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WHAT: Next Generation Data Center Summit hosted by BrightTALK™

This online summit will feature presentations by IT thought leaders who will present real life examples of NGDC implementation, best practice considerations, and new technologies that impact the data center. They will also discuss the optimization of mission-critical applications and all the technology that supports and integrates them, including storage, servers, networking and communications.

WHEN:  Thursday, July 30, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. GMT (The webcasts will also be immediately recorded and viewable on-demand at brighttalk.com.)

TOPICS AND PRESENTERS:
“Reducing Cost and Increasing Efficiency in the Data Centre”
Victor Smith, Data Centre Strategist at The Green Grid & Dell

“EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres”
Liam Newcombe, BCS Data Centre Specialist, Group Secretary

“Getting Closer to the Data Center: Colacem Case Study”
Renzo Rossi, Colacem S.p.A., Chief Technology Officer

“Managing the Infrastructure of Data Centres”
David Cuthbertson, Managing Director at Square Mile Systems

“Save Energy Now in Data Centers, A Case Study at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab”
Dale Sartor of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

“Enabling Tomorrow's Data Center Using Open Management Standards”
Winston Bumpus, President of the DMTF & Director of Standards Architecture at VMware

“Data Center as the Platform”
Bradley Ellison, IT-OPS Data Center Architect at Intel Corporation

“Data Centre Design & Management Considerations”
John Windebank, Principal Solution Architect, Global DC Efficiency Practice at Sun Microsystems

“The Green Grid and the Future of the Data Center”
Mark Monroe, Director of Sustainable Computing at Sun Microsystems; Board Member at The Green Grid

“The New Data Center Network”
Tom Clark, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer at Brocade

“If Not Now, When? Create a Data Recovery Plan Today”
Simon Johnson, Data Recovery Practice Lead at GlassHouse Technologies Ltd.(UK)

“Trends in Data Protection and Restoration Technologies”
Jason Iehl, Senior Data Protection Solutions Architect at NetApp

“Security in the Cloud”
Kristin Lovejoy, Director, Governance & Risk Mgmt, Corporate Security at IBM

“Data Center Best Practices and Power Effectiveness”
Bob Doherty, Principal & Data Center Manager at OMS in Your Data Center LLC & Former Manager of Data Center Operations at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

WHERE: The Next Generation Data Center Summit program details and registration are available on BrightTALK:  http://www.brighttalk.com/summit/datacenter?utm_source=Realwire&utm_medium=mediaalert&utm_campaign=realwireSEO

ADD WEB 2.0 CONTENT TO YOUR SITE: The summit can also be accessed (live and later on-demand) through the BrightTALK player, which can be embedded into any of your websites and blogs. For information on how to embed a player or to participate in future summits, contact Sophie Lam at 020 7397 8637 or slam (at) brighttalk.com.

ABOUT BrightTALK:
BrightTALK is devoted to making webcasting the ultimate business tool for transferring knowledge. BrightTALK creates a vibrant exchange of ideas between presenters and viewers featuring live, interactive access to the world's top thought leaders.

Media Contact: Sophie Lam 020 7397 8637 or slam (at) brighttalk.com