Evolving Solutions

Enabling Modern Operations
2022-04-28 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Join Evolving Solutions’ Senior Solution Architect Jim Pross and Nutanix’s Dennis Arnold, Sr. Channel Sales Engineer as they discuss the journey to a modern operations environment that allows you to adapt and scale to your business needs. The conversation will focus on how to enable a multicloud environment that allows you to move applications and data between clouds—without sacrificing security or agility.
After the presentation, you are invited to join us for a one-of-a-kind chocolate tasting experience. A chocolatier will guide you through a tasty journey from bean to bar – and truffles.

NetApp Minnesota User Group Spring TechTalk
2022-04-14 12:00 - 17:00
Join us for an interactive user group event to learn more about the latest innovations from NetApp.
Discover how you can leverage our cutting-edge solutions to improve your data protection posture and take advantage of hybrid cloud to accelerate business breakthroughs.
Space is limited—register today.

AGENDA:
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Welcome, Introductions, and Lunch
1:00 – 1:15 p.m. Break
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions 1
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions 2
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Wrap Up and Networking Happy Hour

Location:
JW Marriott Mall of America
2141 Lindau Lane
Minneapolis, MN

IBM z16: Built to Build the Future of Your Business
2022-04-05 10:00 - 12:00
Join IBM as they unveil what’s coming in IBM Z® and what it means for your hybrid cloud journey. Learn how IBM Z can be your engine for innovation and agility at scale.

Dynatrace & Business Observability: Tying IT Metrics to Business Outcomes
2022-03-23 15:30 - 17:00
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CST

When is a technical problem a business problem? Wouldn’t life be simpler if you always knew the answer to that question? That’s exactly what Dynatrace Business Analytics delivers.
Join Robert Stojan, former Dynatrace customer, now Client Engineer at Dynatrace, and Jordan Gador, Observability Sales Leader at Evolving Solutions, as they dive into ways to help you provide actionable insights that enable better business outcomes.
After the webinar, join us for a virtual whiskey tasting experience with David Mays, Whiskey Educator at TasterPros. You will learn the nuances of how to nose, taste, and evaluate just like the pros!
In this session we will:

Understand the business impact (such as lost revenue) of digital experiences and IT metrics quickly
Drill down into conversion rate analytics to understand what is causing customers to drop off
Ensure website or application changes don’t have unforeseen negative impacts before you release to customers
Pull data from a variety of sources to gain a complete picture of your business KPIs
Enrich your business KPIs with important metadata including audience segments, functional errors, and context from business tools – all in one place.

Register by March 14, 2022 to reserve your spot and receive your tasting kit prior to the webinar.

Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association Spring Technical Conference
2022-03-15 - 2022-03-17
Evolving Solutions is a proud sponsor of the 32nd Annual 2022 Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association Spring Technical Conference. This three-day event is the largest conference of its kind in the Midwest and features key industry leading sessions.
Visit the Evolving Solutions booth to learn more about how we help our clients modernize and automate their mission-critical applications and infrastructure to support business transformation.
On Wednesday, March 16th, be sure to join us from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Sponsor Showcase. We are looking forward to an evening of great food, drinks, and networking.
We hope to see you there!
Let’s Connect – Schedule a conversation.

Data Protection in a Hybrid World
2022-02-24 11:00 - 12:00
Hybrid Cloud and Cloud-Native adoption have changed the requirements for protecting your organization’s most critical data.
Protecting these new workflows and digital assets requires technical leaders to reconsider the process and tools they utilize without adding cost and complexity.
Join Evolving Solutions’ CTO Michael Downs and Enterprise Architect Ted Letofsky for a webinar covering topics including:

Discovering and understanding application workflows
Business recovery across on-prem and public cloud environments
Evaluating resiliency against ransomware and data loss

Register here today to save your spot in this exclusive event.

Modern Networking Workshop Series - Transport to the Cloud
2022-02-15 09:30 - 14:00
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM CST

Time:
9:30 am – 10:00 am: Registration
10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Workshop (including lunch)
Location:
Evolving Solutions
Client Innovation Center
3989 County Road 116
Hamel, MN 55340
Is your organization migrating to the Cloud without a plan, or need assistance with a more effective plan? Join the “Transport to the Cloud” workshop to learn about scalable Cloud network architectures from some of the industries best. Topics will include:

Cloud Connectivity options, benefits, and drawbacks
Redundancy – Managing multiple Region Networks
Carrier Neutral Cloud OnRamp Solutions
MultiCloud – Architectures for MultiCloud networking
Remote Sites to Cloud – Cloud native SD-WAN vs. vendor SD-WAN
Private remote user access to cloud apps
Migrating a Brownfield data center to Cloud

This is the first session in a three-part workshop series. Mark your calendar for parts two and three of this workshop series:
Part 2: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 – SD-WAN
Part 3: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 – SASE
Register today!

