MAEDS Pre-Conference Sessions
ISDs’ working together to provide streamlined security & cloud hosting services for local education agencies!
METL ISD technology leaders continue to collaborate through MiCH IT to provide best-in-class cyber security and cloud hosting solutions managed by our MiSecure and MiCloud teams. Join us to learn how your district can best take advantage of these free and/or low-cost solutions with 4 hours of direct connection to the experts!!!
MiSecure and Crowdstrike engineers will be doing live demonstrations and sharing best practices of the MDR solution. MiCloud and AWS engineers will be doing live demonstrations and sharing best practices of the cloud hosting services. There will also be dedicated ‘side by side’ time to work with you to answer your questions about these cybersecurity and cloud hosting opportunities!
Get Certified and Defend Your School Like a Pro: The Cybersecurity Rubric for Education is Thriving!
Join our workshop on the Cybersecurity Rubric (CR) for education, an easy-to-use tool informed by NIST and other relevant cybersecurity and privacy frameworks. Participants will learn:
Why the Cybersecurity Rubric makes a difference
How to use the CR
How the Certified Cybersecurity Rubric Evaluator (CCRE) program works and how to start obtaining your certification
How to develop a cybersecurity evaluation report and strategic improvement plan
How to conduct an independent technology review to measure benefits of technology investments
Hefty Q&A with a CCRE and peers
Attendance gets you a waived exam fee to become a CCRE (Certified Cybersecurity Rubric Evaluator)
Are You AI Ready?
Evaluating AI Applications and Ensuring Organizational Readiness for your Classroom, School, or District. With the unprecedented surge in AI solutions for education, it’s vital to consider factors to ensure that this new technology aligns with educational goals and benefits both students and educators and also incorporates the required guardrails for safety, ethics, and long-term sustainability.
Our Education Strategy Team will provide a 3-hour workshop to guide participants through Data Privacy and Security, Model Performance and Accuracy, Bias and Fairness, Interpretability and Explainability, Scalability and Sustainability as well as Interoperability and Training for implementing AI in a district. We will provide guidance on how can schools and districts be thoughtful and prepared for AI adoption and use.
This session will be workshop format and provide valuable materials for districts to use with teams back in their schools and districts.
Accomplish More with Less with Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud for VDI, Containerized Apps, and AI at the edge. And leave VMware Behind!
Many organizations are looking to hybrid cloud and hyper-converged infrastructure to modernize their IT. And they're looking for alternatives to VMware, which is increasing pricing for many of their customers.
They're finding that Microsoft hybrid cloud infrastructure can give them all the benefits and features of the cloud, while still having the options necessary for data sovereignty, compliance, or other issues that mandate on-premises storage of data or operations. Azure Stack HCI may be the best solution to modernize your organization’s data center, replace traditional SANs, and deliver the most cost-effective alternative to VMware.
In this presentation, we'll talk about and demo Microsoft Azure Stack HCI and the technologies behind it, including Hyper-V and Storage Spaces Direct.
We'll also talk about migration options and how you can easily migrate from VMware to Azure Stack HCI.
MAEDS Pre-Conference sessions are sessions that take place before the main conference begins. They are designed to provide attendees with an opportunity to delve deeper into specific topics or skills. Pre-Conference sessions are typically led by subject matter experts or experienced professionals who are knowledgeable about the topics being covered. These sessions are often more intimate than the shorter conference sessions and provide a more focused and interactive learning experience.
The content of Pre-Conference sessions can vary widely, but these sessions often include hands-on activities, case studies, and group discussions. They can also be tailored to different levels of experience, from beginner to advanced, to ensure that attendees get the most out of the session.
Overall, Pre-Conference sessions are a great way for attendees to gain additional knowledge and skills before the main conference begins, and to network with like-minded professionals in a smaller setting.