2026 San Francisco CIO Community Town Hall

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Scaling AI Workloads with Unified Data Strategies

Participate with your CIO peers in the San Francisco community in small, breakout discussions on a mission-critical priority for IT leaders. These informal discussions allow you to share your insights and learn from the lessons, approaches and experiences of a diverse group of peers in virtual breakout rooms.

Join fellow CIOs in the San Francisco community to discuss:

Leveraging consumption-based models to align costs with usage

Building resilient, unified data foundations across edge, cloud, and hybrid environments

Optimizing resource allocation for performance and sustainability

Discussion Leaders

Members of the San Francisco CIO community will lead the interactive discussion and share lessons learned.

Monica Gille

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Vice President, NA Industry Verticals

Presenter

Agenda

April 30, 2026

1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Scaling AI Workloads with Unified Data Strategies

CIOs face mounting challenges in scaling AI workloads as data volumes surge, requiring a delicate balance of performance, latency, and cost. By adopting unified data strategies and agile consumption models, organizations can minimize complexity and accelerate innovation. How can CIOs leverage consumption-based models, unified data architectures, and resource optimization to drive sustainable, headache-free AI scaling? Join this session to discuss: * Leveraging consumption-based models to align costs with usage * Building resilient, unified data foundations across edge, cloud, and hybrid environments * Optimizing resource allocation for performance and sustainability

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Scaling AI Workloads with Unified Data Strategies

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April 30, 2026

Scaling AI Workloads with Unified Data Strategies

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