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 organizations continue to invest heavily in cloud, what is the role of private data centers and on-prem infrastructure? What's the right balance of workloads in the cloud vs on-prem? And how will these strategies affect sustainability initiatives? Join ZK Research Founder Zeus Kerravala as he speaks with Alan Ashby, Senior Director of Data Center Solution Sales for Dell; Robert Looney, Intel's Data Center Americas Sales Director; and WWT Principal Architect Matt Halcomb about lessons learned from Dell Technologies World and how they can be applied to your business moving forward.

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.

As data and digital transformation initiatives continue to evolve, the need for storage continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Join ZK Research's Zeus Kerravala as he talks with WWT's Jeff Fonke and Brian Bartell at Pure Storage Accelerate about what's driving this trend and how you can work toward choosing a storage solution that will manage exponential data growth; deliver optimal performance to the end-user; and secure your data and enhance cyber recovery.