Join F5 and Equinix for BBQ & Bytes: Learn about AI guardrails & cloud resilience

Date & Time: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Location: Capital Grille, Houston City Centre
840 W Sam Houston Parkway N, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77024

As organizations modernize infrastructure ecosystems for the AI era, building systems that are safe, resilient, and scalable is a critical priority.

During this session, F5’s Field CTO, Hitesh Patel, shares his perspective on three critical pillars shaping the future of modern infrastructure: AI Guardrails, cloud resiliency, and post-quantum cryptography (PQC).

What you will learn:

How AI Guardrails help ensure responsible AI adoption by mitigating risks such as prompt injection, data leakage, and compliance failures.

Why cloud resiliency is vital for business continuity and strategies like automated failover, chaos testing, and governance frameworks.

What PQC means for your organization and how to prepare for the quantum era with crypto-agility and NIST-approved algorithms.

How F5 Distributed Cloud CE on Equinix offers simplified and robust global application delivery, hybrid multicloud connectivity and unified security for secure application delivery exchange

This session offers actionable insights to help enterprise architects, security leaders, and cloud practitioners design systems that withstand evolving AI risks, operational complexity, and quantum disruption.

Agenda

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Welcome & Networking
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Presentation by Hitesh Patel, Field CTO & Corey Marshall, Sr Solutions Architect at F5

AI Guardrails: Building responsible AI systems
Cloud resiliency: Strategies for high availability and continuity
Post-quantum cryptography: Preparing for the quantum era

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM | Presentation by Bill Ellis, Senior Manager at Equinix “Global Reach, Fast Application Delivery: Deploy Anywhere with Seamless Scale leveraging Equinix”
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM | Open Discussion & Q&A

We hope you’ll join us for a delicious lunch while gaining insights into the technologies shaping tomorrow’s secure enterprise

Special Offer: If you attend this Lunch and learn on February 24th, you will receive two wristbands to the Houston BBQ Cookoff at the Houston Rodeo, happening February 26–28, 2026. This exclusive offer is only for attendees!