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7th Annual Provider Forum on Data Centers & Cloud Services Infrastructure (West)
October 17, 2016 @ 8:00 am - October 18, 2016 @ 5:00 pm
The IMN Provider Forum on Financing & Investing in Data Centers & Cloud Services Infrastructure (West) focuses on critical business issues that C-level executives at data center, colocation and Cloud service providers must face, the program will address four key themes:
- Optimizing Business Models & Strategies for Growth
- Expanding to New Service Offerings
- Cost Reduction & Mitigation Strategies
- Cost-Effective Infrastructure Investment & Future-Proofing.
Back on the West Coast for a seventh consecutive year, last year’s event brought over 65 speakers including CEOs and Presidents of data center firms and 250+ attendees including prominent data center owners, tenants, investors, capital and service providers.
New topics for thought this year include the Political Environment for Data Centers; Water, SEC Regulation & Energy-Efficiency; Edge Computing vs. the 5-Watt Mega Data Center; Business Models 2020: Who Will Be the Winners?; As The Cloud Evolves so Does Your Decision: Building Your Own vs. Public vs. Wholesale & Hybrid Offerings; Monetizing Services through the Cloud; Lowering Data Center, Cloud Delivery & Reliability Costs; Transforming Your Data Center for the Economics of the Cloud vs. Cloud-Only Data Centers; Where Is Corporate Computing Going?; Plus, The Enterprise End User Shark Tank: What Are You Looking for Space-Wise?
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 20 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.