Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
WHAT: AFCOM’s Data Center World®, the world’s
largest data center industry show that covers the data center from top
to bottom, will take place this week in Orlando. It’s the only
conference that features IT and facilities management practices,
processes and solutions under one roof. Data Center World 2009 opens
today at the Marriott World Center in Orlando, FL, and runs through
Wed., Oct. 7, and we invite you to visit the show and talk to the data
center professionals that manage the data the runs our world.
Local media technology/career angles: Data Center and
facilities managers from across Florida and the country will be
available to discuss:
How they started their careers and how to break into the data center
industry, ones that faces skills gaps and is seeking the next
generation of IT professionals
Why data centers are vital to everyday life from buying groceries to
booking a flight online to securing our nation
Top conference highlights also include data centers and energy;
cyber-security; new technology such as cloud computing, SaaS,
Virtualization and open source; running lean data centers during the
recession
WHO:
World’s leading data center professionals, experts, and analysts.
In addition, the world’s leading vendors of data center technologies.
WHEN:
Sunday, October 4 – Wednesday, October 7
WHERE:
Orlando World Center Marriott
8701 World Center Dr
Orlando, FL 32821
About AFCOM
AFCOM (www.afcom.com)
is a 4,500 membership organization of worldwide data center managers,
and operators of the bi-annual Data Center World (www.datacenterworld.com).