The 5th Annual Needham Virtual Infrastructure, Data Analytics Software, and Cloud Communications Conference was a 1-day conference that provided access to key industry players’ management teams, covering a wide range of names in the sector. A host of fireside chats discussed the criticality of different layers within the IT stack, recent demand trends, sales cycles and customer behavior. Opportunities to interact with key decision makers, assess future trends, and discuss industry challenges were facilitated through a mixture of fireside chats and 1×1 meetings for qualified institutional investors.