From Legacy to Future-Proof: Modernizing the Public Sector from Virtualization to Kubernetes
About the Webinar
Many organizations across various industries are assessing the broader implications of virtualization as a critical component of their IT infrastructure, and the public sector is no exception. From the Department of Defense, Intelligence, State, Local and Education and Federal Civilian, public sector entities are seeking opportunities to future-proof their existing investments and mission-critical infrastructure.
In this webinar, Michael Wood, Regional Vice President of Public Sector Sales at Spectro Cloud and Chris Rice, Senior Solution Architect at Spectro Cloud, will provide an overview of the current landscape and insights. They’ll answer the questions:
- What is the role of virtualization now and in the future?
- What are the main options and key considerations?
- How can cloud native and Kubernetes be tailored to the public sector as the alternative infrastructure for Virtual Machine hosting?
- What can agencies do now?
The panel will also showcase Norseman Defense Technologies and Spectro Cloud’s joint proposition to help organizations reduce complexity in their modernization journeys, including Palette’s new Virtual Machine Orchestrator (VMO) feature.
Presenters:
Chet Hayes
Chief Technology Officer | Vertosoft
For over a quarter of a century, Chet Hayes has been at the forefront of technological innovation, crafting solutions to some of the government’s most daunting challenges. Now, as the Chief Technology Officer at Vertosoft, he’s driving a new era of digital transformation across government agencies through the adoption of emerging technologies.
Tommy Melton
VP of Engineering | Norseman Defense Technologies
Tommy Melton joined Norseman Defense Technologies (NDT) in 2013 as an IT engineer. He primarily supports pre-sales engineering and became Director of Engineering in 2014 and VP of Engineering in 2022. Tommy has over 20 years of experience designing, implementing and supporting infrastructures across the spectrum, from desktop computers to Wide Area Networks (WAN).
Chris Rice
Senior Solution Architect | Spectro Cloud
With over 20 years of experience in IT architecture and leadership, Chris Rice is a Senior Solution Architect at Spectro Cloud, a company that provides enterprise-grade Kubernetes management solutions. He holds the RHCE and ITIL certifications and has extensive knowledge and skills in cloud computing, Kubernetes, service mesh, FedRAMP and technical sales.
Moderator: Nuray Taylor
Content Strategist and Contributing Writer and Reporter | AFCEA International
Nuray Taylor is AFCEA’s content strategist and contributing writer and reporter for SIGNAL Media. She is responsible for developing and executing an enterprise-wide strategy to best present, package and disseminate AFCEA content, from news articles to webinars, executive videos, blogs, events, sponsored content and more—bringing imagination and simplicity to the process. Taylor has a background in marketing, public relations and social media and is a graduate of the University of Houston.
Micheal Wood
Regional Vice President of Public Sector Sales | Spectro Cloud
Mike Wood is the Regional Vice President for Spectro Cloud Government Solutions. Previously, he was the DoD Director at Rancher Government Solutions where he led a team of 10 sales representatives, while also working closely with marketing and engineering teams. Mike has over 18 years of experience in public sector technology sales as well as several years selling to commercial organizations. He earned a Master’s Degree in public administration from Arizona State University.