IT Unplugged with Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders

Friday

,

October

10

10:00am PT / 12:00pm CT / 1:00pm ET

6:00pm BST / 7:00pm CEST

Virtual Event

IT Unplugged with Chrissie Hynde

of The Pretenders

Bringing together the legends of IT and music

Special Guest: Chrissie Hynde

Musician, Singer, Songwriter

The Pretenders cross the bridge between punk, new wave and pop music like no other band, with genre-defining songs like I'll Stand By You, Back On The Chain Gang and Don't Get Me Wrong. The band has sold over 25 million albums and founder & leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music's greatest songwriters.

Chrissie’s 2015 memoir Reckless: My Life As a Pretender, was hailed by the New York Times upon its release as "honest and distinctive… a love letter to rock and roll."

After delivering 2016’s unflinchingly head-strong ‘Alone’ album (produced by the Black Key’s Dan Auerbach), The Pretenders continue to share stages and line-ups with the likes of Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks, Guns & Roses, Simple Minds, Kamasi Washington and The Specials for some of the most exciting live showcases of the decade.

Next-Gen IT Meets New Wave Rock

From edge to cloud, Nutanix and Omnissa deliver seamless experiences without the complexity.

Get ready for an exclusive, invitation-only virtual event featuring one of rock’s most iconic voices — Chrissie Hynde, frontwoman of The Pretenders — brought to you by Nutanix and our alliance partner, Omnissa.

This one-hour experience blends music, insight, and innovation. You’ll hear Chrissie perform live and join a fireside chat exploring creativity, reinvention, and staying ahead of the curve — themes that resonate as much in IT as they do in rock.

Before the music starts, discover how Nutanix and Omnissa are helping organizations like yours:

Avoid cloud waste—Nutanix and Omnissa keep Enterprise AI efficient and secure.
Unified platform for secure operations
Empower teams to innovate with confidence

This isn’t just another tech event — it’s a front-row seat to the future of IT, with a soundtrack that refuses to play it safe.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to be inspired by a rock legend and gain insights that can modernize your tech strategy.

Reserve your virtual seat now!

Turn On, Tune In, and Rock Out

gfDiscover how Nutanix dramatically simplifies the management of data and apps across datacenter, edge, and cloud as a single unified entity while reducing the complexity, risk, and cost of traditional VMware infrastructure.

For more music to your ears, we invite you to join us on April 19 for a private virtual performance with music legend Christopher d.

In addition to this exciting free performance, you'll learn how Nutanix can help you navigate the uncertainty surrounding Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, including:

• The potential impact of the acquisition on your organization's IT roadmap.

• Key considerations for adopting a dual-vendor virtualization strategy, extending to the public cloud or transitioning to a new platform to support on-premises and hybrid multicloud deployments.

• How Nutanix can help you navigate the unknown terrain while enhancing security, efficiency and scalability – all while minimizing downtime.

This one-hour, invitation-only event features live interviews with tech legends and a fireside chat and performance with singer and songwriter Christopher Cross.

The first 500 people who register for IT Unplugged and attend have a chance to win one of 25 unique artist-signed posters.

Nutanix, Inc. is not affiliated with VMware by Broadcom or Broadcom.

Turn On, Tune In, and Rock Out

Discover how Nutanix dramatically simplifies the management of data and apps across datacenter, edge, and cloud as a single unified entity while reducing the complexity, risk, and cost of traditional VMware infrastructure.

For more music to your ears, we invite you to join us on April 19 for a private virtual performance with music legend Christopher Cross.

In addition to this exciting free performance, you'll learn how Nutanix can help you navigate the uncertainty surrounding Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, including:

• The potential impact of the acquisition on your organization's IT roadmap.
Key considerations for adopting a dual-vendor virtualization strategy, extending to the public cloud or transitioning to a new platform to support on-premises and hybrid multicloud deployments.
How Nutanix can help you navigate the unknown terrain while enhancing security, efficiency and scalability – all while minimizing downtime.

This one-hour, invitation-only event features live interviews with tech legends and a fireside chat and performance with singer and songwriter Christopher Cross.

The first 500 people who register for IT Unplugged and attend have a chance to win one of 25 unique artist-signed posters.

Nutanix, Inc. is not affiliated with VMware by Broadcom or Broadcom.

Special Guest

Christopher Cross

Musician, Singer, Songwriter

Christopher Cross made history with his 1980 self titled debut album, winning five Grammy Awards, including—for the first time in Grammy history—the “Big Four" most prestigious awards: Record of the Year (for the single “Sailing”), Album of the Year, Song of the Year (also “Sailing”), and Best New Artist.

In a career spanning over five decades, Cross has sold over 10 million albums. His music has garnered five Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe and five Top 10 singles.

Agenda

Welcome

Greetings from our emcee.

Tech Talk

Our experts illustrate how Nutanix and Omnissa can help you navigate how to keep enterprise AI efficient and secure.

IT Unplugged Session

A special fireside chat and musical performance by Chrissie Hynde.

Speakers

Mike Taylor

Hospital Ship Joint Task Director, Military Sealift Command and the U.S. Navy

Arindam Nag

Vice President of Product Management, Omnissa

Chris Banes

Vice President of Americas Systems Engineering, Nutanix

Bryan Lubeck

Vice President of Americas Marketing, Nutanix

Schedule

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12pm

Welcome

Check in with the event organizers, network, and get settled in.

1pm

Keynote presentation: rhetoric and the art of collaborative discussion

Enjoy a keynote from Jane Robinson.

2pm

Questions and answers

At 2pm we will open the floor for a question and answer period.

Speakers

Jane Robinson

Graphic Designer

Jane Robinson has eight years of experience as a graphic designer.

Phil Anthony

Photographer

Phil Anthony has eight years of experience as a photographer.

Alicia Linton

Journalist

Alicia Linton has eight years of experience as a journalist.

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The event takes place from September 1st to the 2nd.

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The event takes place at the Academy of Natural Sciences

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Sponsors

Acme, Inc is this event's refreshment sponsor

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