Enterprise virtualization is at an inflection point. Evolving licensing models, the rise of container-native platforms and the growing importance of private cloud strategy are prompting organizations to reevaluate their approach to virtualization infrastructure. For many IT leaders, this means navigating new platform options, understanding shifting cost structures and aligning technology decisions with long-term business goals — all while maintaining operational stability. </br></br> This briefing brings together World Wide Technology's virtualization and container platform experts with your technical decision-makers for a focused, vendor-neutral conversation about the state of the market. Drawing from hundreds of real customer engagements, we share what we're seeing across the industry — the strategies organizations are pursuing, the platforms they're evaluating and the lessons learned from those already in motion. Whether you're renewing your current platform, considering alternatives or planning a multi-platform strategy, this session provides the context and clarity you need to make informed decisions.

NetApp Data Infrastructure Insights delivers business value by transforming infrastructure operations from reactive firefighting into proactive, intelligence-driven management. By providing a single unified view across on-premises storage, virtualization, Kubernetes, SAN fabrics, and cloud environments, DII eliminates the fragmented, multi-tool monitoring that slows incident response and obscures root cause. Its AI/ML engine automatically baselines behavior, detects anomalies, correlates configuration changes to performance events, and maps workload relationships from application down to array reducing mean time to root cause identification by up-to 50%. On the capacity side, days-to-full forecasting and waste identification help organizations defer unnecessary hardware purchases and achieve 33% higher storage utilization from existing assets. For business leaders, this translates directly into fewer unplanned outages, lower operational costs, more predictable infrastructure spend, and Infrastructure teams that spend less time in war rooms and more time on strategic work.

In this briefing, we will look at VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) — both the strategy and the practical implementation. Understanding how VCF works, what its strengths/weaknesses are and how to best utilize VCF within your organization is key to properly leveraging VCF platform.