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October 25, 2024

 

9:00am-5:00pm

 

7 CPE / 0.7 CEU / CISSP / 7 PDU Credits Awarded

 

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Overview

 

Your business stakeholders and financial leaders demanding more value, reliability and agility from IT investments. But a dynamic economic and a rapidly changing technology ecosystem create tremendous challenges.

 

What You Will Learn

 

In this one day in-person conference, attendees will learn:

  • The Pillars of a Hybrid Cloud Strategy
  • Automating Day 2 Operation – Operating Resilient Systems at Scale Using Observability, AIOps and Automation
  • The Future of Cloud Computing: Trends and Strategies for 2024
  • Leveraging AI and Machine Learning in IT Operations: Opportunities and Challenges
  • Securing IT Operations: Cybersecurity Strategies for Modern Infrastructure
  • Driving Intelligent Operations Management
  • Managing IT Operations in a Remote Work Era: Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices (Panel Discussion)

Conference Price: $299.00 per person

 

Each attendee will receive a certificate awarding 7 CPE credits for CISSP continuing education, in addition to 0.7 CEUs and 7 PDUs. CISSP is a registered certification mark of (ISC)², Inc.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:00am – 9:00am: Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00am – 9:50am: The Future of Cloud Computing: Trends and Strategies for 2024

 

Dr. David Rettig, Statewide Vice Chair of Cloud Technologies, IvyTech Community College

 

Explore the latest advancements in cloud technology, including multi-cloud strategies, serverless computing, and edge computing. This session will cover best practices for adopting and managing these technologies to optimize performance and reduce costs.

 

Join us as we cover:

  1. Understanding emerging cloud technologies and their implications
  2. Strategies for effective multi-cloud and hybrid cloud management
  3. Tools and techniques for optimizing cloud costs

 

 

Rettig

 

9:50am – 10:20am: Exhibit & Refreshment Break

10:20am – 11:10am: Driving Intelligent Operations Management

 

Andy Abrams, Director of IT, BMC

 

Insight into the fundamental ideas that make Operations Management Intelligent. In this session we will explore the importance of building strong practices to identify, monitor, manage and report on the state of assets in your enterprise.

 

 

Abrams

 

11:10am – 12:00pm: Automating Day 2 Operation – Operating Resilient Systems at Scale Using Observability, AIOps and Automation

 

J-P Contreras, Director of Service Solutions, Dynatrace

 

Running a nimble IT operations function in today’s complex world of hybrid cloud computing requires strong capabilities in observability.  Observability acts as the starting point for incident identification, triage, and remediation.  Best in class Site Reliability teams optimize processes using observability signals to trigger automation and satisfy a variety of use cases to compress, or entirely prevent, outage time.

 

This presentation will decompose the traditional IT Operations incident management process and present critical observability capabilities using real-world examples.  Successful outcomes drive process optimization and allow for better use of organizational resources.

 

 

Contreras

12:00pm – 12:40pm: Lunch & Exhibit Break

12:40pm – 1:30pm: The Pillars of a Hybrid Cloud Strategy

 

Daniel Zrubek, Sr. Technical Consultant, Nasuni

 

Explore the latest advancements in cloud technology, including multi-cloud strategies, serverless computing, and edge computing. This session will cover best practices for adopting and managing these technologies to optimize performance and reduce costs.

 

Join us as we cover:

  1. Understanding emerging cloud technologies and their implications
  2. Strategies for effective multi-cloud and hybrid cloud management
  3. Tools and techniques for optimizing cloud costs

 

 

Zrubek

 

1:30pm – 2:20pm:  Securing IT Operations: Cybersecurity Strategies for Modern Infrastructure

 

Keith Cook, Enterprise Presales Engineering Director, Rubrik

 

Address the critical aspects of cybersecurity in IT operations, focusing on securing networks, systems, and data. This session will include discussions on threat detection, incident response, and compliance with industry regulations.

 

Key takeaways from this session include:

  • Current cybersecurity threats and how to mitigate them
  • Best practices for securing IT infrastructure
  • Tools and techniques for effective threat detection and response

 

Cook

 

2:20pm – 2:50pm: Refreshment & Exhibit Break

2:50pm – 3:40pm: Leveraging AI and Machine Learning in IT Operations: Opportunities and Challenges

 

Asif Iqbal, Account Director, Digitate

Mathew Varughese, Director, Digitate

 

Discover how artificial intelligence and machine learning are transforming IT operations. This session will cover use cases such as predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and automated decision-making, as well as the challenges and considerations involved.

 

Join us as we cover:

  1. Applications of AI and ML in IT operations
  2. Benefits and challenges of implementing AI-driven solutions
  3. Real-world examples and case studies of AI in IT operations

 

 

Iqbal                             Varughese

 

3:40pm – 4:30pm: Managing IT Infrastructure and Operations in a Remote Work Era: Tools, Techniques, and Best Practice (Panel Discussion)

 

Moderated by: Marc Kreppel, Account Manager, CTERA

 

Panelists will include:

 

  • Chad Choban, Sr. Director Global Infrastructure, Life Fitness
  • Justin Greenblatt, Sr. Director of Architecture & Engineering- Vulnerability Response & Patch Mgmt., Arthur J. Gallagher
  • Mohsin Khan, Director of Operations, Reid Health
  • Jeremy P. Kubik, Director of Managed IT and Security Operations, STIGroup Ltd.
  • Other IT Infrastructure & Operations Management Executives sharing experiences and lessons learned.

 

 

 

Kreppel                     Choban            Greenblatt        Khan                    Kubik

 

 

Conference Price: $299.00 per person

 

Each attendee will receive a certificate awarding 7 CPE credits for CISSP continuing education, in addition to 0.7 CEUs and 7 PDUs. CISSP is a registered certification mark of (ISC)², Inc.

 

Exhibits

As is always the case at CAMP IT Conferences events, the talks will not include product presentations. During the continental breakfast, coffee breaks, and the luncheon break you will have the opportunity to informally meet representatives from the following sponsoring companies, who have solutions in the area of the conference.

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

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