Right Workload | Right Platform Event Series

With the cloud boom behind us, the challenge now isn’t about adoption; it's about control and value extraction. Every IT leader is being pushed to deliver innovation at a pace that enables the organisation to outperform the competition. The challenge is unlocking this whilst meeting three competing priorities.

Operational Simplicity
Security Everywhere
Economic Discipline

With Gartner suggesting that 45% of CIOs are driving a shift to co-ownership of digital leadership, the need to balance the demands of technical or transformational innovation (CIO/CTO) with operational stability (COO) and financial sustainability (CFO) is critical. This is where the Hybrid Infrastructure discussion becomes strategic. It offers a way to reconcile innovation, control, and resilience within one unified operating model.

Platform of the Future

In 2026, the most successful leaders won’t be those who pick a single cloud or platform; they will be the ones who can align cross-functional priorities through infrastructure intelligence, delivering:

• AI for insights and decision making

• FinOps and GreenOps as shared CFO/CTO metrics

• Automation and AIOps as COO enablers

• Data protection and sovereignty as a unifying language across all three

The CDW Platform of the Future model is designed to bring these competing challenges and market trends into sharp focus and help define an actionable roadmap. We believe the future is Hybrid, and our Right Workload | Right Platform approach allows us to provide a truly independent viewpoint.

Agenda

3:00 PM

Join CDW for an executive briefing exploring how organisations are adapting their infrastructure strategies to balance innovation, control, and resilience in a rapidly changing technology landscape.

The session will cover:

Hybrid Cloud Market Trends

An overview of the key trends and demands shaping hybrid cloud decisions, based on CDW’s experience across hundreds of customer engagements, platform deployments, and partner collaborations.

Platform of the Future

An introduction to CDW’s Platform of the Future approach — designed to help organisations evolve their cloud strategy in line with business objectives, operational requirements, and changing market demands.

Customer Transformation Stories
Real-world examples of how CDW has helped organisations respond to industry changes and challenges, including platform migrations, public cloud acceleration and optimisation, disaster recovery strategies, and managed services support.

Right Workload, Right Platform
Learn how CDW helps organisations determine the most effective and cost-efficient placement for workloads across hybrid IT environments.

Open Discussion
A guided discussion focused on your organisation’s challenges and priorities, with the opportunity to share experiences and ask questions in a collaborative environment.

CDW – Your Transformation Partner of Choice
How CDW supports organisations in delivering successful transformation outcomes through strategy, delivery, and ongoing support.

5:00 PM

Networking Drinks

Join us after the session for informal networking drinks at a local venue near the CDW office.