John Kreyling is moving from his role as Business Development Director to become the new MD of Centiel in the UK. He shares his excitement in taking on the new role, his objectives for the future and outlines the ways in which UPS technology can continue to make a major contribution to the data centre industry, as it seeks to address the challenges and opportunities around power availability and management, alongside a wider sustainability focus.
Watch OnlineBen Pritchard, CEO of AVK, a fast-growing supplier of innovative and sustainable power solutions for data centres and energy-intensive organisations both here and in Europe, discusses how the data centre industry can drive forward the sustainable power agenda by focusing on the development of microgrids, alongside existing efforts on renewables and decarbonisation more generally. The digital infrastructure industry has the opportunity to become a genuine sustainability enabler in the world of digital power solutions.
Watch OnlineJohn Booth, MD of Carbon3IT, explains the thinking behind the new National Data Centre Academy, as part of his company’s commitment to decarbonising ICT estates across the globe, by providing training in energy efficiency best practices in a real server room environment, demonstrating and showcasing products to accelerate the net zero agenda, and updating information on concepts and innovation to reduce energy consumption and to meet existing and future regulations.
Watch OnlineErik Nicolai, CEO of Workspace 365, discusses the building blocks of a digital workplace, and more general digital transformation, strategy, highlighting the challenges to be overcome – such as complexity, security, legacy infrastructure, shadow IT and company culture – along with the significant business and employee benefits which are achieved with digital success.
Watch OnlineBen Rogers, Sales Manager, CloudBilling, explains the ways in which the company helps MSPs to overcome multiple billing challenges by providing automation, standardisation and reducing complexity. CloudBilling also offers significant added value with continuously developing business intelligence and data analytics services. MSPs attending our forthcoming flagship, London Managed Services Summit will have a chance to discuss their own billing challenges and requirements with CloudBilling in person.
Watch OnlineGartner’s leading cybersecurity analysts, Michael Kranawetter and Jie Zhang, discuss the findings of two recent research reports – the Hype Cycle for Cyber-Risk Management, 2024 and the Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2024. They share brilliant insights into some of the key topics and trends highlighted, including AI in cyber risk management, SaaS security posture management, Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), data security governance and Cybersecurity Program Performance Management (CPPM). Gie and Michael also discuss the increasing importance of aligning cybersecurity strategies with business objectives.
Watch OnlineCarl Berry, Channel Director NW EMEA, at cloud and app security company, F5, to discuss why partner strategies need to evolve in the face of the increasingly competitive market. Carl also comments on where he believes the opportunities lie for the channel ecosystem to diversify and stand out from competitors, with being channel-first, staying laser focused and understanding and addressing customer pain points put forward as key objectives – and shares a couple of partner examples, explaining how F5 is working with both Computacenter and Bluefort Security.
Watch OnlineMichael Crean, Senior Vice President Managed Security Services and Spencer Starkey, Executive VP of Sales and Head of EMEA Channels, both at SonicWall, provide a comprehensive update on the company’s Channel strategy - reporting on the recent Elevate events, some company acquisitions and channel initiatives, the launch of the SonicPlatform, as well as discussing the findings of several cybersecurity research reports. The overwhelming message seems to be that end users are looking for help when it comes to building and optimising their cybersecurity strategies, providing a great business opportunity for both MSPs and specialist MSSPs.
Watch OnlineChris Peterson, Vice President of Global Channels at Veracode, explains how the enhancements to Veracode’s Velocity Partner and Partner Technical Certification Programmes are a direct result of partner feedback and tailored to meet their varying levels of engagement, investment and needs. The clarity and simplicity of the programme will allow Veracode’s customers to focus more on delivering value and less on navigating complexities, as well as driving advancements in application risk management.
Watch OnlineSteve Young, UK SVP and MD, Dell Technologies, explains how can businesses can navigate the high upfront cost of AI while aiming for cost-saving and efficiencies, the importance of adopting an 'AI-first' approach to investment and how to go about devising and implementing an organisation-wide AI strategy that balances upfront costs versus anticipated benefits.
Watch OnlineThomas Barber, Vice President, Communications Infrastructure and Datacenter at GlobalFoundries, explains how the adoption of silicon photonics in data centres enables ultra-fast data transmission between GPUs at double the speed, enhancing the efficiency and performance of communication systems to meet today’s demand for generative AI, while also providing a more sustainable method of data processing. Thomas also discusses other power management solutions that can save up to 10% of data centrepower consumption, and the promise of RF GaN technology for future communication needs.
Watch OnlineDr Chris Ballance, co-founder and CEO of Oxford Ionics, explains how the company has developed and proven the building blocks of a high-performance, scalable quantum computer, and has also demonstrated that its quantum chips can be produced at scale in a standard semiconductor factory. Chris says that its chip provides over twice the performance of previous world records - achieved without using error correction – detailing why he believes that useful quantum computers are now within touching distance.
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