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Originally Posted by melipla  I thought this was already confirmed? |
Well, not yet. Culturally, I think it's going to be a little hard for them to provide "free" technical support, even though just about everyone who would attend would have a support contract. I'm working on it with them.
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Originally Posted by melipla I heard a rumor that the SecureClient licensing might change, will they be able to speak to that? |
If it's been announced, there's no reason they couldn't talk about it. The licensing speaker in Jim Holmes who is a good guy. He knows his stuff.
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Originally Posted by melipla I think everyone's confused on this. Probably a larger sign of Check Point's directional shift / expansion, which they appear to be in the middle of...we'll be lucky if we can get much info on this.
I see there's a pre-conference discussion on this "VPN Interoperability Workshop". Too bad it can't be a regular sessions. |
Maybe we can also make it a regular session. I'm still talking with the instructors.
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Originally Posted by melipla I would imagine the conf will be full of Check Point supporters, given the audience you're inviting. |
The goal is for Check Point users and customers to get together and help each other out. I'm not a Check Point employee and this is an independent conference; I have no expectation that everyone attending will be a Check Point "supporter".
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Originally Posted by melipla I am a little vocal about their support but overall I'm very pleased with Check Point. I've always wondered why Check Point hasn't done something like this before, however they don't seem to be a very "open" company as far as collaborative efforts go so that may be why. |
Yes, there seems to be some sort of cultural thing there. They seem very interested in Sales and Marketing, but when it comes to actually supporting the user community I see an opportunity for us to fill this need.
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Originally Posted by melipla My main question was to ask why the pre-conf sessions cost so much. |
If you choose one, it's $800 for the day, the second is $700 and the third is $600. $800/day seems to be consistent with the normal cost of Check Point training classes.
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Originally Posted by melipla Then to ask when you'll have instructors for them. Seems like you're doing a lot of work, thanks for taking the time to put it all together. |
Yes, it's a lot of work, but I'm enjoying doing it. I really want it to be a big success.
What role would you like to play at the conference?
Barry