Acceleration Economy is on location at the RSA 2023 cybersecurity conference in San Francisco this week. In this video, Chris Hughes and Rob Wood discuss the benefits of thinking in terms of themes and portfolios as a strategy for navigating a busy expo floor.
00:06 — It’s Chris’ first RSA and therefore his first time navigating its expo floor with its many terms, acronyms, portfolios, and technologies.
00:22 — He’s found that one helpful strategy to navigate the floor is identifying recurring themes and terms among vendors, then interfacing with the vendors to understand their problem-solving approach.
00:49 — Rob adds that it’s also useful to approach vendor interactions with a clear understanding of one’s own tech portfolio. Managing a portfolio of technologies and services is crucial for security leaders to ensure everything is integrated and avoid disconnected shelfware that takes up money, space, and resources.
01:31 — Chris reiterates that approaching from a portfolio perspective helps security leaders identify where they have gaps and what types of vendors are meeting those gaps. Then, they can have conversations to understand what they’re solving and how they’re solving it.
