February 10, 2010 — International consulting firm BroadGroup (www.broad-group.com) announced on Wednesday it will host the second annual Data Centre Strategies Middle East (www.datacentres.com/me) in Abu Dhabi, Dubai on May 3 to 4.
The forum and exhibition will be attended by influential IT experts and decision makers in the data center industry from all over the region, where they will gain strategic industry insights and discuss how to strengthen their foothold in the market for the long term, says BroadGroup.
Other attendees will include leading operators and investors in managed services, outsourcing and cloud computing services sectors, including HP, the diamond sponsor and Injazat Data Systems who is patron of the event.
The event will include a Middle East Leadership Roundtable, where CIOs from organizations will discuss critical challenges for the data center industry, including investment and growth strategies, carbon trading for data centers and cloud computing.
A green efficiency focus session will focus on the advantages of reducing energy to power and cool data centers.
There will also be workshops on data center security, best practices and virtualization, as well as data center architecture and design.
For the first time, the forum will host the Data Centre Strategies Middle East Awards to recognize remarkable achievements among service providers and individuals in the region’s IT service industry.
The awards include the Best New Entrant in Middle East Data Center, Best Colocation Middle East Facility, Best Data Center Middle East Region, Best Middle East Green Initiative, Best New Cloud Services Middle East Region, Best Sustainable Data Center Design Middle East Region, Best Managed Services Provider Middle East Region, Best Disaster Recovery Provider Middle East 2010 and Middle East CTO Award for Innovation in Data Centers.
There will also be a Judges Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Data Centre Sector Award and a Special Award for Innovation and Education in the Data Centre Sector Middle East 2010.
“We are seeing evidence of tremendous growth in the data centre sector across the region, particularly among enterprises,” says Philip Low, managing director at BroadGroup. “As sustained development and investment continue in the sector, players are striving to differentiate their service offerings, create new digital hubs and exploit the emerging opportunities offered by cloud computing. This year will combine a learning experience with a wide range of expertise, an outstanding networking platform and an accelerated business opportunity through the unique awards ceremony and exhibition at the flagship event.”
The event will feature a team of international speakers, experts and delegates from enterprise user companies, operators and owners, technical specialists, investors, vendors and consultancies that will address the latest issues and developments in the sector that impact the operation and planning of data center businesses.
Next week, BroadGroup will host the second PoweredbyCloud 2010 and the first international Cloud Law Summit in London, held February 8 to 10.
