A Quick Guide to IT Modernization Success

Ready to challenge the status quo? The STEMINISTS podcast is pulling no punches this week, as hosts Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams chat with NetApp’s own Banu Sundhar, a powerhouse in technical marketing, about what it really takes to modernize. Forget the pretty PowerPoints—Banu exposes why tackling just applications or infrastructure in isolation will leave your tech team stuck in the past.

With sharp insights and zero fluff, this episode digs into the nuts and bolts: Why do organizations throw their hats into the modernization ring? Can you honestly ditch your dusty legacy systems without losing sleep over your data? How do you wrangle cloud, on-prem, VMs, and containers without losing your mind—or your security posture?

Get the straight talk on going hybrid, where mixing cloud and on-prem isn’t just smart—it’s survival. Learn how to slash downtime, dodge classic migration blunders, and manage VMs and containers side by side. Banu doesn’t sugarcoat the truth about budgets, upskilling your people, or riding the relentless wave of tech evolution.

Packed with war stories, must-know resources, and unfiltered guidance for anyone with skin in the modernization game, this episode will arm you to face your next big transformation without blinking. Listen in—or be left in the digital dust.

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