Key Technology Investments for 2022
2022-02-10 15:30 - 17:30
Webinar with Virtual Wine Tasting
Thursday, February 10, 2022 from 3:30 – 5:30 PM CST

Join Evolving Solutions’ President Bo Gebbie and Chief Technology Officer Michael Downs as they discuss the top five critical technology investments of 2022. These key solutions will fuel technology innovation, drive business efficiencies, and enable your teams to be successful in a hybrid work environment,
After the discussion, sit back and enjoy an exclusive trip around the world as we are joined by wine connoisseur Erin Swain in a virtual wine tasting. With years of experience and a bubbly personality, you will learn all you need to know about wine while she takes you on a trip to the Old World.
Register today to save your spot in this exclusive executive event.

AWS re:Invent
2021-11-28 - 2021-12-03
Come build with us
Join us in Las Vegas and online to learn and build. We have many learning opportunities that cover all interests and experience levels.
Register today!

IBM Storage Ransomware Protection and Bourbon Tasting Event
2021-11-11 15:30 - 17:00
Thursday, November 11, 2021
3:30 – 5:00 PM CST

Become a “Bourbon-ologist” and an expert with IBM Storage Ransomware Protection all in the same virtual event with Evolving Solutions and IBM.
Ever wonder what bourbon experts are doing when they swirl the glass under their nose? Should I drink my whiskey straight or with water? Answer these questions and more with David Mays, Whiskey Expert at TasterPros. You will learn the nuances of how to nose, taste, and evaluate just like the pros!
Brian Sherman, IBM Distinguished Engineer, will share his expertise before we dive into some wonderful bourbon tasting. Topics will include:

The latest news on Safeguarded Copy for DS8000 and FlashSystem
Advanced designs for maximum data protection such as Cyber Vault
Sizing and implementation guidelines
Stories of other client deployments, lessons learned, and success stories

Register now!

NVIDIA GTC
2021-11-07 - 2021-11-11
NVIDIA GTC is a global conference that brings together developers and visionaries who are shaping our world with the power of AI, accelerated computing, computer graphics, data science, and more. Join us online for an inspiring keynote from NVIDIA CEO and Founder Jensen Huang, as well as interactive sessions and inspiring talks from luminaries around the world. Register today >

IBM TechU
2021-10-24 - 2021-10-28
Continue to learn. Reinvent yourself.

The premier virtual training event for deep technical content on IBM IT Infrastructure products and solutions. Register now.

NetApp INSIGHT 2021
2021-10-19 - 2021-10-22
How can we top INSIGHT 2020, our most CEO-packed, specialist-filled event ever? Try even better keynotes, sessions, networking, and entertainment for starters. Move over Salt-N-Pepa, INSIGHT 2021 Digital just might be the tech event of the decade. Register now.

Evolving Solutions & Silver Peak SD-WAN Workshop
2021-10-19 10:00 - 16:00
Evolving Solutions and Silver Peak (now Aruba) would like to invite you to a complimentary half-day workshop, featuring an interactive guided lab experience and deep dive into the EdgeConnect™ SD-WAN edge platform.
Throughout the course of the workshop, you will:

Learn how to architect and operate an SD-WAN
Learn how to successfully deploy an SD-WAN through a series of hands-on labs
Take a deep dive into advanced SD-WAN features and capabilities
Practice real-world scenarios to become an expert in operations and troubleshooting
Earn an SD-WAN certification

The workshop will run from 10:00am-3:00pm CT at the Evolving Solutions office.
Peak Performance Workshop Agenda:
9:30 am – 10:00 am: Arrive/Welcome
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Peak Performance Workshop
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Peak Performance Workshop
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Happy Hour – Located at Robert’s (just 5 minutes from Evolving Solutions office)
Let us bring the next step in your SD-WAN journey to you while you become the SD-WAN expert on your team. Register Now to save your seat!

IBM Power Briefing
2021-10-14 12:00 - 17:30
Join Evolving Solutions and IBM for a technical briefing focused on IBM’s Power portfolio and related offerings. You’ll hear about the latest Power10 announcements, availability solutions, and key technologies providing organizations with automation and flexibility for both on-premise and hybrid cloud compute capabilities. Come with questions for our speakers following the sessions.
At the conclusion of the event, join your peers for networking time and a unique whiskey tasting experience.
REGISTER HERE
Agenda:

Lunch & Check-In: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Briefing: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Networking & Whiskey Tasting: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Location:
Omni Vikings Lake Hotel 2611 Nordic Way, Eagan, MN 55121

VMware VMWorld 2021
2021-10-04 - 2021-10-07
Before you can build and evolve what comes next, you have to imagine it–even as the world seems to shift on its axis. VMworld can help make this world a reality. Find out how at this year’s event. Register now.

