Scott Caulk
Vice President – Product Management
IDV Solutions
Microsoft is a large enterprise with sites that span the globe. The processes of providing and monitoring access to physical sites and responding to events were cumbersome and costly in the past. Seeking to improve its global physical security operations, Microsoft has incorporated information technology into its strategy for physical security with compelling results.
To produce the strategic convergence of information technology with physical security, Microsoft used ten essential principles to ensure that the result was comprehensive and effective. The strategy for physical security also considers the needs of the business and supports or complements business processes rather than hindering them. The Microsoft approach uses off-the-shelf applications, and uses Microsoft products wherever possible, to facilitate global security monitoring and communications. The resulting infrastructure for physical security can efficiently monitor and respond to events throughout the Microsoft global enterprise from three regional operations centers. The solution that Microsoft developed has improved security while reducing costs, and it can serve as an example for other organizations that want to develop their own security solutions.
Mike will demonstrate how Microsoft has integrated an array of application and server products to provide millions in cost savings, improved security, scalability and extensibility, and business continuity that provides a consistent and reliable security solution throughout the organization.