Connecting Infrastructure and Operations Through Automation

Oct 8, 2026 1:30 PM2:30 PM EST

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Event Description

Infrastructure automation has matured significantly, but many organizations still manage digital infrastructure and physical assets through separate teams, systems, and operating models. As automation expands across the enterprise, that separation can make it harder to standardize processes, enforce consistent controls, and improve resilience.

This roundtable will bring IT, infrastructure, and operations leaders together to discuss how organizations are connecting automation across traditionally separate environments. The conversation will explore where manual processes and fragmented tooling continue to create friction, how teams are extending automation into operational workflows, and what it takes to maintain security and governance as those efforts scale.

With perspective from Insight Enterprises and IBM, including where HashiCorp infrastructure automation and IBM Maximo asset management can support these efforts, attendees will leave with a clearer view of how peers are approaching enterprise-wide automation and where they are seeing meaningful operational gains.

BWG Connect, Insight Enterprises & IBM invite you to join an interactive event with industry peers to review & discuss practical insights across the digital space.

As always, there will be no sales pitch and all attendees are welcome to listen and learn.

Discussion Topics

  • Where infrastructure and operational processes are still disconnected
    • Discuss where fragmented tools, teams, and workflows are creating manual work or slowing down operations across IT and physical assets.
  • Extending automation beyond infrastructure provisioning
    • Explore how organizations are applying automation across infrastructure, asset management, maintenance, and other operational workflows.
  • Creating consistent security and governance as automation expands
    • Compare how teams are managing access, credentials, policies, and controls across cloud, infrastructure, and operational environments.
  • Improving resilience across both digital and physical operations
    • Discuss how better visibility and automation can help teams reduce downtime, respond faster to issues, and improve asset availability.
  • Making automation investments easier to scale and justify
    • Hear how peers are approaching skills gaps, fragmented tooling, and operational inefficiencies, with perspective from Insight and IBM on where HashiCorp and Maximo can fit into that strategy.

Event Partners

Insight Enterprises

Insight Enterprises, Inc. is a Fortune 500 solutions integrator helping organizations accelerate their digital journey to modernize their business and maximize the value of technology. Insight’s technical expertise spans cloud and edge-based transformation solutions, with global scale and optimization built on 33+ years of deep partnerships with the world’s leading and emerging technology providers.

IBM

IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company that provides cloud platforms, AI tools, data analytics, cybersecurity, and enterprise software. It helps organizations modernize their infrastructure, automate processes, and turn complex data into business insights. IBM also offers consulting services to design, implement, and manage these solutions.

Guest Speaker

Miryam Kofman LinkedIn

Technical Specialist, AI Applications at IBM

Miryam Kofman is a Partner Technical Specialist at IBM, specializing in AI applications, automation, and enterprise software solutions. She works closely with IBM Business Partners and customers to help organizations adopt innovative technologies that drive operational efficiency, business transformation, and AI-powered outcomes. With extensive experience spanning solution architecture, application development, and technical consulting, Miryam helps clients navigate complex technology landscapes and maximize the value of IBM's AI, automation, and hybrid cloud portfolio. She is a frequent collaborator with IBM partners and has earned multiple IBM technical certifications and professional recognitions for her expertise and leadership in emerging technologies.

BWG Connect

Enterprise IT Subject Matter Expert

Our moderator brings decades of experience leading infrastructure, cloud transformation, and enterprise technology strategy across finance, media, publishing, and healthcare sectors. They have overseen IT infrastructure, large-scale digital transformation, and DevOps initiatives for some of the world’s most complex enterprise organizations, bridging strategy and execution to deliver measurable business impact. Their deep expertise ensures every discussion is grounded in real-world insight and informed by a career at the forefront of technological change.

Event Moderator

Miryam Kofman LinkedIn

Technical Specialist, AI Applications at IBM

Miryam Kofman is a Partner Technical Specialist at IBM, specializing in AI applications, automation, and enterprise software solutions. She works closely with IBM Business Partners and customers to help organizations adopt innovative technologies that drive operational efficiency, business transformation, and AI-powered outcomes. With extensive experience spanning solution architecture, application development, and technical consulting, Miryam helps clients navigate complex technology landscapes and maximize the value of IBM's AI, automation, and hybrid cloud portfolio. She is a frequent collaborator with IBM partners and has earned multiple IBM technical certifications and professional recognitions for her expertise and leadership in emerging technologies.

BWG Connect

Enterprise IT Subject Matter Expert

Our moderator brings decades of experience leading infrastructure, cloud transformation, and enterprise technology strategy across finance, media, publishing, and healthcare sectors. They have overseen IT infrastructure, large-scale digital transformation, and DevOps initiatives for some of the world’s most complex enterprise organizations, bridging strategy and execution to deliver measurable business impact. Their deep expertise ensures every discussion is grounded in real-world insight and informed by a career at the forefront of technological change.

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