Red Hat Summit Connect
2021-10-01 03:00 - 2021-11-01 12:00
Cap your Red Hat Summit experience by exploring hands-on activities at in-person* events that will be held in several cities. The networking opportunities can help you find the inspiration to discover who you want to be and the tools to do what you want to do.

Technology Update 2021
2021-07-18 - 2021-07-19
The Technology Update is back – HYBRID!
PLEASE JOIN US ON MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 FOR:
8:30 am – Virtual Keynote Presentations
11:00 am – In person Lunch and Golf Event
5:00 pm – In person Reception & Awards
Do not miss out on registration – sign up below by July 7th to secure your spot.
Sign up here.

Red Hat Summit Virtual Experience
2021-06-15 03:00 - 2021-06-16 12:00
Red Hat Summit Virtual Experience

Build on what you learned at April’s event with insights from breakout sessions and technical content geared toward the tracks and topics most relevant to your career. You can also interact live with Red Hat professionals at this no-cost event.

Red Hat Summit Virtual Experience
2021-04-27 03:00 - 2021-04-28 12:00
Virtual Experience

Start your Red Hat Summit journey by joining us for this no-cost event, where you can get the latest news, ask the experts your technology questions, hear from customers around the globe, and learn how open source is innovating the future of the enterprise.

Understanding the Four Pillars of Modern Networking
2021-03-18 14:00 - 17:00
Understanding the Four Pillars of Modern Networking
Controller Based, Security, Automation/Orchestration, Operational Visibility
Thursday, March 18, 2021
PRESENTATION
9:00 – 9:25 am:
Presentation by Julian McRoy and Matt Erickson, Senior Network Architects (via Zoom)
MARCH MADNESS VIEWING PARTY
GL Lounge
1129 S 180th St, Omaha, NE 68130
2:00 pm: Check-in / networking time begins
3:00 pm: Games begin

RSVP by March 16 to omaha@evolvingsol.com

Journey to the Cloud: The Best Kept Secrets of IBM Cloud
2021-03-09 12:00 - 13:00
Journey to the Cloud: The Best Kept Secrets of IBM Cloud
Join Paulo Carvão the General Manager of IBM’s Cloud Business to hear about the best kept secrets of IBM Cloud.
Learn how clients have leveraged IBM’s best kept secrets to accelerate their
Cloud Journey.
Key Webinar Takeaways:

Hear about IBM’s Hybrid Multi-Cloud Strategy and New Solutions
Get the Keys to Starting or Accelerating Your Cloud Journey
Learn How to Leverage IBM Eco-System Partners as Trusted Advisors

Register here

Locking-In Your IT Security Plan for 2021
2021-03-04 16:00 - 17:00
Locking-In Your IT Security Plan for 2021
Do you feel confident that your environment is locked down and secure? Join Evolving Solutions and Arctic Wolf on March 4, 2021 as we take a look at the world of IT Security from a different angle.
Open to Omaha and Minneapolis teams.
Before there were 256-bit encryption and online security there were physical locks. How strong are your skills? During this event you’ll learn from a professional how to manipulate a lock into the opening using lock picks. We’ll start with a simple training lock, then progress to more difficult locks. All materials will be shipped to you prior to the event.
In between honing our skills in lock picking, we’ll discuss why Evolving Solutions and Arctic Wolf are stronger together and what we can do in 2021 to ensure your company’s important data and assets are secure and not exposed.
Topics will include:

Discussing the ongoing unpredictability in the world that has forced organizations to become more adaptable and flexible in order to survive.
The increasing use of digital capabilities increasing adaptability and flexibility giving organizations more options
How adopting these capabilities changes and extends the security risks to an organization and what we can do to combat those risks

Virtual Mixology Event with Dynatrace
2021-02-25 16:00 - 17:00
Sick of pouring the same ol’ stale cocktail? Looking to punch up your libation repertoire?
Join Evolving Solutions and Dynatrace for a no slides, no demos guided cocktail tour with master mixologist Jason Suss.
Think live cooking class, but for cocktails, as Jason walks the group through the proper techniques and ingredients to make the perfect cocktail.
As you’re mixing your drinks, presenters will sprinkle in a few tidbits along the way – like how do the most popular cocktails of today relate to applications running on the mainframe?
Register by Tuesday, February 9 to receive your cocktail kit!

