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Recent In The News Commentary
Via Virtualization & Cloud Review: How to Scale Backend Infrastructure for the Age of Agentic AI
Via VisualStudioMagazine.com: An Expert’s Take on Advanced Data Visualization and Analytics
Via VirtualizationReview.com: Container Security 101: Expert Explains Immutability, Air Gaps and Verification
Via VirtualizationReview.com: Front-Line Expert Answers Unstructured Data Sprawl Questions
Via VirtualizationReview.com: Action Items for Multicloud Security Best Practices
Via Virtualization & Cloud Review: Q&A Unstructured Data Management
Via Yahoo News: Comments on Unified Storage Server (USS)
Via eWeek: Comments on AI and Personal Information Protection
Via FedTech: Comments on Cluster Computing, How Can It Help Federal IT?
Via EdTech: Comments on Cloud Migration & Storage
Via Eweek: Comments on AI Artificial Intelligence
Via Enterprise Storage Forum: Comments on top Storage Trends
Via SDXCentral: Comments on safeguarding storage & backup
Via UpSite: Comments Data Center Immersion Cooling
Via SDXCentral: Comments on building lasting IT career
Via BizTech: Comments on 2023 IT & Data Center Trends including MRD
Via Upsite: Comments on Edge Data Centers
Via Enterprise Storage Forum: Comments on HPE Servers for Hybrid Edge
Via Samsung Insights: Comments on NVMe SSD Storage
Via BizTech: Comments on Modern Business Backup Data Protection
Via eSecurityPlanet: Comments on pen testing and security assessment
Via SearchDataCenter: Comments on blockchain and chips shortage
Via SearchDataCenter: Comments on GPU vs CPU trends
Via DataMation: Comments on 5G network trends
View more StorageIO in the news and commentary here.
Recent & Upcoming Online & In Person Events
Trust at the Core: Managing Patient Data Resiliently in the Digital Health Era
Coffee Talk – Webinar – Wednesday, April 22, 2026 11AM PT
SaaS Security Best Practices Summit
Securing the SaaS Ecosystem: Third-Party Risk, Integrations, and Shadow IT
Webinar Tuesday, April 14th, 2026, 10AM PT
Managing API Traffic in the Age of Agentic Systems Summit
API Gateways Under Pressure: Scaling for Autonomous Workloads
Webinar Thursday, February 5, 2026, 10AM PT
Microsoft 365 Security 101 Summit: Education Edition
Securing Microsoft 365: Best Practices for Compliance & Privacy
Webinar Wednesday January 14th, 2026, 10AM PT
Disaster Recovery 2.0 Summit
Beyond Backups: Modernizing Your DR Playbook
Webinar Thursday December 11th, 2025, 10AM PT
Advanced Data Visualization and Analytics Summit
Next-Gen Visualization: Harnessing AI and Real-Time Analytics
Webinar Friday December 5th, 2025, 10AM PT
AI-Ready Infrastructure for Government: The Ins, Outs & In-Betweens Summit
Preparing Government Infrastructure for AI: An Expert’s Checklist
Webinar Friday November 14th, 2025, 10AM PT
Container Security 101 Summit
Threat Response Best Practices for Hybrid Environments
Webinar Friday October 3rd, 2025, 10AM PT
Getting Your Group Policy Management in Tune and Ready for Microsoft AGPM End of Life
Webinar Thursday June 5th, 2025, 11AM PT
The Definitive Microsoft 365 Data Resilience Playbook Summit
Beyond Backup: Proactive Strategies for Microsoft 365 Data Protection and Compliance
Webinar Tuesday May 6th, 2025 10AM PT
Building a Cyber Resilience Playbook
Building a Bulletproof Cyber Response Plan: An Expert’s Guide
Webinar Thursday April 24th, 2025 9AM PT
Managing Unstructured Data Event
Expert Guide To Solving the ‘Data Sprawl’ Problem
Presenting The Top 7 Unstructured Data Problems (and How To Fix Them)
Webinar Friday March 28th, 2025 10AM PT
Level Up Your Enterprise Backup Gameplan
Webinar – Backup Strategies for Maximum Business Continuity
Wednesday February 19, 2025, 10AM PT
Minnesota Live
Thursday, February 6, 2025 9AM Central
Leaders in Tech Series
Build a Modern Disaster Recovery Approach
Webinar – Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 9AM PT
Multicloud Trend Watch:
Top Challenges, Strategies & Solutions Summit
