Technology Leaders' Dinner | Navigating the Evolution of IT

Overview

The rapid pace of technological change has introduced unprecedented complexity and risk for organisations. From uncontrolled cloud expenses to complex software architectures, rapid innovation, emerging security threats, and high expectations around generative AI, the challenges can be overwhelming.

How can organisations effectively manage these complexities and risks while evolving their IT landscape to capitalise on technological advancements?

Observability in its current phase, what we call observability 2.0, has emerged as a critical solution, providing technologists and business stakeholders with real-time insights and proactive data-driven feedback loops to ensure the health, performance, and security of business applications.

In this roundtable, we will explore how Observability 2.0 enables organisations to successfully navigate the complexities and risks associated with each technology evolution, and what the path towards the future state, Observability 3.0, will look like.

Attendees will gain insights into:

Common challenges organisations face in the rapid IT evolution

The evolution of observability: from phase 1.0 to phase 2.0

How Observability 2.0 helps organisations overcome key business challenges

How leading organisations leverage Observability 2.0 to drive business outcomes

The future path to Observability 3.0, pioneered by New Relic, which integrates generative AI to revolutionise the way organisations approach observability

What to expect

• Networking Peer-Driven
• Panelists & Industry Analysts 3+
• Discussions Interactive
• Senior Executives 12+

What we will cover

• Common challenges organisations face in the rapid IT evolution The evolution of Observability: from phase 1.0 to phase 2.0
• How Observability 2.0 helps organisations overcome key business challenges How leading organisations leverage Observability 2.0 to drive business outcomes
• The future path to Observability 3.0, pioneered by New Relic How generative AI is able to revolutionise the way organisations approach observability

Agenda

• 6:00 pm Guest Arrival and Registration(West Wing Room)
• 6:15 pm Welcome Drinks and Networking(West Wing Room)
• 6:30 pm Welcome and Introductions(West Wing Room)
• 6:45 pm Roundtable Discussion(West Wing Room)
• 7:45 pm Discussion Key Takeaways(West Wing Room)
• 8:00 pm Closing Remarks(West Wing Room)

Partners

• New Relic New Relic helps engineers and developers do their best work every day — using data, not opinions — at every stage of the software lifecycle. The world’s best engineering teams rely on New Relic to visualize, analyze and troubleshoot their software. New Relic One is the most powerful cloud-based observability platform built to help companies create more perfect software. Learn why customers trust New Relic for improved uptime and performance, greater scale and efficiency, and accelerated time to market at newrelic.com.

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