Executive Dinner
Cloud Resiliency and AI-Powered Security: From Backup to Agentic SOC
August 12, 2026 at 5:30 pm | Morton’s The Steakhouse | New York
Cyber resilience is no longer a backup conversation. It is a board-level architecture decision.
According to IDC research, 51% of organizations attacked by ransomware say their backups were also attacked, and in 31% of all incidents the backup was successfully compromised. 85% of organizations report an availability gap, unable to recover data in the time the business requires. At the same time, the SOC is being rewired around AI: 53% of CIOs are already implementing AI-driven cybersecurity tools, and AI-driven threats now rank as the #1 security concern for the next 12-18 months.
The operative question for senior IT leaders is no longer whether you have backup, but whether you can recover clean data fast enough and whether your SOC is moving at AI speed.
IDC, Google, and Cohesity will convene a curated group of senior technology leaders for an evening of insights, sharing intelligence, challenging assumptions, and leaving with a clearer path forward.
By 2028, the worldwide security products market exceeds $215B, and the fastest-growing slices sit squarely where Google and Cohesity compete. Cloud-native XDR and Tier 2 SOC analytics ($15.8B), CNAPP ($12.7B), SIEM ($11.0B), and information protection ($24.2B) are the submarkets being reshaped by agentic AI in the SOC and by cyber-recovery as a board-level architecture decision.
The signal for senior IT leaders is clear: the security stack is consolidating around AI-driven detection on one side and intelligence-led data resilience on the other.
Discussion Themes
Four Conversations Every Senior IT Leader Should Be Having Right Now
What To Expect
An executive dinner led by a skilled moderator
An intimate gathering of senior IT leaders from diverse industries, grappling with similar issues
A secure, private conversation open only to a carefully vetted group
Agenda
IDC Dinner in partnership with Google & Cohesity on August 12, 2026
One Day Event
Networking Reception
A private reception bringing together senior executives and industry analysts to connect, exchange perspectives, and set context for the evening’s discussion.
Dinner & Discussion
A moderated, off‑the‑record discussion over dinner focused on real‑world execution challenges, emerging industry priorities, and their implications for enterprise leaders.
Event Concludes
The evening concludes with brief closing remarks and informal follow‑up conversations, reinforcing key takeaways and ongoing peer engagement.
Your host
Phil Goodwin
Research Vice President, Infrastructure Software
IDC
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Phil Goodwin
Phil Goodwin is Research Vice President within IDC’s enterprise infrastructure global research domain and part of the core infrastructure subdomain. As the global research lead for the infrastructure software platforms practice, he leads a team of analysts that provide detailed insights and analyses on evolving infrastructure software trends, vendor performance, and the impact of new technology adoption. Mr. Goodwin’s own research focuses on AI-ready data storage infrastructure, data logistics, on-premises and cloud-based data protection as-a-service, cyber protection and recovery, and recovery orchestration. He takes a holistic view of these markets, and covers risk analysis, service level requirements and cost/benefit calculations in his research. Mr. Goodwin also contributes regularly to IDC’s CIO advisory practice.
Mr. Goodwin brings more than 40 years of IT industry experience. He has covered the storage market since 1997 with a particular focus on data protection and data visibility. He has worked in product management roles in which he defined product requirements, assessed market size and potential, and formulated go-to-market strategies for numerous storage software products. Mr. Goodwin has also been an industry analyst at META Group, the founder of Diogenes Analytical Laboratories – an independent market assessment firm. Prior to IDC, he was with Cognizant Technology Solutions business consulting as a storage architect designing data protection systems for large scale IT organizations.
Stephen Gyarmati
Director, Solutions Architecture
Cohesity
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Stephen Gyarmati
Stephen Gyarmati is a Director of Solutions Architecture at Cohesity responsible for the eastern United States and Canada. In his current role, he interfaces with large enterprise industry professionals to accelerate their adoption of the Cohesity data security and management platform. Stephen has worked in Systems Engineering roles in the New York City metro area, including at both Cohesity and Commvault. Stephen has 13 years of experience in data protection and storage technologies, and he holds an MS in Information Systems degree from Drexel University.
Venue
Morton’s The Steakhouse
Partners
Sponsored By
Google Cloud
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to transform with Google’s powerful, optimized AI stack.
Cohesity
Cohesity is the leader in AI powered data security. Our mission is to protect, secure and provide insights into the world’s data. We are honored that the world’s leading enterprises and governments rely upon Cohesity for resilience. This is fueled by our people-first culture and our breakthrough innovations across cloud, security and AI