Are you attending 2026’s top tech conferences? Let’s connect!

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Each year, we scour our calendars to bring you the top tech conferences recommended by our subject matter experts. These events promise to deliver valuable information and networking opportunities to everyone from the C-suite and network admins to developers and engineers — and SHI will be attending all of them.

We’d love to connect with you if you’re participating in any of these events!

SHI events

April

SHI Summit: Spring 2026: April 28-29, 2026 | Somerset, NJ

This summit equips IT leaders with concrete strategies all things end-user computing, including enterprise-wide AI deployment and cybersecurity across devices, collaboration tools, and workplace services. Explore our 2025 post-summit insights for a taste of what’s to come:

• Experts tell all: How to avoid 4 common enterprise AI adoption mistakes
• Why AI is the missing piece of the modern collaboration space puzzle

Check back in February for registration details.

June

SHI and Stratascale Summit: Cybersecurity and AI: June 9-10, 2026 | Somerset, NJ

Transform cybersecurity into a business accelerator. This event will equip you with practical security strategies to address AI so you can increase resiliency and make cyber your competitive advantage. Explore our 2025 post-summit insights for a taste of what’s to come:

• 5 strategic imperatives for cybersecurity and AI success in 2025
• Cyber risk alert: 8 key takeaways for effective SOC and TPRM strategies
• 5 critical cybersecurity technology trends that will protect your teams today

Check back in April for registration details.

October

SHI Summit: Fall 2026: October 14-15, 2026 | Somerset, NJ

This SHI Summit focuses on data center and cloud, delivering proven frameworks and real-world insights to help you move from experimentation to execution, modernize your infrastructure, and operationalize secure, scalable production-ready AI systems — without breaking budgets or compromising operations. Explore our 2025 post-summit insights for a taste of what’s to come:

• 3 strategic AI frameworks to move from experiment to execution
• Unified AI infrastructure: 5 key takeaways for IT leaders
• AI road trip: How to drive your AI pilot to value and success

Check back in August for registration details.

Q1 2026: Top tech conferences

January

Lenovo Tech World: January 6, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV

Joined by global tech leaders, Lenovo will go inside the Sphere in Las Vegas to discuss how AI is transforming business, technology, and everyday life. SHI is a Platinum Plus 360 partner of Lenovo.

TCEA: January 31-February 4, 2026 | San Antonio, TX

Each year, TCEA offers essential trends, tools, techniques, research, and technology to boost effectiveness and outcomes for educational institutions.

February

ViVE 2026: February 22-25, 2026  |  Los Angeles, CA

Join SHI at ViVE 2026, healthcare’s premier innovation and technology event, where industry leaders converge to shape the future of digital health. And in the meantime, revisit the highlights from last year’s ViVE conference.

March

NVIDIA GTC: March 16-19, 2026 | San Jose, CA

This event provides an opportunity to connect with developers, researchers, and business leaders to explore the next wave of AI innovation. Visit us to learn how our AI innovators can help you experiment, build, and scale secure AI solutions — faster than ever before. SHI is an Elite Partner in the NVIDIA Partner Network.

Q2 2026: Top tech conferences

April

Google Cloud Next: April 22-24, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV

Join us to see Google’s latest and greatest AI innovations and product launches, and to learn new ways to drive growth and efficiency.

May

ServiceNow Knowledge 2026: May 5-7, 2026  |  Las Vegas, NV

ServiceNow Knowledge features the latest developments in the IT world and shares best practices for leveraging ServiceNow solutions. As an Elite ServiceNow partner with over 30 years of enterprise IT experience, we bring unique skills to the NOW platform to help you automate IT management workflows and maximize your investment.

Dell Technologies World: May 18-21, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV

At Dell Technologies World, you’ll learn new ways to adapt, transform, and scale your organization to lead in the age of AI. SHI received the 2025 North America Client Partner of the Year award from Dell Technologies, putting an exclamation point on another stellar year as an authorized Titanium Black partner.

Cisco Live: May 31-June 4, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV

Cisco Live offers an opportunity to learn about Cisco products, technologies, and services, including AI, security, and networking. SHI is a Cisco Gold Certified Partner. In 2025, Cisco recognized our strong relationship with the Services and Software Excellence Partner of the Year, USA East Area.

June

HPE Discover: June 15-18, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV

Discover what’s next across networking, AI, and hybrid cloud at HPE Discover. SHI is an HPE Platinum Partner – and we’re their second-largest National Solution Provider in the United States.

Pure//Accelerate 2026: June 16-18, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV

The pace of innovation continues to accelerate. From edge to cloud, SHI is positioned to help you select, manage, and deploy Pure Storage’s portfolio of solutions as the reigning Subscription Partner of the Year.

