Unlock the full potential of your VMware workloads by extending them to Azure, no app refactoring required. In this demo-driven session, see how Azure VMware Solution lets you enhance existing applications with Azure’s powerful platform services, AI capabilities, and a wide range of integrated cloud tools. Learn how to modernize at your own pace while leveraging the scalability and intelligence of the Azure ecosystem.

For years, businesses have relied on Microsoft to power critical systems and applications like VMware, SAP, and Oracle. With Azure, organizations can now modernize these systems more efficiently and securely, enabling innovation at their own pace. Explore partner strategies for transforming workloads and see how leveraging Microsoft’s tools and investments can accelerate success and uncover new opportunities.

Facing licensing changes, procurement hurdles, and tight deadlines? You're not alone. IT leaders are rethinking hybrid cloud strategies fast. Join this session to explore how Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on Azure offers a smarter, faster path forward. Enable the seamless lift-and-shift of VMware workloads—no refactoring needed. Discover how to unify operations across private and public clouds with one unified platform. Say goodbye to complexity and hello to agility.

Deploy AVS and manage VMware vSphere environment as an Azure resources (B) Connect AVS private cloud secretly with Internet (C) Migrate VMs from on-premises to AVS using VMware HCX technology (D) Expand AVS private cloud storage with Azure NetApp Files or Azure Elastic SAN; scaling storage independently from compute (E) Manage AVS workloads VMs using Azure interfaces by Arc-enabling AVS private cloud and its VMs (F) Modernization workloads with Azure Services like Azure SQL Managed Instances and AI capabilities.

Note: this session will use demo environments instead of live environments due to complexity and time.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Enterprises are under pressure to modernize infrastructure without disrupting critical operations. In this session, learn how Azure VMware Solution (AVS) enables a seamless, low-risk migration path for VMware workloads—preserving existing investments while unlocking the scale and innovation of Azure. Watch a live migration demo and explore real-world customer success stories that highlight key lessons and best practices. We’ll also dive into enterprise-grade security strategies.

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Deploy AVS and manage VMware vSphere environment as an Azure resources (B) Connect AVS private cloud secretly with Internet (C) Migrate VMs from on-premises to AVS using VMware HCX technology (D) Expand AVS private cloud storage with Azure NetApp Files or Azure Elastic SAN; scaling storage independently from compute (E) Manage AVS workloads VMs using Azure interfaces by Arc-enabling AVS private cloud and its VMs (F) Modernization workloads with Azure Services like Azure SQL Managed Instances and AI capabilities.

Note: this session will use demo environments instead of live environments due to complexity and time.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Hear how Canadian Tire Corporation, one of Canada’s most iconic retailers, is modernizing its digital strategy through a hybrid cloud approach with Microsoft and Equinix. Discover how scalable, interconnected infrastructure accelerates Azure VMware Solution (AVS) migration, supports hybrid cloud workloads, and builds a resilient, future-ready network.

Deploy AVS and manage VMware vSphere environment as an Azure resources (B) Connect AVS private cloud secretly with Internet (C) Migrate VMs from on-premises to AVS using VMware HCX technology (D) Expand AVS private cloud storage with Azure NetApp Files or Azure Elastic SAN; scaling storage independently from compute (E) Manage AVS workloads VMs using Azure interfaces by Arc-enabling AVS private cloud and its VMs (F) Modernization workloads with Azure Services like Azure SQL Managed Instances and AI capabilities.

Note: this session will use demo environments instead of live environments due to complexity and time.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

This session is designed specifically for VMware admins who want to accelerate their cloud journey. You’ll learn how to use Azure Migrate to discover and assess VMware workloads, migrate them into Azure, and then manage them with cloud-native tools. We’ll also compare operations tasks like provisioning VMs, setting up high availability, and monitoring health, between vSphere and Azure, helping you gain confidence in running production workloads in the cloud.

This new technology area encompasses a wide array of mission-critical workloads and modernization efforts, including SAP, Oracle Database@Azure, Azure VMware Solution (AVS), Nutanix on Azure, and mainframe modernization strategies. MVPs in this area are expected to demonstrate deep expertise in at least one of these technologies, with a strong grasp of architecture, deployment, and operational nuances on Azure.

Connection Pods accommodate up to 15 people. Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

In this session I will demo how you can migrate vm's from VMWare or Hyper-V to Azure Local using Azure Migrate. I will demo how you configure the Azure Migrate Project, how you deploy the Azure Migrate Appliance, how you enable synchronization and migrate and finalize the cutover. During this theater session you should have a good understanding on how you can migrate your vm's to Azure Local with a short down time for migration and for free without buying expensive third-party tools.

