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Leading data center experts to converge at CeBIT

The world’s leading data center experts are set to converge at CeBIT (March 16 – 20th 2015 in Hannover) at the DatacenterDynamics hall to discuss the key issues affecting the data center marketplace in 2015 and beyond. DatacenterDynamics will be hosting in CeBIT’s dedicated data center hall, with speakers from Microsoft, Google, Allianz, and the Open Compute Foundation creating what will be the world’s largest truly international data center event.

Themed “The Business of Data Centers”, the main conference programme will run over 3 days, and will feature a host of internationally-renowned subject matter experts including:

1. Kushagra Vaid, General Manager, Server Engineering, Cloud & Enterprise, Microsoft
2. Barak Regev, Head of EMEA Cloud Platform, GoogleTobias Fritsch, Programme Executive, Data Center Consolidation Programme, Allianz
3. Cole Crawford, Executive Director, Open Compute Foundation
4. Hartwig Bazanella, CEO and Founder, NCB Gmbh
5. Dr. Jens Struckmeier, CTO & Founder, Cloud & Heat
6. Dr. Evangelos Ouzounis, Head of Resilience and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) Unit, ENISA
7. Matthieu Blumberg, IT Infrastructure Director, Critéo
8. Federico Facca, Head of Smart Infrastructure, Create-Net
9. Gustav Bergquist, CTO, Bahnhof
10. Zahl Limbuwala, CEO, Romonet
11. Don Beaty, President, DLB Associates

George Rockett, Founder of the DatacenterDynamics event series, added, “We are honoured to be working with such a legendary event as CeBIT and delighted to have so many leading experts coming to our data center hall. They will be providing very practical information for IT professionals so they gain a good understanding of the role of the modern data center as the ultimate business enabler and home to the Cloud in all its formats. We’ve devised a varied programme to include panel discussions, fireside chats, and presentations, so I can guarantee there will be something to inspire everyone.”

The DatacenterDynamics conference programme will explore not only how modern data centers are designed, built and operated, but also how organisations should select data center and cloud infrastructure partners for their ever-increasing international growth requirements.

The 2015 conference programme is split into 4 distinct tracks:

• Design + Strategy – Focused on the issues faced by senior decision makers responsible for the organisational strategy and design of on-premise data centers.
• IT + Networks – Focused on helping senior strategists understand the implications of IT and network transformation on data center design and architecture.
• Critical Environment – Focused on the issues faced by professionals who manage the performance, efficiency, and resilience of the critical environment.
• Sourcing>Delivery – Focused on helping senior IT professionals make effective global IT infrastructure sourcing decisions.

The Expo, housed in over 12,000sqm – the largest ever organised - will mirror the diversity of the conference content, hosting the entire eco-system of product and solution vendors to the market. The organisers are pleased to already have significant commitment from the largest brands in the data center industry.

For more information on DatacenterDynamics Converged at CeBIT visit www.dcdconverged.com/conferences/dcd-at-cebit

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by DatacenterDynamics Converged .