Name: Grid Modernization: From Funding to End User
Start: 2021-09-23T18:00:00Z
End: 2021-09-23T18:00:40.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

Dell Technologies is instrumental in changing the digital landscape globally, fueled by the desire to drive human progress through technology. Learn directly from industry experts, analysts and customers how to transform your business with Dell Technologies’ portfolio of products and solutions. Webinar presenters will cover a variety of topics to explain how you can leverage Dell Technologies’ portfolio to accelerate your business innovation. Register now for upcoming webinars or view past sessions on-demand.

While 5G's impact is often more foundational than flashy, it is quietly redefining how your business approaches AI PC connectivity - combining always-on with security. Secure connectivity is imperative to reducing exposure to bad actors in today's growing threat landscape.

In partnership with IOActive Research, Dell Technologies and AT&T Business will share valuable insights on supporting secure workflow continuity everywhere you make your modern workspace.

Presented by
Max Joseph - Business Development Leader | AT&T
Sean Pohl - Senior Security Strategist | AT&T
Ethan Shackelford - Principal Security Consultant | IOActive
Andre Vines - Product Marketing Manager | Dell Technologies

Rethinking Network Trust Why 5G Is Ideal in Enterprise Security

Are you ready to transform your AI initiatives into tangible business results? Discover how organizations are accelerating their time to value and achieving remarkable returns—including up to 1,225% ROI over four years—with the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.

Join us for an insightful session where we unpack the findings from a recent Economic Validation study by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). We'll explore how this powerful, integrated solution helps you overcome common AI adoption challenges like complexity, cost, and risk. Learn from real-world examples how companies are improving cost efficiency, enhancing security and compliance, and driving innovation faster than ever before.

This is your opportunity to gain expert insights from ESG's research and leaders at Dell and NVIDIA. See how Dell and NVIDIA's unique partnership delivers a clear path to AI success, helping you optimize investments and achieve your strategic goals. Register today to learn how to unlock the full potential of your AI journey.

Powering Progress: The Economics of the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA

As you plan your 2026 IT roadmap, join Dell experts for a focused session designed to help you get more from your end-user environment — from extending the life and value of your current fleet to planning a cost-efficient path forward with PC-as-a-Service (PCaaS) and AI-ready devices.

In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn how to:
• Develop a forward-looking end-user device strategy that aligns with business priorities
• Identify ways to unlock savings and residual value from existing hardware
• Maximize flexibility and cash flow with Dell PCaaS options
• Prepare your environment — and your budget — for the shift to AI PCs

This is more than a product session — it’s a practical planning workshop built to help you stretch budgets, simplify lifecycle management, and modernize with confidence.

Reserve your seat today and start the year with a clear, data-driven strategy for your end-user ecosystem.

Optimize Budgets, Modernize Devices, and Plan for What’s Next

Dell’s Extended Technologies Complete (ETC) program brings together a broad ecosystem of third-party technology providers whose solutions complement and enhance Dell’s servers, storage, and networking. These offerings can be purchased directly through Dell as part of a single, integrated solution—simplifying procurement and delivering trusted performance.

In this session, we’ll explore what ETC means for sellers and customers, including:
• Single Source Purchasing – Streamlined buying through Dell without separate agreements
• Trusted Performance – Solutions tested and validated for seamless integration with Dell infrastructure
• Cooperative Support – Coordinated support between Dell and partners for end-to-end solution assurance
• Broad Ecosystem – Over 200 resellable providers, with strategic focus on ~40 key partners across Storage, Compute, DCI, and Networking
• Solution Themes – Data management, protection, analytics, migration, and movement across environments
• Simplified Transactions – ETC partner solutions are generally orderable in DSAG for easy quoting and fulfillment

Join us to learn how ETC partners help build complete, high-performing solutions that unlock new value for your business.

Maximize the Dell Ecosystem:  Unlocking Value with ETC Partners

The pace of IT innovation is accelerating, bringing new market opportunities—and new complexities—to the data center. As your customers' AI initiatives grow and licensing models shift, you need a clear path to help them modernize their infrastructure.
Join experts from Omdia, Dell Technologies, and Intel for a collaborative discussion designed to help you turn these challenges into strategic advantages. We will explore how to simplify your customers' operations and build a resilient foundation for their future.
Key takeaways include:
 - Optimizing Costs: Strategies to navigate changing licensing models and improve utilization for your customers.
 - Simplifying Operations: How to consolidate workloads and reduce management complexity with end-to-end solutions.
 - Accelerating AI: Leveraging the latest Dell PowerEdge servers and Intel® Xeon® technology for powerful AI inferencing.

