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11:00
11:05
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Welcome Address
Mark Walker
Associate Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa, IDC
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11:05
11:15
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IDC Keynote: Delivering Enterprise Level Agility in the Cloud Era
Mark Walker
Associate Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa, IDC
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Today’s organizations looking to digitally transform are forced to weigh cost controls vs. business agility. Despite corporate decision makers finding a clear link between cloud computing and business agility, the main concern is still cost savings rather than potential benefits. This session will cut through the hype and present the facts about what cloud can really deliver to both IT and the organization as a whole. |
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11:15
11:30
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Hybrid Data Management Across Multiple Clouds
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As public clouds mature from a mere technological novelty to an
established business platform in a relatively short period of time, the
value of data to an organization’s bottom-line increases. To optimally
put data to use, executives need the right tools and techniques for
managing data in a safe and effective manner, no matter where that data
resides. |
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11:30
11:45
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Datacenter Optimization Within a Transition to Cloud
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More than ever, datacenters must evolve to provide the agility and
efficiency that accelerate business growth. Powerful technologies
already exist to facilitate rapid service delivery such as cloud,
high-performance computing, and big data analytics. These technologies
provide huge opportunities for organizations, helping them transform
their data center infrastructure to meet the requirements of today’s
business while laying the groundwork for a next-generation data center
that supports even greater business innovation and efficiency. |
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11:45
12:00
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Managing Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
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Hybrid cloud management makes efficient use of public cloud hardware resources in data center administration or web hosting. Hybrid cloud management permits IT professionals in complex business organizations to procure the lowest costs on hardware resources through competitive bidding across platforms. Learn more about SDN hybrid cloud management software that enhances data security, guarantees continual uptime, and ensures the continuity of business services. |
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12:00
12:15
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Future Intelligence: Putting Hyperscale Analytics to Work
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Hyperscale is the ability of an IT system or
architecture to scale exponentially and rapidly to respond to demand
that is increasingly heavily. With hyperscale datacenters, enterprises
can replace individual physical components as opposed to replacing the
entire server. This approach gives extreme flexibility in scaling at the
physical level, as components can be added modularly. Learn more about
how hyperscale datacenters are changing the game from the way hardware
components are sourced to the way they are designed.
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12:15
12:30
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Cloud Is the Gateway to All Things DX
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In today’s digital world, the benefits of cloud are increasingly being
recognized by organizations across the region. Indeed, there is growing
consensus that cloud is the springboard for any successful digital
transformation journey. Join this session and learn more about the
benefits of cloud computing and how it has transformed doing business.
Be it flexibility, agility, speed, balance, scale, shared applications
and services, business continuity and disaster recovery, cloud
architectures have become a key component in organizational survival and
gaining a competitive edge. |
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12:30
12:45
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Re-Think Cloud, Be Cloud Smart
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Cloud has become the strategic pillar within any organization to build a
responsive, scalable & resilient business. Over time, organizations
have realized the need to adopt cloud smartly due to the inherent
complexities and choices arising with its adoption. How ever business
benefits cannot be achieved by a lift and shift of applications
mentality. We need to re- think Cloud. This session will talk of being
Cloud Smart. The discussion will focus on how to unlock the key
foundations to deliver cloud transformation at scale, and in a secure,
compliant and cost-effective way, enabling you to deliver on business
outcomes, stay market relevant and achieve your digital transformation
objectives. |
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12:45
13:00
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Impact of DX Strategies on Infrastructure
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Although DX across organizations bears certain similarities, each is
unique based on their exact needs. Executives driving an organization’s
DX efforts need to assess their IT investments, management strategies,
implementation/integration roadmaps, talent acquisition and retention,
and cloud migration/storage options to ensure a DX journey that enhances
the organization’s performance on multiple fronts. |
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13:00
13:15
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Keeping Up with The Demands of Cloud Security and Compliance
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Implementing digital technologies across both
government and business is a relatively complicated process, with
entities relying on outdated technologies, facing budgetary constraints,
meeting heightened security standards, and adhering to governance and
regulatory requirements. Without a clearly mapped out strategy that
modernizes business processes with new applications, breaks down silos,
consolidates DX objectives, and safely drives technology innovation in
the cloud, organizations will continue to face the same issues in the
future.
