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About Multi Cloud Summit
An increasing number of businesses are defining their multi-cloud strategies due to the benefits of creating seamless efficiency and scalability across various workflows. Nevertheless, the adoption of multi-cloud environments is still met with various technical and financial challenges. During the Multi-Cloud Summit, Fierce Network will delve into the big questions decision makers ask when deciding to move to multi-cloud. This event covers key themes including performance optimization, costs management and discusses success stories and best practices.
AGENDA
Tuesday, November 5
11:00 AM -12:15 PM ET
Session 1: Multi-Cloud State of the Industry: Examining Success, Challenges
& Outlook
Cloud-native applications offer a variety of benefits to organizations. The cloudification of workflows allows organizations to scale based on demand and allow them to really manage day-to-day OPEX costs. Multi-Cloud ecosystems offer the opportunity for organizations to pick and choose various cloud providers based on their various strengths and specific business needs. Nevertheless, multi-cloud ecosystems can be costly and technically challenging to navigate. During this session, speakers will highlight various success stories and challenges relating to multi-cloud deployment, as well as delve into best practices to ensure that you get it right first time.
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Keynote | Speaker: Amy Chaney, Senior Executive Risk Officer & Technology Transformational Change Leader, Huntington National Bank
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Panel Discussion | Moderator: Patrick Lopez, CEO, Core Analysis, Panelist: Ranny Haiby, CTO Networking, Edge and Access, The Linux Foundation, Dr. Lori Dawson, Senior Director of Service Engineering, UScellular, Mehran Hadipour, VP- BD & Tech Alliances, Rakuten Symphony
AGENDA
Tuesday, November 5
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET
Session 2: Optimizing Performance in Multi-Cloud: Seamless Integration,
Interoperability & the Role of AI
An increasing number of organizations are deploying multi-cloud architecture to leverage the strengths of various cloud providers, however ensuring seamless integration and interoperability across clouds must be at the forefront of their strategy. During this session, speakers will delve into challenges associated with integration, including APIs, standardized protocols and cost to achieve the seamless data transferability required to run a multi-cloud environment. Additionally, as the integration of AI becomes more commonplace across industry, speakers will also discuss the transformative impact of AI on multi-cloud optimization and the role that AI-driven data analytics can play in predicting, mitigating and automating various multi-cloud workflows.
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Fireside Chat| Moderator: Monica Paoliini, Founder and Principal, Senza Fili, Speaker: Rode Kirk, Global Sales Director – Media & Communications | Americas, Microsoft
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Partner Keynote | Speaker: Kevin Cochrane, CMO, Vultr
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Panel Discussion | Moderator: Roy Chua, Principal & Founder, AvidThink / Panelists: Amy Chaney, Senior Executive Risk Officer & Technology Transformational Change Leader, Huntington National Bank, Prakash Sangam, Founder and Principal, Tantra Analyst
AGENDA
Tuesday, November 5
2:20 PM – 2:35 PM ET
Session 3: Minimizing Costs in the Multi-Cloud: Transparency, Tools & Resource
Allocation
Multi-cloud ecosystems offer unparalleled scalability and flexibility which allows organizations to gain control over varying OPEX costs associated with their day-today operations. However, the cost of running various cloud platforms can be an obstacle. As a result, managing a cost-effective multi-cloud environment is top of mind for many decision makers. During this session, speakers will highlight the importance of cost transparency and delve into the various tools available to assist. Speakers will also discuss the role management platforms play in offering observability, and cover how practices such as continuous monitoring and resource allocation can be used to help generate ROI.
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM Keynote | Speaker: Tammy Burnitt, Senior IT Manager – Hybrid Multi Cloud Cost Optimization, Shell
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