IPDS TECH SUMMIT

annual IPDS Tech Summit!

Thank You:

What an incredible success! The 2024 IPDS Tech Summit was an absolute hit, and we couldn’t have done it without YOU!

We had record-breaking attendance, off-the-charts tech presentations, and raffles that had everyone on the edge of their seats.

Our sponsors & partners are the backbone of this event and we are beyond appreciative of your support. From industry insights to innovative solutions, this year’s Tech Summit truly exceeded all expectations.

Thank you to everyone who attended, participated, and made this event the best one yet. Your energy and enthusiasm are what made it all possible.

Here’s to continuing the momentum into next year! 🙌

 

IPDS Tech Summit 2024 Quick Hit Recap: 

  • IPDS Tech Summit 2024 took place at the MGM National Harbor on Thursday, September 5th.
  • 2024 brought a stacked lineup of top-tier sponsors including: Cohesity, Dell Technologies, Pure Storage, Service Express, Hitachi Vantara, Nasuni, and Aegis Solutions!
  • We enjoyed a series of impactful presentations, including “Taming Software Giants” and “Managed Data Protection” by Ben Faraone, IPDS CTO & CISO, alongside David Sullivan, IPDS MDP Evangelist. These sessions provided valuable insights and strategies to help you stay ahead and alert in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
  • We gave away over $15,000 in raffles and prizes!
  • Chris Michael Magic performed for us during dinner
  • AND we covered our clients and potential clients with complimentary hotel rooms for the evening.
  • The best part? attendance to the IPDS Tech Summit is completely FREE!

8:00 – 9:00 am

Arrival & Registration

Breakfast Provided

9:00 – 9:15 am

Welcome & Agenda

Tom Murphy, IPDS President & COO

9:15 – 10:00 am

Dell Technologies: Software Defined Infrastructure - PowerFlex

KC Funk, Senior Director of Global Sales

10:00 – 10:45 am

Cohesity: Simplifying CyberResilience

Josh Haley, Senior Director of Field Strategy

10:45 – 1:00 pm

Lunch Break & Technology Showcase

Lunch Provided

1:00 – 1:30 pm

Pure Storage, Platinum Presentation

Sam Marraccini, Director of Partner Solutions

1:30 – 1:45 pm

IPDS: Taming Software Giants

Ben Faraone, IPDS CTO & CISO

1:45 – 2:00 pm

IPDS: Managed Data Protection

David Sullivan, IPDS MDP Evangelist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Commvault, Gold Presentation

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Snack Break & Technology Showcase

3:30 – 4:00 pm

ServiceExpress, Gold Presentation

4:00 – 4:30 pm

Hitachi Vantara: Your Data Foundation for Innovation

Spencer Tidwell, Field CTO Americas for Hybrid Cloud

4:30 – 5:00 pm

Nasuni, Gold Presentation

5:00 – 5:15 pm

Closing & Thank You from IPDS

Tom Murphy, IPDS President & COO

5:15 – 5:20 pm

IPDS Team Photo in Atrium

Tom Murphy, IPDS President & COO

5:15 – 6:30 pm

Cocktail Hour & Technology Showcase

Raffle Ticket Cash-In

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Dinner Buffet Opens & Raffle Winners Announced

7:30 – 8:30 pm

Chris Michael Magic Performance

8:30 – 10:30 pm

Ravens vs. Chiefs Season Opener

Streaming Watch Party

10:30 pm

Event Ends

DIAMOND

Cohesity Logo
Dell

Platinum

GOLD

Commvault
Aegis Solutions Logo
Nasuni Logo
Hitachi Vantara Logo
Service Express Logo

SILVER

Arctic Wolf
Nutanix
Hewlett Packard-Enterprise Logo
Scale Computing Logo
Netskope

