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In this month's 30 Day Forecast, discover how Utz Brands is modernizing their disaster recovery with Expedient. Also included: articles that caught our attention, an AI webinar on the DeepSeek Effect, and upcoming events like Nutanix .Next and the SIM Foundation Bourbon Trail Enclave.

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Don't forget to sign up for today's DRJ webinar – "Modernizing Disaster Recovery: Lessons in Resilience from Utz Brands" – sponsored by Expedient, at 2 p.m. EDT. #DRJwebinars https://lnkd.in/gw8cCxf2 Founded in 1921, Utz Brands produces over 3.3 million pounds of snacks weekly, with revenue doubling in the past five years. With 13 manufacturing facilities across the U.S., Utz’s success relies heavily on a strong technology team and a resilient disaster recovery plan to maintain business continuity. Join Tim Swingler, VP of infrastructure & security at Utz Brands, Inc.; and AJ Kuftic, field CTO at Expedient, for an insightful session on how Utz is transforming its disaster recovery strategy. Discover: ? Key business, infrastructure, and staffing factors to consider when modernizing data centers ? Cost-benefit analysis: building vs. outsourcing disaster recovery services ? Critical vendor selection criteria for DRaaS solutions ? How to foster strong partnerships and trust with vendors Gain valuable strategies to make informed disaster recovery decisions and ensure your organization remains resilient in the face of disruption.

How does Utz Brands stay resilient throughout their 13 manufacturing facilities? Find out on Wednesday, March 5, when they speak with AJ Kuftic as part of the Disaster Recovery Journal webinar series! Save your spot → https://lnkd.in/eJBXNc-3 #CloudDifferent

In this month's 30 Day Forecast, find out how many parts the average car has and what that has to do with simplifying your IT! Also included: what we're reading and an upcoming disaster recovery webinar you're not going to want to miss!

Optionality & Opportunity: Making Your VMware Decision Are you feeling uncertain about the future of your VMware infrastructure? Should you stay with VMware? What about Nutanix, KVM, OpenStack? You’re not alone. With changes in Broadcom’s VMware licensing and direction shaking up the industry, businesses must navigate these choices strategically to stay competitive. If you're a CIO, IT manager, or cloud decision-makers, tune in to hear from AJ Kuftic, Field CTO at Expedient. Since the close of the acquisition, AJ has had hundreds of conversations with companies large and small looking to make the right choice for the next decade and beyond. What You’ll Learn: ? Understand where Broadcom and VMware are heading ? Optionality through platforms like VMware, Nutanix, and others ? Optimize costs for the future

Making your VMware decision? Hear about your options from Sean Smith, Solutions Architect at Broadcom, and Harsha Kotiala, Senior Director of Product and Solutions Marketing at Nutanix. They spoke to AJ Kuftic about licensing changes, tackling complexity, and how to evaluate where your workloads could land in the future. ? Save your spot → https://lnkd.in/deE3Ni2j

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone replacing hardware, clearing support tickets, resolving bugs, fastidiously doing cable management, working overnights to keep everything patched and maintained, or otherwise keeps their IT organization running! Download your own Valentines here → https://lnkd.in/eT47ZbES (Special shout out to our Patrick De Cree for his eternal patience every time a certain marketing team member who doesn't need to be named here jams the printer!)