Reassessing Virtualization Strategy Amidst Industry Consolidation | Research

Event Overview

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.

Featured Speakers

James Harless

World Wide Technology

Principal Solutions Architect

Currently serving as a Principal Architect on the Global Solutions & Architecture team at WWT, James Harless specializes in Private Cloud & Software Defined Datacenter solutions. His expertise lies in designing and implementing efficient, scalable, and secure IT infrastructures. Throughout his career, James has successfully led notable projects, demonstrating their ability to bridge the gap between business requirements and technological innovation.

Jeff Mercier

World Wide Technology

Principal Solutions Architect

Jeff Mercier leads the Hyper-Converged Infrastructure practice at WWT. His focus technologies include Nutanix, Dell EMC VxRail, Cisco HyperFlex, and HPE SimpliVity. Jeff has been in the HCI industry since 2014 evangelizing the space and educating customers on the pros and cons of the differing technologies.

Robb Boyd

Explainerds.net

Chief Nerd

Robb Boyd is the Producer and Host for WWT's Research. Robb created the TechWiseTV video series for Cisco producing, hosting and guiding his audience through many evolutions of Cisco's various technologies. Robb has taken his storytelling expertise beyond Cisco with the launch of ExplaiNerds, a media and education company committed to helping technology brands communicate through podcasts and video series.

What to expect

WWT Research is a recurring webinar series that highlights WWT's in-depth research reports that analyze the latest technology and industry trends, featuring guests from WWT's extensive roster of subject matter experts and technologists. Hosted by Robb Boyd, episodes are published exclusively for registered users of the ATC Platform. 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:

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Goals and Objectives

Learn more about how Broadcom's acquisition of VMware is impacting the data center; identify ways to move forward based off real world learnings; think about options beyond the hypervisor.

Who should attend?

Enterprise IT managers, network administrators, IT leaders and virtualization specialists, data center leaders and engineers.