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Christian Illmer
Christian Illmer joined ADVA Optical Networking in 2002 and has made a significant impact on the company’s enterprise strategy. As senior director business development, enterprise, Christian plays a critical role in developing Optical+Ethernet enterprise networks for some of the world’s largest companies, including many of the Fortune 1000. Liaising with customers and partners on enterprise-specific solutions, Christian is responsible for effectively positioning ADVA Optical Networking's products in the marketplace, expanding the company’s customer base and developing its position as a market leader. In this capacity, Christian helps to define and implement ADVA Optical Networking’s sales and product strategy, ensuringeffective business development.Christian has gathered extensive experience in the telecommunications and IT industries. Prior joining ADVA Optical Networking, he worked for Pandatel AG and Intel, where he held various positions in Sales and Marketing, supporting and consulting global telecom equipment manufacturers with products for wireline and wireless applications.Christian holds a Diplom-Ingenieur Nachrichtentechnik (engineering degree) from the Fachhochschule in Cologne, Germany.
Company Name
ADVA Optical Networks
Job Title
Senior Director Business Development, Enterprise
Connecting data centers over public networks – how secure is the data transport and how real is the threat?
Theatre: Network Optimisation
Christian Illmer, Senior Director Business Development, Enterprise - ADVA Optical Networks
Thursday 21 October 15:10 PM - 15:40 PM
Fiber optic networks are commonly used to interconnect data centers. Until recently this technology has been considered as being invulnerable against hacking attacks. Recent events have shown that this is not true anymore. This presentation will explore the reality of the threat and what countermeasures can be taken to protect your data.
