The Ultimate Directory on Technology Webinars

Ransomware attacks have made data backup and recovery a critical business continuity concern. Boards of directors are now recognizing that security extends beyond preventing data breaches to include swift and effective data recovery.This webinar will explore the key questions and metrics IT leaders need to address to build a robust data resilience strategy that ensures compliance with global regulations and minimizes business disruptions.• Building a Resilient Data Recovery Strategy: Key Metrics for IT and the Board• Data Recovery Beyond the Technical: What IT Managers Need to Report to the Board• Why Cyber Recovery Differs from Other Types of Data Recovery• Critical Data Recovery Questions and Metrics for the Board• Moving Beyond Metrics to Data ResilienceSpeakers: Heather Peyton, Director, Product Marketing, Enterprise; Brad Linch, Director of Enterprise Strategy.

A lot can be understood about cyber-risk and its probabilities from an often-overlooked source: cyber insurance data. This data offers visibility into the frequency and types of cyberattacks that organisations face, as well as the financial implications of those incidents.Analysing 2024’s claims data highlights the importance of implementing an effective backup solution, not only to mitigate threats such as ransomware, human error, and natural disasters - but also to meet the expectations and requirements set forth by insurers.Join our webinar on Wednesday 14th May at 10am BST to discover:• An analysis of 2024 cyber insurance claims data.• Overview of the most prominent threats facing organisations today.• How insurers are changing their requirements in response to today’s threat landscape.• Best practices to meet insurer requirements.• How Barracuda can help.Equip your organisation with the knowledge needed to navigate the complexities of cyber insurance and backup requirements effectively.We look forward to welcoming you to the webinar.Speaker: Charlie Smith, Consulting Solution Architect, Data & Email Protection at Barracuda

Please join us for this important webinar to discuss the Structured Streaming features in the upcoming Apache Spark™ 4.0.0 release.This session will cover the new transformWithState operator API, part of the upcoming Apache Spark™ 4.0 release. This operator supports numerous features to help unlock the next generation of mission-critical operational workloads running on Apache Spark.We’ll cover the merits of this new operator API to:Define custom processing logic using an object-oriented paradigmPerform flexible state modelingRun event-driven programs with fine-grained triggersLeverage other features: TTL, operator-chaining, state schema evolution, etc.Please join us and learn more about the Structured Streaming feature in the upcoming Apache Spark™ 4.0.0 🤝📅 Date: May 14, 2025⏰ Time: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PST📍 Location: onlineAgenda:Talk 1: TransformWithState in Structured Streaming for upcomingApache Spark™ 4.0Abstract: In this session, we will cover the brand new transformWithState operator API, which will be launched in the upcoming Apache Spark™ 4.0 release. This operator supports numerous features to help unlock the next generation of mission-critical operational workloads running on Apache Spark.Users can define custom processing logic using an object-oriented paradigm, perform flexible state modeling, and run event-driven programs with the help of fine-grained timers. They can also leverage other features, such as automatic eviction using TTL, chaining multiple operators, and flexible state schema evolution to improve the cost and efficiency of their streaming pipelines.Through native integrations with state data source readers and Spark Connect, users will also benefit from better usability and observability while running on top of the familiar DataFrame API.Join us to see what you can build with this new, exciting API in Apache Spark™ Structured Streaming!Bio: Anish Shrigondekaris a Staff Software Engineer at Databricks working on the core streaming team. Prior to joining Databricks, Anish has worked in other groups at Splunk Inc, and VMware, Inc. His areas of interest include operating systems, databases, storage, filesystems etc.

Major hacks and heists are hurting Web3 exchanges and protocols. Google Cloud's Mandiant x Web3 team brings extensive experience from the front lines.Join our webinar to understand how to protect your organization and how Mandiant can help secure the future of Web3.This session will also feature the CTO of Polygon, who'll share their experiences and security approach.Agenda• 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM GMT+8 - State of Web3 Security - key drivers of recent hacks• 2:10 PM - 2:20 PM GMT+8 - Real life learnings from Mandiant• 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM GMT+8 - How Google Cloud & Mandiant can help• 2:40 PM - 2:55 PM GMT+8 - Polygon: Learn from their experience with MandiantSpeakers: Adrien Delaroche, Web3 Principal Architect, APAC Mandiant Web3 Taskforce; Atul Kanwal, Mandiant Consulting Lead, APAC Mandiant Web3 Taskforce; Avinash Shetty, Mandiant Consulting Lead, APAC Mandiant Web3 Taskforce; Mudit Gupta, CTO (ex-CISO), Polygon.

Bringing gigabit connectivity to rural areas is a high priority for operators and policy makers.Very high levels of gigabit coverage is achievable, but it needs ambitious, concerted decision-making from policy makers, operators and their investors. Join this webinar to hear an overview of our newly published perspective:' High levels of FTTH coverage are achievable with bold decisions by policy makers. Despite high upfront costs, taking a long-term view could result in FTTH coverage beyond 90%.'During the webinar, there will be a panel discussion moderated by  Ian Adkins, Partner and expert in rural broadband. Panelists include Espen Slette, Strategy Adviser at Norwegian regulator Nkom, and Nathan Luckey, EMEA Head of Digital Infrastructure at Macquarie Asset Management.     Speakers: Espen Slette, Head of Spectrum Department, Nkom; Helena Bergstrand, CEO, GlobalConnect Oy; Nathan Luckey, EMEA Head of Digital Infrastructure, Macquarie Asset Management; Ian Adkins, Partner, Analysys Mason; Matt Yardley, Managing Partner, Analysys Mason; Oliver Loveless, Principal, Analysys Mason.

