can eliminate having separate passwords by implementing LDAP or Single SignOn? Learn how to configure the LDAP Login and Group Membership integrations. View the tools available to mass update/import user accounts. Finally, see how to enable the native Multi-factor Authentication options built into Qmlativ.
Presenters
MB
Wednesday November 13, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

2:15pm CST

Qmlativ and SMS 2.0 – Improve Your Skyward Security Posture
Wednesday November 13, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 6
Regardless of the size of your district, it faces numerous security threats every day. In this session, we will review best practices for security-related configuration settings in your Skyward application(s). We will also discuss best practices for SSL/TLS, DMZ concepts, Intrusion Prevention Services, and password policies.
policies. We will also discuss the importance of Security Assessments to ensure your network meets
Security Best Practices
Presenters
MB
Wednesday November 13, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

3:30pm CST

Qmlativ and SMS 2.0 - Best Practices to protect against Ransomware
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CST
South Pavilion 6
As a security minded professional, the threat of ransomware keeps us up at night. In this session we will share ideas on the before, during, and aftermath of a ransomware event. We will discuss best practices for database backups and rebuilding your on-premises Skyward servers after a ransomware event.
Presenters
MB
Wednesday November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT
 
Thursday, November 14
 

8:00am CST

Qmlativ and SMS 2.0 - Define Your What If Strategy: Disaster Recovery Planning
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 6
As they say, “Hope for the best; prepare for the worst.” If disaster strikes, how will you protect your data? And how will you recover? In this session, we’ll offer our two cents.
Presenters
JM
Thursday November 14, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

9:15am CST

SMS 2.0 - Single Sign On Options
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 6
Did you know that you can eliminate having separate passwords by implementing LDAP or Single SignOn? You will learn how to configure the LDAP Login and Group Membership integrations. We’ll cover the tools available to mass update/import user accounts and discuss the Single Sign-on authentication options for third party Federated Services or SAML identity providers. Finally, we'll show you how to turn your SMS 2.0 environment into an Identity provider for other third parties using SkySTS.
Presenters
JM
Thursday November 14, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

10:30am CST

How May IT Services Assist You?
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 6
Join us for a discussion with IT Services consultants about what cool projects we have completed for our customers. Bring your ideas and questions and find out how IT Services can help your district with their technology projects.
Presenters
JM
Thursday November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

1:00pm CST

What's New and what's coming in IT Services?
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 6
The Skyward Technology Solutions team is ready to help your district focus on the future with new offerings and strategies. This session will give you an overview of how Skyward can help keep your hardware and security prepared for new trends on the horizon.
Presenters
JM
Thursday November 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT

2:15pm CST

General IT / Security: BEC (Business Email Compromise)
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 6
Cybercrime is moving at lightspeed. Cybercriminals used to specialize in identity theft, but now they take over your organization’s network, hack into your bank accounts, and steal tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Organizations of every size and type are at risk. Don’t be the next victim—learn how to build your employees into a strong human firewall as your last line of defense, such as by identifying real-world red flags in messages.
Presenters
MB
Thursday November 14, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST
South Pavilion 6
  IT
 
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