Empower your customers to innovate faster. Register today to gain the insights you need to modernize their data centers with confidence.

From Complexity to Clarity: Modernizing Data Centers with Dell and Intel

The Dell Pro Max with the GB10 Super Chip is redefining what’s possible in AI workflows. In this webinar, Logan Lawler, Precision AI Workstation GTM, Alliances & Solutions Program Manager at Dell Technologies sits down with NVIDIA’s Marie Breedlove to discuss how the Grace Blackwell GB10 is transforming workstation performance for developers, data scientists, researchers, and students alike. They explore what sets the GB10 apart from traditional workstations, including its ability to scale from desktop-sized workloads to powering massive 400B parameter models. Marie also shares real-world applications across industries, highlighting how software integrations like CUDA libraries, TensorRT, blueprints, and NIM microservices make AI development more accessible and efficient. From classrooms to enterprise IT decision-making, the GB10 is unlocking new levels of speed, scalability, and flexibility.

Twice the Power, Half the Space: Dell Pro Max GB10 in Action

How are the latest innovations in software and hardware combining to give engineers better insight into product performance before it is real.

Faster Engineering Innovation with Accelerated Computing

Discover how Dell helps you work smarter—everywhere.

Join us for an exciting webinar designed for IT decision-makers and business leaders exploring their next wave of productivity devices. Learn how Dell’s latest Pro series laptops, desktops, and AI-ready Max systems empower every workstyle—from hybrid pros to high-performance creators.

Whether you’re selecting your first Dell devices or modernizing your fleet, this session delivers practical, no-fluff insights to help you make the right technology investments.
 
What You’ll Learn
Choose smarter, perform better

Explore Dell’s diverse portfolio of laptops, desktops, and Max systems—and how to match the right device to your people, workloads, and goals.

Silicon that fits your needs
Understand the real-world benefits of Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm processors—from performance and battery life to AI acceleration and manageability.

Built to last, designed to sustain
See how Dell’s durability standards, materials, and lifecycle services deliver long-term value and lower total cost of ownership.

Connect your ecosystem
Enhance productivity with Dell’s end-to-end ecosystem—monitors, docks, audio, and services that support every stage of the device journey.
 
Why Attend
• Get insider guidance on mapping workstyles to device configurations.
• Learn how to future-proof your investment with AI-ready platforms.
• Opportunity to receive a no cost seed unit tailored to your standards or use case (eligibility applies).
 
Don’t miss this opportunity to see how Dell’s client solutions can transform your organization’s productivity.

Register today!

Unlock the Power of Choice, Performance, and Innovation

Keep your fleet secure and resilient with Dell Pro Rugged, Verizon 5G and Absolute

Managing a distributed fleet often means battling connectivity gaps, rising security risks, and devices that cannot keep pace with the demands of the field. Learn how Dell Pro Rugged, Verizon 5G, and Absolute work together to eliminate those roadblocks by delivering reliable performance, uninterrupted connectivity, and built-in resilience even in extreme conditions. See how these solutions put you back in control with technology that protects data, reduces downtime, and ensures your teams can stay productive anytime, anywhere.

Speakers:
Aileen Stanziola, Sr. Product Manager, Security 3rd Party, Client Solutions Group
Javier Madriz, Sr. Product Launch Manager, Dell Software, Client Solutions Group
Benjamin Riggs, Senior Security Solutions Partner, Verizon Business

How to Stay Productive, Connected and Protected on Dell Pro Rugged with Intel, Verizon and Absolute

AI PCs in Action: Transforming workflows one use case at a time. Ready to see AI PCs in action? This four-part webinar series dives into real-world use cases that showcase how on-device AI can revolutionize your business. From boosting productivity to enhancing security, content creation, and manageability, we’ll demonstrate how to maximize the potential of AI PCs to tackle critical business challenges—all while reducing reliance on the cloud and saving on associated costs.

Presented by

Maria Renton Abu - AI Client Solutions Messaging | Dell Technologies
Javier Madriz - Senior Product Manager | Dell Technologies
Chris King - Senior Principal Product Manager | Palo Alto Networks

AI PC's in Action - Episode 4: AI for Security

AI PCs in Action: Transforming workflows one use case at a time. Ready to see AI PCs in action? This four-part webinar series dives into real-world use cases that showcase how on-device AI can revolutionize your business. From boosting productivity to enhancing security, content creation, and manageability, we’ll demonstrate how to maximize the potential of AI PCs to tackle critical business challenges—all while reducing reliance on the cloud and saving on associated costs.

