London, 1st February 2010 The organizers and researchers of 6th Data Centres Europe 2010 (www.datacentres.com/dce) have announced today that Christian Belady, Principal Infrastructure Architect at Microsoft, will keynote at the event. Data Centres Europe is the premier regional networking hub for service companies engaged in the sector, and enterprise IT leadership. The event will take place at the Espaces Antipolis, near Nice, France 22-23 April 2010.

The 6th Data Centres Europe 2010 will include a special focus on enterprise customers of data centres and their evolving outsourcing needs as emerging private clouds, new technologies and market shift impact across the sector. Uniquely the conference is provided each year with results of new research conducted by BroadGroup Consulting. Special workshops will cover Data Centre Security, Architecting and Building new Data Centres and the implementation of the European Code of Conduct.

“I see events like Data Centres Europe 2010 as a huge opportunity for the data center industry to come together and collectively drive improvements in environmental sustainability, security, and operational excellence for our customers. I am honored to have been invited and look forward to the dynamic discussions with all of the participants,” remarked Christian Belady. 

“We are especially delighted by the participation of Microsoft at the 2010 event,” commented Philip Low, ceo of BroadGroup. “Supported by an all-industry steering group, our own research programmes and unique content, and an exciting line-up of star speakers, data centre players are ensuring they secure presence at the flagship networking event”.

Data Centres Europe provides a networking platform for end users, services and solution providers, investors, and professional intermediaries. The event includes the conference, special workshops, exhibition and the annual Awards Ceremony. http://www.datacentres.com/dce/
 
Patron of the event is APC by Schneider Electric. Sponsors of the event are: Interxion, TelecityGroup, XKL LLC, Euclyde SA, Strategies/CadwinFM, Lamda Hellix Datacentres, APL, CB Richard Ellis. Keynote/Participating Organization: Microsoft. Industry Partners: Colocation Exchange, Noodlesoft Technologies, TMT Consultants, Media Partners: IX News Search, Data Centre News, Telecom Deal Alert, IT One. PR Partner: VP Communications.