UPCOMING EVENTS
IT Infrastructure, Operations Management & Cloud Strategies: Chicago (Rosemont/O’Hare), Illinois
Strategies to align your infrastructure, IT operations and cloud strategies with business initiatives.
June 18, 2025
9:00am-5:00pm
7 CPE / 0.7 CEU / CISSP / 7 PDU Credits Awarded
Conference location: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont (O’Hare) Illinois
Overview
This one-day conference explores the evolving landscape of IT infrastructure and operations management. As digital transformation accelerates, IT leaders must reimagine strategies for scalability, security, automation, and sustainability. The sessions below bring together thought leaders and practitioners to provide practical frameworks, case studies, and visionary ideas.
What You Will Learn
In this one day conference attendees will learn:
- The Autonomous Data Center: Reality or Vision?
- Infrastructure as Code 2.0: Beyond Scripts and Templates
- Operational Resilience in the Face of Supply Chain Uncertainty
- Sustainable IT: Designing for Carbon-Aware Infrastructure
- Zero-Touch Operations: The Next Step in DevOps Evolution
- What’s Next for IT Infrastructure and Operations in the Age of Generative AI?
Conference Price: $349.00 per person
Each attendee will receive a certificate awarding 7 CPE credits for CISSP continuing education, in addition to 0.7 CEUs and 7 PDUs. CISSP is a registered certification mark of (ISC)², Inc.
Exhibits
As is always the case at CAMP IT Conferences events, the talks will not include product presentations. During the continental breakfast, coffee breaks, and the luncheon break you will have the opportunity to informally meet representatives from the following sponsoring companies, who have solutions in the area of the conference.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:00am – 9:00am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am – 10:00am: The Autonomous Data Center: Reality or Vision?
As infrastructure becomes increasingly software-defined, the notion of autonomous data centers is no longer science fiction. This session explores how AI and ML are being integrated into infrastructure operations for predictive maintenance, energy optimization, and incident response. Speakers will present real-world use cases, architecture considerations, and the organizational mindset required for autonomous operations.
10:00am – 10:30am: Refreshment & Exhibit Break
10:30am – 11:30am: Infrastructure as Code 2.0: Beyond Scripts and Templates
The evolution of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has shifted from simple automation scripts to sophisticated platforms that orchestrate entire environments. This session covers emerging trends in IaC such as policy-as-code, drift detection, and multi-cloud orchestration. Attendees will learn about tools and best practices that enable consistent and secure infrastructure deployment at scale.
11:30am – 12:30pm: Operational Resilience in the Face of Supply Chain Uncertainty
The global supply chain crisis has revealed the fragility of hardware-dependent infrastructure strategies. This session examines how IT operations teams are adapting by diversifying vendors, embracing edge computing, and transitioning to cloud-first or hybrid models. Presenters will discuss business continuity planning from a modern infrastructure perspective.
12:30pm – 1:30pm: Lunch & Exhibit Break
1:30pm – 2:30pm: Sustainable IT: Designing for Carbon-Aware Infrastructure
Sustainability is no longer a CSR checkbox—it’s an operational priority. This session explores how organizations are embedding environmental considerations into their infrastructure planning. Topics include carbon-aware load balancing, data center energy analytics, and vendor transparency in carbon reporting. Learn how green operations can align with cost and performance goals.
2:30pm – 3:00pm: Refreshment & Exhibit Break
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Zero-Touch Operations: The Next Step in DevOps Evolution
Zero-touch operations (ZTO) aim to eliminate manual intervention through self-healing systems, autonomous monitoring, and intelligent incident response. This session provides a roadmap for implementing ZTO, drawing from leading DevOps and SRE practices. Learn how enterprises are using event-driven automation and AIOps to achieve higher availability with leaner teams.
4:00pm – 5:00pm: What’s Next for IT Infrastructure and Operations in the Age of Generative AI? (Panel Discussion)
This interactive panel will bring together infrastructure and operations leaders to discuss the long-term impact of generative AI and large language models on IT operations. Will AI assistants handle Tier-1 support? Can AI help design fault-tolerant systems? Panelists will explore the opportunities, risks, and ethical considerations of integrating generative AI into infrastructure management.
Moderated by: TBD
Panelists will include:
- Mark Lagoa, SVP, Infrastructure, Security, Data & IT, Copado
- Additional infrastructure and operations IT leaders sharing strategies, tactics and lessons learned
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