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SHI Executive Briefing Catalog
Executive Briefings allow SHI to partner with you to uncover innovative solutions to your most complex IT and business challenges.
The SHI Executive Briefing Catalog is always evolving as our team of experts continuously evaluate and design thought provoking sessions around the technology topics that are relevant to today's IT leaders. Browse the available briefings below for more information on what can be briefed now.
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Establish a Cloud Center of Excellence
Overview
The public cloud has disrupted entire industries. Organizations continue to move infrastructure and applications to the public cloud to order to innovate and cater to customer demand. However, adopting a new cloud operating model can be a major IT shift and organizations have found that establishing a Cloud Center of Excellence is a proven best practice for enabling speed and agility as cloud technologies are adopted within an organization
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- What is a Cloud Center of Excellence?
- What is the new Cloud Operating Model and how does it differ from a traditional IT Operating Model?
- Common adoption hurdles that organizations face as they adopt cloud technologies
Who should attend this Briefing:
- CIO, CTO, CISO
- VP/Director Infrastructure Operations
- VP/Director DevOps
Introduction to Containers
Overview
The acceleration of cloud and cloud-native software development approaches has led to an explosion in the popularity of containers and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes. Containers are portable across datacenters and public clouds and provide technology that enables the business to release new applications and features at cloud speed. This session will do an introduction of Containers, Kubernetes, and the overall ecosystem.
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- The state of the market for Containers and Container Management
- Your organization's current application modernization and DevOps initiatives
- Current Container challenges and impacts our customers
- A brief overview of Containers, Kubernetes, and the Container Ecosystem
Who should attend this Briefing:
- IT Operations Director
- Application Development
Network Transformation
Overview
Organizations today are faced with challenges that require more data-driven decisions than ever before. This transformation requires the network to be agile, scalable, secure, and data driven as well. Network transformation is the key to embracing digital disruption.
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- Key business drivers for network transformation
- Challenges faced in moving to a data driven environment
- The stages of network transformation
- Getting Started
Who should attend this Briefing:
- IT/Security Director
- Operations Director
- Enterprise Architect
DevOps
Overview
Over time, we have moved from one development, release, and operational model to the next in hopes of decreasing errors, downtime, and time to value while increasing our feature delivery to the business. DevOps is the natural evolution from "Agile" in the early 2000s to address these needs, just as Agile was for the "Waterfall" approach developed in the 1970's. The term "DevOps" has proliferated across our industry for several years now, but what does it really mean? This session aims to level set on the idea and discuss why organizations work towards this new model.
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- What DevOps is and isn't
- The issues that DevOps seeks to address
- High level goals, methodology, and processes of DevOps
- The benefits of DevOps and where to get started
Who should attend this Briefing:
- CIO/CTO
- VP/Director of IT Operations
- VP/Director of Enterprise Architecture
- VP/Director of Software Development
Cloud Native Desktops
Overview
The acceleration of cloud and cloud-native services has resulted in companies investing in cloud hosted virtual desktops. Companies are adopting more subscription services and expanding into the public cloud at a rapid pace. Cloud native desktops are becoming appealing due to economics, pay for what you use and providing desktops close to the corporate applications residing in the public cloud This session will provide an overview of cloud native desktop technologies.
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- The state of the market for Cloud Native Desktops
- Your organization's current endpoint strategy
- Current desktop management challenges and impacts to your end users
- A brief overview of the Cloud Native Desktop market and briefly discuss solutions
Who should attend this Briefing:
- IT Director
- Client Services Director
- CISO/CTO/CIO
- VP of Infrastructure
- VP of Applications
IT Consumption Models
Overview
Influenced by the shift in priorities from the consumer market, impact from the public cloud providers, and guidance from Wall Street the financial governance and management processes in IT have been affected as much as the technology itself. This session will dive into the why, what, and how organizations work through this new paradigm and help establish the first step for your organization to take towards the most optimal outcome.
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- The reasons for why organizations are both adopting and not adopting IT consumption models
- The different financial model options available
- New offerings in the industry
- Foundations to formulate a plan
Who should attend this Briefing:
- CIO / CTO / CFO
- VP of IT
- IT Director
Windows Workloads on AWS
Overview
The public cloud serves as a bedrock on which to construct highly resilient, efficient and agile digital business models that can help withstand disruptions. As an organization with a heavy investment for Windows, how do you select the right public cloud for your workloads? If you're considering Amazon Web Services as your chosen platform for that for innovation, how does that impact your strategy around Windows, SQL Server, Active Directory and your broader commitment to the Microsoft ecosystem?
