Gartner Data Center & IT Operations Summit 2011

The Must-Attend Event For IT Infrastructure

At the Gartner Data Center & IT Operations Summit you'll learn how cloud computing, infrastructure innovation and virtualization can create positive business outcomes, whilst effective management of the data center continues to advance improved sustainability, uptime and recoverability.

Agenda Highlights
Hot topics to be covered:

-Virtualization and cloud computing
-Storage trends
-Server technology and innovation
-Strategic vendor management
-Client computing architectures

Key Benefits

Through analyst sessions, problem-solving workshops and peer interaction, you'll gain the insight necessary to:

-Meet with your industry peers during networking sessions and share experiences
-Make wise investments with guidance on the technologies and vendors in each space
-Support your business by learning about the approaches that will appeal to your leaders
-Benchmark your practices against the common practices and market leading examples
-Look beyond the day-to-day. Learn from the experts for the best view of your road ahead
-A two day agenda packed with insights and world-class research

Infrastructure professionals have a clear goal to deliver cost-effective services for business benefit. Virtualization and Cloud Computing, however, are clouding the picture having become top CIO priorities. To maintain the position of 'trusted' service provider, you need to dispel the myth that these technologies allow IT to be bypassed. Meanwhile, the Data Center mandate to manage facilities, power and cooling and improved capacity planning continues to increase pressure. Establishing the true innovations that you can offer to lower costs, improve service levels and support growth is mission-critical.

Gartner will help you identify the appropriate inve