Leo Chen, the Senior Architect behind Alibaba Infrastructure Service’s new Zhangbei Cloud Data Center will be sharing his experience and insights on 9 November, during his afternoon plenary keynote at DCD Converged Hong Kong 2016. He will take the audience through the journey undertaken to design and build Alibaba’s Zhangbei Cloud Data Center.

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Phase 1 of the US$2.9bn cloud base was launched in April this year. The Zhangbei Cloud Data Center will host 80% of Alibaba’s cloud and big data services, reflecting the company’s intentions to expand its offerings in these high demand areas.

“I am looking forward to sharing my insights and industry knowledge at DCD Converged Hong Kong. We need to constantly challenge attitudes and practices in technology adoption, in order to bring forward “smart thinking” across the design and operation of IT infrastructure,” says Leo Chen, IDC Senior Architect, Alibaba Infrastructure Service.

Joining him are 30 key speakers including Andrew Anker, former head of infrastructure Services and CISO at AIA; Ed Ansett, Co-Founder and Chairman at i3 Solutions Group, and Jonathan Leung, Senior Vice President, Head of Hosting Service at Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited.

The Glitz and Glamour of the APAC Data Center Awards Night

DCD Converged Hong Kong is part of the inaugural Hong Kong Data Center Week which features industry events such as the prestigious 3rd APAC DCD Awards.

Recognising and celebrating innovations in the Data Center industry, the 12 category winners will be announced at an awards ceremony and gala dinner on the evening of 9 November, bringing HKDCW to an exciting close.

Seats or tables for this premier event can be reserved by contacting [email protected]. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

Qualified end-users can apply for complimentary registration to DCD Converged

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.

Register here.