Roundtable discussions aimed towards growing long-lasting relationships with other influential leaders across the US
Research-driven thought leadership on people experience design and strategy tailored, tailored towards the workforce of 2022
Best practice collaboration to equip your organization with people-improving factors to succeed this year
We'll keep things fairly informal, but will make sure to cover the following:
Introductions and a brief executive spotlight on Bryan Maynard, a Database Leader at TaxSlayer, to kick off the conversation.
Roundtable discussion focused on uncovering real-world tactics for leveraging FinOps and stronger cloud observability to pinpoint hidden cost drivers, streamline data flows, and tighten code performance in AI environments.
Q&A and best practice collaboration on weaving cross-functional teams, ongoing cost discipline, and dynamic cloud monitoring into a unified approach that keeps AI projects on track and budgets in check.
Bryan is a certified Microsoft SQL Server professional with extensive experience migrating on-premises databases to the cloud. He specializes in high availability, disaster recovery, query tuning, and implementing best practices across SQL Server versions 2000–2017. Bryan is skilled in dimensional data modeling, data warehousing, and ETL development using T-SQL and SSIS.
His management experience allows him to understand and meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
Ben is a business leader, author, and innovator on a mission to move the technology industry from the era of abundance to the era of efficiency. As the founder and CEO of Fortified, a FinOps Observability software company, Ben is leading the shift from an era of abundance to one of efficiency. Through this patent-pending approach, companies are cutting unnecessary costs, improving system performance, and gaining actionable insights to make smarter, more strategic decisions about their technology infrastructure.
He has been implementing mission-critical data platforms around the globe for the past two decades. When he’s not traveling or climbing mountains abroad, Ben lives, works, and barbecues in Charlotte.
Douglas has spent his entire technical career working with tech teams, data, and databases. He is the COO of Fortified Insight, was the GM of SolarWinds’ Database software business, and prior to that was the Chief Strategy Officer at SentryOne.
He’s also an 11-time recipient of the Microsoft® Data Platform MVP award and served for 16 years on the Microsoft Azure and Data Platform Partner Advisory Councils.
At Fortified, we believe innovation is the cornerstone of success in the ever-evolving landscape of business and technology. We are a team of technology leaders with diverse perspectives and experiences who share a passion for driving transformative change.
Fortified specializes in database efficiency to unlock opportunities with technology. Our flagship software, WISdom, provides transparent and intuitive data to help you understand the value technology brings to your business.