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13:15
13:30
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Future Intelligence: Putting Hyperscale Analytics to Work
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Hyperscale is the ability of an IT system or architecture to scale
exponentially and rapidly to respond to demand that is increasingly
heavily. With hyperscale datacenters, enterprises can replace individual
physical components as opposed to replacing the entire server. This
approach gives extreme flexibility in scaling at the physical level, as
components can be added modularly. Learn more about how hyperscale
datacenters are changing the game from the way hardware components are
sourced to the way they are designed. |
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13:30
14:15
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Track Sessions (Parallel Sessions)
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Track A: Managing Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
13:30 - 13:31
Session Overview
Mark Walker
Associate Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa, IDC
13:31 - 13:45
Digital Reinvention: Creating Value by Unlocking the Power of Your Infrastructure
13:44 - 13:45
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13:45 - 14:00
Next-Generation Enterprise IT – Managing a Hybrid-Cloud Environment
13:59 - 14:00
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14:00 - 14:15
Pathway to Possible: Hybrid Cloud at the Speed of Business
Pathway to Possible: Hybrid Cloud at the Speed of Business
Enterprise transformation is approaching an important inflection point.
The next decade will see businesses make major changes to their IT
operations to harness new technologies including IoT and 5G, which
create new forms of value and drive efficiencies. To find your way in
this new world, your business needs choice, control and the readiness to
embrace change. Hybrid cloud integration has become a way for
enterprises to harness new capabilities in order to take their IT into
the future.
14:14 - 14:15
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Track B: Evolving Security Best Practices for Cloud Services
13:30 - 13:31
Session Overview
Jonathan Tullett
Senior Research Manager, IT Services
13:31 - 13:45
Securely Bringing Together Separate Networks
Securely Bringing Together Separate Networks
For most organizations, the use of cloud technology
has offered the ability to quickly innovate. But for most
organizations, this has also meant supporting parallel networks – legacy
applications in the on-premises data center and those applications
migrated or created in the cloud. Separate networks and normally
separate security infrastructures.
This session will focus on the benefits of a
single security infrastructure offering the same, consistent level of
protection no matter where an application is born or where it’s located,
reducing exploitable vulnerabilities and complexity and increasing
protection against attacks.
13:44 - 13:45
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13:45 - 14:00
Securing the Cloud in 2022 and Beyond - Importance of Security Culture for Your Cloud Security
Securing the Cloud in 2022 and Beyond - Importance of Security Culture for Your Cloud Security
This session will share common threats to your cloud security as well as
evidence-based research about how a positive security culture will
improve your cloud security posture.
13:59 - 14:00
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14:00 - 14:15
Building a Cloud-Centric Cybersecurity System With Zero Touch
Building a Cloud-Centric Cybersecurity System With Zero Touch
Cloud and datacenters have been at the center of the architecture of
most organizations. However, in the post-COVID-19 era, it is now the
user. Holistic cybersecurity will be the top priority as no industry is
immune to cyberthreats and attacks, regardless of industry size or
vertical. This session will explore how organizations can establish a
solid cybersecurity posture through combination of zero trust
cybersecurity models, automated cybersecurity and 24/7 monitoring,
threat hunting, and incident response. It is time for organizations to
move from individual point security products to cybersecurity 'as a
system' platforms in which products work together to create automatic or
zero touch incident response.
14:14 - 14:15
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Track C: Maximizing Agility & Minimizing Risk in Deployment and Migration
13:30 - 13:31
Harish Dunakhe
Research Director, Software and Cloud, IDC Middle East, Africa, & Turkey
13:31 - 13:45
Cloud-Native Data Management via Enterprise-Grade Solutions
Cloud-Native Data Management via Enterprise-Grade Solutions
Enterprises are increasingly adopting SaaS and
public cloud platforms to host and deliver key mission- and
business-critical services. With cloud adoption, however, comes the need
to look at aspects such as recoverability from ransomware, data
protection, and data portability, particularly as getting data out of
the public cloud is difficult. Enterprises need affordable, low
maintenance, scalable, and flexible platforms that protect data across
on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-based environments. Such platforms should
also allow enterprises to manage and store all workloads via a single
interface. This discussion will delve into why organizations should
independently protect and secure their data in the cloud using
class-leading 'backup as a service' technology.
13:44 - 13:45
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13:45 - 14:00
Outsmarting the Competition by Using Hybrid Cloud Agility
Outsmarting the Competition by Using Hybrid Cloud Agility
Recent research has shown that hyper-converged
infrastructure is a real foundation and stepping stone to hybrid cloud.
While this is great, how does one navigate multi-cloud management and
integration complexities, skills shortages, and budget constraints while
doing more with less? In a world where the only constant is change, IT
remains under pressure to keep organizations running by enabling remote
workforces, especially during an unprecedented pandemic. This session
will explore how you can take advantage of the latest technologies and
innovation without “breaking the bank” while being nimble enough to
navigate the next global challenges around the corner.
13:59 - 14:00
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14:00 - 14:15
Mastering Hybrid Cloud Performance, De-Risking Cloud Migration and Adoption
14:14 - 14:15
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14:15
15:15
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Networking & Gamification
(Visit Partner Booths, Download Resources and Stand a Chance to Top the Scoreboard to win Exciting prizes!)
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15:15
15:16
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Summary & Close
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