Mainframe: Legacy or Transformation Opportunity?

Discover whether your infrastructure lacks support for AI, where these discrepancies lie, and where the cloud comes in.

Artificial Intelligence is only as effective as the infrastructure on which it is built. Failing to provide that infrastructure can lead to catastrophic failure of an AI implementation. Building an effective AI infrastructure demands a strategic view of the storage, networking and data requirements of the AI platform. This webinar will examine the very specific requirements for an AI infrastructure, help determine where the gaps exist and make recommendations that can help your AI implementation succeed.

The efforts to modernize mainframe operations in the cloud era are more nuanced than many would expect. Organizations that envision mainframe as a key component of their hybrid IT moving forward believe evolving mainframe processes is essential.

Hosted by Jens Teagan, Senior VP of Technology and Strategy at Ensono, and Manoj Krishnan, General Manager, Wipro, this webinar explores the role of mainframe modernization in various organizations’ transformation strategies, the tactics they choose, and the benefits they expect to achieve by changing their tactics.

Join guest speaker Chris Gardner, Principal Analyst in Forrester’s Infrastructure and Operations research group, in this engaging webinar as he reviews key findings from a study that Ensono and Wipro commissioned from Forrester, such as:

-- 77% of organizations are prioritizing mainframe modernization over the next 12 months
-- More than 40% of organizations still run critical ERP, Finance and HR systems on the mainframe
-- Surprisingly, 27% of respondents see mainframe running next gen workloads like Blockchain.

The role of the architect has changed dramatically in the past few years and is headed for even more change as the landscape of possible technology options is only going to increase. Faced with a list of options that is increasing almost daily across a highly competitive landscape, many architectural decisions have become an exercise in avoiding error rather than exploring possibility.

Whilst an acceptance of failure is becoming the norm in smaller development faced activities, architects must make big decisions that can affect the entire operation of an organisation. This webinar explores some ideas for architectural best practice and mechanisms for reducing risk whilst empowering architects to unleash some of the exciting new options available to them.

Digital Transformation is an over-used phrase and one that is often used to describe what is
essentially business transformation that is underpinned by technology. Does this mean that
these transformations are deeply vertical and need deep industry experience to be
successful?

In this webinar we examine how organisations can learn from other industry
sectors and also from breaking the standard rules within their own industry.


In this webinar, listeners will be able to learn:
- How do we look across industries and learn from success in others?
- How do we escape from the ‘me too’ transformational activity and break away from trying to keep up and get in front?

Join this live panel discussion with experts at Digital Transformation Expo Europe as they discuss the evolution of DevOps, FaaS/serverless architectures and what to expect for the next generation of Cloud.

Tune into this interactive Q&A session with world renowned Cloud, IT Infrastructure and Enterprise Architecture leaders while they discuss the following:

- The evolution of Lambda, Kubernetes and other container orchestration platforms
- How can your IT architecture be serverless and what does this mean for your DevOps teams?
- The shift towards Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS) as the next computer service

This live panel will be streamed directly from the ExCeL London! Join us for live Q&A from the comfort of your desk.

Panelists include:
Bruno Kurtic, Founding VP, Product & Strategy, SumoLogic
James Holt, Independent Consultant
Bradley King, Co-Founder & Field CTO, Scality

Moderated by:
Simon Ratcliffe, Technology Evangelist, Ensono

Join this live panel discussion with experts at Digital Transformation Expo Europe for a deep dive into best practices for powering and securing today's digital enterprise.

Tune into this interactive Q&A session with world Security, Cloud and Business leaders while they discuss the following:

- What it means to become a digital enterprise and notes from the field
- How to develop a successful digital strategy, including moving your enterprise to containers, backup and recovery, storage and more
- The key role of security and data protection when it comes to digital transformation

This live panel will be streamed directly from the ExCeL London! Join us for live Q&A from the comfort of your desk.

