Date

Aug 13, 2025

Time

04:00 pm - 07:30 pm

Location

Supercharged Entertainment

40 Commerce Boulevard
Wrentham, MA 02093

Reinvent your hybrid cloud strategy and break free from the confines of VMware-centric design

With licensing costs from legacy providers like VMware climbing and digital infrastructure demands surging, rethinking your hybrid cloud strategy is an imperative. This event is your gateway to understanding how a modernized hybrid cloud strategy powered by Microsoft technologies, can lead to hypervisor independence, fewer workloads to manage, enhanced security, and an optimized data estate.

Whether you’re an IT leader, CFO, or systems architect, this session will give you practical insight into the future of datacenter technmologies, and how the choices you make now can shape your world tomorrow. After an engaging session, we'll race in the world's largest indoor mult-level karting track. After the race, we'll celebrate the winners with prizes and a happy hour all at Supercharged in Wrentham, MA!

Key Takeaways

The Financial Realities of Moving Away from VMware
We'll talk through the tangible and hidden costs associated with VMware and how they translate to alternative technologies

Designing a Modern Hybrid Storage Model
Learn how to blend on-prem storage with the cloud, leveraging Dell Technologies and Microsoft Azure tools to create a scalable, secure, and cost-optimized data environment

Rethinking Workload Design
Learn approaches to reclassifying your workloads, reimagining how they are delivered, and collapsing VM sprawl to optimize your total cost of ownership in the cloud.

How to Jump-Start Your Cloud Modernization Initiative
We'll talk through strategies and next steps that you can work on immediately, to prepare for a hypervisor independent future.

Who Should Attend?

  • IT Decision-Makers and Infrastructure Managers
  • CIOs and CTOs
  • Financial Stakeholders seeking to cut IT costs
  • System Administrators evaluating storage strategies
  • Microsoft and VMware Partners

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Agenda

4-4:30: Check-in and registration

4:30-5:30 PM: Presentation on Embracing Hybrid Cloud for Cost-Efficient Data Storage

6-6:30 PM: Race Time

6:30-6:45 PM: Winners Circle

6:30-7:30 PM: Happy Hour & Networking

Reserve Your Spot Now

Seats are limited! Don’t miss your chance to discover how shifting your storage strategy can unlock major savings and modernization. Reserve your spot by filling out the form below. 

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Featured Speaker

Todd Knapp, CEO

Todd has been providing IT services nationally for over 25 years and draws inspiration and insight from participation in a wide range of executive boards and industry associations. He has an extensive background in strategic planning and implementation of business technology solutions, and founded his firm Envision Technology Advisors. As a presenter, Todd speaks throughout the country on a variety of technology and business topics including: Modern Workplace, Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, and Evolving Digital Culture to fit the Modern Workforce. 

In his free time, Todd works with several non-profits and is also an avid sailor, wood worker, and scuba diver.