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  • LTM Wins 2025 Databricks Business Transformation Partner of the Year


    LTM Named 2025 Databricks Business Transformation Partner of the Year at Data + AI Summit

    In an era where data-driven agility defines market leadership, LTM’s recognition as the 2025 Databricks Business Transformation Partner of the Year underscores our ability to turn complex data into strategic capital. For executives, this means more than just technological upgrades; it signifies a fundamental shift toward an “AI-first” business model that drives measurable top-line growth and operational resilience. By merging deep domain expertise with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, we enable organizations to move from reactive reporting to predictive execution at scale.

    Strategic Directives

    • Industry-Leading Recognition: Named the 2025 Databricks Business Transformation Partner of the Year for driving global AI-led growth.
    • Automated Efficiency: Leverage Alcazar to achieve up to 80% automation in legacy-to-modern data transitions for immediate ROI.
    • AI-First Culture: Implement an “AI in Everything” strategy to embed intelligence into every core business process and workflow.
    • Democratized Insights: Deploy Data Intelligence Platforms that enable non-technical teams to access real-time insights via natural language.
    • Reduced Operational Risk: Utilize proven migration frameworks that ensure minimal downtime and consistent data governance at scale.

    As a trusted partner to over 740 global clients, including 100+ Fortune 500 companies, LTM is uniquely positioned to solve the most complex business challenges. This global award validates our “AI in Everything” strategy, reflecting our success in delivering high-impact outcomes across sectors like manufacturing, financial services, and retail. We invite you to explore how our award-winning transformation framework can de-risk your technology investments and accelerate your 2025 innovation roadmap.

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    © 2026 LTM Limited

  • From Records to Results: How SAP and Databricks Are Powering Systems of Action


    The Power of SAP & Databricks Synergy

    The true competitive frontier lies at the intersection of core SAP business processes and modern data intelligence platforms like Databricks. By standardizing critical SAP entities—such as Customer and Product Masters—and integrating them with external data, organizations can finally achieve 360-degree visibility across silos. This synergy allows leaders to move beyond fragmented reporting to a unified platform where AI-native solutions like demand forecasting and risk management operate with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

    Executive Strategic Directives

    • Evolve to Action: Shift from passive data warehouses to agentic “Systems of Action” that drive proactive business intelligence.
    • Unify the Core: Integrate SAP and non-SAP ecosystems via Databricks to eliminate long-standing cross-domain data silos.
    • Master the Data: Standardize critical SAP entities like Supplier and Product Masters to ensure enterprise-wide data accuracy.
    • Deploy AI-Native Solutions: Implement high-impact use cases such as price-volume-mix simulations and hyper-personalized marketing.
    • Empower Real-Time Visibility: Build Supply Chain Visibility Towers that analyze SAP logistics data in real-time for inventory management.
    • Future-Proof Workflows: Rebuild enterprise workflows to be AI-native rather than simply embedding AI as an afterthought.

    Generative AI is not merely a feature to be embedded; it is the catalyst for rebuilding entire workflows to be AI-native. To achieve this, SAP customers must partner with platforms that deliver AI-driven insights directly where the business context lives. LTM guides this journey, ensuring that humans remain in the loop for contextual decision-making while autonomous agents handle the heavy lifting. It is time to transform your records into the results that define the next decade of industry leadership.

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    © 2026 LTM Limited

  • Unlocking Data Magic: Accelerating Teradata‑to‑Databricks Migration with LTM Alcazar


    Unlocking Strategic Data Agility: Automated Teradata to Databricks Migration

    Legacy data environments often impose significant manual burdens that stall enterprise-wide digital transformation and inhibit rapid innovation. For global professional services leaders, the complexities of converting stored procedures and views from Teradata to Databricks frequently result in high costs and operational disruptions. Transitioning to a modern data platform requires a strategic approach that eliminates these technical hurdles to unlock the full potential of your organization’s information assets.

