INSIGHT XTRA Eindhoven
Propel your infrastructure to new heights
Join us for this in-person, one-day event focusing on your data infrastructure priorities: AI innovation and enterprise-ready data that is secure, scalable, and governed. Dive into the future of data and AI through inspiration, community, and next-level networking.
Learn
Hear the latest in data management, cloud integration, and AI-driven analytics, empowering you to drive efficiency and scalability.
Connect
Expand your community by connecting with data thought leaders sharing their unique success stories.
Grow
Explore diverse networking opportunities, gain practical skills, and experience real-world use cases.
Next Nature Museum
Noord Brabantlaan 1A,
5652 LA Eindhoven
Next Nature Museum is located in the Evoluon 'UFO' building in Eindhoven, built by Philips in 1966. The futuristic space offers a perfect backdrop for INSIGHT Xtra, technologically forward & designed to inspire!
Keynote speakers
Jeff Baxter
VP, Product Marketing | NetApp
Diliane Snackers
Sr Director, BeNeLux | NetApp
Joost van Drenth
Field CTO | NetApp
Rahul Sharma
Principal Solution Architect | NetApp
Dimitri de Swart
Consulting Solutions Architect | NetApp
Pascal de Wild
Senior Solutions Engineer | NetApp
Meriem Jirari
Sr. Partner Sales Manager ISV Solutions | Microsoft
Paul van der Lingen
Director, Principal Architects, EMEA | NetApp
Agenda
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Arrivals & registration | ||||
| 09:45 - 09:55 | Welcome
Diliane Snackers and Joost van Drenth, NetApp |
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| 09:55 - 10:35 | The future begins with a strong foundation: Unleashing success with an intelligent data infrastructure for AI
Jeff Baxter, NetApp |
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| 10:35 - 10:45 | Sustainability
Paul van der Lingen, NetApp |
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| 10:45 - 10:55 | Microsoft fireside chat - Unlocking AI innovation in the hybrid cloud
Meriem Jirari, Microsoft and Diliane Snackers, NetApp |
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| 10:55 - 11:05 | Intel - NetApp AIPod Mini with Intel
Joost van Drenth, NetApp |
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| 11:05 - 11:40 | Coffee break, Sponsor Village & Networking | ||||
| 11:40 - 12:10 | Cyber resilience
Glenn Sizemore, NetApp |
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| 12:10 - 12:40 | Data infrastructure modernization
Pascal de Wild, NetApp |
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| 12:45 - 13:15 | Cloud transformation
Dimitri de Swart, NetApp Room Location – Phillips Hall |
AI innovation
Rahul Sharma, NetApp Room Location – Jupiter |
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| 13:15 - 14:15 | Lunch, Sponsor Village & Networking | ||||
| Track 1
Room Location - Phillips Hall |
Track 2
Room Location - Jupiter |
Track 3
Room Location - Castor |
Track 4
Room Location - Gemini |
Track 5
Room Location - Neptune |
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| 14:15 - 15:00 | The new era of ONTAP - The latest innovations and releases
Andre Ossel and Tessa Brouwer, NetApp |
Cyber resilience - Key policies, standards, and how NetApp can help
Dimitry Janssen |
Unified management and data services for customers and partners
Nico de Groot, Arrow and Dimitri de Swart, NetApp |
Mastering persistent workloads with OpenShift and OpenShift Virtualization
Maxim Burgerhout and Wian Vos, Red Hat |
AI management capabilities to make everyone a storage expert (DII)
Juan Carlos Rodriguez, NetApp |
| 15:05 - 15:50 | StorageGRID 12.0 - What's your OBJECTion?
Marco Leeflang and Pascal de Wild, NetApp |
Loose prompts sink ships: Using Copilot without spilling the corporate tea
Rom Adams |
Solving storage challenges in Kubernetes: Solutions for hybrid cloud and data management
Johannes Wagner, Dimitri de Swart, and Joost van Drenth, NetApp |
Own the data, not the metal: True cloud agility on-premises with NetApp Keystone
Arnout Boer, NetApp |
CryptoSpike unleashed: Real-time ransomware defense for NetApp ecosystems
Michiel van Velzen, ProLion GmbH |
| 15:50 - 16:20 | Coffee break, Sponsor Village & Networking | ||||
| 16:25 - 17:10 | TIER1 virtualization - Building a future-ready infrastructure
Johannes Wagner and Arjen Kloosterman, NetApp |
Make GenAI real by deploying an E2E AI data engine for ONTAP
Rahul Sharma |
Private AI with data control: Secure, scalable, and compliant innovation
Richard van Dantzig, ITQ |
Navigating digital sovereignty: Compliance and resilience in the EU framework (NIS2/DORA)
Adam Gale, NetApp |
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| 17:10 - 19:00 | Celebration reception & Sponsor Village | ||||
Partners and sponsors
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NetApp INSIGHT Xtra features immersive interactions fueled by community-oriented collaboration, hands-on learning, thought-provoking content, complementary partner solutions, and a host of enlightening success stories to provide inspiration and invaluable education.