bstract- In the current threat landscape, where cyber threats are evolving rapidly, proactive network security is desperately needed to prevent and reduce the impact of cyber incidents. Blue teaming and cyber defense incorporate how organizations identify, detect, prevent, and mitigate cyber threats and vulnerabilities. While traditional approaches to security operations have been reactive to threats, the ever-changing nature of the threat landscape requires that organizations shift to more proactive methods. This webinar series is dedicated to understanding proactive cyber defense strategies and how to build an effective blue team program. In today’s session, we will understand the fundamental elements of a cyber defense program, learn the difference between detective and preventative controls and how they function together, learn how Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) can guide program objectives, and learn how to gain critical buy-in and support from senior leadership when establishing a security program.Speaker: Andrew "AJ"​ Jarrett, Director, Cyber Monitoring & Incident Response, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)  

Join us for the unveiling of Veeam Data Cloud Platform!Discover the newly enhanced Veeam Data Cloud, Veeam's unified cloud platform that’s designed to provide your organization with the data resilience it needs.Attend this demo-filled webinar to see the latest and greatest on everything Veeam is doing, including bringing industry-leading technology to market with the simplicity of SaaS, streamlining data protection, and boosting security and operational efficiency.This includes:• Support for Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Salesforce• A new, intuitive, and unified user interface• Multi-layered security integrated directly into the platform• And much more!Speakers: Sam Nicholls, Sr. Director, Product Marketing, Veeam Data Cloud, Veeam Software; Colin Hanks, Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, Veeam Software; Kelsey Teske, Product Marketing Manager, Salesforce, Veeam Software

Discover how leading organizations across APAC are transforming their AI strategies with hybrid cloud.Join our upcoming Leaseweb webinar to gain expert insights, real-world examples, and practical steps to accelerate your AI success.About the webinarThis webinar unpacks the powerful advantages of flexible cloud architecture—enabling faster innovation, optimized resource allocation, and enhanced competitive positioning in today's AI-driven landscape. Learn how we at Leaseweb lay the perfect foundation for scaling initiatives while maintaining cost efficiency and security. Join us to explore practical strategies for building an agile infrastructure that turns AI investments into sustainable business value.Agenda• How leading organizations across APAC are transforming their AI strategies with hybrid cloud• Live Q&ASpeaker: Govinnd Cherukat - Product Manager at Leaseweb.Govinnd Cherukat is a product-led technology executive who bridges infrastructure and business outcomes, driving product strategy at Leaseweb for hybrid cloud platforms that enable enterprises to deploy solutions faster and at scale.

"Business AI chatbot: Best Practices" webinar is focused on sharing real world samples of how companies from various industries are using their website generative AI chatbots for sales, marketing and customer service and support, turning the AI chatbot from passive existence on the website to proactive innovative element of their marketing strategies - visually appealing, using gamification, mixing technologies and channels, to improve customer satisfaction and boost direct sales. The webinar is educational and it is open to wide range of audience as industries, positions and roles. It is for people who are interested in innovative approaches using business AI chatbot or considering implementing such and looking for insights.Speaker: Elitza Stoilova, CEO, Umni.Elitza Stoilova is the co-founder and CEO of Umni - a no-code platform for creating and managing AI chatbots by businesses without technical knowledge and skills. Elitza has over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industry, with an established career up to Marketing Director and General Manager of hotels and tour operator. She has worked in hotels in Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco and has developed her career in the hospitality industry over 17 years on Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (USA). She served as a destination marketing consultant and committee chair for the Marianas Visitors Authority (AdHoc, MVA) for over 10 years and received 2 awards from MVA for her work. Elitza co-founded Umni while participating in and successfully completing the largest global startup accelerator, The Founder Institute (by Silicon Valley), with a focus on chatbots in 2017. Elitza is a member of Rotary (since 2005), Founding member and Chair of Rotary Means Business Balkans, lecturer at Software University with the first comprehensive course in Bulgaria on AI chatbots, frequent guest as an AI chatbot expert on national media programs and speaker at conferences and other public events. Member of the UNWTO Innovation Network.

GenAI-based BI (commonly referred as GenBI) is rapidly emerging as the new standard to deliver actionable insights that can power superior decision-making while increasing effectiveness, responsiveness, and cost savings for organizations across industries. However, organizations must navigate a dynamic set of technologies and capabilities to ensure their GenBI solutions are quickly providing trusted business insights, operational excellence, while delivering bottom-line cost savings in parallel.This substantive discussion by Impetus, featuring experts from Forrester Research and AWS, will help you dive deep into the real-world success stories of enterprises that are leading the charge with GenBI while discussing future trends. Gain insight into how organizations can transform their existing BI systems to take full advantage of the power of GenBI. Explore cutting-edge advancements, emerging new solution offerings, and best practices to harness GenBI in your own organization. Save your spot to look beyond the hype and learn how forward-thinking organizations are using GenBI today!Key takeaways:• Learn how leading organizations are driving real impact with GenBI • Gain insight into Amazon QuickSight, Q, and Scenarios• Explore the future of GenBI and how organizations can prepare for these innovations today• Discover critical best practices and essential first steps for implementing GenBI in your organizationSpeakers:• Boris Evelson, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research• Jose Banos Sanchez, Sr. Go-To-Market Specialist GenAI (Agentic AI), Amazon QuickSight• Dr. Ravishankar Rao Vallabhajosyula, Senior Director – Data Science, ImpetusModerator:• Jeff Veis, Chief Marketing Officer, Impetus