Name: The ROI Story - Evaluating and Justifying Disruptive Technology
Start: 2019-10-09T17:00:00Z
End: 2019-10-09T17:00:46.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

Nutanix makes IT infrastructure invisible with an enterprise cloud platform that delivers the agility and economics of the public cloud, without sacrificing the security and control of on-premises infrastructure.

You’ve explored the Nutanix Cloud Interlock webinar – an interactive series where industry experts and IT leaders tackled the biggest challenges in hybrid cloud transformation.

Now, it’s your turn.

Watch our on-demand Nutanix Cloud Interlock: Ask Us Anything webinar to get answers to the most pressing questions from our audience
- Accelerating cloud deployment
- Driving faster time-to-value
- Achieving reduced operational complexity
- Lowering TCO

Final Episode - Nutanix Cloud Interlock, Season 2 - Ask Us Anything

How do we put the theories and discussions from the five Nutanix Cloud Interlock episodes into practice? In the season finale, we invite Maksim Malygin back to the hot seat to focus on simplifying cloud adoption, scaling cloud operations and optimizing cloud efficiency. We also highlight real customer use cases to draw inspiration.

Ep 6 - Nutanix Cloud Interlock, Season 2 - Seeing the cloud in action with Maksim Malygin

AI is accelerating cloud demand, but is your infrastructure ready? Ruben Arunasalam from Optimal explores how this UX-focused company is transforming user experiences through optimized cloud and AI integration. This compelling discussion highlights why companies must prioritize cloud optimization now to unlock AI's full potential and how strategic investments create immediate efficiencies and future innovation opportunities.

Ep 5 - Nutanix Cloud Interlock, Season 2 -Innovating in the cloud with Ruben Arunasalam

Struggling with rigid systems, rising complexity, and AI demands?

IT teams today face mounting pressure—managing legacy infrastructure, hybrid sprawl, and modern workloads, all while dealing with vendor lock-in and daily operational headaches. The right solutions can simplify operations, boost performance, and future-proof your infrastructure.
 
Join Chin Wah Mak (Dell Technologies) and Helder Queiros (Nutanix) for a 30-minute webinar as they unveil powerful solutions from Dell and Nutanix—designed to streamline operations, reduce costs, and accelerate your AI and hybrid cloud journey.

Explore:
- Dell PowerFlex – The first external storage integrated with the Nutanix Cloud Platform 
- Dell XC Plus – A turnkey Nutanix Cloud Platform solution
 
You’ll walk away ready to:
✔ Eliminate lock-in and run workloads your way
✔ Modernize your data center and simplify hybrid cloud management
✔ Accelerate AI, ML, and cloud-native adoption
✔ Boost performance, resilience, and security at scale

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore how Dell and Nutanix are transforming hybrid cloud management with smarter, AI-ready infrastructure.

Stop firefighting. Start building momentum. 

Reserve your spot today.

Break free from Legacy IT: Build Your Modern AI-Ready Infrastructure

Take the smart route forward by scaling your cloud operations with partners. In this episode, we demystify the complexity, costs and long lead time of cloud migration with Corrie Briscoe from AWS. We’ll dive into the Nutanix partnership with AWS and explain how a robust partner ecosystem supports APJ customers in their cloud journey.

Ep 4 - Nutanix Cloud Interlock, Season 2 - Scaling cloud operations in APJ with Corrie Briscoe

As cloud operations scale, how do you gain visibility across all clouds? We uncover the top cloud security trends and challenges in Asia Pacific with Sanjay Yadave. We’ll also explore the role of cloud disaster recovery in minimizing risks and ways to cut its associated costs and complexities.

Ep 3 - Nutanix Cloud Interlock, Season 2 - Securing the cloud as it scales with Sanjay Yadave

Is there a smarter path to cloud transformation than refactoring or rehosting? We explore a third option that calls for leveraging existing market solutions with Ankita Gupta from Standard Chartered Bank. Discover why Ankita advises against reinventing the wheel and instead uses proven solutions to accelerate cloud adoption and reduce transformation risks.