The journey from startup to billion-dollar enterprise requires more than just a great product—it demands strategic alignment between sales and marketing. How do you identify your ideal customer profile when you're just starting out? What data signals help you find the twins of your successful early adopters? With AI now automating everything from competitive analysis to content creation, the traditional boundaries between departments are blurring. But what personality traits should you look for when building teams that can scale with your growth? And how do you ensure your data strategy supports rather than hinders your AI ambitions in this rapidly evolving landscape? Denise Persson is CMO at Snowflake and has 20 years of technology marketing experience at high-growth companies. Prior to joining Snowflake, she served as CMO for Apigee, an API platform company that went public in 2015 and Google acquired in 2016. She began her career at collaboration software company Genesys, where she built and led a global marketing organization. Denise also helped lead Genesys through its expansion to become a successful IPO and acquired company. Denise holds a BA in Business Administration and Economics from Stockholm University, and holds an MBA from Georgetown University. Chris Degnan is the former CRO at Snowflake and has over 15 years of enterprise technology sales experience. Before working at Snowflake, Chris served as the AVP of the West at EMC, and prior to that as VP Western Region at Aveksa, where he helped grow the business 250% year-over-year. Before Aveksa, Chris spent eight years at EMC and managed a team responsible for 175 select accounts. Prior to EMC, Chris worked in enterprise sales at Informatica and Covalent Technologies (acquired by VMware). He holds a BA from the University of Delaware. In the episode, Richie, Denise, and Chris explore the journey to a billion-dollar ARR, the importance of customer obsession, aligning sales and marketing, leveraging data for decision-making, and the role of AI in scaling operations, and much more. Links Mentioned in the Show: SnowflakeSnowflake BUILDConnect with Denise and ChrisSnowflake is FREE on DataCamp this weekRelated Episode: Adding AI to the Data Warehouse with Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO at SnowflakeRewatch RADAR AI  New to DataCamp? Learn on the go using the DataCamp mobile appEmpower your business with world-class data and AI skills with DataCamp for business

Discover how Google Cloud VMware Engine empowers partners to accelerate enterprise cloud migrations and drive successful 3-5 year cloud transformations with customers. This session will highlight lucrative partner incentive programs and demonstrate how GCVE enables rapid, seamless migrations with minimal disruption, unlocking new opportunities for partners and delivering exceptional value to customers.

Looking to rapidly migrate your VMware estate on-premises or elsewhere to a cloud-integrated, Google-operated VMware platform that delivers 99.99% (four nines) availability of cluster-level uptime, flexible node configurations, and deeply integrated networking, along with high-bandwidth and low-latency access to other Google Cloud services? Want all this with minimal disruption to your existing tools or team’s skill sets? Join this session to get a primer on Google Cloud VMware Engine and its latest, learn from a leading customer about their transformation journey, and get started today.

Find out how leading customers have successfully done large-scale VMware migrations to Google Cloud. Join us in this exciting customer panel to learn directly from Google Cloud VMware Engine customers about how they’ve successfully completed their VMware transformation journeys.

The most exciting innovations today - from AI to scientific discovery to enterprise IT optimization - all have something in common: a foundation of powerful infrastructure. Learn how enhancements to AI Hypercomputer - from TPUs and GPUs, to storage and networking, to frameworks like JAX - scale performance and cost efficiency for inference, training, and scientific computing. Discover how new workload-specific capabilities across core infrastructure services improve performance & reliability for modern applications and enterprise workloads like SAP and VMWare.

We’re improving DataFramed, and we need your help! We want to hear what you have to say about the show, and how we can make it more enjoyable for you—find out more here. What makes a database modern, and why does it matter? In a world where we face countless choices, how do you build systems that not only scale but also make life easier for your teams? And with AI reshaping industries and workflows, how do businesses bridge the gap between legacy systems and cutting-edge applications? Sahir Azam is the Chief Product Officer at MongoDB. He has been with MongoDB since 2016, where he launched the industry’s first developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, and scaled the company’s thriving cloud business from the ground up. He also serves on the boards of Temporal and Observe, Inc, a cloud data observability startup. Sahir joined MongoDB from Sumo Logic, where he managed platform, pricing, packaging, and technology partnerships. Before Sumo Logic, he launched VMware's first organically developed SaaS management product and grew their management tools business to $1B+ in revenue. Earlier in his career, Sahir also held technical and sales-focused roles at DynamicOps, BMC Software, and BladeLogic. In the episode, Richie and Sahir Azam explore the evolution of databases beyond NoSQL, enhancing developer productivity, integrating AI capabilities, modernizing legacy systems, and much more. Links Mentioned in the Show: MongoDBConnect with SahirCourse: Introduction to MongoDB in PythonRelated Episode: Not Only Vector Databases: Putting Databases at the Heart of AI, with Andi Gutmans, VP and GM of Databases at GoogleRewatch sessions from RADAR: Forward Edition New to DataCamp? Learn on the go using the DataCamp mobile appEmpower your business with world-class data and AI skills with DataCamp for business

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Discover modern cloud migration strategies. Learn to leverage Google Cloud for cost optimization and easy transitions from on-premise infrastructure or competing cloud providers. Get real demos of top migration methods to Google Cloud environments like, Google Cloud VMware Engine, Google Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Cloud Run. Learn to migrate an application across Google Cloud infrastructure levels, fine-tuning for cost and performance. Plus, get insights from Global Payments, with a real-world Google Cloud migration success story.

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