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Dinner Location: LB Steak Santana Row
Welcome to this Meet the Boss event in partnership with Hitachi Vantara.
Accelerating automation by democratizing AI will help boost productivity, reduce costs and risk, while enabling new opportunities for growth. According to Gartner, by 2026, more than 80% of enterprises will have used gen AI APIs and/or deployed gen AI-enabled applications in production environments.
Organizations are seeking way to mature towards a data-driven organization by having integrated connected access to the right data from anywhere and anytime, all unified under a single platform that are augmented with intelligent applications.
So how can you transform and modernize towards a platform engineering culture that provides continuous insights, intelligence, and automation across the entire IT enterprise?
We hope to see you in San Jose!
Discussion topics
Topic one :
Examining public cloud, repatriation and optimizing where you structure your data for automation.
Topic two:
Maintaining visibility in an on-prem, hybrid cloud world while leveraging AI to optimize and drive operational efficiency.
Topic three:
Challenges surrounding the orchestration of automation across on-prem, hybrid cloud landscape and managing financial/TCO observability.
Speakers
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Nick Loy
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Event Agenda
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Arrivals, welcome drinks, and networking
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Event welcome and introductions
7:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Table discussions and three-course dinner
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Event Wrap Up
Why Attend
Experience shared learning
Meet industry leading like-minded executives tackling similar initiatives.
Benchmark with your industry peers
Discover and network to gain expertise and experience on how to best act and succeed
Accelerate your projects
Accelerate In-depth face time with the world’s leading tech companies pushing the boundaries to solve your challenges.
An engaged experience
An expert host facilitates conversations, with live polling, Q&As, and gamification to ensure focused conversation
Discover next-level ideas
Ensure project success with access to industry experts and cutting edge thought leadership
De-risk new projects
Gain a range of insights from peers and technical experts who are current with emerging business trends.
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Hitachi Vantara
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., delivers the intelligent data platforms, infrastructure systems, and digital expertise that supports more than 80% of the Fortune 100. To learn how Hitachi Vantara turns businesses from data-rich to data-driven through agile digital processes, products, and experiences :
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