Ep 2 - Nutanix Cloud Interlock, Season 2 - Simplifying the cloud mindset with Ankita Gupta

This episode of Nutanix CXO Pulse Season 2 shines the spotlight on one of the most pressing concerns over AI: Security and data management. Nutanix uncover how IT leaders can stay ahead of potential risks and build a foundation for safe, scalable AI adoption, including:

● Why security, privacy and governance are essential for long-term GenAI success, and what’s missing from most strategies.
● The new data management challenges introduced by containerization, from compliance to disaster recovery in stateless environments.
● Practical steps the C-suite can take to build resilient, secure and auditable systems that support innovation without compromising trus

Security in AI and Data Management - Nutanix CXO Pulse Season 2 Episode 3

This episode of Nutanix CXO Pulse Season 2 explores how IT leaders can prepare for the next phase of cloud-native innovation. Grounded in key insights from the seventh annual Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index report, Nutanix experts uncover what’s driving the rise of containerized applications and what it means for the future of IT, including:

● Why nearly 90% of organizations are now containerizing applications and how GenAI is driving the next wave of adoption.
● The strategic advantages of containerization, from scalability to portability, and the role Kubernetes plays in managing modern workloads and simplifying operations.
● Common gaps in perception between C-level leaders and IT teams around containerization maturity, and how to close the gap and achieve consensus.

AI Meets Cloud Native: The New Industry Standard  - Nutanix CXO Pulse Season 2 Episode 2

In this premiere episode of Nutanix CXO Pulse Season 2, we strip away the noise surrounding AI and focus on what really matters: Turning promise into performance. Backed by insights from the seventh annual Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index report, our experts reveal how enterprises can unlock value from AI without falling for the hype, including:
● The top promises of AI – productivity, automation, efficiency – and how they play out in real customer scenarios.
● What’s driving the disconnect between IT decision-makers and DevOps teams on AI maturity, and how to get everyone aligned.
● How to separate vendor hype from actual value, plus strategies for evaluating AI solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

Enterprise AI: Beyond the Hype - Nutanix CXO Pulse Season 2 Episode 1

Tech influencer Alexis Bertholf believes in making networking cool again, but can this be extended to the cloud? To kickstart the series, Alexis talks about her work to simplify networking, its impact on making the cloud more accessible, and how shifting infrastructure into the hybrid cloud is easier than you think.

Ep 1 - Nutanix Cloud Interlock, Season 2 - Making cloud cool again with Alexis Bertholf

The question is: How will your organization use AI? 

This webinar will explore how AI is transforming the modern enterprise. We'll delve into four common use cases:
 - AI Chatbots: Discover how AI-powered chatbots are revolutionizing customer service and technical support, providing instant assistance and personalized experiences.
- Document Analysis & Search:  Explore how AI is streamlining document analysis and search, particularly in legal departments, enabling efficient contract review and information retrieval.
- Code Co-piloting: Learn how AI assists developers with code generation through natural language descriptions, boosting productivity and reducing development time.
- Fraud & Theft Protection:  Uncover how AI is being leveraged to enhance security measures, using visual input and training to detect and prevent fraud and theft.

You will learn how Nutanix brings the power of generative AI to your DC and edge applications:
- Full AI stack with leading LLM models so you can focus on building AI Apps with your private data, in your DC and at the Edge
- Deployable on a wide range of hardware architecture, at any scale to meet the needs of Edge and DC use cases
- Our built-in data services to simply manage training and fine tuning data sets in any location
- Our trademark TCO, ease of use, and ease of operations to keep models up to date with the latest data

Speaker: 
Sean Donahue, Senior AI Evangelist, Nutanix

Short Bio: Sean has spent almost 30 years evangelizing and working across networking, virtualization and cloud technologies. Sean has worked in Product and Alliance marketing for Softricity, Microsoft, RES, Citrix, and Nutanix. He has also taught certification programs at Boston University and NHCLC.

Using Enterprise AI to Increase Productivity

In Episode 3 of Nutanix CXO Pulse, Jordan Reizes, APJ VP of Marketing at Nutanix, answers the most critical questions asked by CIOs and IT leaders about digital transformation.

How can CIOs build IT resilience? How can IT transformation be aligned with business goals? What’s key to maintaining IT agility in an era of disruption? Jordan tackles these questions and more, offering valuable insights into driving innovation and fostering a culture of change in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Tune in for insights on how CIOs and IT leaders can successfully navigate and lead digital transformation initiatives throughout their organizations.

Answering Top Questions from CIOs about Digital Transformation: Nutanix CXO Pulse Episode 3

In Episode 2 of Nutanix CXO Pulse, Paul Harb, VP of Performance and Solutions Engineering at Nutanix, addresses some of the most critical challenges CIOs face when navigating the hybrid multicloud landscape.

Paul shares expert advice on selecting the right cloud provider, designing a future-proof cloud strategy and balancing cloud benefits with cost optimization. He also discusses best practices that can strengthen cloud security and how to avoid common pitfalls during cloud migration.

Tune in for a compelling discussion that will help CIOs and other IT leaders optimize their cloud environments and make well-informed decisions about their cloud strategy.

