In an unfavorable economic situation, with stalled demand and limited access to credit, companies are looking for ways to cut costs. One of the typical steps is to reconsider, temporarily halt, or indefinitely postpone major IT projects. However, scrapping an implementation, development, or upgrade of a business intelligence (BI) system might prove to be a wrong decision because of the economic situation. BI can prove to be a key to success, enabling a company to use its valuable information to gain a competitive advantage.
IDC’s annual Business Intelligence Roadshows bring together independent experts, analysts, industry leaders, and end-users to discuss latest trends, exchange experiences, share best practices, and look for ways to face the adverse impact of the global economic crisis using existing and emerging technologies.

IDC Business Intelligence Roadshow 2009 will focus on the following key topics:

• Pervasive BI
• BI as a service
• Data Warehousing in the cloud
• Open-source BI

This event is best suited for:

• CIOs, COOs
• Business Intelligence Managers
• Business Development Managers
• Application Architects
• Data Warehouse Managers
• IT Directors/Managers
• C-Level Executives
• Financial Executives
• Project Managers
• Technical Specialists

Register Now: http://www.idc-cema.com/?formid=eventreg&prd_id=1814500&content_lang=ENG

An ever-growing amount of business information, the increasingly pervading perception of data as a key asset, and new requirements like mobility, as well as economic constraints and tightening compliance requirements, all contribute to intense and often conflicting pressures on IT departments. IT must ensure the integrity and security of data while enabling comfortable access to data anywhere, by any type of end-user terminal. Pressures are added to derive greater business value from investments and to increase operational efficiency and cost effectiveness of data storage. These can be achieved by better utilizing an existing infrastructure and through wise implementation of new technologies.
IDC’s Storage and IT Security Roadshow addresses such issues and provides an open platform for discussion between independent experts, industry leaders, and end-user organizations, as well as the sharing of experiences and best practices regarding the latest technologies available for storage and security.

Robert Farish

Vice President & Regional Director, IDC Russia/CIS

Ruslan Gabitov

Technical Support Director, BTA Bank

Gerry Mitchell

Director of IT & eCommerce, Air Astana

The conference will be organized around local market needs, and include sessions covering the following topics:

SECURITY

• Modern Threats and Protection Against Them
• Protecting Against Insider Threats and Data Leaks
• Mobile and Network Security
• Security as a Service: pros and contras
• Identity and Access Mangement as a Service
• Developing a Businee Case for IT Security Investment

STORAGE

• Consolidation and Virtualization
• Datacenter Efficiency: Management, Cost Optimization, and Outsourcing
• Storage HW and SW
• Information Lifecycle Management
• Regulatory Environment: Data Retention and Security Requirements
• IT Sustainability: Compatibility and Technology Standardization
• Optimizing Infrastructure Costs: Power Consumption and Cooling Systems
• Presenting  a Businee Case for  Investments and  Measuring Effectiveness

Who Should Attend

• CIOs and COOs
• IT directors/managers
• Storage managers
• CSOs, security directors
• Disaster recovery/business continuity managers
• Technical managers
• Others with responsibility for data retention

Representatives from the following industries:

• Banking, Financial Services
• Transportation, Utilities, and Logistics
• Telecommunications
• Government and Public Administration
• Manufacturing
• Trade