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IDC Cloud & Datacenter Roadshow

Leveraging the Economics and Sustainability of Cloud in the Digital Era

Overview

Organizations across South Africa have reached the conclusion that the clearest path to cloud lies in having a flexible and resilient IT model that enables them to ensure business continuity and deploy their IT strategies. IDC's latest research shows that 46% of organizations in the country plan to significantly increase their investments in infrastructure transformation capabilities (the digital infrastructure that enables cloud, software-defined solutions, etc.) over the next 12–18 months.

Cloud-centric operating models have grown to become integral components of modernizing IT environments across South Africa. Those organizations that adopt resilient cloud-based models are perfectly placed to transform the application of technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning into on-the-ground competitive advantages that can be leveraged to execute their visions for the future.

The 2023 edition of the IDC Cloud & Datacenter Roadshow will examine the current state of the South African cloud market. Leading industry experts will explore topics such as cloud management, security, governance, orchestration, sustainability, and customer engagement as they present proven strategies for implementing digital-first business models, accelerating development and delivery, and enabling innovation.

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Agenda

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Wednesday March 15, 2023
8:00

Registration & Networking

9:30

IDC Welcome Address

9:35

Panel Discussion: Building a Resilient Multi Cloud Strategy

10:05

Are You Able to Anticipate the Next Digital Crisis?

10:19

Ask Questions and Stand a Chance to Win a Sterilizer & Wireless Charger!

10:20

The Inevitable Shift To The Cloud

10:34

Ask Questions and Stand a Chance to Win a Backpack (Courtesy: Dell Technologies)!

10:35

Do we need yet another cloud in South Africa?

10:48

Ask Questions and Stand a Chance to Win a Sterilizer & Wireless Charger!

10:50

Adapting Cloud for Critical Infrastructure

11:05

Tea / Coffee & Networking Break

11:34

Welcome Back Raffle! Complete the Survey and Stand a Chance to Win a Backpack (Courtesy: Dell Technologies)!

11:40

The Rise of the Decentralized Cloud

11:55

Securing Any Application Journey On Any Cloud

12:09

Ask Questions and Stand a Chance to Win an Alex Verga Notebook!

12:10

Hybrid Cloud at the Edge: Bringing Compute to the Data

12:24

Ask Questions and Stand a Chance to Win an Alex Verga Notebook!

12:25

When Costs Rain on Your Cloud Parade

12:40

Understanding the Bolts & Nuts of Data Hygiene Prior to Migrating

12:55

Panel Discussion: Delivering Enterprise Level Agility in the Cloud Era

13:10

Summary & Close

13:15

Mega Raffle!! Two winners stand a chance to win a Google Home each!

13:20

Lunch & Networking

Speakers

Keoikantse Marungwana

Senior Research & Consulting Manager, IDC

Victor Thobakgale

Executive Technology Operations Lead, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM)

Neda Smith

Divisional Director: IT, City Lodge Hotel Group

Pfarelo Masithulela

Senior Manager: Storage & Data Protection Platforms, Multichoice Group

Luyanda Ntuane

CIO, MOTUS Car Rental Division, MOTUS Car Rental Division

Thabiso Hlatshwayo

Senior Solution Consulting Manager, OpenText Africa

Ian Jansen van Rensburg

Chief Technologist and SE Director, VMware

Jaap Scholten

Head of Group Hybrid IT Strategy at Datacentrix and Chief Operations Officer at eNetworks

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Faith Burn

Chief Information Officer, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

Jonathan Tullett

Associate Research Director, IT Services Sub-Saharan Africa, IDC

Ajay Govind

Systems Engineer, Fortinet

Bevan Lock

Senior Sales Engineer, Lenovo, Lenovo

Devi Moodley

CIO, Momentum Metropolitan Holdings

Sizwe Gwala

Head of Data Governance, ABSA Bank (South Africa)

Vukosi Sambo

Executive Head of Data Solutions & Business Insight, Medscheme (South Africa)

Justin Williams

CISO, MTN Group

Warren Hero

Chief Information & Digital Officer, Webber Wentzel

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Thato Sopeng

Chief Information Officer: Energy, Sasol

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