Monday, September 21, 2026 · Dan Abreu · Two conflict windows today — 11 AM (Sales Pulse vs. JetBlue Training) and 12 PM (Corebridge vs. IGM) · MSCI team is out for tomorrow's 4:30 AM working session
Schedule
Today — Monday, September 21
Tentative6:45–7:30 AM ET — DTCC - NetBrain Automation Connect
Zoom · Org: Krishna Makani · NB: Dan Abreu · DTCC: rkumar24, DTCC-NB distribution
Tentative9–10:30 AM ET — DTCC - NetBrain Weekly Automation
Zoom · Org: Krishna Makani · NB: Shiladitya Sen, Ian Ballantyne, Dan Abreu · DTCC: wclaffey, hquinonesruiz, cpillitteri
10:45–11 AM ET — Pre-Call NetBrain Sales Pulse Meeting
Zoom · Org: Michael Gannon · With: James Esposito, Stan Matthews, Shaun Watson, Dan Abreu
Pre-call huddle ahead of the Sales Pulse call below.
Conflict11 AM–12 PM ET — Event: NetBrain Sales Pulse
Zoom · Org: Michael Gannon · Company-wide sales distribution
Weekly all-sales call. Fully overlaps the JetBlue Training below, and the last half hour also overlaps the tentative Empower sync.
Conflict11 AM–12 PM ET — JetBlue Airways Corporation - NetBrain Training
Customer-specific training — fully overlaps the company Sales Pulse call above. Likely takes priority; decide or send a delegate.
TentativeConflict11:30 AM–12 PM ET — Empower-NB Automation Services-use this one
Org: Paul Gann (Empower) · NB: Suneet Tatikonda, Ian Ballantyne, Jeff Notaro, Dan Abreu · Empower: Salim Khadarwadi, NOC, and others
Overlaps the last half hour of Sales Pulse/JetBlue Training above. Note: the organizer cancelled the earlier 11:15 instance of this meeting — this is the replacement invite.
Conflict12–12:30 PM ET — Corebridge sync up on NetBrain
Teams · Org: kirk.joubert@corebridgefinancial.com · With: Michael Pasqualoni, Dan Abreu
Overlaps the first half hour of the IGM Bi-Weekly Cadence below.
TentativeConflict12–1 PM ET — Netbrain x IGM - Bi-Weekly Cadence
Teams · Org: Elly Muskin (IGM Financial) · NB: Rakesh Mandava, Ajeet Kumar, Amlan Mukherjee, Ian Ballantyne, Kranthi Kumar, Michael Edobor, Thomas Yeh, Abhay Bhardwaj, Dan Abreu
Overlaps Corebridge sync above for its first 30 minutes. Agenda: automation use cases, opportunities and roadmap.
1–2 PM ET — TD/NetBrain: Weekly Sync-up Meeting
Teams · Org: Heather Sun · NB: Terry Fera, Thomas Yeh, Jameel Sawyer, Eyituoyo Grage, Ian Ballantyne, Dan Abreu · TD: Irwin Chan, Elena Calugaru, Danny Deng, Elakkiya Panneerselvam, Karan Patel
Nicole Huang already answered TD's question this morning on EOL dates for Elasticsearch/Windows Server/RHEL (third-party, vendor-set) — reference that reply if it comes up.
Tomorrow — Tuesday, September 22
Tentative4:30–5:30 AM ET — MSCI-NB: Weekly Working Sessions
Masarrat Siddiqui (MSCI) emailed this morning that their team can't attend this week due to a training program — confirm whether to hold, reschedule, or skip.
8:30–9:30 AM ET — Dream Team Power Hour
Zoom · Org: Michael Pasqualoni · Dream Team distribution, Dan Abreu
Tentative9–10:30 AM ET — DTCC - NetBrain Weekly Automation
Zoom · Org: Krishna Makani · NB: Shiladitya Sen, Ian Ballantyne, Dan Abreu · DTCC: wclaffey, hquinonesruiz, cpillitteri
Tentative10:30–11:30 AM ET — NetBrain - Baron || Technical Cadence
Agenda: upgrade system to latest 12.3; AI demo by NetBrain team.
11:30 AM–12 PM ET — Ian & Dan Weekly Accounts Sync-Up
Teams · Org: Dan Abreu · With: Ian Ballantyne
Agenda: DTCC, CIBC, Empower, TD.
Tentative12–12:30 PM ET — ACG / NetBrain - Weekly Cadence
Teams · Org: Paul Lubiak (Advantage CG) · NB: Michael Pasqualoni, David Mann, Mike O'Neil, Dan Abreu · ACG: Steve Rome, Chris Tsombanos, Sean Dailey
OptionalTentative3–4 PM ET — GTM Enablement Office Hours
Zoom · Org: Michael Gannon · Drop in anytime
Important Emails
FYI
MSCI team out for tomorrow's weekly working session
Masarrat Siddiqui (MSCI) · "Re: MSCI-NB: Weekly Working Sessions 15th & 16th September 2026" · 6:47 AM ET
MSCI's team has a training program this week and can't attend the recurring working session — affects tomorrow's 4:30 AM slot (see Schedule).
EY Domain Health check — gentle reminder sent
Amlan Mukherjee · "Re: EY Domain Health check" · 6:06 AM ET
Amlan followed up with EY's Siva on an open item; Dan is cc'd only — no action needed.
MSCI automated usage & AI reports
NetBrain@msci.com · "NetBrain Automation Status Report" & "NetBrain AI Usage Report" (Sep 21) · 5:03–5:08 AM ET
Routine automated 7-day account health digests — FYI only, no action needed.
CIBC EOL components question answered
Nicole Huang · "RE: CIBC -NetBrain currency policy/schedule" · 4:33 AM ET
Nicole confirmed for Jim Dalby (CIBC) that Elasticsearch/Windows Server/RHEL end-of-support dates are set by their vendors, not NetBrain. Dan and Ian are cc'd — no action needed.
NetBrain LIVE 2026 — important reminders (encrypted)
Celina Chan & Bernadette Nixon · "[INTERNAL]- NetBrain LIVE 2026 - Important Reminders & Updates" · 4:48–5:13 PM ET, Sep 20
Company-wide encrypted/protected message — open in Outlook to view details.
Action Items
Resolve today's 11 AM conflict
Sales Pulse (company-wide) and JetBlue Training (customer-specific) fully overlap 11–12, with the tentative Empower sync also landing in the last half hour — decide who attends what and delegate the rest.
Resolve today's 12 PM conflict
Corebridge sync and the IGM Bi-Weekly Cadence overlap from 12–12:30 — decide which to prioritize.
Confirm status of tomorrow's 4:30 AM MSCI session
MSCI's Masarrat Siddiqui says their team is unavailable this week for training — decide whether to hold, reschedule, or skip.