Best Practices for Multicloud Workload Management
Webinar – Friday, January 10th, 2025 10AM PT
Year-End Multicloud Security Check:
The Top Threats to Your Multicloud in 2025 Summit
What’s Attacking Your Multicloud Today (and Probably Tomorrow)
Webinar – Friday, December 13th, 2024 9AM PT
Ins and Outs of Managing Unstructured Data Summit:
What Enterprise IT Teams Need To Know
Best Practices for Securing Unstructured Data Against Cyber Threats
Webinar – Tuesday Nov 19th, 2024 11AM PT
SaaS Data Protection 101 Summit:
How To Prevent Disaster (and Recover When It Happens)
Backup and Beyond: Essential Strategies for SaaS Data Recovery
Webinar – Wednesday Nov 13th, 2024 10AM PT
Upskilling Your IT Workforce for Success in a Digital World
Webinar – Thursday October 24th, 2024 11AM PT
Q3 Cybersecurity Review Emerging Attacks and How To Stop Them Summit
Attack Roundup: What IT Needs To Know About Emerging Attack Methods
Webinar – Wednesday October 16th, 2024 9AM PT
Revamp Your Disaster Recovery Strategy for Q3 and Beyond Summit
Identifying (and Fixing) the Weakest Spots in Your Disaster Recovery Plan
Webinar – Wednesday October 2nd, 2024 9AM PT
From Threats to Triumph
Next Generation Cyber Resilience for Backup Data Protection
Webinar – Monday September 30th, 2024 11AM PT
Cyber Recovery Strategies for Today’s Challenges
Webinar – Tuesday September 17th, 2024 11AM PT
Microsoft 365 Data Security Refresh Summit
Native Microsoft 365 Data Security Tools You Should Master Today
Webinar – Wednesday September 11th, 2024 10AM PT
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) 101
Webinar – Monday July 29th, 2024 11AM PT
Coffee Talk | Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 Best Practices for Maximum Data Protection
Webinar – Thursday July 11th, 2024 11AM PT
Pro Tips for Drone UAS-Summer Flying Tips
Warm Weather, Fireworks and Events
Webinar – Wednesday June 26th, 2025, 7PM Central
Ask Us Anything: Key Pillars to Harnessing the Power of Enterprise AI
Webinar – Tuesday June 25th, 2024 11AM PT
Coffee Talk: AI Ready Datacenter Network
Webinar – Tuesday June 18, 2024 11AM PT
Threat Monitoring for SMBs and Enterprises Summit: The Hows, Whys and Gotchas
Presenting – Top Threat Monitoring Implementation Strategies
Webinar – Friday June 14, 2024 10AM PT
Drone Aerial Photography & Videography Part 2
Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Community Education.
Ella Baker School, Monday June 3 6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here.
Drone Aerial Photography & Videography Part 1
Minneapolis Public Schools Adult Community Education.
Ella Baker School, Monday May 20 6:00-8:30PM
Learn more and register here.
Enhancing Security, Cyber Resilience, and Performance of Your Veeam Backup Recovery Solution
Webinar – Tuesday May 14, 2024 2PM ET
Enhance Your Microsoft Teams Experience With A Single Source for UCaaS and CCaaS
Webinar – Tuesday April 23, 2024 11AM PT
Redmond Coffee Talk:
Simplifying Windows Imaging before FY25 school year budget cycle
Webinar – Thursday April 18th, 2024 11AM PT
Enterprise Backup & Recovery Summit
Top 7 Backup & Recovery Challenges (and How To Overcome Them)
Webinar – Wednesday March 27, 2024 11AM PT
Monday March 25, 2024 6:00-8:30PM
Drone Aerial Photography & Videography Part 2
Ella Baker School – Minneapolis Minnesota
In-person – Learn more and register here.
Optimizing Mission-Critical Microsoft Azure Workloads Summit
The State of Azure Workload Management Today: Current Trends and Emerging Offerings
Webinar – Friday March 22, 2024 Noon PT
Drone Aerial Photography & Videography Part 1
Ella Baker School – Minneapolis Minnesota
Monday March 18, 2024 6:00-8:30PM
In-person – Learn more and register here.
Pro Tips for UAS-Drone Registration and Cold Weather Flying Tips
Presented by FAAST (FAA Safety Team) MN, WI, NV FSDO & DronePros
On-line Zoom Free Live Webinar (GL13126613)
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 7PM Central
Register here.
