Ransomware attacks are no longer a matter of if, but when. Yet many organizations still rely on traditional backup strategies that may fall short when rapid recovery is critical. Join Brocade and Hitachi Vantara for this interactive virtual forum as we explore the shift from conventional backup and disaster recovery approaches to comprehensive cyber resilience strategies.
Industry experts will discuss common infrastructure gaps exposed by cyber incidents, the differences between backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience, and the storage and networking architectures required to minimize downtime and protect mission-critical workloads. Attendees will gain practical insights for assessing recovery readiness, strengthening resilience, and modernizing infrastructure to reduce business risk, improve recoverability, and accelerate recovery when it matters most.
featured speakers
Macey Jones
Director, Solutions Product Marketing, Hitachi Vantara
For over a decade, Macey has brought cybersecurity solutions to market that help organizations achieve their mission without barriers. She’s held product marketing leadership roles at both Fortune 500 companies and startups, including BlackBerry Cybersecurity and Thales – where she helped launch the industry’s first data protection-as-a-service offering. At Hitachi Vantara, Macey leads Global Solutions Product Marketing, including Data & Cyber Resilience solutions, helping IT and security teams achieve predictable risk reduction.
Laura Tuller
Technical Expert for the Americas, Hitachi Vantara
Laura Tuller is a Technical Expert at Hitachi Vantara with more than 15 years of experience in enterprise IT, specializing in mainframe and enterprise storage solutions. She works closely with customers, business partners, and field teams to design data infrastructure strategies that improve availability, cyber resilience, operational efficiency, and long-term modernization outcomes.
Marcus Thordal
Director of Technical Solutions, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Marcus Thordal is a veteran technology leader and industry expert specializing in enterprise storage networking and data-center infrastructure. With decades of experience in the Fibre Channel ecosystem, Marcus has played a role in advancing technologies that connect servers, storage, and high-performance networks in some of the world’s most demanding enterprise environments.
His expertise spans Fibre Channel, SAN, NVMe, storage networking, data-center modernization, cyber resilience, and emerging infrastructure requirements driven by AI and other data-intensive workloads. Through his work with Brocade and Broadcom, as well as his contributions to industry publications and technical forums, Marcus has helped organizations understand and adopt the technologies shaping the future of enterprise data infrastructure.
Known for making complex technology accessible and actionable, Marcus brings a practical, customer-focused perspective to the evolving world of enterprise IT.
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