Data manipulation techniques for configuration management using Ansible

In this TEC37 encore, join host Robb Boyd and WWT’s Tanner Bechtel, Chris Weis and Neil Anderson as they discuss how WWT has developed a true AIOps reference architecture, and a strategy that leverages a multi-product and product agnostic approach to an AIOps Ecosystem. You will walk away with a better understanding of how WWT has built a real architecture around AIOps and how to take the next step in your AIOps journey. This team will help answer the question, “How do we make these silos work better together?” and give insight into what has been built in WWT’s Advanced Technology center.

Businesses moving forward with an AI strategy need to ensure the security of those AI models is part of that strategy. In this TEC37 episode, we revisit issues in AI model security for the organization and suggest approaches for identifying and closing gaps in defending AI models. We will also touch on the importance of building a robust, mature, and repeatable program for assessing AI model vulnerabilities.

COVID took most organizations by surprise. Companies that had previously ignored cloud technology and strategy became increasingly disrupted. Even companies in the process of digital transformation — while better positioned than most — were unprepared for the magnitude of the challenge. As organizations increasingly accept that COVID is a longer-term challenge, they also have a chance to appreciate the pandemic’s silver lining: enabling “work from anywhere” and accelerating technology modernization across all parts of the business — even those areas previously not considered. In this TEC37 episode, we will discuss how many customers had to pause certain initiatives, reappropriate budgets to meet changing demands, and scramble to enable services to maintain even minimum levels of business operations.

Ansible and Terraform are some of the leading tools for automating infrastructure and driving infrastructure as code. In this episode our experts from each side will discuss the foundations for a successful automation strategy and where each tool fits in a larger automation strategy.

In this TEC37 encore, we explore how CISOs can scale cybersecurity across the enterprise as security becomes increasingly tied to business success. Too often, the expense and damage to reputation that occurs after a sophisticated cyber attack can cause businesses irreparable harm. CISOs find themselves stuck between trying to secure new technology that will give their organization a competitive edge and protecting their legacy IT infrastructure and systems. Success requires an approach to cybersecurity that considers the business, architecture and operations. Join host Robb Boyd as he speaks with WWT's Geoff Hancock – Global Director of Cybersecurity Engineering, Warren Perils — Security Practice Manager for Global Service Provider and Comcast’s Shena Tharnish — VP of Cybersecurity Products. They’ll discuss steps organizations can take to implement holistic cybersecurity.

The Biden Administration’s Cyber Executive Order (EO), officially released on May 12, lays out a multi-pronged approach on how to fortify federal agency cybersecurity efforts and mitigate the large-scale, damaging attacks felt across the country. The Cyber EO provides direction, now it’s up to each agency to develop a cohesive strategy.

Software-Defined Data Centers (SDDC) are designed to overcome the drawbacks of traditional IT infrastructure to offer the accelerated delivery of consistent data center services. Despite the performance gains, some organizations have been hesitant to adopt a SDDC environment. Tune into this TEC37 episode to find out more!

Many companies are actively evaluating and testing technologies that can help them keep employees and visitors safe in workplaces and public spaces when they reopen. There are a lot of possibilities, but what is truly viable and necessary? Join us for a discussion of what we see organizations planning for, and how to prioritize various technologies. We’ll take a look at IoT, office hoteling, shared space management, sensors and occupancy monitoring technologies that are being used to reopen offices and shared spaces.

CIOs and CISOs at state, local, and educational organizations have multiple competing priorities: secure remote access and distance learning programs; provide enhanced citizen and student services; modernize apps; and contain costs – all while protecting data, maintaining operations, and complying with regulatory mandates. Adding to that is the ever-increasing threat landscape, most notably the emergence of successful ransomware attacks on these organizations.

State, local, and educational organizations need to pivot to a strategy that leverages infrastructure and control points in new ways across any app, any cloud, and any device. Combining this capability with threat intelligence enables a shift from a reactive posture to a position of strength. This episode will provide details on how intrinsic security accelerates risk identification, while preventing, detecting, and responding to threats with the right context and insights.

Two major concerns of today’s data center customers: analyzing greater volumes of data more quickly while protecting privacy by keeping it safe at rest and in motion. Join WWT's Vimesh Patel as he hosts a conversation with server infrastructure experts Zach Splaingard - WWT Technical Solutions Architect and Jason Lamb - Intel Cloud & SDI Technology Strategist. The group will explore the pressing challenges our public sector agencies are facing when balancing performance and security requirements of their data centers and how Intel’s latest 3rd Generation Xeon Scalable Processor can address these.

More than ever, government agencies need to be able to deploy data wherever it needs to be whether that’s on-prem, in a private cloud or in the public cloud. Providing the flexibility to adapt to changing work conditions while containing costs and keeping data available, secure, and accessible is critical. But how?

NetApp and WWT help the public sector build and fully realize a data fabric by providing a cloud lead, data centered approach to digital modernization. NetApp enables organizations to confidently manage and maintain control of their data across any cloud, accelerating innovation and IT responsiveness. By providing a data fabric that spans private cloud, service providers and hyperscale cloud providers, NetApp allows organizations to embrace the cloud on their own terms by integrating enterprise-class data management and control with the flexibility, speed and economics of the public cloud.

The Public Sector Tech Talk series provides an opportunity for industry executives and subject matter experts to discuss a thought leadership-related topic with the goal of educating the audience on a specific technology area. Join us for the launch and kick-off event of the series! WWT's Bryan Thomas - Senior Vice President and Rick Pina - Chief Technology Advisor will offer insights into how WWT’s partners, customers and employees are helping to make a new world happen in the public sector.

Zero Trust is a framework that combines Identity and Access Management (IAM), Enterprise Segmentation and other security components to provide “least access” protection to corporate networks and resources. WWT Cybersecurity architects Steve Brodson, Ricky Boyd and Ken Dunham join host Robb Boyd to discuss the key ways in which a Zero Trust Architecture could have protected against the Solar Winds-based attacks that made the news in December.

In this TEC37 encore, we pose the question, "In today's ever-changing world, do you ever think about how your organization’s network must evolve with it?" We will also cover the macro factors to consider when looking at the future of networking and what happens if we think differently about the problem.