    Strategic Business Impact

    • Achieved an impressive 70-80% automation rate throughout the migration lifecycle to optimize enterprise efficiency.
    • Realized approximately 60% cost savings by leveraging Alcazar to minimize human labor and associated expenses.
    • Successfully migrated 637 complex objects in five batches, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal downtime.
    • Eliminated manual bottlenecks in converting stored procedures and views through intelligent, tool-based automation.
    • Implemented continuous monitoring and optimization strategies to ensure the long-term reliability of the new environment.
    • Resolved critical concurrency update issues through the strategic implementation of table partitioning on specific columns.

    Our data-driven solution focuses on delivering high-impact business outcomes, evidenced by achieving an automation rate of up to 80% and a 60% reduction in conversion costs. With a global workforce of over 81,000 professionals, LTM combines industry-acclaimed strengths to solve the most complex business challenges at an immense scale. We invite you to discover how our automated migration framework can accelerate your innovation roadmap and maximize long-term growth for your organization.

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    © 2026 LTM Limited

  • Data & AI in 2025: From Insights to Impact—How Enterprises Will Turn Intelligence into Action


    Data and AI Trends for 2025: A Transformative Year Ahead

    The year 2025 marks a pivotal transition where Artificial Intelligence matures from a speculative tool into the primary engine of enterprise resilience and growth. To maintain a competitive edge, executives must move beyond pilot projects toward scalable, integrated strategies. This transformation requires a robust data foundation and a relentless focus on delivering measurable, long-term business value.

    Strategic Directives

    • Agentic AI: Transition from static chatbots to autonomous agents capable of executing complex business workflows.
    • Decentralized Data: Implement Data Mesh and Fabric architectures to eliminate silos and improve global data accessibility.
    • Small Language Models: Deploy cost-effective, specialized models tailored for high-precision, industry-specific enterprise tasks.
    • Real-Time Integration: Prioritize low-latency data streams to power immediate, AI-driven insights and operational responses.
    • Governance & Ethics: Shift from basic compliance to proactive, ethical AI frameworks that ensure brand safety.
    • ROI-Centric Innovation: Focus investments on high-impact use cases that demonstrate clear, scalable financial returns.

    Navigating this complex landscape requires a strategic partner with deep expertise in emerging technologies and industry-specific challenges. Our 2025 roadmap provides the insights necessary to de-risk your technology investments and ensure ethical, high-performance AI deployment across your organization. Explore our comprehensive trends report to transform these technological shifts into your company’s next strategic breakthrough.

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    © 2026 LTM Limited

  • Global FX Outlook for March 2026

    Global FX Outlook for March 2026

    Volatility is no longer temporary – it’s structural.

    In this latest video briefing, Convera’s global FX experts unpack the forces reshaping markets in 2026 – from trade tensions and fiscal strain to central bank divergence and shifting currency dynamics.

    As cross-border complexity grows, understanding where currencies may move next is critical to support the stability of cash flows from unpredictable markets and plan with confidence.

    In this video, you’ll discover:

    • The key macro themes driving FX markets in 2026
    • Why traditional rate-driven currency models are breaking down
    • How geopolitical risk is influencing capital flows
    • What businesses should consider in their hedging strategies

    Whether you’re managing global supply chains, international receivables, or multi-currency contracts, this briefing delivers actionable insights to help you navigate uncertainty.

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  • Road to Cloud Resilience with Veeam and AWS

    Road to Cloud Resilience with Veeam and AWS

    As hybrid and multi-cloud environments become the norm, effective data protection and resilience are more critical – and more complex – than ever.

    This episode of Veeam Lightboard delivers clarity on how modern organizations can build resilient, adaptive data strategies that protect business continuity, improve recovery outcomes, and reduce risk across distributed workloads.

