Rethinking Infrastructure Modernization in a Shifting VMware Landscape

Sep 22, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST

Here's what we talked about

The evolving VMware licensing landscape and what it means for public sector IT budgets and long-term planning
How cloud and infrastructure modernization affect agility, scalability, and cost predictability
The spectrum of migration approaches, from lift-and-shift to hyperconverged alternatives (e.g., Nutanix), managed Kubernetes/OpenShift (ROSA), and cloud-native re-architecture, and when each makes sense
How modernized infrastructure can strengthen security, compliance, and resilience while simplifying management
How peer organizations are evaluating their options and building phased roadmaps that balance speed, cost, and risk

Event Partners

Insight Public Sector

Insight Public Sector provides hardware, software, cloud capabilities, and IT services to government agencies, public safety organizations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions across the United States.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis. These cloud computing web services provide distributed computing processing capacity and software tools via AWS server farms.

Guest Speaker

Yuriy Litvinov LinkedIn

Program Manager, VMware Migrations at AWS

Yuriy Litvinov is a Program Manager within Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Migration Programs, specializing in virtualization and VMware-based workloads. He regularly presents at thought leadership forums and engages with enterprise executives to support their cloud migration and modernization initiatives. Additionally, Yuriy leads enablement for AWS migration and modernization partners, helping them build expertise in cloud transformation and artificial intelligence modernization strategies to succeed in the AI era.

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.

Nitin Raj LinkedIn

Senior Technical Solution Executive at Insight Enterprises

Event Moderator

Yuriy Litvinov LinkedIn

Program Manager, VMware Migrations at AWS

Yuriy Litvinov is a Program Manager within Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Migration Programs, specializing in virtualization and VMware-based workloads. He regularly presents at thought leadership forums and engages with enterprise executives to support their cloud migration and modernization initiatives. Additionally, Yuriy leads enablement for AWS migration and modernization partners, helping them build expertise in cloud transformation and artificial intelligence modernization strategies to succeed in the AI era.

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.

Nitin Raj LinkedIn

Senior Technical Solution Executive at Insight Enterprises

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