3rd DATACENTRE STRATEGIES MIDDLE EAST AND AWARDS LAUNCHED IN DUBAI

Dubai & London, 22 June 2011 – International consulting firm BroadGroup has announced the launch of 3rd Data Centre Strategies Middle East in Dubai (www.datacentresme.com). The annual Awards nomination process has also been launched and will look to highlight the continued development and investment in DataCentres across the region.

The Forum, which takes place at Grosvenor House Hotel, Dubai, 15-16 November 2011, has again been designed to bring together DataCentre operators, Cloud service providers, telcos, network infrastructure providers, managed services specialists, systems integrators, enterprise and government IT directors, property and investment firms, law firms, professional intermediaries, consulting firms, regulatory bodies, and supplier organizations to inform and update, provide critical insight and generate top level networking opportunities.

“This is the only forum that truly brings together key regional DataCentre players in the Middle East,” commented Philip Low, managing director of BroadGroup. “It will provide executives managing DataCentre businesses and operations, enterprise managers and companies engaged in the sector, a unique opportunity to gain insight into new market and technological developments, in a networking rich forum. This year will include special focus on investment strategies in this fast growing sector.”

Highlights of the 2-day meeting include a data centre Middle East CEO Roundtable, investment and growth strategies, carbon trading for DataCentres, Cloud services evolution, Green efficiency focus session, virtualization, best practice debate and  an architecting and designing workshop.

Nominations for the annual Awards are also now open. These prestigious international awards offer companies engaged in the DataCentre sector with industry wide recognition, and outstanding marketing differentiation. Closing date for award entries is 30 September 2011 – an online entry form is available at the event website.

The Awards categories are as follows: Best Data Centre Middle East Award 2011: Best New Data Centre Award 2011; Best Colocation Facility Award 2011; Best Cloud Services Award 2011; Best Managed Services Award 2011; Middle East Green Award for Sustainability 2011; Middle East Award for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres; CTO of the Year Award 2011; CEO of the Year Award 2011; BroadGroup Consulting Award for Business Innovation; Data Centre Solution of the Year Award. An independent panel of Judges will review the nominations and select winners.

With an academy of international speakers, experts and delegates from enterprise user companies, operators and owners, technical specialists, investors, vendors and consultancies, Data Centre Strategies will ask vital questions about the latest issues and developments in the sector that impact the business, operation and planning for data centre businesses.
 
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