Answering Top Questions from CIOs about Hybrid Multicloud: Nutanix CXO Pulse Episode 2

In the debut episode of Nutanix CXO Pulse, Daryush Ashjari, APJ CTO and VP of Solution Engineering at Nutanix, answers some of the most pressing questions from CIOs and IT leaders about Enterprise AI.

From incorporating AI into existing IT infrastructures to balancing security and compliance, Daryush provides practical insights for navigating the complex AI landscape. He also highlights the real costs of AI failure and shares strategies to measure and maximize AI’s value.

Tune in for an insightful discussion as Daryush answers the top concerns every IT leader should consider when adopting AI in today’s fast-evolving enterprise business environments.

Answering Top Questions from CIOs about Enterprise AI: Nutanix CXO Pulse Episode 1

Whether this is your first Enterprise AI project or you are a seasoned veteran, enhancing the security, agility and control of your private data with public language models may seem like a daunting task. Attend this lively chat with industry experts as they hash through the criticality of maintaining, updating and deploying the models that act as the source of truth in AI. We will also peel back the layers on data security in AI and LLM and show how you can seamlessly gain greater control without risking your organization's most valuable asset - Your data.

By pulling up a cushion on this fireside chat  you will walk away with a greater understanding on: 
• Deploying AI models with cloud native simplicity and ease
• Protect your institutional IP from theft and leakage
• Update your models for ongoing lifecycle management.

Enterprise AI Data Breach Alert: Your Private IP Could be at RISK

Join experts from Red Hat and Nutanix as they discuss how to modernize application development in an AI Future.

This event will provide valuable insights into innovative strategies and technologies that are transforming the way applications are developed, deployed, and managed with MLOps and AI. Learn how these advancements are accelerating business transformation, enabling companies to serve customers more efficiently and effectively.

Discover how to leverage the powerful combination of Red Hat's open-source solutions and Nutanix's enterprise cloud platform. This partnership delivers a pre-built GPT in a Box stack, ready to build and support your AI solutions, empowering you to gain a competitive advantage.

Event Highlights:

Innovative Strategies & Technologies: Gain valuable insights into strategies and technologies that are transforming the way applications are developed, deployed, and managed with MLOps and AI.
  
Powerful Collaboration: Learn how to leverage the powerful combination of Red Hat's open-source solutions and Nutanix's enterprise cloud platform delivering a pre-built GPT in a Box stack, ready to build and support your AI solutions.

Expert Insights: Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from Kristoffer Naerland-Sohrt EMEA Ecosystem Sales Specialist AI at Red Hat, as he explores the key capabilities Red Hat provides to drive developer effectiveness. Additionally, Husain Ebrahim Principal Solutions Architect, Automation & DevOpsat Nutanix, will explain the synergies between OpenShift and Nutanix's Modern Hybrid Cloud platform. 

Understand how these two market-leading technologies come together offering powerful solutions to meet the demands of the modern enterprise.

Unleash the Power of Hybrid Cloud AI with Nutanix & Red Hat

In today’s digital landscape, data loss poses significant threats to businesses, undermining operations and profitability. To combat this, Veeam and Nutanix have partnered to deliver a powerful solution that ensures rapid recovery and comprehensive data freedom for production workloads on Nutanix.

Join Mircea Dragomir and Mike Rozario as they dive into how Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV, seamlessly integrates with Nutanix Prism Central, to enable enterprises to safeguard their most valuable asset - data. Through real-world examples, this webinar will demonstrate how to simplify data protection and recovery, while providing actionable insights to maintain business continuity amid increasing threats and complexities.

What You Will Learn:
• Key challenges in data protection and recovery, including vendor lock-in, data explosion, and the rise of ransomware attacks
• How Veeam and Nutanix provide a unified solution for data freedom and radical resilience
• A deep dive into Veeam's 5 pillars of data resilience, from data backup to data intelligence
• Real-world success stories of enterprises achieving data availability and recovery with Veeam and Nutanix solutions

Veeam - Providing Data Freedom and Radical Resilience for Production Workloads Running on Nutanix

Disruptive technology such as hyper-converged infrastructure tends to significantly complicate the buying decision. It forces new operational procedures and can impact IT governance, security, and compliance. But even a strong financial justification might not be enough to alter the ingrained processes, interests, and cultural norms surrounding the legacy environment. In many cases, it takes an ROI story.

This webinar will assist CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, IT managers, IT staff, channel partners, manufacturers, consultants, cloud providers, systems integrators, outsourcers, and anyone else interested in how to use financial analysis as a framework to optimize strategic decision-making.

The ROI Story - Evaluating and Justifying Disruptive Technology

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The ROI Story - Evaluating and Justifying Disruptive Technology

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