    In this engaging video, you’ll learn:

    • What resilience really means in hybrid and multi-cloud landscapes
    • Common pitfalls in traditional backup and recovery approaches
    • How to align protection strategy with business needs and SLAs
    • Practical tips for strengthening your overall data resilience posture

    Whether you’re leading IT resilience, cloud operations, or business continuity planning, this episode gives you actionable insight in a clear, accessible format.

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  • Road to Cloud Resilience with Veeam and AWS

    Road to Cloud Resilience with Veeam and AWS

    As hybrid and multi-cloud environments become the norm, effective data protection and resilience are more critical – and more complex – than ever.

    This episode of Veeam Lightboard delivers clarity on how modern organizations can build resilient, adaptive data strategies that protect business continuity, improve recovery outcomes, and reduce risk across distributed workloads.

    In this engaging video, you’ll learn:

    • What resilience really means in hybrid and multi-cloud landscapes
    • Common pitfalls in traditional backup and recovery approaches
    • How to align protection strategy with business needs and SLAs
    • Practical tips for strengthening your overall data resilience posture

    Whether you’re leading IT resilience, cloud operations, or business continuity planning, this episode gives you actionable insight in a clear, accessible format.

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  • The European Banking Cybersecurity Report 2026: Trends, Risks & Outlook

    The European Banking Cybersecurity Report 2026: Trends, Risks & Outlook

    Cybersecurity and operational resilience are becoming critical priorities for banks across Europe as regulatory pressure, emerging technologies, and evolving cyber threats reshape the financial sector.

    The European Banking Cybersecurity Report 2026: Trends, Risks & Outlook explores how banks are adapting to new regulatory frameworks such as DORA, rising third-party supply chain risks, and the growing impact of AI-driven cyber threats.

    Key insights from the report include:

    • 96% of European banks have experienced a breach involving a third-party partner, highlighting growing supply chain risk.
    • AI-powered attacks and deepfake fraud are increasing rapidly across the financial sector.
    • 61% of banks lack a post-quantum cryptography roadmap, exposing future cryptographic risks.
    • Cloud sovereignty, open banking APIs, and Banking-as-a-Service are expanding the sector’s digital attack surface.

    As operational resilience becomes both a strategic priority and a regulatory requirement, financial institutions must rethink how they secure infrastructure, manage third-party risk, and prepare for emerging threats.

    Download the full report to explore the cybersecurity trends shaping European banking in 2026.

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  • All Systems Go!

    Thursday, April 9

    3pm AEST, 10:30am IST, 1pm SGT


    VIRTUAL EVENT

    All Systems Go!

    Scaling Cloud Native without the Chaos

    Launch Without Limits: Cloud Native Made Simple


    Discover how Nutanix’s scalable platform accelerates modern IT and gives you complete control.

    Controlling the chaos of modern IT isn’t rocket science.

    If you’ve ever tried scaling your Kubernetes® without a single, unified platform like Nutanix, you know it can feel like you need a degree in astrophysics. So, we called in the experts to show you that you don’t need to be a scientist to have complete control of your VMs, containers, and applications.

    Get ready for take-off as we launch into the chaos and exhilaration of space exploration with “The Space Gal” herself, Emily Calandrelli. A former MIT engineer and the 100th woman to fly to space, Emily is an author and Emmy-nominated science TV host known for the Netflix original series Emily’s Wonder Lab and Fox’s Exploration Outer Space. She’ll show us the science of conquering orbital chaos by sharing her spaceflight experiences and a few interactive, real-time experiments you can do at home.

    Plus, you’ll hear from the experts at Nutanix about what makes our unified platform the solution for integrating IT infrastructures, Kubernetes®, and data for seamless hybrid cloud management. With insightful conversations, a real-time demo, and customer success stories, you’ll discover how to deploy and manage AI applications easily, at scale, and bring order to your enterprise workload.

    Take your IT into orbit with Nutanix.

    Register Today!