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- Cloud migration & modernization drivers
- Industry trends that may impact how a traditionally Microsoft oriented organization chooses a cloud provider
- The benefits & capabilities of AWS as a platform for innovation and how AWS supports Microsoft and Windows
- SHI's industry insights from managing and supporting a large customer base on AWS
- The most common concerns about running Microsoft workloads on AWS
- Next steps
Who should attend this Briefing:
- CIO / CTO / CFO
- VP/Director of Infrastructure Operations
- VP/Director DevOps
Zero-Touch Client Deployments
Overview
The public cloud serves as a bedrock on which to construct highly Modern endpoint management tools enable organizations to deliver a consistent and enjoyable user experience, whether users are accessing resources from their smartphone or a corporate laptop, on or off the network. This session will delve into the Microsoft Endpoint Manager and demo how these technologies are helping organizations address the current security and business continuity challenges many organizations are facing.
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- The state of the market for endpoint management and common challenges related to business continuity
- Your organization’s current remote work-related challenges and upcoming initiatives related to Windows 10, Android, Mac and iOS
- Current security challenges and impacts to user experience
- Tools and programs including Microsoft Endpoint Manager (SCCM/Intune), Autopilot, Device Enrollment Program (Apple) and Android Zero-Touch Enrollment
Who should attend this Briefing:
- Infrastructure Architect
- Operations Director
- Desktop Architect VP of Applications
Microsoft Teams Adoption
Overview
Microsoft Teams is the premier collaboration platform built in Microsoft 365. More and more employees are working from home or in virtual offices, therefore cloud collaboration tools are required. In this technical briefing we will investigate the impacts of a virtual workforce and the challenges organizations face deploying modern collaboration tools. We will also discuss how SHI helps organizations plan and deploy Microsoft Teams.
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- Industry collaboration impacts
- Your organization's current collaboration challenges
- Microsoft Teams Features and Use Cases
- Getting started by defining adoption and collaboration goals
Who should attend this Briefing:
- CIO / Director of IT
- IT Manager
- IT Administrator / Architect
Cloud Security and Compliance
Overview
The public cloud is only as secure as you build it to be. In this briefing we'll talk about how to ensure your cloud strategy addresses your organization's security needs. This includes managing security controls across a multi/hybrid cloud environment as we as ensuring you can maintain visibility.
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- Discussion on how to prioritize your organization's goals, including managing cloud related risks and addressing compliance challenges
- Potential solutions and how to develop a strategy to incorporate the following goals:
- Getting the right data to the right people via the best path
- Preventing unintentional data movement
- Identifying and securing high-risk users and apps
- Enhancing visibility across a ‘work from anywhere' environment
- Improving user experience
- Reducing cost
Who should attend this Briefing:
- CISO/CIO/VP of IT
- Information Security Manager
- Security Architect
Identity & Access Management
Overview
Identity is often considered the foundation of Security, Privacy, and Risk Management. Today more than ever, the need to govern and manage the workforce outside of traditional perimeters, in a modernized world, has become more apparent. Organizations are struggling to navigate identity and the approach best suited for their unique environment.
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- Prioritizing your organization's goals, evaluating current solutions, and how to address risk + compliance challenges
- How to develop and Identity Strategy incorporating your Least Privilege requirements.
- How to organize and prioritize your Identity strategy, needs and timelines
Who should attend this Briefing:
- CISO
- CIO
- VP of IT
- Information Security Manager
- Security Architect
Cloud Spend Optimization
Overview
No matter what size, maturity, or industry, managing cloud spend is a top challenge and priority as customers adopt modern public cloud technology. The Flexera 2020 State of the Cloud Report states that the average organization is 23% over their cloud spend budget, expects spend to grow by 47%, and is wasting 30% of their resources in the cloud. SHI's Optimization practice can help address these challenges and more by saving our customers an average of over 30% after six months.
In this Briefing, we will cover:
- The state of the industry regarding cloud spend trends and challenges
- The cloud operating model and demonstrate areas for simplification
- SHI's unique approach to optimizing cloud spend and minimizing waste
- The optimal path towards saving as much cost as fast as possible, as well as prepare for automation to avoid future cost
Who should attend this Briefing:
- Senior IT Leadership (Director of IT, VP of IT, CTO, CIO)
- Senior Procurement Leadership, CFO
- Senior Cloud Operations Leadership