BRONZE

AMD Logo
Arista Networks
Zadara

SPONSOR

2024 Event Agenda

Morning

8:00 – 9:00 am

Arrival & Registration

Breakfast Provided

9:00 – 9:15 am

Welcome & Agenda

Tom Murphy, IPDS President & COO

9:15 – 10:00 am

Dell Technologies: Software Defined Infrastructure - PowerFlex

KC Funk, Senior Director of Global Sales

10:00 – 10:45 am

Cohesity: Simplifying CyberResilience

Josh Haley, Senior Director of Field Strategy

10:45 – 1:00 pm

Lunch Break & Technology Showcase

Lunch Provided

Afternoon

1:00 – 1:30 pm

Pure Storage, Platinum Presentation

Sam Marraccini, Director of Partner Solutions

1:30 – 1:45 pm

IPDS: Taming Software Giants

Ben Faraone, IPDS CTO & CISO

1:45 – 2:00 pm

IPDS: Managed Data Protection

David Sullivan, IPDS MDP Evangelist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Commvault, Gold Presentation

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Snack Break & Technology Showcase

3:30 – 4:00 pm

ServiceExpress, Gold Presentation

4:00 – 4:30 pm

Hitachi Vantara: Your Data Foundation for Innovation

Spencer Tidwell, Field CTO Americas for Hybrid Cloud

4:30 – 5:00 pm

Nasuni, Gold Presentation

5:00 – 5:15 pm

Closing & Thank You from IPDS

Tom Murphy, IPDS President & COO

Evening

5:15 – 5:20 pm

IPDS Team Photo in Atrium

Tom Murphy, IPDS President & COO

5:15 – 6:30 pm

Cocktail Hour & Technology Showcase

Raffle Ticket Cash-In

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Dinner Buffet Opens & Raffle Winners Announced

7:30 – 8:30 pm

Chris Michael Magic Performance

8:30 – 10:30 pm

Ravens vs. Chiefs Season Opener

Streaming Watch Party

10:30 pm

Event Ends

2024 Sponsors

DIAMOND

Cohesity Logo
Dell

Platinum

GOLD

Commvault
Aegis Solutions Logo
Nasuni Logo
Hitachi Vantara Logo
Service Express Logo

SILVER

Arctic Wolf
Nutanix
Hewlett Packard-Enterprise Logo
Scale Computing Logo
Netskope

BRONZE

AMD Logo
Arista Networks
Zadara

SPONSOR

INTEREST FORM

2025 ipds tech summit

Interested in attending the IPDS 2025 Tech Summit? Fill out the form below and be the first to receive your exclusive invitation when registration goes live. Don’t miss your chance to connect with industry leaders and explore the latest innovations in tech!

FAQs

No, we do ask that each individual person planning on attending registers themselves due to the nature of the planning involved with hotel rooms, etc.

If you’ve been to any IPDS event before, you know that we like to keep things business casual!

Currently, complimentary self-parking and paid valet parking options are available to all event attendees and registered guests. Valet parking is NOT covered by IPDS.
All parking fees repeat every 24 hours. Parking fees may be higher during special events. Hotel and casino valet is $25 for 0-6 hours and $45 for 6+ hours.  Please note that self-parking is located at the opposite end of our event space and will be a 5-7 minute walk to your event room, however, it is a scenic route and will allow guests to get a quick view of majority of the experiences they could have while enjoying our resort.

Yes, wi-fi and power will be provided at this event.

Sure! We can get you a room in our room block with the negotiated rate of $279/night but we do ask that you cover the cost of your room yourself. This is so we can provide nothing but the best experience for our customers together!

DETAILS

Contact Us

Say hello!

We’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us for more information about our services, to schedule a consultation, or to discuss how we can help your business thrive.

IPDS Gives

Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation

About Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation

The Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that helps individuals with their essential living expenses while they undergo treatment for cancer. Cancer patients are able to receive assistance from the Foundation for their non-medical bills, such as overdue rent, mortgage, utility bills and car payments. This financial assistance immediately impacts cancer patients and their families in communities throughout Florida, allowing them to focus on their recovery.

Commvault

Commvault

About our Partnership

When IPDS decided to team with Commvault, it was so we could help our customers detect, protect, and recover from ransomware attacks and other data breaches.

With Commvault’s technology and the engineering team at IPDS, we can help you rapidly recover data cost effectively and at scale whether you are on-prem or have journeyed into the cloud.

Protection From Ransomware

microsoft

About OUr Partnership

Unlock the full potential of your Microsoft solutions with IPDS’s comprehensive Microsoft Services. Our expert team provides tailored services to optimize your licensing, enhance your Azure environment, and support your Microsoft 365 and other Microsoft applications.

