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Modernizing IT Infrastructure Without Disrupting the Business

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8 April 2026 11:30 am - 1:00 pm EST
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Modernizing IT Infrastructure Without Disrupting the Business

Many organizations are modernizing their IT infrastructure while also evaluating platform migrations, hybrid cloud strategies, and edge deployments. However,migrating infrastructure platforms while maintaining uptime and operational continuityremains a major challenge. The challenge is not just technical; it is strategic. Many leaders are navigating competing priorities between innovation and stability, often without a clear roadmap for how to modernize without disrupting core operations. So how can organizations accelerate platform migration while minimizing risk and protecting business continuity?
Leading organizations are taking a more structured approach to modernization, treating migration not as a one-time event, but as an ongoing transformation. This includes adopting phased or parallel migration strategies, investing in automation to reduce operational strain, and designing infrastructure that can operate seamlessly across data center, cloud, and edge environments. Success increasingly depends on aligning infrastructure strategy with business priorities, building the right operational foundation, and equipping teams with the skills needed to manage complexity at scale.
Join peers and industry leaders for a discussion on how organizations are modernizing legacy infrastructure, planning platform migrations, avoiding downtime, and operating workloads across data center, cloud, and edge environments. Together, we will explore how to build resilient, scalable infrastructure that supports both immediate business needs and long-term growth

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About Wind River

Wind River is a global leader in intelligent systems and software, empowering enterprises and governments to build and manage mission-critical technology at the edge and in the cloud. With decades of experience across aerospace, automotive, defense, and industrial markets, we bridge the gap between operational technology (OT) and enterprise IT. Our solutions enable organizations to modernize with secure, real-time, and resilient infrastructure, supporting the evolving needs of enterprise IT through robust private cloud and edge infrastructure solutions.

Discussion Topics

Balancing speed of modernization with operational continuity and business uptime

Designing migration strategies that support hybrid, multi-cloud, and edge environments

Reducing long-term risk by avoiding vendor lock-in while scaling infrastructure operations

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