Hitachi Vantara Kakushin Forum Luxembourg 2025
October 7
Hitachi Vantara invites you to the exclusive Hitachi Vantara Kakushin Forum, where industry leaders, experts, and innovators from both Hitachi Vantara and our various Alliance partners will gather to discuss the latest advancements in:
- Simplified Cyber Resiliency
- Data Governance & Compliance solutions
- Benchmark (r)evolutions in robust Primary Storage
- VSP 360 breakthrough platform for Block, File, Object & Software defined.
- Hybrid Multi-Cloud & IaaS
- Optimized Scalable Gen (Agentic) AI infrastructure solutions
- Data & Application Transformation
- Sustainability & the Future of IT
Join us alongside our valued partners and alliances to explore cutting-edge strategies that will shape the future of enterprise technology.
Secure your spot and register today!
AGENDA :
| 11:00 | Highlight market trends and tools to be successful with Hitachi (session dedicated to partners) Nasreen Husain/Yvonne Bakker/Bard Buan |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:15 | Welcome to Hitachi Vantara Forum Mikhael Wyns |
| 13:20 | Hitachi Strategy Presentation Laurent Delaisse |
| 14:00 | AI Drivers for success : The 10 commandments Geertrui Mieke De Ketelaere |
| 14:40 | Refreshing break + split into breakout sessions |
Breakout Sessions
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Breakout 1 Hybrid Cloud & Laas |
Breakout 2 Data, Cyber resilience & compliance |
Breakout 3 AI, Data & Application transformation |
| 15:00 -15:30 | Cloud Repatriation Outlook Shaik Akram |
Virtual Storage Platform 360, a new data management software solution that delivers a simplified, streamlined experience and demo COE Laurent Bartoletti – Johann du Toit |
Hitachi IQ – General introduction & vision Iain Winfield – Veebs Denendran |
| 15:30 -16:00 | Building a Single Consumable Platform: VSP One Block for SDS Franck Larose |
Hitachi Data Protection Suite as the Last Safety Net for cyber threats Peter Maes, Commvault |
Unbreakable Live: How Hitachi Storage arrays differentiate from the competition. Michel Van Willigen |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Cyber-Resilient SANs with Brocade Fabrics “Network Modernization Matters for Securing Your Digital Assets” Joe O’Connor, Brocade |
Stop Reacting, Start Strategizing: A New Era for Cyber Resilience Chris Millington |
Unique differentiators: VSP One Guarantees, a detailed walk-through on our contractual guarantees in Data availability, Security, Sustainability & more Laurent Delaisse – Pol Huyzentruyt |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Integration of High End Enterprise Storage as part of the Data Platform Laurent Bartoletti |
Resilient, supercharged, sustainable and cost-optimized VSP One Object storage is built for the demands of modern data-driven innovation David Schmitt |
Hitachi AI use case Iain Windfield |
| 17:00 –17:30 | Virtualization & alternatives – what’s next? Tony Franck – Shaik Akram |
Hitachi and Cisco’s end-to-end Infrastructure and Hybrid Cloud solutions Bill McCarthy |
Hitachi IQ : High performance Storage Optimized for AI Workload Veebs Devendran |
17:30 – 17:35 Closing sessions
17:35 – 18:20 Cocktail