IPDS offers Microsoft consulting services designed to provide services related to planning, implementing, and adopting solutions that accelerate customer value derived from their Microsoft investments.

Maximize Your Microsoft Investments

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VMware: Data center virtualization

Prinicipal PARTNER

About our Partnership

Our Master Services Competency is for Data Center Virtualization – expertise in VMware vSphere® environments and real-world environment solutions and services delivery. Achieving this competency validates a deep understanding of data center virtualization design principles and methodologies and leverages best practices that provide a scalable and reliable virtualization platform.
Each MSC requires advanced technical certifications and proof of high-level service capability and expertise validated by customers.

 

References – services delivery expertise must be demonstrated by providing customer references for recently completed projects that validates expertise in a specific VMware solution area

Business Modernization, Uninterrupted

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Vast

Data Partner

About Our Partnership

VAST and IPDS have partnered together to bring our customers simplicity at scale for enterprise storage.

Our VAST certified engineers can help you re-invent your scalable storage for savings, simplicity and choice.

Save With Scalable Storage Savings

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Cohesity

Preferred Partner

About our Partnership

Mitigating against ransomware doesn’t have to be stressful. IPDS knows cyber resiliency, and in partnering with Cohesity, we bring our customers the best next-generation data security and data management technology.

Along with the first and largest alliance of security vendors, Cohesity brings a fresh approach to cyber resiliency. Whether your data resides locally, at the edge or in the cloud, Cohesity and IPDS have your back.

Our very own David Sullivan has been named a Cohesity Ace! There are only 120 Cohesity Aces worldwide, 56 of which are in the US. This rare achievement means that IPDS has demonstrated a higher-level knowledge of the Cohesity platform with a commitment to continuous learning, so you can trust that you are in the best hands when working with IPDS and Cohesity together.

Cybersecurity For The Modern IT Ecosystem

Nutanix

Nutanix

About our partnership

The IPDS Infrastructure Services team understands that apps need to be mobile. Whether hybrid, multi-cloud, public or private, Nutanix allows our customers this necessity. With hundreds of training hours, our engineers have the knowledge and experience to modernize your apps flawlessly.

Modern Cloud to Power Your Enterprise

Cisco Partner Premier Integrator

CISCO

PREMIER INTEGRATOR

About Our Partnership

As a Cisco Select partner, IPDS is held to a very high standard for engineering and sales training. Our team is constantly pushing themselves to make sure we can deliver the best possible outcomes for our customers. For more than 13 years, many customers have turned to IPDS when they have a business to run and Cisco services to maintain.

Rock Solid Stability Your
Company Can Rely On

Dell

Dell Technologies

Titanium PARTNER

About Our Partnership

IPDS is a Dell Titanium Partner, one of very few regional partners to have earned this achievement. Over the last 15 years customers have used IPDS as their trusted advisor for a broad range of Dell products.

Our technical and sales teams hold more than 5x the number of certifications needed for Dell Technologies Titanium status. Our customers trust us to consult, design, and implement their most challenging IT projects knowing our teams have the expertise needed and beyond.

Dell Financial Services

As a consistently reliable and trusted DFS partner, IPDS was chosen to be highlighted in Dell’s Customer Success Stories Case Study library.

Titled, Enabling growth by increasing flexibility, you can explore the full story on Dell’s website.

Check out how IP DataSystems helps customers minimize capital outlays and avoid IT obsolescence by using Technology Rotation from Dell Financial Services below.

Best-In-Class IT Environment
Without the Obstacles

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise

About our Partnership

IPDS’ Professional Services teams understand the complexity that can come with IT projects. Working with HPE, our engineers can streamline the process and bring a simpler, safer solution to your business.

Complexity Made Simple

CASE STUDY

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Pure Storage

Pure Storage

ELITE PARTNER

About our Partnership

IPDS is the fastest partner to ever reach the Pure Storage Elite level of partnership. Our technical and sales teams have an intricate understanding of the storage landscape thanks to decades in the field. The depth of our Pure Storage portfolio knowledge can help you uncomplicate your data storage forever.

The Search for Reliable
Enterprise Storage is Over