Data Centres 2012

Date: 6th March 2012

European Data Centre Association (EUDCA) to launch at DataCentres 2012

The newly formed EUDCA to exhibit at the leading conference for content relating to the data centre industry, where they will also be welcoming new members.

March 6th 2012 - Data Centres 2012 to be held in Nice on the 23rd and 24th of May has been selected as the event to formally launch the new European Data Centre Association because of its regional audience and because of its reputation as the leading conference for content relating to the data centre industry. The European Data Centre Association will exhibit at the event, and welcomes new members to meet there.

Members already signed up to the EUDCA include leading data centre operators like Telecity, EBRC, Colt, DCO, Lamda Hellix and Interxion, major suppliers to the industry including Schneider Electric, Jerlaure, Stratégies and Siemens, leading consultants to the industry including Arup and Migration Solutions, and leading law firm Bird & Bird. 

“More than 50 companies and individuals have already signed up as members of the EUDCA with more joining every day as the association gains traction,” commented Alex Rabbetts, board member of the Association. “The EUDCA is now recognised as the voice at a European level that the industry needs.”

The official launch at the prestigious DataCentres 2012 event will see the EUDCA exhibiting, will offer the opportunity to meet its members, and welcome new members to join the association. The event will also hear the chairman of the association, Bernard Lecanu speak about the reasons that the Association was formed and its roadmap for the forthcoming year.

DataCentres 2012 will host three conference theatres, a training theatre, Data Centre cinema, with 100 speakers. Uniquely the event will also include 5 masterclasses by leading industry experts. 

Further information about the EUDCA can be found at www.eudca.org or by emailing info[at]eudca[dot]org

Contact: 
Bernard Lecanu, 
Chairman, 
Tel: +33 609 70 23 94

Source: BroadGroup

Datacenters 2012 Masterclass by Christian Belady of Microsoft Announced

LONDON, Feb 24, 2012 -- Datacentres 2012, (http://www.datacentres2012.com/) Europe`s leading content driven event for end users, telcos, datacenter operators, cloud players, energy specialists and companies engaged in the sector, has announced that Christian Belady, General Manager, Data Center Services, Global Foundation Services at Microsoft will provide a Masterclass at the event.

Taking place at the Acropolis convention center in Nice, France 23-24 May, the event brings together users, specifiers and providers to discuss key themes including energy efficiency, cloud evolution, DCIM, convergence, finance and investment, market outlook and opportunities among other topics.

Uniquely the two-day event will contain a series of five masterclasses in the largest programme so far that includes 100 speakers across 3 theaters. The event this year features a series of roundtable discussions with the leaderships of European datacenters, cloud operators, telcos and CIOs.

"The datacenter sector is facing an exciting, but challenging time. With unprecedented growth, we need to now approach everything differently and to utilize our inherent creativity and knowledge to open up new opportunities," commented Christian Belady. "The advent of the cloud is accelerating the rate of change and innovation which we must embrace to thrive. I look forward to taking part in this foremost European forum and joining the debate around these topics."

"We are delighted to welcome Christian Belady to Datacentres 2012," commented Warwick Dunkley, vice president at BroadGroup, the event researcher and producer. "The calibre of debate and tremendous quality of content will only be added to by his participation."

Sponsors of the event include Schneider Electric, Hewlett Packard, Infinity SDC, Emerson Network Power, Migration Solutions, TelecityGroup, and is supported by Microsoft and the European Data Centre Association. The event includes an industry exhibition with more than 70 companies.

Editors Note

As General Manager, Mr Belady is now responsible for driving the strategy and delivery of server and facility development worldwide, including research, engineering, construction, and operations for Microsoft`s data center portfolio. These data centers provide the foundational cloud infrastructure for over 200 Microsoft online and cloud services for consumers and businesses worldwide.

SOURCE: BroadGroup