Panelists include:
Hugo Harber, Head of Enterprise Portfolio, Vodafone
Dr Richard Ford, CTO, Cyren
Imran Idrees, Marketing Manager, Cisco Meraki

Moderated by:
Simon Ratcliffe, Technology Evangelist, Ensono

The majority of organisations today are running their IT estate across multiple platforms including private clouds, on-premise data centres, software as a service, and public clouds. Whilst this flexibility can drive significant business benefit, there are a number of key areas of operations and governance that require a different approach. Many organisations have suffered from cost management challenges despite the claims of many cloud providers that their platform will create savings and so we will examine options for effective cost management that actually work – and the pitfalls to avoid!

Cloud itself has a well-established security pedigree but managing security and risk across multiple clouds adds a layer of complexity that can lead to issues and so we will explore some of the key risks in such an environment and suggest how these can also be mitigated.

As we look ahead to 2020, join leading cloud storage, networking and backup experts as they share adoption, practice and deployment best practices.

From learning how cloud is changing networking, to ramping up your storage infrastructure and implementing best-in-class backup strategies, this panel will uncover all you need to know about next-gen cloud storage, networking and backup.

Moderator:
Simon Ratcliffe, Principal Consultant, Ensono

Panelists:
Laura Jordana, Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix
Kiran Sirupa, Director of Marketing, Anuta Networks
Mike Goulding, Sales Engineer, Virtuozzo

Every organization is moving to the public cloud in order to scale and innovate. With that comes challenges in securing and monitoring environments as you continue to grow.

Wherever you are in your cloud journey, if compliance and governance is a concern to you, then participating in this webinar is vital.

Learn from cloud experts Alex Hilton, CEO, Cloud Industry Forum and Sean Roberts, General Manager, Public Cloud, Ensono on:
•What does cloud governance truly mean and why it is so important
•The 3 steps you need to take to make yourself secure and compliant in the public cloud
•.How can customers effectively brace new cloud technologies to drive innovation
and more!

Leading managed services provider Ensono talk about delivering on the promise of cloud and how it is a critical element of your modernisation and transformation journey. Listen to Simon Ratcliffe, Sean Roberts and Steve Braden discuss what to do once you’re in the public cloud as well as other important topics such as innovation in the cloud.

Simon, Sean and Steve will cover area such as:

•Once you get to the cloud, what do you do there?
•How do you get more out of the cloud and continue to drive innovation as well as control costs, boost agility etc.
•What does transformation really mean?
•Concept of continuous innovation
•Cloud as a platform for digital transformation (AI, automation, CX, IoT etc)
•Intelligent cloud

If you have further questions for either Simon, Sean or Steve you can email them here.

Simon.ratcliffe@ensono.com
Sean.roberts@ensono.com
Steve.braden@ensono.com

Alternatively you can check out this link: https://info.ensono.com/CNT_ENS_Cloud_Transformation_Integrated_NA_Q219_LP.html

Leading managed services provider Ensono talk about how to develop a cloud strategy and roadmap and how it is a critical element of your modernisation and transformation journey. Listen to Simon Ratcliffe and Sean Roberts discuss the crucial steps when moving applications and workloads to the cloud as well as other important topics.

Simon and Sean will cover area such as:

•IT Cloud Culture – big bang or evolution?
•Steps for moving applications and workloads to the cloud
•Bridging the gap in a hybrid world
•Steps to public cloud migration
•Security in the public cloud
•Budgeting in the cloud – how lots of organisations get this badly wrong and how to budget correctly.

If you have further questions for either Simon or Sean you can email them here.

Simon.ratcliffe@ensono.com
Sean.roberts@ensono.com

Alternatively you can check out this link:
https://info.ensono.com/CNT_ENS_Cloud_Transformation_Integrated_NA_Q219_LP.html

Find out how to use Azure Automation, Microsoft's replacement solution for System Center Orchestrator (SCOrch) to automate workloads in the cloud. Learn about Automation Accounts, Runbooks, and the various ways to trigger them, including Schedules, Webhooks and the built-in Test Pane, to author, modify and execute your PowerShell automation workloads directly in Microsoft Azure. Also learn how you can use Hybrid Workers to extend this functionality to your on-premises environment, and run automation activities orchestrated via Azure, against your on-premises infrastructure.

