Join us for an exciting day of learning, networking, and exploring the future of IBM Power, IBM Storage and modernisation. This exclusive event is a focused IBM Power and Storage user group bringing together end users together from a range of industries and experts from IBM and Meridian.
Date: Thursday 25th September 2025
Venue: The Leinster Hotel, Dublin
Agenda
12:00pm Lunch & networking
1:00pm Welcome – Nathan Cullen (IBM Ireland Country General Manager)
1:15pm Introduction and current IBM landscape – Andy Haley (Meridian IT Managing Director)
1:30pm What’s next for IBM Power – David Spurway (IBM Power AI and Security Principal, EMEA, IBM)
2:15pm Break
2:45pm Outpacing Cyber Threats: IBM FlashSystems and the 60-second recovery guarantee – Paul Doherty (Storage Solutions Specialist – IBM Ireland)
3:00pm Defending What Matters: Explore IBM Storage Defender’s cross-platform protection capabilities – Neil Brady (Partner Technical Specialist, IBM Ireland)
3:45pm Meridian’s Next Gen Digital Transformation Automation and AI offerings – James Cole (Modernisation & Automation Manager)
4:30pm Designing the Next Generation Cloud – Marc Ridett (IBM Solution Architect, Meridian IT)
5:00pm Q&A
