CTERA Launches IntelliVerse 2025 to Address Critical Data Readiness Challenges in AI Era

CTERA announced the inaugural IntelliVerse 2025, a free two-day virtual event scheduled for September 16-17, designed to equip IT leaders, business executives, and technology professionals with strategies to manage, protect, store, and leverage data across highly distributed environments. The forum focuses on the critical importance of data readiness and leveraging AI in digital transformation, addressing the urgent need for enterprises to prepare for explosive data growth, increasing security risks, and the expanding role of AI in driving business outcomes.

With global data projected to reach 181 zettabytes in 2025, the event will address how organizations can operationalize enterprise intelligence to achieve efficiency, resilience, and compliance. Karyn Price, Industry Director of ICT at Frost & Sullivan, emphasized that maintaining outdated storage infrastructure poses significant risks for enterprises, making modernization essential to future-proof and unlock new value from their data. Educational forums like IntelliVerse offer invaluable opportunities for industry leaders to discover the best strategies for their organizations.

IntelliVerse 2025 is organized into three distinct tracks tailored to different audiences. The General Sessions feature keynotes and panels led by industry experts, delivering strategic insights and actionable guidance for all attendees. The Partner Sessions are designed specifically for CTERA's channel and strategic partners, offering focused discussions on accelerating business growth and deepening collaboration opportunities. The Customer Sessions provide CTERA customers with hands-on learning and product engagement, showcasing best practices and innovations to help them maximize value from their data infrastructure investments.

The event brings together thought leaders, industry analysts, partners, and customers to share expertise and real-world insights. Featured speakers include Karyn Price from Frost & Sullivan, Michael Hay from Hitachi Vantara, Trevor White from Nucleus Research, Alex Acilla from Enterprise Storage Group, Brad Shimmin from The Futurum Group, and Darren Sharpe from Microsoft. Brad Shimmin noted that many stalled or ineffective AI initiatives stem from a lack of data readiness rather than AI challenges, and forums like IntelliVerse allow industry experts to share insights on how senior leaders can build lasting competitive advantages.

Cheryle Cushion, SVP of Marketing at CTERA, stated that IntelliVerse 2025 explores how enterprises can prepare for the challenges and opportunities of a data-driven future, addressing the ever-changing threat landscape, unstructured data growth, and AI's transformative impact. For more details and registration, visit the IntelliVerse 2025 event page.