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TIME: 6:00PM (ET)   Venue: Canoe
Address: 66 Wellington St W, 54th floor, Toronto, ON M5K 1H6

CONVERSE.
DINE.
CONNECT.

Join a select group of IT leaders in Toronto for an exclusive dinner discussion on today’s most pressing technology and business issues. 

The IT infrastructure world is at a turning point. The acquisition of VMware by Broadcom has introduced dramatic changes to licensing costs, offerings, and support tiers, forcing many IT leaders to rethink long-held strategies around VMware workloads and on-prem applications.

According to IDC,  nearly 80% of IT decision-makers are migrating/ planning on migrating workloads from VMware to other products or services. For many, this is not just a licensing issue, it’s a broader opportunity to reassess infrastructure strategy, reduce cost, drive modernization, and tap into the potential of their enterprise data for generative AI use cases.

At this exclusive, invitation-only dinner hosted by IDC and AWS, we’ll bring together IT, infra, cloud, and application leaders to exchange perspectives on this moment of disruption – and what comes next!

Discussion topics include:

• Financial pressures: Understanding the new VMware cost model, its impact on TCO, and the case for cost-effective cloud      migration.

• Technical realities: Dealing with legacy app dependencies, compliance requirements, and the need for visibility into your estate.

• People and process: Addressing the skill gap, tribal knowledge, and change management challenges of moving away from      VMware.

• The conversation will also explore proven migration tools and innovative technologies, such as generative AI, that can simplify, accelerate, and de-risk migration and modernization initiatives.

WHAT TO EXPECT

An executive dinner led by a skilled moderator

An intimate gathering of senior IT leaders from diverse industries, grappling with similar issues

A secure, private conversation open only to a carefully vetted group  (no recording, no playback)

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