The Partner Day was already attracting great interest during the registration period. During the organization, we had to raise the number of participants several times due to the number of registrations received, and finally, late registrants were put on a waiting list. Of course, the success was mainly due to the speakers and the topics, but a lot also depended on the business meetings and discussions during the breaks, the great food, and the free activities. A big thanks to everyone who registered, came, and actively contributed to the success of the event!
Morning
After the arrivals and coffee, the morning program started with a presentation from RelNet. József Fekete, Director of Operations, presented the company's successes so far and plans for the future. He talked about the new vendors added to our portfolio, the organizational developments of the past period, and the current state of RelNet’s eLearning program.
We also announced the start of our latest eLearning promotion, where the users will be able to redeem their learning points for valuable assets and recreational programs.
After the RelNet presentation, representatives from our vendors and guest speakers gave 20-minute presentations in the following order:
Influenced by Number 23 – The New Legislative Landscape (Anna Király, Cybersecurity Expert, Authority for the Supervision of Regulated Activities, Directorate for Cybersecurity Certification)
How did Network Traffic Management Become Part of the Core Infrastructure? Let’s Focus on Applications! (László Ványa, Business Development Manager, Hungary & Adriatics, Progress Flowmon)
SSH’s Zero Trust Suite for Secure Communications & Access Management (Dietmar Wyhs, Director Sales CEEME, SSH.COM)
The Future of Cyber Protection (Ivan Doudin, Regional GM, CEE, Acronis)
IDC – Why IT? (Bakk József, Country Manager, Strategic Consultant, IDC Hungary)
Continuous Exposure & Threat Management (CETM) with Skybox Security (Frederic Saint-Joigny, VP Sales, EMEA, Skybox Security)
Implementation of the Skybox Solution: Development Opportunities in OTP Bank’s Infrastructure (Lajos Böszörményi, Head of Digital Infrastructure Department, OTP Bank)
During the breaks between the presentations, the participants took advantage of the opportunity offered by RelNet to discuss professional and business topics – while drinking coffee and eating snacks. Useful plans were forged and agreements were made.
Afternoon
The afternoon presentations were in the following order:
ChatGPT and Network Management (Pál Varga, BME-TMIT Head of Department, BME)
Hybrid Cloud Observability – Turning Challenges into Value (Remik Sieminski, Regional Sales Manager, SolarWinds)
Aligning IT to Business with ManageEngine Offerings (Sajith Menon, Senior Product Consultant – Strategic Accounts Management team, ManageEngine)
Winning with Extreme (Kristina Osipova, Partner Account Manager, CSE, Extreme Networks)
Application Security and Availability – All about the Good Old Load Balancer (Michael O’Brien, Senior Sales Engineer, Progress Kemp)
Don’t assume your defensive security works. Validate! (Radek Kucik, Head of Sales CEE, Pentera)
ExtraHop – Take back the Cyber Advantage (Network Intelligence for Advanced Defense) (László Rácz, Senior Solution Sales, RelNet Technology)
As the last item of the official program, RelNet team handed over the prizes for the summer eLearning promotion, and the prizes for the quiz game that took place during the day.
Evening
By the evening, it was time to relax. We closed a particularly important day with a mini golf course laid out on the big, grassy field of the Margaret Island, a delicious dinner and a concert by the Kozma Orsi Quartet.
The feedback so far is that the RelNet Partner Day was again very productive and successful. Everyone left with useful knowledge, contacts, and positive experiences. It can be stated with confidence that RelNet Partner Day has now become one of the exemplary professional events in the Hungarian cybersecurity and IT networking market.
Photos from the Event
