Tech Talk | AI-Ready Data Starts with Resilience: Protecting Your Microsoft Environment
Date: Tuesday, November 10 at 11 am PT / 2 pm ET
Your organization is ready to expand AI. Is the data behind it ready to withstand an outage, a ransomware attack, or an agent that makes an unintended change?
As AI becomes part of everyday operations, keeping data available and recoverable becomes part of keeping the business running. That requires more than successful backup jobs. IT teams need visibility into the data AI can access, appropriate protection, and a tested path to recovery.
Join experts from Veeam and NRI for a practical Tech Talk on building data resilience into Microsoft environments. We’ll follow the journey from infrastructure planning to recovery testing, exploring how high availability, disaster recovery, and backup work together to support dependable AI operations.
The conversation will also address common misconceptions about data protection in Microsoft 365 and Azure, along with the permissions and data classification questions organizations should tackle as they expand Copilot and AI agent use.
Topics will include:
- Building resilience into Azure and hybrid infrastructure from the start
- Understanding the differences between high availability, disaster recovery, and backup
- Identifying sensitive data and reviewing the access available to AI tools
- Choosing recovery points after corruption, ransomware, or unintended changes
- Testing recovery plans to establish what your organization can actually restore
Bring your questions and leave with practical considerations for protecting the data your AI initiatives depend on.
Register now!
About the presenters:
Michael Gooch, Senior Solutions Architect, NRI
Michael Gooch is a skilled IT professional with extensive certifications in cloud infrastructure, virtualization, and network management. He has expertise in Azure, AWS, GCP, and VMware platforms, and excels in designing complex IT solutions, collaborating with stakeholders, and providing post-implementation support. With over 16 years of experience, He has led large-scale projects, managed datacenters, developed cloud strategies, and overseen large scale server migrations. Michael's leadership skills are evident in his ability to guide cross-functional teams, establish best practices, and ensure compliance with industry standards. His strategic and operational capabilities are further highlighted by his detailed technical documentation and C-level executive collaboration.
Kirsten Stoner, Technologist and Program Lead, Veeam Software
Kirsten Stoner is a Technologist and Program Lead on Veeam’s Product Strategy team, with over seven years of experience in data protection. She specializes in data management, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, backup and recovery, and virtualization. A Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE), Kirsten combines deep technical expertise with a passion for customer success. She helps shape technical programs and thought leadership content, empowering organizations to strengthen resilience and modernize their data protection strategies.
Moderated by:
John K. Waters, Editor at Large, Redmondmag.com
As the Editor-in-Chief in the Converge360 group of 1105 Media, journalist and author John K. Waters manages leading news sites focused on worldwide technology trends, from artificial intelligence to the software development lifecycle.
Date: 11/10/2026
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Duration: 1 hour