Automated Intelligence: Simplifying M365 Governance for MSPs
Webinar – Tuesday Feb 27, 2024 11AM PT
Azure Virtual Desktop Summit: Build a Better Virtual Desktop & Identity
Webinar – Active Directory vs. Entra ID Crash Course
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024 8AM PT
Trust No One Summit (Free Webinar)
Zero Trust-Focused End User Training Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls
Friday Jan 19, 2024 10AM PT
Safeguarding Microsoft 365 Summit (Free Webinar)
Biggest M365 Security Mistakes Businesses Make (How to Fix Them)
Wednesday Dec 6th, 2023 10AM PT
Coffee Talk: Attack Roundup (Free Webinar)
Top Remote Device Threats in Q4 and Beyond (and How To Stop Them)
Thursday Nov 30th, 2023 11AM PT
Cloud Data Threat Outlook Summit (Free AWSinsider Webinar)
How to AI-ify Security for Your Cloud Environment (and Why)
Friday Oct 27th, 2023, 10AM PT
Azure Virtual Desktop 101 Summit (Free Redmond webinar)
Go Beyond VDI for Your Hybrid Workforce Summit: Session #1
Azure Virtual Desktop Crash Course: Pros, Cons and Caveats
Tuesday Oct 24th, 2023, 9AM PT
Data Resilience 101 Summit: Session #1 (Free Redmond Webinar)
The Biggest Data Management Mistakes Attackers Don’t Want You To Know
Tuesday Oct 13th, 2023, 9AM PT
Data Center Modernization (Free Virtualization Review Webinar)
Tuesday Oct 10th, 2023, 9AM PT
Why Zero Trust & Why Now Summit (Free Webinar)
The Case for Zero Trust: What It Is and Why You Need It
Friday Sept 29th, 2023, 9AM PT
Free Redmond Webinar
Reducing Backup and Data Protection Storage Costs from On-Prem to Cloud
Wednesday Sept 6th, 2023, 11AM PT
Cloud Migration 101 Summit – Redmond Webinar
Top 10 Dos and Don’ts of Cloud Migration Planning
Friday July 28, 2023, 9AM PT
Modern Patch Management – Redmond Webinar
Modern Patch Management Part of Ransomware Defense
Tuesday July 18, 2023, 11AM PT
Ransomware Preparation and Recovery – Redmond Webinar
Top Tips and Best Practices
Tuesday July 11, 2023 11AM PT
Supercloud in 2023 Summit – Virtualization & Cloud Review
Supercloud 101: Why Supercloud and Why Now
Thursday June 29 2023, 9AM PT
Modern Multicloud – Redmond Webinar
Expert View: Modern Multicloud Best Practices
Wed June 28 2023, 11AM PT
Modern Hybrid Cloud Summit – Redmond Webinar
Modern Hybrid Cloud Security Best Practices
Friday June 2nd 2023, 10AM PT
Coffee Talk – Redmond Webinar
Object Storage for Backup & Disaster Recovery 101
Wednesday May 31st 2023, 11AM PT
Pro Tips for UAS (e.g. Drone) Pilots – FAA Safety Team (FAAST)
Airspace and More for Drones (Free Webinar)
Wednesday May 24th 2023, 7PM Central
Cloud Data Protection Summit – Virtualization & Cloud Review
Cloud Data Security Basics
Friday May 12th 2023, 9AM PT
Coffee Talk – Virtualization & Cloud Review
Top 10 Cloud Migration Tips
Friday April 28th 2023, 11AM PT
Coffee Talk – Redmond Magazine
Controlling Your Multi-Cloud Costs: Top 5 Tips
Tuesday April 18th 2023, 11AM PT
State of Storage Panel Discussion
Presented by The Register
Free Webinar (recording): Thursday March 23, 2023 – 9AM PT
Ensuring Fast Data Recovery From the Cloud
Free Webinar: Tuesday March 7, 2023 – 11AM PT
Build a Successful Business Resilience Plan
Data Protection, Backup/Recovery, Business Resilience
Free Webinar: Wednesday February 15, 2023 – 10AM ET
Expert Advice on Enterprise Storage, Backup & Recovery for 2023
Enterprise Storage, Backup & Recovery Heading into 2023 Summit
Data Protection, Backup/Recovery
Free Webinar: Tuesday February 7, 2023 – 9AM PT
Cloud Native 101 – Understanding Cloud Native Basics for Enterprises
Virtualization & Cloud Review Cloud Native Summit
Free Webinar: Wednesday January 25, 2023 – 9AM PT
Ransomware Defense & Remediation Best Practices Heading into 2023
Free Webinar: Friday January 13, 2023 – 10AM PT
T7 DPU Storage Applications and Use Cases
Chelsio Communications
Free Webinar: January 12, 2023, 9AM PT
Public vs Private vs Hybrid – The State of the Cloud
Redmond Cloud Infrastructure Summit
Free Webinar: Thursday December 6, 2022 – 9AM PT
Collaborative Communication & Compliance: Top Concerns for Enterprise
Produced by Redmond Magazine, Sponsored by Smarsh
Free Webinar: Thursday November 17, 2022 – 11AM PT
Reducing Data Loss Risk with Accelerated Recovery
Produced by Redmond Magazine, Sponsored by Quest Software
Free Webinar: Thursday November 3, 2022 – 11AM PT
SNIA 2022 SDC – BoF – NVMeoF/TCP
NVMeoF & TCP discussion
Tuesday September 13, 2022 5PM PT
Ransomware Dont Be Scared, Be Prepared
Produced by Redmond Magazine, Sponsored by Quest Software
Free Webinar: Tuesday September 20, 2022 – 11AM ET
Best Practices for Ransomware Protection & Recovery Summit
Top Tips & Best Practices for Protecting & Recovering against Ransomware
Produced by Virtualization & Cloud Review
Free Webinar: Tuesday August 10, 2022 – 10AM PDT/1PM EDT
Best Practices – Enterprise Cloud Protection & Recovery Summit
Top Tips & Best Practices for Protecting & Recovering Your Enterprise Cloud
Produced by Virtualization & Cloud Review
Free Webinar: Friday August 5, 2022 – 10AM PDT/1PM EDT
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