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Cloud + AI Readiness Virtual Summit
September 22 & 23 | 10 AM – 3:30 PM ET
Two Days. One Clearer Path Forward.
Cloud strategy is changing quickly. AI is changing it even faster.
As organizations rethink VMware, manage rising cloud costs, adopt hybrid architectures, and prepare infrastructure for AI, the challenge is no longer simply deciding where to put workloads. It is deciding how all of those environments should work together.
The US Signal Cloud + AI Readiness Virtual Summit 2026 brings together infrastructure experts, technology partners, and real-world customer perspectives for two days of practical guidance on what comes next.
You’ll explore the forces reshaping enterprise infrastructure, hear how organizations are approaching real-world challenges, and get practical ideas you can apply to your own cloud and AI strategy.
Reserve Your Spot
Join us for two days of practical insights designed to help you make more informed infrastructure decisions.
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What You’ll Take Away
Whether you’re evaluating your next private cloud platform, rethinking public cloud, building a hybrid environment, or preparing for enterprise AI, this summit is designed to help you make more informed infrastructure decisions.
Understand where cloud strategy is headed
Explore the trends influencing enterprise infrastructure, from VMware disruption and hybrid cloud adoption to cloud economics and workload placement.
Rethink where your workloads run
Learn how to evaluate workloads across on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud environments based on performance, cost, requirements, and business priorities.
Prepare your infrastructure for AI
Get practical guidance on the infrastructure, networking, storage, data, governance, and security considerations behind enterprise AI.
Hear what is happening beyond the hype
Go beyond theory with customer experiences, technical deep dives, partner perspectives, and a live look at what US Signal is building next.
Agenda
Day 1
Rethinking Cloud Infrastructure
Day 2
Preparing for the AI Era
Day 1
Rethinking Cloud Infrastructure
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
Keynote: AI, Cloud, and Chaos: How Enterprises Can Thrive in a Heterogeneous World
David Linthicum, Enterprise Technology Futurist, Linthicum Research, LLC
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
State of Enterprise Cloud 2026
John White, US Signal
11:40 AM – 12:10 AM
Partner Panel: Beyond VMware
Taylor Greiner, US Signal
Parham Shabaniani, Nutanix
Valerie Harrison, Everpure
12:20 PM – 12:50 PM
Customer Spotlight: Lessons from Real-World Cloud Migrations
Pat Cannon, US Signal
Stephen Webb, US Signal
Patrick Kiebler, Cottingham & Butler
1:10 PM – 1:40 PM
Hybrid Cloud Architecture: Placing the Right Workload in the Right Place
Pat Cannon, US Signal
Taylor Greiner, US Signal
1:50 PM – 2:20 PM
Open Source at Production Scale: Momentum, Migration & Support Reality
Daven Winans, US Signal
Giles Sirett, ShapeBlue
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Demo Day: A Sneak Peek at What’s Next
Taylor Greiner, US Signal
Day 2
Preparing for the AI Era
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote: TBD
10:40 AM – 11:10 AM
The Token Economy: What AI Really Costs to Run
John White, US Signal
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM
The Four Trends Shaping Digital Infrastructure in the AI Era
David Humes, US Signal
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
How to Build Your Own Enterprise AI
Jock Thompson, US Signal
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
AI Infrastructure 101
Tyler Greiner, US Signal
Tyler Verkade, US Signal
1:40 PM – 2:10 PM
Securing AI: Protecting Your Data and Workflows
Jock Thompson, US Signal
Trevor Bidle, US Signal
2:20 PM – 3:00 PM
Closing Panel: The Future of Cloud, AI, and Enterprise Infrastructure
Jock Thompson, US Signal
Pat Cannon, US Signal
Tyler Greiner, US Signal
Who Should Attend?
The Cloud + AI Readiness Virtual Summit is designed for technology leaders who are evaluating what comes next for their infrastructure.
It’s especially relevant for:
- CIOs, CTOs, and IT executives
- IT infrastructure and cloud leaders
- Enterprise architects and solutions architects
- IT operations and infrastructure teams
- Security and technology leaders
- Managed service providers and technology partners
- Organizations evaluating VMware alternatives
- Teams planning hybrid cloud or cloud repatriation strategies
- Organizations preparing for enterprise AI
Why Attend?
You don’t need another event full of predictions and product pitches.
You need useful information you can take back to your team.
Across two days, you’ll hear from industry experts, technology partners, US Signal specialists, and customers about the decisions organizations are making right now, the challenges they are encountering, and the approaches that are working.
From cloud migration and workload placement to AI infrastructure and security, you’ll come away with a clearer view of your options and practical ideas for your next move.
Your next infrastructure decision deserves a better starting point.
Join the US Signal Cloud + AI Readiness Virtual Summit 2026.
Virtual | 2 Days | Expert Insights | Technical Sessions | Live Demos
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