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CDW April Executive SummIT

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CDW April Executive SummIT

Our coverage of CDW’s April Executive SummIT, April 1-4 in Chicago, features insights from IT experts and industry leaders. Learn how to build an efficient and secure digital strategy with AI and emerging tech. Plus, tips on how to increase agility, mitigate risk, optimize the user experience and leverage your organization’s powerful data.

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Rishin Barat

CDW Executive SummIT: How IT Leaders Can Plan for an Agentic World

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CDW Executive SummIT: Tracking the Trends and Hype Around Maturing AI Use Cases

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CDW Executive SummIT: Guard Your AI Efforts With Data Governance and Data Culture

Mike Rapplean (CDW), Jay Wilson (Insurity), Mike Parisi (Illinois Tool Works) and Steven Ramirez (Renown Health)

CDW Executive SummIT: Leaders Can Leverage Adversary Intelligence to Thwart Attacks

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CDW Executive SummIT: How To Drive Efficiency Without Compromising Security

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CDW Executive SummIT: 3 Ways Platform Engineering Boosts Business Velocity

Building on Today’s Technology to Enable Future Success

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CDW Executive SummIT: NVIDIA Envisions a Faster ROI with AI Factories

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CDW Executive SummIT: Why Clean Data Is Central to Successful AI Deployment

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CDW Executive SummIT: How to Navigate the Uncharted Waters of AI in Cybersecurity

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CDW Executive SummIT: How Sustainable Choices Can Help Optimize Your Tech Costs

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CDW Executive SummIT: 5 Key Takeaways from CDW’s Executive SummIT

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CDW Executive SummIT: Cybersecurity Leaders Must Keep an Eye on the Future

Creating a More Agile and Secure Digital Experience

Erik Jones Arizona Cardinals

CDW Executive SummIT: How the Arizona Cardinals Are Using Data to Deliver a Better User Experience

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CDW Executive SummIT: How to Create an Innovative UX Culture in Your Organization

Matt Marsh at SummIT

CDW Executive SummIT: Meeting Elevated User Expectations for the Digital Experience

Sanjay Sood at SummIT

CDW Executive SummIT: How to Get Executive Buy-In for Tech Initiatives

Speakers at the CDW Executive SummIT - April 2024, Chicago IL.

3 Agile Strategies to Future Proof Your Organization

Susan Hardy at SummIT

CDW Executive SummIT: How to Infuse Your Tech Stack with Greater Agility

Enabling Innovation by Building on Your Foundation

Highlights and Key Takeaways

CDW Executive SummIT: Highlights and Key Takeaways

Cost Optimization

CDW Executive SummIT: Optimizing Costs in the Cloud for the Financial Sector

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CDW Executive SummIT: Where and How to Begin Your Artificial Intelligence Journey

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CDW Executive SummIT: How To Optimize Your Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure

Cybersecurity

CDW Executive SummIT: Building a Culture of Cybersecurity Within Your Organization

Digital Experience

CDW Executive SummIT: Exploring the Common Challenges to Providing an Optimal Digital Experience in Retail

Empowering Your Business with a Holistic IT Strategy

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In Uncertain Economic Times, Build a Robust Security Program

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CDW Executive SummIT: How Digital Velocity Is Helping Businesses Innovate Faster

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CDW Executive SummIT: Highlights and Key Takeaways

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CDW Executive SummIT: Charting a Path to Sustainable IT

CDW SummIT with Jill Billhorn

CDW Executive SummIT: How IT Leaders Can Elevate Their Hybrid Infrastructure

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CDW Executive SummIT: Pondering the Future of AI with Sanjay Sood

Making Future IT a Reality

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CDW Executive SummIT: Key Takeaways on the Future of IT

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4 Key Insights from the CDW Executive SummIT

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How Data and AI Are Poised to Disrupt the World of IT

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Managed Services Help Briggs & Stratton Expand Its Business

Sanjay Sood

CDW Executive Summit: Paving the Way for Digital Transformation

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CDW Executive SummIT: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of IT

Managing the Evolving Workforce

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Highlights from CDW Executive SummIT: Managing the Evolving Workforce

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CDW Executive SummIT: Emerging Themes Around Hybrid Work

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Winning the Race for IT Talent Requires Investing in Well-Being and Professional Development

