IDC Storage, Virtualization and Datacenter Efficiency Roadshow 2009
| December 13, 2009 |
Marriott Hotel
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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 13 cities in the fast-developing region of Central and Eastern Europe, 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
08:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 SESSION I – STREAMLINING THE DATA CENTER FOR CHALLENGING TIMES
Keynote Addresses:
The Future of Virtualization: Leveraging Dynamic Infrastructure
Pavel Roland, Senior Research Analyst, Systems & Infrastructure Solutions / Verticals, IDC CEMA
Diamond and Platinum Partner Presentations:
* The Benefits of Virtualization and Consolidation in the Current Economic Environment
* The Unified Computing System: Make the Most of Data Center Assets
* Information Governance: Companies in Control of Information Flows
* What is Cloud Computing, and How Can It Make My Data Center More Efficient?
* Green IT During an Economic Crisis?
* The Evolution of the Data Center
10:45 Coffee Break
11:10 SESSION II – THE EVOLUTION OF CORPORATE IT REQUIREMENTS
Guest Presentation:
The Evolution of Corporate IT Requirements and New-generation Virtualized Infrastructures
Gold Partner Presentations:
* The Self-Service Data Center
* Managing the Virtual Environment
* End-to-End Virtualization – a Practical View
* Optimizing Data Center Power Consumption
* Creating an Affordable Disaster Recovery Strategy
* Deploying Security in a Virtualized Environment
12:50 Lunch
13:40 Panel Discussion: Virtualization and Cloud Computing as Enablers of Dynamic and Efficient IT Infrastructure
14:05 SESSION III – BEYOND SERVER VIRTUALIZATION
Silver Partner Presentations:
* Beyond Server Virtualization – Is Client Virtualization the Next Big Thing?
* Demystifying Application Virtualization
* Virtualized Data Storage – Hype or Reality?
* Reducing Cost per Application
* Enterprise Solid State Storage – Going Mainstream?
* Management of Heterogeneous Storage Assets
15:30 Closing Remarks
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