Delegates were kept busy at Hong Kong Datacenter Week 2016 with an extensive range of sessions including a HGC GlobalCentre Visit, the HKDCW Opening Ceremony, DCD Converged HK Conference & Expo, various networking opportunities, DCPRO Development training opportunities and the most-awaited 3rd DCD APAC Awards.
A cocktail of both local and international speakers graced the stage at the conference from organizations such as Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited, Tencent, Chayora, AIA and Alibaba. Thought leaders covered various verticals and themes such as Cybersecurity, maximizing IT and cost strategy, automation, Cloud networking, IoT, Big Data, mapping out a full picture of the bright future of the HK Data Center market.
The morning started with an opening address by Allen Yeung from supporting organization, Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), HKSAR, setting the premise for how DCD Converged plays a key role in convening the ecosystem and region for greater innovation. This was played out through the rest of the conference as we saw key speakers using the stage as an opportunity to highlight vital lessons and insights on current issues that the industry needs to address, starting with a powerful morning plenary keynote on by Ed Ansett, i3 Solutions on “What lessons can be learnt from recent high profile data center failures in Asia?”.
“It is great seeing the community come together to debate and discuss the next big ideas and evaluate the industry’s best practices as we soon enter a new year. We have had a record turnout of over 600 senior IT professionals that are serious in engaging and investing greater industry relationships to foster partnerships and projects to take the industry to greater heights. We have had delegates from all across Asia including Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Australia and Myanmar, a record turnout that packed the 2 conference halls and expo hall, ” says Vincent Liew, Managing Director – APAC, DCD Group.
Hear from some speakers and delegates about HKDCW here.
And the winners are….
Hong Kong Datacenter Week featured the glamorous 3rd DCD APAC Awards on the night of the conference, celebrating the outstanding work of various companies across 12 different categories and countries. After a rigorous and long judging process, the winners were announced at the awards ceremony and gala dinner. A prestigious award that indicates industry excellence, read about the winners and their projects here.
What’s next – SE Asia 2017
DCD is set to pave the way to a more decisive 2017/2018 for the industry, heading to over 8 countries including Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, Tokyo, China, Singapore, India and Hong Kong. Making it’s way around APAC starting with Thailand on 17 February, insights into the key role Thailand plays as the Cloud Data Center Gateway to Indochina will be delivered.
Hear from expert speakers focusing on the technologies and strategies surrounding Cloud Data Centers in Thailand. Join 300 senior IT professionals, where you will be able to learn how to implement key IT strategy and operations takeaways to increase your business advantage.
Qualified end-users can apply for complimentary registration
DCD has moved to a ‘free-to-attend, by invitation’ event model for qualified end-user business executives, managers and technical professionals directly engaged with IT, data center and cloud infrastructure. If your company operates its own on/off premise data center(s), or if you are a significant end-user of data center and cloud services and you are involved in technology planning, procurement, implementation, and operations, then you may qualify.
New to DCD: A complimentary Professional Advisor Passes is also available to one engineering/technical professional with management title/responsibility from each A/E consultancy/advisory firm (subject to criteria).
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