Presented by

Brian Glass - Senior Product Manager | Dell Technologies
Matt Kalman - Managing Director | Deloitte

AI PC's in Action - Episode 3: AI for Development and Manageability

AI PCs in Action: Transforming workflows one use case at a time. Ready to see AI PCs in action? This four-part webinar series dives into real-world use cases that showcase how on-device AI can revolutionize your business. From boosting productivity to enhancing security, content creation, and manageability, we’ll demonstrate how to maximize the potential of AI PCs to tackle critical business challenges—all while reducing reliance on the cloud and saving on associated costs.

Presented by

Cindy Olivo | Dell Technologies
Leif Pedersen | Pixar
Laura Coover | Orbital Studios
Scott Eade | Autodesk

AI PC's in Action - Episode 2: AI for Content Creation

The cybersecurity industry faces a critical shortage of skilled professionals, with human resource constraints impacting both day-to-day operations and high-pressure incident response scenarios. Can AI and data-driven insights play a role in addressing these challenges? In this webinar, we’ll explore how AI, combined with actionable data, can automate routine tasks, provide real-time intelligence to inform faster decision-making during security incidents, and support talent development. You’ll gain an understanding of the capabilities available today, what’s on the horizon, and how you can leverage AI and data to build a more resilient and responsive cybersecurity workforce for the future. 

Speakers:
Chris Cicotte - Director Product Marketing, Dell Technologies
Sameer Shah - Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Dell Technologies
Adam Miller - Sr. Services Marketing Manager, Dell Technologies

AI in Cybersecurity: Bridging the Talent Gap and Easing Incident Response

Experience the forefront of unstructured data management by joining the next Dell Technologies UDS User Group meeting. This interactive session will spotlight the new PowerScale Cybersecurity Suite, offering a comprehensive look at the latest innovations designed to enhance:

Data protection
Compliance
Operational efficiency within Dell UDS environments.

We’ll also explore “Diskover Data: The Start of Your AI Journey”, where you'll learn how to:

Validate, curate, and automate your unstructured data
Enable better decision-making
Accelerate AI modeling

The Dell Unstructured Platforms Systems Engineer Team will present the latest portfolio announcements covering File, Object and Data Management Solutions. In addition, helpful suggestions for managing an unstructured data infrastructure will be discussed for our customers to get the most out of their Dell investments.

What's New at Dell: PowerScale Cyber Security Suite, Diskover Data & More

Overview: Experience the forefront of unstructured data management by joining the next Dell Technologies UDS User Group meeting. This interactive session will spotlight the new PowerScale Cybersecurity Suite, offering a comprehensive look at the latest innovations designed to enhance:

Data protection
Compliance
Operational efficiencywithin Dell UDS environments.

We’ll also explore “Diskover: The Start of Your AI Journey”, where you'll learn how to:

Validate, curate, and automate your unstructured data
Enable better decision-making
Accelerate AI modeling

The Dell Unstructured Platforms Systems Engineer Team will present the latest portfolio announcements covering File, Object and Data Management Solutions. In addition, helpful suggestions for managing an unstructured data infrastructure will be discussed for our customers to get the most out of their Dell investments.

Step into the shoes of a cybersecurity professional during this interactive Cybersecurity Awareness Month webinar. Experience two cyberattack scenarios and make real-time decisions on how to respond.  Our panel will analyze your choices, discuss best practices and share strategies to reduce your attack surface, detect and respond to threats, and recover swiftly. Learn how to advance your organization's cybersecurity and resilience maturity in today's complex threat landscape.

Cybersecurity and Resilience Unleashed: Interactive Scenarios and Expert Insights

Meeting the world’s energy needs while decarbonizing the economy is one of the greatest challenges we will face. We will dive into grid modernization, covering topics like funding and policy, the challenges of DERs and the stability of the grid, the role of bi-directional data, and what the future of a low-carbon grid looks like.

 

Panelists

Russell Boyer, Energy Field Director, Dell Technologies
Karen Wayland, CEO, GridWise Alliance
Scott Hinson, CTO, Pecan Street
Mike Bates, General Manager-Energy, Intel

Grid Modernization: From Funding to End User

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