As the cloud becomes supercharged in 2019 and beyond, so too will your networks. Tune in to hear from leading industry experts for a live discussion on the future of cloud networking in a hybrid world.

Topics to be covered include:
- Securing cloud-managed networks
- Understanding the ins and outs of public, private and hybrid cloud architectures
- Where WAN fits into your hybrid IT strategy

This live panel will be streamed directly from London. Join us from the comfort of your desk and get all your cloud questions answered!

Moderated by: Simon Ratcliffe, Cloud Industry Forum
Justin Day, CEO, Cloud Gateway
David Luke, Enterprise Solutions Architect, NGINX
Panelist to be announced

Knowing how to remain agile, secure and scalable in today's ever-changing IT landscape is more important than ever. Tune in with experts live from the ExcEL, London, to discuss the latest trends, technologies and advancements in Cloud Computing, to 2020 and beyond.

Topics will include:
- DevOps: how-to's and why it's a must
- Next-gen cloud security and data protection
- Cloud and blockchain in the enterprise and what it means for your organization
- Data Centers on-prem vs. in the cloud
- AI and Cloud: is your infrastructure AI-ready?

This live panel will be streamed directly from London. Join us from the comfort of your desk and get all your cloud questions answered!

Moderator: Alex Hilton, CEO, Cloud Industry Forum
Panelists: Sean Roberts, GM - Public Cloud Center of Excellence, Ensono
Sunil Choudrie, Senior Product Marketing, Symantec
Andy Hardy, VP EMEA, Nasuni

When it comes to containers, security can often be an afterthought. As technologies become more advanced and workloads become more automated, so too does the threat of breaches and cyber threats. Join this live panel to discuss trends and best practices around cloud and container security.

Topics include:
- Securing your container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, etc.)
- How to put security at the forefront of your cloud native journey
- Where the biggest risks lie in containerized applications

Discussion moderated by:
Simon Ratcliffe, Cloud Industry Forum

Confirmed panelists:
Pablo Martinez, Cloud Security and Compliance Specialist, Symantec
Mark Kropf, CTO, Financial Services, Pivotal
Further panelist to be announced

Leading managed services provider Ensono talks about putting the mainframe at the heart of your digital transformation and how it can be a critical element of your modernisation and transformation journey. Listen to Simon Ratcliffe and guest speaker Paul Knight from TES discuss how the mainframe has been used traditionally and how it is still an important modern development platform today.

Simon and Paul will cover areas such as:

•The issues with running an ageing platform
•Mainframe as a modern development platform
•Is there a skills gap?
•The IT economics of the mainframe

If you have further questions for either Simon or Paul you can email them here.

Simon.ratcliffe@ensono.com
Paul.knight@tes-es.com

Alternatively you can check out this link:
https://info.ensono.com/MainframeOptimisationEURQ219_LP.html

What is PowerShell DSC and how can I use it alongside Azure Automation to configure and manage my infrastructure in the Cloud using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)? Join this session to see how you can make use of Azure Automation's Serverless design to quickly and easily deploy, configure and manage resources, both virtual and physical, on either Windows or Linux, in the cloud or on-premises.

Leading managed services provider Ensono talk about restructuring your IT team and how it is a critical element of your modernisation and transformation journey. Listen to Simon Ratcliffe and guest speaker Hutton Henry discuss the mix of knowledge, behaviours and other important aspects of restructuring your IT team successfully.
Simon and Hutton will cover area such as:

•IT Culture
•Recruiting and filling the gaps
•Building cohesive IT teams across locations

If you have further questions for either Simon or Hutton you can email them here.

Simon.ratcliffe@ensono.com
hutton@beyond-ma.com

Alternatively you can check out this link:
https://info.ensono.com/CNT_ENS_Cloud_Transformation_Integrated_NA_Q219_LP.html