About
Migrating VMware workloads is becoming increasingly essential for organizations seeking greater scalability and efficiency.

In this lightning-round session, AWS and LogicMonitor will show you how to accelerate VMware migrations while controlling costs and minimizing risk — a timely strategy as organizations face pressure to modernize legacy infrastructure before support phases out. Learn how LogicMonitor’s observability platform reduce risk, cut spend, and help you achieve ROI faster on your modernization journey.

Key Takeaways:

Reduce risk by validating workloads with LogicMonitor dashboards and anomaly detection
Optimize costs
Maintain performance visibility across hybrid environments
When
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 · 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -5:00)
Presenters
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Alan Shimel
Founder & CEO - Techstrong Group
Alan is founder, CEO & editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, the company behind DevOps.com, Container Journal, Security Boulevard and Digital Anarchist, as well as co-founder of the DevOps Institute. As such, he is attuned to the world of technology, particularly cloud, DevOps, security and open source. With almost 30 years of entrepreneurial experience, Alan has been instrumental in the success of several organizations. He is an often-cited personality in the security and technology community and is a sought-after speaker at industry and government conferences and events. In addition to his writing, his DevOps Chats podcast, DevOps TV and Digital Anarchist audio and videos are widely followed. Alan attributes his success to a combination of a strong business background and a deep knowledge of technology. His legal background, long experience in the field and New York street smarts combine to form a unique personality. He is a graduate of St. John's University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.
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Nicholas Doane
Sr. Sales Engineer, Hybrid Observability, LogicMonitor
Nicholas is a seasoned subject matter expert with over 20 years of experience in IT operations and solution engineering. His core expertise spans AWS, hybrid cloud architectures and observability, data center and WAN network design, and cybersecurity. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, he studied Business, Computer Science, and Digital Arts at the University of Oregon.
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Matthew Girdharry
Senior Manager, ISV Infra Partner Development Manager (AMER) - Amazon Web Services
Matt Girdharry has been responsible for Security and Observability partnerships at AWS for the last 7 years, and is helping partners think about resiliency, performance, security and cost as customers think about the transition from traditional SaaS models to agent-based models. He resides in Portland, OR with three kids, a menagerie of animals, and great IPA always nearby.