Time: 09:00 (GMT+2)
Duration: 4 hours
Date: 7 March 2024
Executive Forum
Why should you attend?
Discover the trends, challenges and changes in Africa’s data centre landscape.
Learn how to implement the data infrastructure of tomorrow, which is agile, responsive and green.
Learn about the mega data centre of the future and the revolutionary new Vertiv SmartCabinet™.
Agenda
Opening - discover the Vertiv value proposition and unique solutions
George Moss, Enterprise Director Southern Africa, Vertiv
Datacentre Trending and Survey Results 2023
Eben Owen, Senior Business Director - Anglophone Africa, Uptime Institute Professional Services
The Technology Horizon 2030
Jon Abbott, Technologies Director & Industry Advisory, Strategic Clients EMEA, Vertiv
Scaling up with a micro data centre and moving closer to the edge
Jonathan Duncan, Application Engineering & Technical Solutions Director - Africa, Vertiv
Vertiv in action - Vertiv case studies
George Moss, Enterprise Director Southern Africa, Vertiv
Panel discussion: Stepping into the future - Data centre optimisation
Aki Anastasiou, Technology Influencer, Facilitator and Conference Host
Jon Abbott, Technologies Director & Industry Advisory, Strategic Clients EMEA, Vertiv
Eben Owen, Senior Business Director - Anglophone Africa, Uptime Institute Professional Services
Cor Van Nugteren, General Manger Thermal, ISF ICT
- Unpack what the data centre of the future looks like for Africa
- Understand the how and why of optimising your data centre
- How best to prioritise sustainability and efficiency in data centres
If you are an enterprise data infrastructure decision maker, this event is for you! Including:
Primary CIOs, IT Managers, IT Operations heads, Data centre managers, Infrastructure managers, Facilities managers
About The Capital 15 on Orange
A showstopper with distinctive design. The Capital 15 On Orange Hotel is set within Cape Town’s richly historical Company’s Garden and anchored by Table Mountain and Lion’s Head. Stroll down to vibrant Kloof Street, a culinary destination full of trendy cafes, stunning restaurants and cocktail bars. Next door is the Planetarium and the V&A Waterfront is a mere 3km away. Combining distinctive architecture and exquisite luxury, you know you have arrived somewhere unique the moment you step into our reception. The restaurant, pool, bar and pool deck have views of the majestic Table Mountain and Signal Hill. The hotel also features conference venues, a stunning spa and a gym.
About Vertiv
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv does business in more than 130 countries.
Visit: www.vertiv.com