Venue confirmed. Tuesday is arrivals and the welcome reception. Wednesday features the charity golf tournament and client welcome dinner. Thursday is the main conference day—vendor tabling throughout, about three keynotes, and roughly eight to ten breakout tracks (no executive roundtables). Friday is departures. The Thursday grid below is a sample conference day modeled on a prior Discover program; rooms and titles will be finalized for Oxnard.
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| Afternoon | Arrivals & check-in — Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach, 2101 Mandalay Beach Road, Oxnard, CA 93035 |
| Evening | Welcome reception — Ox & Ocean restaurant (property) Hosted welcome for approved guests. |
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| Daytime | Charity golf tournament Details shared with approved attendees. |
| Evening | Client welcome dinner |
Illustrative timing from a prior Discover conference day. Thursday at Mandalay Beach will follow this shape: breakfast & check-in, opening remarks, keynotes, vendor tabling, three breakout rounds across multiple tracks, thought-leader panel, and evening hospitality.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Breakfast buffet & check-in Resort patio / foyer (final room TBD). |
| 8:30 AM | Opening remarks — Donald Wisdom, President, Datalink Networks Main ballroom. |
| 8:45 – 9:45 AM | Accelerate your CSP business with agents — Mike Spadolini, Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect How agents can expand Cloud Solution Provider reach, reduce operational overhead, and support customer acquisition—with tools, incentives, and enablement that improve sales performance and satisfaction. |
| 9:45 – 10:45 AM | Unified threat detection & response: elevating cyber defense with Barracuda XDR — Barracuda Unified visibility, automated detection, and faster response across email, endpoints, networks, and cloud—and how teams reduce dwell time and streamline SecOps. |
| 10:45 – 11:00 AM | Networking break |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Why refresh? The time is now — Brian Bottalico, Microsoft Director Partner Development Windows in the AI era—software and hardware direction, planning and deployment practices, and minimizing disruption. |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM |
Breakout session 1 (parallel tracks; examples from a prior Discover)
Smarter by design: transforming work with Dell’s Windows 11 Copilot+ PC — Heather McFarland, Dell Technologies
Help — my Azure bill keeps getting bigger — Justice Silva, Datalink & Mike Stephenson, Turbo360 Fast-track to compliance: a multi-phase approach toward readiness — Romeo Farinacci, Core Insights Business risks that can make or break your success — Jason Berg, Datto |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | Lunch buffet / vendor tabling |
| 2:00 – 2:45 PM |
Breakout session 2
Cyber Jeopardy: Barracuda XDR edition — Barracuda
Empowering the future of customer care: AI-driven transformations with Microsoft Teams — Preston Martin, Landis Technologies Windows 11 refresh & the Microsoft ecosystem — TJ Turner & Brian Bottalico, TD SYNNEX |
| 3:00 – 3:45 PM |
Breakout session 3
Empowering communication with CallTower + Microsoft Teams Voice — Jordan Corona & Steve Jacklitch, CallTower; Jens Madsen, Datalink
Innovating the user experience: Lenovo’s Windows 11 refresh solutions — Travis Massie, Lenovo Defender XDR: threat protection & response — Mike Spadolini, TD SYNNEX; Kodi Oshiro, Datalink |
| 3:45 – 4:30 PM | Panel of thought leaders — Mike Spadolini (TD SYNNEX), Brian Bottalico (Microsoft), Barracuda, Preston Martin (Landis Technologies) |
| 4:30 – 6:00 PM | Break |
| 6:00 PM | Shuttle to dinner |
| 6:30 PM | Farewell dinner |
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| Morning | Closing touchpoints & departures Schedule communicated to approved guests. |