Data Centre Optimisation

The IT Datacentre is the heart and lifeblood of virtually every enterprise today. 

Keeping IT equipment maintained and up-to-date can go some way toward solving availability problems and reducing downtime.  However, this only addresses the issue of high availability from a surface level and can sometimes mask a deeper, long term problem.  To achieve a truly effective and efficient data centre you need to look at the IT infrastructure holistically. 

The challenge is clear – simplify and optimize the infrastructure so that you can efficiently respond in a cost-effective way.  Effective optimization of the IT infrastructure has never been more important than it is in today’s age of fast-paced business, intense competition and a growing service-based economy.  Ensuring data centre is capable of supporting future business growth and having agility to scale accordingly is crucial.

BMME is working with our independent partners and industry experts who will deliver both clear and concise information and advice directly who needs it…the C-Level Executive within the fortune 500 corporations as well as senior and technical Management from the and Small and medium and large enterpises.

AREAS OF FOCUS:

• Effective Optimisation and containing costs
• Redefining data centre virtualization
• Standardisation of operating systems
• Provisioning of network management
• Automation of IT management processes

DISCUSSIONS:

• Leveraging technology to help drive business innovation.
• The road map to where?  Evaluating the needs of tomorrow’s Business-Critical infrastructure.
• Implementing data replication architectures for disaster recovery and continuous availability.
• Delivering a scalable storage solution for the business of tomorrow
• Managing Network-critical physical infrastructure to ensure availability and agility.
• Back up and recovery strategies for superior reliability and scalability.

END USERS:

• Unilever - NEIL CAMERON – CIO
• Glaxo Smith Kline – FORD CALHOUN – CIO
• Westpac Banking Corporation- EUGENE ZAID -Data Centre Strategy Manager.

ANALYSTS:

• SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association – Wayne Adams, Chairman
• AFCOM – Jill Eckhaus, President
• IDC – Vernon Turner, VP Enterprise Corporation

SECTION BREAKDOWN:

• IT Management
• Virtualisation/Storage
• Server Infrastructure
• Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery