Keynote: Don't let history repeat itself
Keith Appleyard, Director of Technology, American Express
Don’t forget to learn from History, and not repeat past mistakes – or as George Santayana expressed it over 100 years ago “Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it”
Data Centres - where are we heading?
Patrick Fogarty, Director, Norman Disney Young
Data Centres - where are we heading? The rapid increase in the power densities of computing environments over recent years is at odds with the focus on sustainable development. This conflict will be resolved, but how? The past 2 years has seen a lot of talk but has there been the action to match it? What is being delivered now and what can we expect over the next period?
Managing your physical and virtual infrastructure
Owen McKee, County Manager, UK & Ireland, Avocent
The data centre of today has to contend with multiple computing and technology environments. Not only do we have the physical and logical environments but the rapid deployment of virtualization into the data centre has now introduced a virtual infrastructure into the mix. The challenge is how do we keep control of incumbent technology and embrace new technologies without losing our management control?
Next-generation data centres
Paul Court - Technology Services Director, Telecity Group
An insight into next-generation data centres, and the broad range of delivery platforms this can provide for infrastructure owners and users. For example, with ever increasing pressure to show value for IT investment, web platforms can be completely virtualized, using third-party infrastructure and robust services; or they can run client-side in browsers with virtualized hardware at the core.
TelecityGroup aims to outline the advantages and shortcomings of the various web platforms and technologies available to the IT purchaser.
The ultimate location for data centres?
Thordur Hilmarsson, Managing Director, Invest in Iceland
Specifying the best location for data centres is a complex business, especially in a world of increasing energy prices and carbon footprint concerns. Factors to be taken into account include security, technical capability, power, land costs, housing costs, and connectivity. A recent survey by PwC discovered that Iceland’s many unique attributes make for a compelling story when it comes to locating your data centres.
