Webinar: Reduce operations risk and cut costs with modern private cloud by Techstrong Learning

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Reduce operations risk and cut costs with modern private cloud

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The demand for agility and cost efficiency in enterprise IT has never been greater. Legacy virtualization solutions often leave organizations stuck between rising costs, vendor lock-in, and limited flexibility. Platform9's Private Cloud Director offers a modern, developer-friendly, and cost-effective alternative that redefines what private clouds can achieve.

In this engaging webinar, we will feature short video highlights from Platform9's recent Tech Field Day presentation to showcase key innovations in private cloud technology. Following the video segments, join a dynamic panel discussion with a Tech Field Day delegate, an experienced moderator, and two Platform9 experts. The panel will dive deep into the challenges of modernizing legacy infrastructure and share insights on how enterprises can make a seamless transition to a comprehensive private cloud solution.

This interactive session will provide actionable strategies and thought leadership for IT leaders ready to overcome the limitations of traditional virtualization while unlocking the full potential of their infrastructure investments.

When

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 · 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -5:00)

Presenters

Amanda Scheldt

Cybersecurity Writer and Webinar Host

Amanda Scheldt is a cybersecurity writer with an extensive background in cybersecurity research, threat intelligence, national security intelligence, and security awareness training. She has a Masters of Science in Cybersecurity from Webster University. Amanda combines her past industry expertise along with a passion for writing to promote more awareness and education in cybersecurity.

Roopak Parikh

CTO and co-founder - Platform9

Roopak envisioned the technology powering Platform9, and now leads our Engineering wizards in the quest to realize this vision. Roopak likes to work with customers in designing solutions and solving technical challenges. He also leads incubation projects within the organization and loves talking about everything from latest javascript frameworks to blockchain technologies.

Before co-founding Platform9, Roopak was a technical lead at VMware, where he helped architect and ship major vSphere products: Update Manager and vCloud Director. Before VMware, Roopak was an early engineer at an early stage Mobile computing startup.

Pooja Ghumre

Principle software engineer - Platform9

Pooja Ghumre is a software engineer specializing in distributed computing, with expertise in building private clouds and leveraging open-source technologies such as OpenStack and Kubernetes. Her career began at VMware Inc. and has since included a significant tenure at Platform9, where she has developed deep expertise in virtualization and cloud infrastructure. Pooja excels at designing and managing scalable, resilient systems that harness the power of open-source solutions to optimize cloud-native environments.

Alan Shimel

Techstrong Group - Founder & CEO

Alan is founder, CEO & editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, the company behind DevOps.com, Container Journal, Security Boulevard and Digital Anarchist, as well as co-founder of the DevOps Institute. As such, he is attuned to the world of technology, particularly cloud, DevOps, security and open source. With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Alan has been instrumental in the success of several organizations. He is an often-cited personality in the security and technology community and is a sought-after speaker at industry and government conferences and events. In addition to his writing, his DevOps Chats podcast, DevOps TV and Digital Anarchist audio and videos are widely followed. Alan attributes his success to a combination of a strong business background and a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality. He is a graduate of St. John's University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.