DCD>Dallas 2019 Show Preview
Your on-site guide to what's on at the only national event for Colo, Cloud, Telco & MSP
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Meet the Speakers: DCD>Middle East & Africa Digital Week
Over 40+ industry experts weigh in at the digital conference dedicated to upgrading the region’s data center and cloud infrastructure for the digital economy.
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DCD>Dallas 2019 Highlights Brochure
Preview the not-to-be-missed sessions at the 5th Annual event
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DCD>Dallas 2019 Delegate List
See who you could meet onsite this October at the only national event for Colo, Cloud, Telco & MSP
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DCD>London 2019 Conference Highlights
Take a deep dive into the agenda, speakers and themes at this year's DCD>London with your definitive show guide
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DCD>Middle East & Africa Digital Week Delegate List
See who you could be sharing best practice with during 14th edition of DCD>Middle East & Africa Digital Week
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DCD>Singapore 2019 Show Guide
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The 4th Industrial Revolution: Digital Transformation & An Opportunity for Engineers to Reposition?
Kevin will walk us through a journey from the horse drawn cart to artificial intelligence, digital twinning and ultimately give a glimpse into the future of our industry. The world is going through a rapid pace of technological disruption and the construction, engineering and the data center industries are just beginning to see the benefits of the digital developments impacting our world.
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Is cloud going to eventually overshadow the on-premise data center?
In 2017, the iGA (Kingdom Information & e-Government Authority) launched a cloud-first policy requiring all new government ICT procurement to evaluate cloud-based services first. At the same time AWS has chosen Bahrain as its first infrastructure region. This session explores whether in time, there will be a swing with cloud becoming the centre of data storage and, data centers being used for critical infrastructure only.
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The need for speed – Influences of trends and technologies on the next generation of data centers
Artificial intelligence, virtual reality and the increasing number of connected devices place new challenges on data centers. How to keep up with the expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT)? What are the latest implications of technology and evolving standards and can you optimize the infrastructure?
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Data Centres without Batteries - Improving reliability, saving space and changing perception
The Power infrastructure needs of Modern Data Centres are explored with a review of UPS energy storage including battery and flywheel topologies. Conventional Genset and UPS configurations are addressed leading to a summary of facts and myths about battery backed data centres and the associated trend in lower autonomy UPS energy storage solutions.
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How do you incorporate automation and AI into your operations for optimal efficiency and transparency in real-time?
How can AI improve uptime and efficiency in the region? What are the benefits of seeing exactly what is going on in your data center? EPMS, DCIM, BCMs, BMS….what are the various AI applications available to improve your data system? Which is the most appropriate for your requirements and how can they help you allocate your energy usage to the areas most in need?
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The smart evolution – Data center evolution in an era of smart cities, e-governments and 5G capability in the Middle East
Hear about how the key stakeholders in the region are using the latest best practices to ensure that their smart city can flourish with a robust IT infrastructure. This session will outline everything from connectivity and 5G acceleration to edge deployment, as well as IT efficiency and sustainability.
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Plenary Keynote: Datacenter Transformation for the Digital Era
Mehmet Uner will take you on a tour of Azure’s datacenter architecture and implementation innovations, describing everything from Azure’s reliable clean-energy datacenter designs, to how FPGAs are used to accelerate networking and machine learning, to how storage servers are designed to deliver ultra-low latency and high throughput, and more.
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Plenary Keynote: Uptime Institute – Strategies for achieving hybrid infrastructure resiliency
This session will discuss the pros and cons of various resilient architectures, as well as strategies to gain accountability and visibility into hybrid IT environments. Learn about this change and how your organisation should be preparing to embrace these approaches. Additionally, understand the risk and opportunity of operating in such a hybrid environment, and the associated business reporting that must exist to be successful.
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Plenary Keynote: Emerging Cyber risks- Role of CISO in Data Protection
The opening Plenary Keynote from DCD>Dubai 2018, presented by George Eapen of Petrofac