IDC Storage, Virtualization and Datacenter Efficiency Roadshow 2009 – Prague

Dorint Hotel Don Giovanni Praha
Prague, Czech Republic

A global economic slowdown affects IT investment decisions by corporations and public institutions alike, but it does not affect their need for data, nor does it remove stringent requirements for data retention and protection. The situation does, however, increase IT pressures to boost efficiency and derive greater business value from investments. This can be achieved by better utilizing existing infrastructure and through wise implementation of new technologies.
IDC’s traditional Storage, Virtualization, and Datacenter Efficiency Roadshow has established itself as a recognized regional platform for exchanging experience, ideas, and best practices between storage solution users, independent experts, and industry leaders. Through keynote presentations, case studies, exhibition displays, discussion, and networking, the event aims to help participants explore ways to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and achieve higher ROI by looking beyond speeds, capacities, and power consumption.

Visiting 15 cities in the fast-developing region of Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa the IDC Storage, Virtualization and Datacenter Efficiency Roadshow provides a comprehensive look at current data storage and management issues, with a focus on the most critical themes, such as:

• Utilization and efficiency: automation, consolidation, virtualization, outsourcing
• IT sustainability: compatibility, technology standardization
• Infrastructure costs: power consumption, cooling systems
• Compliance: data protection and data retention requirements

Who Should Attend

• CIOs and COOs
• IT directors/managers
• Storage managers
• Disaster recovery/business continuity managers
• Technical managers
• Facility managers
• Other

Representatives from the following industries:

• Banking, financial services
• Transportation, utilities, and logistics
• Telecommunications
• Government and public administration
• Manufacturing
• Trade

Agenda

08:40     Registration
09:10     The Future of Virtualization: Leveraging Dynamic Infrastructure
Pavel Roland, Senior Research Analyst, Systems & Infrastructure Solutions / Verticals, IDC CEMA

The slowing economy is pushing organizations to look for even more creative ways to deploy virtualization in order to save money, increase IT service levels, and maximize business flexibility. Virtualization is moving beyond being a simple tool for server consolidation. Increasingly, IDC sees customers leveraging the encapsulation benefits for hosting desktops in the data center and using the mobility benefits to support business continuity projects for the rest of the IT infrastructure. This session sets the stage for the day by outlining critical considerations and challenges facing IT Executives that manage the complexity associated with virtualization.
09:35     The Evolution of Corporate IT Requirements and New-generation Virtualized Infrastructures

10:00     The Evolution of the Data Center

10:25     Coffee Break
10:50     The Self-Service Data Center
Ivan Habovčík, APC by Schneider Electric pro ČR, SR a Polsko, APC by Schneider Electric

11:15     Virtualized Data Storage – Hype or Reality?

11:40     Case Study Presentation

12:05     Panel Discussion

12:30     Conference Raffle Draw and Close of Conference
12:40     Lunch

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