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.