Reduce Your Oracle Bill while Delivering Hybrid Cloud Innovation
2021-02-24 11:00 - 12:00
Title: Reduce Your Oracle Bill while Delivering Hybrid Cloud Innovation
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM Central Standard Time
Duration: 1 hour
As the world starts to turn its focus to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, CIO’s are more focused than ever on digital transformation and portfolio optimization. Could your investment in Oracle licenses running on old technology be holding your organization back and costing you money?
Join us as Petra Buhrer, Global Power Systems Sales Leader (AIX/IBMi), provides detailed analysis and examples of how future looking companies have reduced their Oracle bill and delivered hybrid cloud capabilities on IBM Power Systems.
Benefits to be highlighted include:

Fewer cores and cloud-like consumption means paying only for what is used on a TCO optimized platform
Avoiding lock-in with private, managed and public cloud deployment options
Benefit from a suite of tools featuring open-source technology to pool resources and manage the hybrid cloud infrastructure with IBM Cloud Automation Manager and Red Hat Ansible

At the conclusion of this web event, you will be eligible to receive a free TCO analysis across on-premises and cloud environments.

Exploring Nutanix Clusters on AWS
2021-01-28 12:00 - 13:00
Managing a Hybrid Cloud Environment is challenging. Finding common ways to manage on premise and public cloud environments is one of the goals of modern operations. Join Jim Pross from Evolving Solutions and Derek Raebel from Nutanix for a webinar exploring how Nutanix Clusters provides one approach to simplified management.
Derek and Jim will cover the basics of this emerging solution, discuss use cases and provide a demo. We look forward to having you join us!
PRESENTERS

Jim Pross, Hybrid Infrastructure Solution Architect, Evolving Solutions
Derek Raebel, Sr. Systems Engineer, Nutanix

Register now!

Virtual Bourbon Tasting Event with Evolving Solutions, NetApp and Rubrik
2020-12-09 10:00 - 11:00
Ever wonder what Bourbon experts are doing when they swirl the glass under their nose? Should I drink my whiskey straight or with water? Answer these questions and more with Nick Tvrdik, 15 year Industry Expert and Owner at TasterPros. You’ll learn the nuances of how to nose, taste, and evaluate just like the Pros! Become a “Bourbon-ologist” with Evolving, NetApp & Rubrik. Presenters will sprinkle quick snapshot updates throughout the program.
PRESENTERS
• Rich Brumpton, National Channel SE, Rubrik
• Trent Bernatz, Account Executive, Evolving Solutions
• Dale Hanson, National Technical Partner, NetApp
Tasting kits will be provided by mail before the event.
Register here: https://mailchi.mp/evolvingsol.com/e5jb6kv9dr

Automate Enterprise Service Delivery with ServiceNow & Ansible Tower - Keyva
2020-11-12 11:00 - 12:00
Keyva will show you how to leverage a certified bidirectional integration between ServiceNow and Ansible Tower. This integration delivers fully automated, and auditable enterprise services using ServiceNow as the catalog for IT requests and Ansible Tower as the downstream fulfillment engine for automated service provisioning. Register here: https://mailchi.mp/e87dce35e35f/w4n46hi74w

Storage Automation Virtual Workshop
2020-11-05 09:00 - 11:30
Getting time to learn new technologies is hard.
Automating your storage administration tasks using Ansible allows you to do both! Our virtual hands-on workshop will provide you with the basics of Ansible and experience using playbooks to perform storage administration tasks. This foundation will provide a starting point to take advantage of this powerful technology in your environment.
Registration is limited, please RSVP to Lauren Stovern today!
TOPICS
• Sample Storage Automation use cases
• Introduction to Ansible
• Introduction to Ansible Module for NetApp
• Example of complex use case
PRESENTERS
• Brad Johnson, Lead DevOps Engineer, Keyva
• Jeff Hoeft, NetApp Storage Consultant, Evolving Solutions

Shift Your Thinking!
2020-10-21 - 2020-10-22
Put your sights on the future of unstructured data.

Please join us Thursday, October 22 for Shift Your Thinking! event hosted by Evolving Solutions and Qumulo. In the morning there will be a presentation by Ted Letofsky, Enterprise Architect (via Zoom). In the afternoon there will be a networking event and shooting range time at 88 Tactical in Omaha. Please RSVP by October 20 to: omaha@evolvingsol.com.
PRESENTATION
9:00 – 9:25 am:
Presentation by Ted Letofsky,
Enterprise Architect (via Zoom)
88 TACTICAL GROUP EVENT
3:15 – 3:30 pm:
Check-in
3:30 – 5:30 pm:
Networking, Refreshments &
Shooting Range
*Activities will stay within social distancing guidelines.
