Join Chi and our Partners for a Special Event

You are invited to join Chi and our partners at our special events held throughout the year. Some are designed to educate and others are strictly for fun. Either way, we guarantee you’ll have a great time and we encourage you to bring others with you.

Check back regularly for new events or let us know if you would like to be added to our events list and we’ll make sure you don’t miss an invitation.

For more information about an event or to register please contact Chi’s Marketing Director, Christine Thome, at 440-498-2312 or cthome@chicorporation.com.

Join HPE and Chi for a VMware Exit Strategy Lunch & Learn Lab

If you’re tired of paying exorbitant VMware fees and are looking for alternative virtualization strategies, then bring your IT team to our hands-on Lunch & Learn Lab on May 20, 2025

This event will include a virtualization roadmap discussion lead by HPE’s Kim Wallace, a CTO-level executive with an extensive background in developing technical roadmaps, as well as a product demonstration with hands-on access lead by Ted Sidloski, HPE’s senior solution architect.

During our time together, you will learn how to:

Reduce your hypervisor costs with HPE VM Essentials – Learn about HPE’s new KVM Hypervisor that can significantly lower costs for your Broadcom / VMware environment.

Simplify Management across VMware and HPE – Connect existing VMW clusters for management and VM-vending into ESXi and HPE VME hypervisor from one interface.

Future-Proof IT with Flexible Consumption and Upgrade Paths – Learn how to simplify management of hybrid cloud architectures.

Our expert facilitators will guide you step-by-step in a live environment, ensuring you get practical, real-world experience. This is a great opportunity to ask questions, exchange ideas with your peers, and discover best practices for modernizing your infrastructure.

VMware Exit Strategy Lunch & Learn Lab
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
11:30 am Lunch
12:00 – 2:00 pm Discussion and Lab

Tri-C Corporate College East
4400 Richmond Road
Warrensville, Ohio

PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP!

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Tap into Tech with Barracuda and Chi at the Brew Kettle in Hudson

Join Chi Corporation and Barracuda for a casual happy hour at the Brew Kettle in Hudson. Bring your IT team and stop by anytime between 4:00 and 7:00 pm.

Thursday, June 5, 2025
Stop by anytime between 4:00 – 7:00 pm

The Brew Kettle
11 Atterbury Blvd.
Hudson, Ohio

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Bring Your Family and Join Chi and Extreme Networks for a Day at Cedar Point

Did you know that Cedar Fair – operator of Cedar Point and other amusement parks and resorts around the country – has implemented ExtremeCloud IQ and Wi-Fi 6E solutions to enhance park operations, including ride performance monitoring, crowd management, and energy optimization?

As Extreme Network’s only Diamond Partner in Ohio, Chi Corporation has been granted an incredible opportunity to host an event at Cedar Point on Monday, June 23, 2025 that will include parking, general park tickets, and a meal plan.

Tentative Schedule:
11:00 – 11:30 am            Arrival

11:30 am – 12:30 pm     Extreme Presentation

(We will have a staffed, adjoining room with snacks and fun activities for children under 18 and families during the Extreme technical presentation. Children under 18 are not allowed into the park without an adult.)

12:30 pm – Close            Enjoy the Park!

This event is for Chi customers and prospects and their families. If you would like to attend, please reach out to your Chi Corporation representative or to Christine Thome, marketing director, at cthome@chicorporation.com.

Tap into Tech with Veeam, Spectra Logic and Chi Corporation

Join Veeam, Spectra Logic and Chi Corporation on Thursday, August 7 for a casual happy hour at Fat Head’s Brewery in Middleburg Hts. Bring your IT team and stop by anytime between 4:00 – 7:00 pm.

Thursday, August 7, 2025
Stop by anytime between 4:00 – 7:00 pm

Fat Head’s Brewery
17450 Engle Lake Dr.
Middleburg Heights, OH 

Plus, the first 15 people will get a growler of Fat Head’s beer to take home!

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