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    Nutanix – Taking Flight: Navigating the Cloud Native Journey

    Special Guest Speaker:

    Emily Calandrelli – Space Astronaut


    Emily Calandrelli, “The Space Gal,” is an Emmy-nominated science communicator, author, and former MIT engineer known for making complex science and technology simple, exciting, and inspiring. She also made history as the 100th woman to fly to space.

    Calandrelli is the creator, host, and executive producer of the popular Netflix original series Emily’s Wonder Lab and Fox’s Exploration Outer Space, and is also a featured correspondent on Bill Nye Saves the World. Her books include the picture book, “Reach for the Stars,” the science experiment book, “Stay Curious and Keep Exploring,” and the science chapter book series, “The Ada Lace Adventures.”

    She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University, where she was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship for research and the Truman Scholarship for policy work. She went on to receive two Master’s degrees from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics and Technology and Policy.

    Calandrelli uses her powerful platform to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers and promote STEM learning. She’s presented three TEDx talks and delivered keynotes at Google, Pixar, MIT, Texas Instruments, CERN, and SXSW EDU, in addition to speaking at multiple schools and universities.

    Ready to Blast Off?


    Come & see how one platform offers everything you need to:

    • Unify your command module: Standardize workflows and tooling to bring together your infrastructure, Kubernetes®, and data, eliminating silos for consistent hybrid cloud management.

    • Scale to orbit: Launch, manage, and scale Kubernetes® with ease across on-premise, edge, and public cloud environments for comprehensive Day 2 operations with resiliency and security.

    • Simplify mission control: Deploy and manage AI applications with a specialized, seamless initiative in your enterprise operations.

    Speakers


    Lee Caswell

    Senior Vice President of Product and Solutions Marketing, Nutanix

    Jason Taylor

    Senior Systems Engineer, ePlus Inc.

    Mike Barmonde

    Senior Product Marketing Manager of Networking and Security, Nutanix

    Aarthi Mahesh

    Product and Solutions Marketing Specialist, Nutanix

    Nimal Kunnath

    Technical Marketing Engineer, NKP and Cloud Native, Nutanix

    Leah Gabbert

    Global Director of Industries Solutions Marketing, Nutanix

    Questions? Get in touch or request an event near you at events@nutanix.com.

    ©2026 Nutanix, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutanix, the Nutanix logo, and all Nutanix product and service names mentioned herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of Nutanix, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Nutanix, Inc. is not affiliated with any products or videos presented herein with Emily Calandrelli. Any footage shown is owned by Emily Calandrelli and licensed by Nutanix for use in this event. All other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s). Certain information contained in this presentation may relate to, or be based on, studies, publications, surveys, and other data obtained by third-party sources and our own internal estimates and research. While we believe these third-party studies, publications, surveys, and other data are reliable as of the date of this event, they have not been independently verified unless specifically stated, and we make no representation as to the adequacy, fairness, accuracy, or completeness of any information obtained from third-party sources.

  • Getting Started with QuickBooks Ledger

    Getting Started with QuickBooks Ledger

    EOFY can be overwhelming, especially when dealing with low activity or tax only clients. QuickBooks Ledger is designed to simplify the process, enabling you to manage these clients quickly and easily without the complexity of full accounting software.

    QuickBooks Ledger integrates seamlessly into QuickBooks Online Accountant (QBOA) and helps you:

    • Automate bank feeds, eliminating manual data entry
    • Smartly code transactions for faster EOFY preparation
    • Easily integrate BAS and tax data for streamlined lodgements
    • Generate customised, branded reports with ease
    • Provide client access when needed, all within a few clicks

    Why QuickBooks Ledger?

    • Built for EOFY only, tax only, and low transacting clients
    • No additional features or tools you don’t need
    • Fast setup and minimal disruption to your workflow
    • Optional payroll add on for STP compliance from just $3/month per employee

    QuickBooks Ledger is the ideal tool to quickly close tax only and non trading clients while saving you time for more valuable tasks.

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