The IT Roadmap: Chicago conference, produced by Network World Live, will delve into the six most complex and timely topics facing enterprise IT executives today. Bringing together analysts, Network World journalists, enterprise IT All-Stars, top vendors, and 500 qualified networking professionals from mid to large end-user enterprise companies, the series packs real world issues analysis, enterprise case studies, vendor solutions, and tested strategies into a must-attend event for networking professionals.

IT Roadmap: Chicago will explores six topic areas identified as the highest priorities to network IT decision-makers as they plan improvements and allocate IT budgets for their companies. Those topics are: Application & Content Security, Enterprise Mobility, Network Management, Storage & Data Compliance, VoIP & Collaboration, and Network & Application Acceleration.

The conference will also feature a private IT Expo of vendors offering best-of-breed technologies, allowing attendees to source, compare, and evaluate innovative solutions and potential new partners.

Free to qualified applicants (VPs/Directors/Managers of IT; Network VPs/Directors/Managers; VPs/Directors Operations; Network Architects; CIO/CTO/CSOs), potential IT Roadmap: Chicago attendees can sign up here: http://www.networkworld.com/RMC6CL.

Attendance at IT Roadmap: Chicago is free for qualified applicants. Vendors interested in participating as presenting sponsors at an IT Roadmap event should contact Andrea D'Amato at adamato@nww.com or call 508-490-6520.