ISTELive 26: June 28-July 1, 2026 | Orlando, FL

Our Education Strategy team will represent SHI at ISTELive 26, one of the most influential education events in the world. This show is one of the year’s best opportunities to engage with thought leaders and learn about the latest transformational technology solutions in education.

Q3 2026: Top tech conferences

July

Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing (PEARC): July 26-30, 2026 | Minneapolis, MN

PEARC is an annual forum where members of the research computing community discuss challenges, opportunities, best practices, and solutions. The 2026 theme, Resilient Roots, Empowered Communities, is designed to recognize the work already accomplished within the advanced Research Computing and Data (RCD) community while looking toward the future.

August

VMware Explore: August 31-September 3, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV

VMware Explore aims to help attendees unravel cloud complexity, stay on top of AI-driven advancements, and spur professional growth. This year, attendees will see firsthand how VMware Cloud Foundation advancements simplify private cloud so you can shift from managing your cloud to reaping the benefits of a modern, future-proof solution.

Fal.Con: August 31-September 3, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV

CrowdStrike’s Fal.Con 2026 will feature opportunities to network with industry experts, explore the latest technology, develop skills at hands-on workshops, learn from top threat hunters, and tap into the full power of the CrowdStrike ecosystem.

September

TribalNet Conference & Tradeshow: September 20-24, 2026 | Dallas, TX

The Annual TribalNet Conference & Tradeshow brings together tribal leaders, IT professionals, and industry experts to explore technology and its role in tribal operations and enterprises. The conference features educational sessions, networking opportunities, and a tradeshow floor showcasing the latest technological innovations and solutions for tribal organizations.

EDUCAUSE: September 29-October 2, 2026 | Denver, CO

EDUCAUSE is a showcase for technology trends in higher education. Our Education Strategy team will be there to soak it all in so we can continue to help your institution meet the future with technology.

Q4 2026: Top tech conferences

November

NMSDC Annual Conference & Exchange: October 25-28 | Los Angeles, CA

The National Minority Supplier Development Council is the largest minority business conference in the world. The event offers four days of education and networking with over 5,000 corporate CEOs, procurement executives, supplier diversity professionals, and leading minority business owners from across the nation. SHI is proud to be the largest Minority/Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) in the United States.

Canalys Americas Forum: November 9-11, 2026 | Scottsdale, AZ

The Canalys Forums have long been gatherings of the brightest minds in the IT channel to discuss the industry’s latest news, forecasts, and strategy. Canalys is now known as Omdia, and SHI is proud to have been named its 2025 Overall Partner of the Year.

SC26: November 15-20, 2026 | Chicago, IL

The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis brings together scientists, engineers, researchers, educators, programmers, and developers from the high-performance computing community for sessions, speakers, and networking.

Microsoft Ignite: November 17-20, 2026 | San Francisco, CA

Microsoft Ignite is designed to help attendees achieve more by combining the power of the Microsoft Cloud, Microsoft Copilot, and the latest innovations in AI transformation. As we await this year’s Ignite, check out our key takeaways from Microsoft Ignite 2025. SHI and Microsoft have been proud partners for over 35 years.

AWS re:Invent: November 30-December 4, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV

SHI is a Premier Consulting Partner for Amazon Web Services, and we’ve continued strengthening our partnership each year. With SHI’s Cloud Governance Framework and over 300+ AWS certifications, we’re here to help you confidently innovate and transform your AWS landscape.

Virtual events

Looking to connect from the comfort of your office? We’ve got you covered.

Webinars

Check out our webinars to keep up with the latest technology trends and best practices. Here, you’ll find dates for upcoming sessions and on-demand access to dozens of scintillating discussions.

Podcasts

Innovation Heroes: Innovation Heroes explores the people and businesses driving change in our drastically disrupted world. Host Ed McNamara uncovers some of the most inspiring stories of business innovation in the post-pandemic era.

Research Breakdown: SHI’s Research Breakdown is your audio companion to SHI’s Research Roundup newsletter, offering sharp, focused conversations that take you beyond the headlines. Each episode dives deep into a single research topic from the newsletter, unpacking key insights, implications, and unanswered questions with subject matter experts from across the tech industry.

We Got Your Mac: Our hosts team up with SHI experts, IT leaders, and specialists from the world of Apple and Mac. Together, they dive into what adoption across the enterprise means and explain how to progress on your Mac journey.

Briefings/trainings

We offer dedicated briefings and trainings on a variety of today’s most compelling technology topics, including immersive technologies, hyperconverged infrastructure, and data protection. Our goal is to give you the information you need to make the right decision for your organization.