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JOIN OUR WEBINAR ON CONTAINERS 9/30/2026

WEDNESDAY, 9/30/2026 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST (includes Q&A)

Containers are changing how organizations build, deploy, secure, and operate modern applications across datacenters, cloud environments, and AI infrastructure. This foundational session will explain how containers work, how they differ from virtual machines, why Kubernetes is used to manage them at scale, and what organizations should consider when evaluating an enterprise container platform.

Understand the technology.
See the business value.
Plan your next step.

How modernization, AI initiatives, licensing changes, and development demands are accelerating container adoption.

Why Containers Now

Containers vs. Virtual Machines

How containers package applications and dependencies, and where containers and VMs complement one another.

Kubernetes & Enterprise Platforms

Why orchestration is required at scale and how enterprise, cloud-managed, and self-managed platforms differ.

Production Readiness

What organizations should consider for persistent storage, security, backup, observability, and lifecycle management.

Why modern AI environments rely on container platforms and how to move from a contained proof of concept to production.

AI & Getting Started

Will designs and presents container and Kubernetes solutions for enterprise clients, with hands-on experience in Docker and Podman containerization and Red Hat OpenShift orchestration. He translates container platform capabilities into business value for customers evaluating modernization, hybrid cloud, and infrastructure consolidation, including OpenShift’s integration with Red Hat’s broader enterprise portfolio.

SPEAKER

WILLIAM MAKER

Solutions Architect

Pinnacle Business Systems

INTRODUCTION TO

DATE

Wednesday, 9/30/2026

TIME

1:00pm - 2:00pm MST (includes Q&A)

AGENDA

Welcome & Introduction - QCM Technologies

Container Fundamentals and Business Drivers

Kubernetes and Enterprise Platform Considerations

Production Readiness, AI, and Adoption Planning

Live Q&A

CONTAINERS

From “Works on my machine” to Enterprise-ready Platforms

LEARN:

THE BASICS • KUBERNETES •

ENTERPRISE-READY • AI & GETTING STARTED

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