Reducing Technical Debt: Best Practices and Strategies

Jun 26, 2025 12:00 PM1:30 PM EDT

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Here's what we talked about

  • Prioritizing Technical Debt Reduction
    • Understand the importance of making technical debt reduction a priority within your IT organization.
    • Learn how to secure dedicated budgets and gain executive support for technical debt initiatives.
  • Effective Modernization Strategies
    • Explore options to reduce technical debt without major disruptions.
  • Optimizing Legacy Resources
    • Free up resources for AI and modern systems by reducing technical debt.
  • Overcoming Modernization Barriers
    • Address key software and hardware barriers to ensure smooth transitions.

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.

Guest Speaker

Kent Christensen LinkedIn

Practice Director | Cloud & Data Center at Insight Enterprises

Kent Christensen, Cloud and Data Center Practice Director at Insight, leads the virtualization, data center, and cloud infrastructure practice. In this role, he directs the selection and adoption of virtualization, data center, and cloud hardware and software technologies and services. As Practice Director, he also leads portfolio integration with strategic partners aligned with industry expertise and services. Additionally, he consults with clients on cloud-like adoption strategies (as a Service), where Insight has grown to be an industry leader. Kent has previous experience directing the intelligent fabric virtualization strategy and appliance-based virtualization solutions, as well as working as a software engineer at various storage manufacturers.

Greg Irwin LinkedIn

Co-Founder, Co-CEO at BWG Strategy LLC

BWG Strategy is a research platform that provides market intelligence through Event Services, Business Development initiatives, and Market Research services. BWG hosts over 1,800 interactive executive strategy sessions (conference calls and in-person forums) annually that allow senior industry professionals across all sectors to debate fundamental business topics with peers, build brand awareness, gather market intelligence, network with customers/suppliers/partners, and pursue business development opportunities.

Event Moderator

Kent Christensen LinkedIn

Practice Director | Cloud & Data Center at Insight Enterprises

Kent Christensen, Cloud and Data Center Practice Director at Insight, leads the virtualization, data center, and cloud infrastructure practice. In this role, he directs the selection and adoption of virtualization, data center, and cloud hardware and software technologies and services. As Practice Director, he also leads portfolio integration with strategic partners aligned with industry expertise and services. Additionally, he consults with clients on cloud-like adoption strategies (as a Service), where Insight has grown to be an industry leader. Kent has previous experience directing the intelligent fabric virtualization strategy and appliance-based virtualization solutions, as well as working as a software engineer at various storage manufacturers.

Greg Irwin LinkedIn

Co-Founder, Co-CEO at BWG Strategy LLC

BWG Strategy is a research platform that provides market intelligence through Event Services, Business Development initiatives, and Market Research services. BWG hosts over 1,800 interactive executive strategy sessions (conference calls and in-person forums) annually that allow senior industry professionals across all sectors to debate fundamental business topics with peers, build brand awareness, gather market intelligence, network with customers/suppliers/partners, and pursue business development opportunities.

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