AI.Day
AI.Day
Explore Practical AI applications for today's enterprises through discussions, demonstrations and hands-on labs in the AI Proving Ground.
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Join WWT for a full day of AI education featuring expert presentations, interactive discussions and hands-on exercises in WWT's state-of-the-art AI Proving Ground lab. Informative sessions with industry-specific guidance help you understand and apply AI in your environment. Choose your afternoon track based on where your organization is in its AI journey. Throughout the day, you will have the opportunity to visit our Partner Village to learn more about specific AI tools. The day wraps with a happy hour so you may continue the conversation with WWT experts, our partners and your peers.
Agenda
- Overview & Industry Use Cases
- Foundational Models
- Atom Ai (WWT GPT)
- RFP Automation
- ROI
- Overview
- Use Cases Supported
- Security by AI
- Security for AI
- Requirements for AI Data
- AI Project Prioritization
- Phased Roadmap & Risk Mitigation
- Governance & Security
- Cloud Options
- Owned Options (on prem, XaaS)
- Using AI - AI in RIO: Reduce, Increase and Optimize; Digging for AI Gold: Identifying and Polishing Data Gold to Light Innovation; Next in Your AI Journey
- Securing AI - The WWT AI Security Enclave: A Sandbox for Tomorrow's AI Defenses, Unmasking the Threat: Strategies for Deepfake Defense, and Securing the AI Supply Chain
- Scaling AI - Why Legacy Infrastructure Falls Short, Your Data Center is Your AI Achilles Heel, and Build vs. Buy Decisions
- What's Next?
- How to Get Started?
Audience
- Enterprise and Solution Architects
- Cloud Engineers and Architects
- Security Architects and Consultants
- Those responsible for Infrastructure & Operations, Data Center, or Innovation & Digital
- Technology Product Managers
Presenters
Leading thought leadership and technical sessions are a panel of WWT's AI experts that may include:
Neil Anderson, VP, Cloud, Infrastructure & AI Solutions
With more than 35 years in the IT and Communications industry, Neil has been a part of mega transitions in technology, starting with the digitization of the Public Telephone System (PSTN), the explosion of the Mobile/Cellular industry, the convergence of communications and apps onto IP, and now business transformations delivered by Cloud and AI. He brings valuable experience and insight to AI.Day discussions.
Tim Brooks, Chief AI Advisor
Tim Brooks serves as Practice Director for Digital Initiatives, AI and Analytics on WWT's Management Consulting team. As a developer of data strategy for AI and data-driven solutions in the retail, financial services, insurance, and travel / hospitality industries, Tim emphasizes practical AI that delivers real business value. Tim has been instrumental in the development of WWT's AI partner ecosystem. Passionate about disruptive technologies, Tim is a 10-year veteran at WWT.
Jeff Fonke, Senior Practice Manager, High-Performance Architecture
A passionate technology leader, Jeff Fonke, leads new and growth solutions areas at World Wide Technology, including High-Performance Architectures (HPAs) that support AI and Data. With more than 24 years of experience in the tech industry at WWT, he has a proven track record of building scalable data center architecture solutions within WWT's own IT organization and WWT's Advanced Technology Center. He leverages those experiences to help advance customers along their journey to simplify the complex.
Derrick Monahan, Technical Solutions Architect, HPA-AI and Data
Derrick brings 25+ years of experience as a technologist and leader in AI, Data Center and Cloud architectures, Enterprise Networking, Mobility, and Collaboration. His team is responsible for High-Performance Architecture (HPA), AI, and Data Analytics. Most recently, Derrick's accomplishments include developing and delivering new Data Strategy, AI, and HPA workshops, consulting with large customers on their AI and HPA initiatives, and working with our innovation team to build WWT's AI Proving Ground.
Kent Noyes, Global Head of AI & Cyber Innovation
Having started his WWT career more than 20 years ago as a consultant, Kent has held several engineering positions in technical pre-sales and service delivery with a keen focus on supporting customers in networking, security, data center, and collaboration. He is the first WWT Distinguished Solutions Architect, and his recent specialties include Enterprise Segmentation, Zero Trust, Secure Access Services Edge, and Cyber Resilience. Kent is skilled at advising clients on AI Security and solving for complex business issues in this space.
Bill Stanley, Chief Technology Advisor
William has nearly 30 years' experience in IT and holds an MBA and BS in Computer Science. His ability to create strategies to align data assets, technology, and business objectives in order to achieve desired outcomes has resulted in him becoming a trusted advisor to many. He is an innovative leader with experience in IT Strategy, team building, Architecture\Design, and Data-related specialties. Blending his passions for technology and education, William created and teaches a course on big data and analytics at a local university.
Networking opportunities: Partner Village and happy hour
Throughout AI.Day, you will have opportunities to meet our partner sponsors, ask questions and make connections in our Partner Village. At the close of the event, please join WWT and our partners for a happy hour to continue the AI conversation with industry peers and experts.
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