INSIGHT Xtra Sydney
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.
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
199 George St
The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
Located at Circular Quay, this iconic hotel offers stunning views of Sydney Harbour and the Opera House, providing an inspiring backdrop for INSIGHT Xtra Sydney. The Four Seasons Hotel features state-of-the-art conference facilities, equipped with the latest technology to ensure a seamless experience for everyone.
Speakers
Ashish Dhawan
SVP Cloud Sales | NetApp
Mark Fioretto
AVP & Managing Director | NetApp ANZ
George Dragatsis
Senior Director, Solutions Engineering | NetApp ANZ
Dave Adams
Solutions Engineering Manager | NetApp ANZ
Chris Gondek
Solutions Engineering Manager | NetApp ANZ
Phillip Coates
Principal Field Application Engineer | Brocade, division of Broadcom
Charlotte Offord
General Manager of Australia & New Zealand | National Football League (NFL)
Patrick Tsui
Storage Specialist Solutions Architect, ANZ Public Sector | AWS
Matt Swinbourne
CTO, Cloud Architecture for APAC | NetApp
Udaiya Karuppasamy
Director Sales, Azure Cloud & AI | Microsoft ANZ
Wayne Dovey
Associate Principal Specialist Solution Architect | Red Hat
Dr. Joseph Antony
CSIRO HPC Team
Tammi Warfield
VP, WW Azure Sales | NetApp
Agenda
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:30 - 9:40 | Welcome and introduction
Mark Fioretto, NetApp |
| 9:40 - 10:10 | Keynote
The future begins with a strong foundation: Unleashing success with an intelligent data infrastructure for AI Ashish Dhawan, NetApp |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Microsoft Fireside Chat - Unlocking AI innovation in the hybrid cloud
Tammi Warfield, NetApp and Udaiya Karuppasamy, Microsoft ANZ |
| 10:30 - 10:40 | NetApp AIPod Mini with Intel
George Dragatsis, NetApp ANZ |
| 10:40 - 11:05 | Break + Network at Sponsor Village |
| 11:05 - 11:35 | Featured Session
Your intelligent enterprise - Harnessing the value of modern data infrastructure Chris Gondek, NetApp ANZ and Dr. Joseph Antony, CSIRO HPC Team |
| 11:35 - 11:50 | AWS Session - Simple migration to the cloud with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
Patrick Tsui, AWS |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | Featured Session
Unleash AI innovation with your data with the NetApp platform George Dragatsis, NetApp ANZ |
| 12:20 - 13:20 | Lunch + Network at Sponsor Village |
| 13:20 - 13:35 | Cisco Session |
| 13:35 - 13:50 | Brocade Session - Defend the data centre with a quantum-safe SAN
Phillip Coates, Brocade, division of Broadcom |
| 13:50 - 14:20 | Featured Session
Accelerating cloud transformation through innovation and agility Matt Swinbourne, NetApp |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | Featured Session
Cyber resilience, redefined - Protecting data in an AI-powered world Dave Adams, NetApp ANZ |
| 14:50 - 15:05 | The open source scale problem - How NetApp Instaclustr solves it for Pega & Tesouro
Justin George and Liam Anderson, Instaclustr |
| 15:05 - 15:25 | Break + Network at Sponsor Village |
| 15:25 - 15:35 | Red Hat Session - The future of virtualization: Open, hybrid, and Kubernetes-driven with Red Hat OpenShift
Wayne Dovey, Red Hat |
| 15:35 - 15:55 | Guest Speaker - NFL (National Football League)
Charlotte Offord, NFL Australia and New Zealand |
| 15:55 - 16:00 | Closing
Mark Fioretto, NetApp |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Celebration Reception + Sponsor Village |
