Hybrid Data Center Environments Spark Growth | Beyond the Booth at Cisco Live

Event Overview

Evolving data center, cloud and compute strategies are creating tremendous complexity within enterprise IT environments, and forcing leaders to rethink architectures that drive growth, unlock value and scale. Join ZK Research Founder Zeus Kerravala as he speaks with experts from Cisco, Intel and WWT as they discuss the shifting landscape of data centers and the cloud, highlighting the challenges and opportunities faced by businesses today. Topics also include the dynamic decision-making process involved in workload placement and the need for a tailored approach that addresses specific business requirements.

Featured Speakers

Jeremy Foster

Cisco Systems, Inc

SVP and General Manager, Cisco Compute

A member of Cisco's senior leadership team, Jeremy is responsible for defining and growing the company's multi-billion-dollar compute and SaaS infrastructure operations platform portfolio, driving innovation, and incubating and scaling new businesses to profitable, sustainable growth. As a visionary leader and transformation expert, Jeremy is laser-focused on helping organizations unify and simplify the infrastructure operations experience everywhere, at scale.

Allison Doller

Intel

Global Account Director - Cisco Account Team, Intel Corp

Allison joined Intel in 2006 and spent the first six years in strategic finance roles. She then transitioned her career into sales and joined a multi-national account as a Field Sales Engineer for the next two years. Allison joined the Cisco Account Team in 2015 and has held several positions on the team such as Global Marketing Mgr, Global Business Development Director and now works as the Global Account Director managing the entire account from engineering design-in to go-to-market motions.

Dave Alexander

World Wide Technology

Data Center Infrastructure Practice Manager– Global Solutions & Architectures

Dave leads the Data Center Infrastructure practice for WWT, with a team of exceptional architects covering the areas of Compute, Data Center Networking, Converged and HyperConverged Infrastructures. With close to 30 years of industry experience, Dave has worked with and in some of the largest and most complex Data Center environments in the world, helping administrators and leaders alike optimize technology deployments to meet business challenges in the most cost effective manner possible.

Zeus Kerravala

ZK Research

Founder and Principal Analyst

Zeus Kerravala is the founder and Principal Analyst with ZK Research. Kerravala provides a mix of tactical advice to help his clients in the current business climate and long term strategic advice. Kerravala provides research and advice to the following constituents: End user IT and network managers, vendors of IT hardware, software and services, and the financial community looking to invest in the companies that he covers.

What to expect

Simulive from Cisco Live! We were busy while in Las Vegas and spent a lot of time talking to industry experts about what they learned and how they can apply it in their organization.

Trends in data centers and the right workload placement in a hybrid world
Practical advice on how to move forward with your data center modernization strategies
Real world vision and insights pertaining to Cisco Live announcements, like new Cisco UCSX architecture and Intel 4th Gen Xeon Processors
How Cisco, Intel and WWT are working together in the Advanced Technology Center

Goals and Objectives

Gain a better understanding of how you can move forward with your digital transformation and data center modernization strategies.

Who should attend?

Those who attended or have interest in Cisco Live, data center compute and cloud.