NAC Basics: Implementation and integration

Date: Apr 30, 2009

What is NAC, how can you know if it's right for your business and how can you implement a NAC configuration? In this second video of a two-part series, Joel Snyder explains NAC implementation and integration basics.

About the speaker:
Joel Snyder is a senior partner with consulting firm Opus One in Tucson, Ariz.

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