Discover the Drivers Behind the Rise of Hybrid IT and How to Successfully Plan and Manage Your Transition

Webinar

Across the UK, many organisations are rethinking their “cloud-first” strategies as the promised benefits haven’t always materialised. Rising operating costs, complex migrations, and increasing regulatory and compliance pressures are forcing IT leaders to reassess where workloads truly belong.

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Agenda

Details

Date: Thursday 5th March

Time: 14:00 - 15:00 GMT

Format: Online Event

Webinar Overview

In this expert panel webinar, we’ll explore why hybrid IT infrastructure is becoming the practical path forward - and how to approach the transition strategically and cost-effectively.

What We'll Cover

The common pitfalls of a cloud-only strategy - with real-world examples of what went wrong and why
How to assess what you already have: auditing your current infrastructure and preparing for migration
Designing the right hybrid model for improved cost control, performance, and governance
Key mistakes to avoid when re-architecting - and how to build effective technology partnerships
AI workloads, data growth, and how to future-proof your infrastructure strategy

Who's Speaking

Hosted by Asanti, this webinar features industry veteran Steve Wright (formerly of 4D Data Centres) alongside Asanti CEO Stewart Laing.

Together, they’ll share fresh data and real customer examples to help you:

Audit your existing architecture
Decide what belongs in the cloud vs on-premise
Work effectively with partners to support internal IT teams

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Webinar Host

Emma Lauchlan

Marketing Director - Asanti

Emma is a senior marketing professional with a proven track record of brand growth and high-performance team leadership across technology, manufacturing, and data centres.

Introducing the Speakers

Steve Wright NED, Advisor, Guide, Technologist - Clear Connect Steve is an experienced COO, board director and senior adviser with a track record in building and transforming technology and digital infrastructure businesses. He has spent more than 25 years scaling data centre and cloud companies through to successful acquisitions by private equity, venture capital and listed companies. More recently Steve acts as an advisor to global private equity firms on strategy, investment, and growth in the digital infrastructure sector with a particular focus on data centres. He brings expertise in corporate governance, digital transformation, and sustainable growth, alongside deep technical and infrastructure knowledge.. As well as being an Independent Governor at Bath Spa University, Steve is a Non-Executive Director at Nominet, the UK’s domain registry, Non-Executive Director at NextStream Data Centres in Latin America, as a Senior Advisor to Actis, a private equity firm which is part of General Atlantic and a Senior Advisor to FTi Consulting focussed on commercial and technical due diligence.

Stewart Laing CEO - Asanti Stewart is the founder and CEO of Asanti, where he is focused on delivering a colocation service offering that is honest, truthful and sincere. Prior to founding Asanti, Stewart spent many years managing, and consulting for, data centre and managed IT services businesses across the public and private sector. As an industry veteran, Stewart excels in designing premium colocation facilities that offer rapid deployments and PAYG power commercials, whilst insisting on service excellence.