Kim Lear at SummIT

CDW Executive SummIT: Confronting Generational Differences in the Workplace

Jennifer Adams, Poly

Tech Must Cater to the Diverse and Unique Work Styles in an Organization

Zafar Chaudry, Tom Stafford CDW Executive SummIT

Enabling Hybrid Remote Requires a Shift in People, Process and Tech

Delivering Better Outcomes Through IT

Tom DeCoster

Dynamic Infrastructure Calls for Agile IT and Systems

Andy Cadwell

Digital Transformation Means Optimal Customer Experiences Are an Essential Priority

Adam Lance, Komatsu

Managed Services Provide Scale, Stability and Support

Ricky Ribeiro, IT Futurist

IT Futurist: Digital Twins Unlock Exploration and Innovative Use Cases

DEI Panel

CDW Executive SummIT: How DEI and ESG Initiatives Drive Business Goals

Tom Gillis, VMware

CDW Executive SummIT: Cloud Security Is Crucial to Every Business Outcome

Driving Digital Leadership for the New Business Horizon

CDW Tech Talk

CDW Tech Talk: What We Learned About Digital Leadership

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CDW Tech Talk: Putting Tech at the Core of Culture and Strategy

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CDW Tech Talk: The Time of the Smart Building Is Here

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Full Session: Leading the Organization with Technology as a Core Capability

Customer Relationship

CDW Tech Talk: With Shift to Software as a Service, Customer Experiences Improve

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Full Session: The Here and Now of Smart Buildings

Maximizing IT Resilience with Adaptive Security and Infrastructure

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CDW Tech Talk: Businesses Should Simplify Their Cybersecurity Portfolios

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CDW Tech Talk: What We Learned About Maximizing IT Resilience

Scott Lenheim, Microsoft

Full Session: The Era of Flux and Transformation for Security Strategies

Rick McElroy, VMware Carbon Black

Full Session: How to Achieve Cyber-Resiliency

Rick McElroy, VMware Carbon Black

CDW Tech Talk: Building Cyber-Resiliency into the Workplace

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CDW Tech Talk: How to Build Adaptive Security Against Evolving Threats

Building Innovative Customer Experiences for Today’s Business Climate

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CDW Tech Talk: What We Learned About Building Customer Experiences

Networking

CDW Tech Talk: Networking Must-Haves to Connect with Your Customers

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CDW Tech Talk: Building the Supply Chain Your Customers Need for Resilience

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Full Session: Building Innovative Clinical and Patient Experiences to Address Today’s Healthcare Dynamic

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Full Session: Five Must-Have Networking Attributes for Navigating Today’s Disruption

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CDW Tech Talk: The New Customer Experience Needs World-Class Empathy

Optimizing the New Workforce Dynamic

Remote Work

CDW Tech Talk: What We Learned About Optimizing the New Workforce Dynamic

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CDW Tech Talk: Enhancing the Partnership Between IT and Business

Remote Work

CDW Tech Talk: Reimagining the Workplace, at Home and in the Office

Collaboration tools

CDW Tech Talk: Enabling and Enhancing Collaboration Tools for Remote Work

Mike Peck, Partner Field CTO, Dell

Cloud Operating and Consumption Models: Managing the Consistently Inconsistent

Kevin Swanson, Microsoft

Empowering Digital Transformation and Secure Remote Work

Reinforcing Business Stability and IT Cost Control

CDW Tech Talk

Reining in the IT Infrastructure Cost of 2020’s Business Disruptions

Eros Canabrava, R&D Manager, CDW ServiceNow Solutions

CDW Tech Talk: What We Learned

Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Public Sector, Intel

Tech Talk: Best Practices for Optimizing IT During Disruption

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CDW Tech Talk: How to Rein In Costs Amid Business Disruption

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Modern Collaboration Strategies for the New Era of Work

Matt Yanchyshyn, Director, Solutions Architecture, AWS

CDW Tech Talk: Increase and Accelerate Cloud Adoption While Remaining Cost-Conscious

Browse Coverage of Future of Work Virtual SummIT 2020

Organizational Strategy Consultant Crystal Kadakia

The Most Essential Element of the Modern Workplace Is People

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4 Takeaways from the Future of Work Virtual SummIT

