Lunch @ Guard and Grace, Denver
Thursday, April 16th
@ 12:00 – 2:00 MT
Virtualization in the Age of AI:
Building a Flexible Hybrid Cloud Foundation
Virtualization in the Age of AI: Building a Flexible Hybrid Cloud Foundation
Lunch @ Guard and Grace, Denver
Thursday, April 16th
@ 12:00 – 2:00 MT
Lunch @ Guard and Grace, Denver
Join peers for a practitioner-led discussion on modernizing virtualization to support AI, data-intensive workloads, and hybrid cloud complexity.
About the Content
As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, traditional virtualization models are being pushed to their limits by rising costs, growing data demands, and the need for greater flexibility across hybrid environments. This peer-to-peer lunch brings infrastructure, IT, and cloud leaders together to discuss how virtualization is evolving into a cloud-like operating model that supports AI workloads, modern applications, and future growth.
Through an open, practitioner-led discussion, we’ll explore how organizations are modernizing virtualization with HPE Greenlake to gain greater choice, control, and consumption flexibility while ensuring their infrastructure is ready to support AI, data-intensive workloads, and hybrid cloud complexity.
Discussion Topics
- How AI Is Changing Virtualization Requirements
What AI workloads demand from virtualized infrastructure from performance and scalability to data locality and governance. - Modernizing Virtualization Without Disrupting the Business
Strategies for evolving existing VM environments while protecting current investments and avoiding unnecessary re-platforming. - Virtualization as a Hybrid Cloud Operating Model
How cloud-like consumption, centralized management, and automation are reshaping on-prem virtualization. - Cost, Licensing, and Choice in a New Virtualization Landscape
How enterprises are rethinking virtualization economics, vendor dependency, and long-term flexibility - Building an AI-Ready Infrastructure with HPE Greenlake
How Greenlake enables scalable, secure, and flexible virtualization that supports AI, data, and mission-critical workloads across hybrid environments.
Agenda (in MT)
12:00 PM Arrival, Registration & Welcome Networking
12:20 PM Seating & First Course Served
12:30 PM Short Presentation by HPE
12:45 PM Moderated Panel Discussion & Audience Q/A (Lunch Served)
1:45 PM Panel / Interactive Discussion Concludes & Dessert Served
2:00 PM Event Concludes
5:30
Registration & Networking Reception
6:00
Welcome Remarks
6:05
Wine Tasting
6:30
First Course and Networking
7:00
Moderated Industry Panel, Q/A, Dinner, Dessert, and Coffee
Who's Attending
An invitation-only group of infrastructure, IT, and cloud leaders from major institutions in the Denver area
Objectives
Gain practical insight from peers and practitioners on how enterprises are evolving virtualization to support AI workloads, data growth, and hybrid cloud environments.
Exchange perspectives with infrastructure, IT, and cloud leaders on managing cost, complexity, and flexibility as virtualization shifts toward a cloud-like operating model.
Participate in a focused, peer-to-peer discussion over a private lunch designed to encourage candid dialogue and meaningful professional connections.
About the Venue
Guard and Grace
1801 California St, Denver, CO 80202
Guard and Grace is a take on the big, fancy, modern steakhouse – miles and miles of fiery grills and charcuterie, oyster bar and bar tops, private rooms, and a posh, walk-in, floor-to-high-ceiling glassed wine cellar – yet still, with more of a bright, airy playfulness than the usual dark, stiff, mano a mano atmosphere.
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Sponsors
Unlock your organization’s next phase of innovation with HPE Greenlake, the edge-to-cloud platform designed for the AI era. HPE Greenlake brings cloud agility to applications and data wherever they live, combining scalable infrastructure, built-in security, and intelligent operations. With deep expertise across AI, cloud, and networking, HPE helps enterprises turn data into insight, improve performance, and operate with greater speed and control. Backed by decades of innovation, HPE Greenlake enables organizations to modernize, scale, and lead with confidence. www.hpe.com/greenlake
Organizer
Business Development Institute (BDI) is an award-winning event marketing agency specializing in producing invitation-only, thought leadership driven, custom events on the most impactful topics. BDI’s programs create an interactive peer learning experience while providing a rare networking opportunity for like-minded leaders. Learn more at bdionline.com.
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