11:00 AM | Welcome
KEVIN HOOTON, NORTH AMERICA PRACTICE LEAD FOR SOFTWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT, SOFTWAREONE
11:05 AM | Maximizing the Value of Technology Investments
JIM RYAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, FLEXERA
CIOs are continually challenged to deliver services at the lowest cost and risk. This session will focus on best practices to maximize business value of technology investments across On-Prem, SaaS, and Cloud. Learn how technology value optimization (TVO) enables organizations to deliver insights that fuel better-informed decisions as you shift to cloud, and enables proactive management of your cloud and on-premises environments.
11:50 AM | The Future of ITAM: Looking Back to Look Forward
KEVIN HOOTON, NORTH AMERICA PRACTICE LEAD FOR SOFTWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT, SOFTWAREONE
RICH GIBBONS, SERVICE DIRECTOR, ITAM REVIEW
Reflect on the changes that impacted the ITAM world in 2020 and what 5 trends to watch in 2021.
12:35 PM | Lunch Break
1:05 PM | Ensuring Stability, Efficiency & Resilience Today, Delivering a Growth Platform for Tomorrow
ALASTAIR POOLEY, CIO, SNOW SOFTWARE
BECKY TREVINO, VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT MARKETING & OPERATIONS, SNOW SOFTWARE
Where CIOs and IT teams around the world have spent the past few months prioritizing stability, security and efficiency, as they provision a world of remote work, attention is now increasingly shifting to balancing these with essential foundations such as visibility, control and cost management on top of a renewed focus on growth and innovation
In this presentation, Snow Software’s CIO, Alastair Pooley, and VP of Product & Operations, Becky Trevino, will discuss how to gain true end-to-end visibility of your IT estate, which is essential for:
- Ensuring ongoing resilience and adaptability in a rapidly changing world
- Optimizing IT spend to enable investment in vital growth initiatives, innovation and areas of hyper-focus such as sustainability
- Mitigating risk in three significant areas (security, financial and reputation) when making decisions about technology spend
- Staying one step ahead of looming vendor audits, and surges in SaaS and Cloud adoption, that could break the budget.
1:50 PM | What is FinOps?
STACY CASE, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, FINOPS FOUNDATION
JAISSON MAILLOUX, CLOUD SERVICES PRACTICE LEAD, SOFTWAREONE
DAN ORTMAN, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, SOFTWAREONE
Cloud Financial Management: Bringing together every area of an organization to make informed decisions and drive business transformation.
2:35 PM | Where Do We Go From Here? Developing a "Strive to Scale" Strategy
KEVIN HOOTON, NORTH AMERICA PRACTICE LEAD FOR SOFTWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT, SOFTWAREONE
DAN ORTMAN, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, SOFTWAREONE
Incorporate key learnings from today's sessions and building a viable plan that aligns business priorities with ITAM industry trends.
3:00 PM | Session Wrap Up and Take Away's
KEVIN HOOTON, NORTH AMERICA PRACTICE LEAD FOR SOFTWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT, SOFTWAREONE
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