VMware Digital Workspace

A Digital Workplace for the New Era of Remote Workforces

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The Meeting Experience Is More Important Than Ever

Crystal Kadakia

Navigating the Gray Area: The New Digital Workplace Culture

CDW Remote Work Panel with Adam Dennison, Ben Weiss and Nathan Coutinho

Organizations Quickly Increase Their Work-from-Home Capabilities

Browse Our Stories from Protect SummIT 2020

Ed Gustenhoven, Vice President of IT, Pabst Brewing

Overcome the Security Challenges of a Multicloud Environment

Matt Peters, U.S. Bowling Congress

Confronting the Dual Challenges of Security and Privacy

Dan Adams of 4Wall

The Value of Building Cybersecurity Resilience

Joe Evangelisto, MercuryGate

How Is Artificial Intelligence Reshaping Cybersecurity?

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A Good Security Story Can Make All the Difference

Matt McLaughlin of BizTech, with Bob Rossi and Jeff Falcon of CDW

Security Services Targeted to Meet the Needs of Each Organization

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Is Perimeter-Based Network Security Dead?

Jeremy Weiss of CDW

How Endpoint Security Is Evolving to See Threats in Real Time

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How to Mitigate Cyber-Risk While Empowering a Modern Workforce

Matt McLaughlin of BizTech and Theresa Payton of Fortalice

The Cybersecurity Challenge of New Technologies

Browse Our Stories from Protect SummIT 2019

Cybersecurity training

The Cybersecurity Skills Gap Means IT Pros Need to Expand Both Technical and People Skills

Trevor Davidson

Factoring the Human Element into Cybersecurity

Cloud security

Cloud Security Should Reduce Friction for Users

Webauthn, an alternative to traditional passwords, is one incremental step for businesses as they move toward zero-trust security models.

Why Authentication Needs to Be Simplified for Users and Organizations

Alyssa Miller

CDW Threat Check Helps Businesses Get a Real Sense of Security

Keren Elazari

Real-World Business Advice from a Friendly Hacker

Browse Our Stories from Future of Work SummIT 2019

Tom Beaver of Grady Health System

Advanced Solutions Deliver the Modern Meeting Experience

Sonja Checkwood of Holder Construction

How Collaboration Tools Keep Remote Workers Connected

Derek Whisenhunt of Southwest Airlines

The Workplace Is Changing. Are You?

From left: Adam Dennison, Publisher, CIO; SVP/General Manager, IDG Events and Jason James, CIO at Optima Healthcare Solutions at CDW's Future of Work SummIT.

How Collaboration Tools Fostered Culture Change for Optima Healthcare Solutions

Tom DeCoster, Vice President of Integrated Services Sales, CDW, speaking at the CDW Future of Work SummIT

What It Takes to Make Tomorrow’s Workforce Tech Better Than Today’s

Ryan Estis

How Technology Is Accelerating Workplace Evolution

Browse Our Stories from Core-to-Cloud SummIT 2019

CDW's Sandra Blettner on the importance of diversity in the workforce.

Tech Leaders Say More Diverse Workforce is Vital

Maxx Lobo of IAC Publishing

As Hybrid Environments Extend the IT Perimeter, Security Challenges Grow

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Core-to-Cloud SummIT 2019: Users Tout the Power of the Cloud Through Success Stories

Matt McLaughlin and Judy Spitz

A Future Shaped by Artificial Intelligence

Ellen Kirby of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

How Strategic Use of IT Infrastructure Supports Business Outcomes and Innovation

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Core-to-Cloud SummIT 2019: Multicloud Infrastructure Is the Future of Business Architecture

Browse Our Stories from Leadership SummIT 2019

Execs from Uber and other international companies emphasize culture, regional talent-building and making sure remote employees have a sense of engagement.

IT Leaders Share Insights for More Successful Global Operations

Pat Gelsinger of VMware

Why Organizations Should Deploy Technology with Users in Mind

Changes to cybersecurity as hackers evolve

5 Lessons for Better Security from a Friendly Hacker

Tod Huber of Milwaukee County

Attackers Are Getting Smarter. Are We?

Alyssa Miller of CDW

What's the Most Common Vulnerability Revealed by Penetration Testing? Configuration Issues

Corporate leadership

The Ability to Navigate Change May Be the Most Valuable IT Skill

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