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Consolidation and Automation, Not Complication | Simplify Your Security Strategy

Event Overview

Security threats against organizations are constantly evolving, and the emergence of AI is redefining the threat landscape. The sheer number of available security tools can make it difficult for organizations to choose the right ones while ensuring interoperability. To address this challenge, it is increasingly important to prioritize investment and select security tools that work seamlessly to close coverage gaps and maximize visibility. Join experts from WWT and Palo Alto Networks as they discuss the value of adopting a platform approach that focuses on integration, visibility, and real-time monitoring to simplify security operations. This session will provide an overview of Palo Alto's platform strategy and WWT's Security Tools Rationalization process to identify technology gaps and overlaps.

Featured Speakers

Fadi Fadhil

Palo Alto Networks

CIO, Director of Field Strategy

Fadi Fadhil is a seasoned IT executive with a 20+ years track record of digital transformation and business strategy in government and education. Fadi served as the CIO of the City of Minneapolis and CIO of Minneapolis Public Schools. Amongst other leadership roles, such as Director of Technology in Saint Paul Schools, MN, Fadi was also the Lead Technology Architect and liaison between the US Army and the new Iraqi government in Baghdad, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom II 2003-2005.
Michael Sink

World Wide Technology

Chief Technology Advisor

Michael Sink currently holds the position of Chief Technology Advisor for higher education at World Wide Technology, having joined the company in January 2022. Before this role, he served at the University of Central Florida (UCF) as Associate Vice President and Deputy CIO, where he played a key role in shaping the technology vision to transform UCF IT. Prior to his tenure at UCF, Sink served as Assistant Vice President of Infrastructure and Operations at the University of South Florida (USF).
Daniel Waln

World Wide Technology

Systems Engineering Manager

Dan Waln is currently serving as a Systems Engineering Manger at World Wide Technology. In this role Dan leads a team of engineers that provides engineering, design, and support services to help our customers in State, Local and Education space navigate the ever-shifting technology landscape. Prior to his current role Dan has held several engineering and architecture roles supporting DoD, public, and private organizations.

What to expect

WWT Briefings are easily consumable overviews of key technologies and issues facing enterprise IT leaders today. Briefings are available for free exclusively for wwt.com registered users. Registration also grants users free access to our WWT Research reports, 24/7 access to our virtual lab and training environments and vast library of technical and business-oriented content. Use our platform to:
  • Get hands on, on demand experience
  • Capture real-world insights and research
  • Leverage practical and actionable guidance
  • Compare, contrast and validate multi-vendor solutions
  • Think creatively about strategy
  • Tap into our industry-leading expertise and partnerships

Goals and Objectives

- Maximize investments by leveraging integrated security capabilities that enhance coverage and operational visibility - Learn about Palo Alto's platform strategy and how customers are leveraging automation to reduce mean time to remediation of security threats - Understand WWT's Security Tools Rationalization workshop methodology and how it can be leveraged to identify technology gaps and overlaps

Who should attend?

Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, Network Directors, Network Architects, Network Operators, Network Engineers

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