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Mergers and consolidation in the IT ecosystem has technology leaders reassessing strategies and nowhere is that more apparent than in the virtualization space, prompted by Broadcom's $69 billion acquisition of VMware toward the end of 2023. Should you stay or should you go? The answer isn't simply black and white. Join WWT principal solutions architects James Harless and Jeff Mercier as they talk about how organizations should be thinking about their virtualization strategies amidst the uncertainty. James and Jeff discuss how we wound up in this situation to begin with, strategies for moving forward and how to think about the paradigm shift in managing your infrastructure moving forward.

As bad actors leverage AI to make ransomware attacks more prevalent and effective, data center operators and security leaders must move beyond traditional disaster recovery plans and think strategically about cyber recovery. Join WWT Cyber Resiliency Expert Michael Ambruso and Emerging AI and Cybersecurity Solutions Architect Todd Hathaway as they discuss ways in which you can optimize your data recovery plan when — not if — you fall victim to attack. Michael and Todd clarify the important difference between disaster and cyber recovery, dive into the role AI is playing in offense and defense, and offer guidance on how to best increase resiliency throughout your organization.

AI initiatives across the world are taking flight and being pushed aggressively by C-level executives who recognize the sink or swim nature of adopting the generational technology to drive innovation. But for too many of those leaders, a gap exists between what they want to execute and what they need to execute. Join WWT AI experts Tim Brooks and Brent Collins as they talk about the discrete steps that executives need to take to position their organization for AI transformation. Tim and Brent talk about real-world examples of how other businesses are pursuing AI, the importance of intellectual and organizational transformation, and the vital role of creating an AI center of excellence.