Scheduled to be held over a three week period in October , 451 Research ’ s flagship event is a series of virtual events aimed at helping cloud industry professionals deliver more valuable IT-driven business outcomes in an era of unprecedented change and disruption . The focus of this year ’ s virtual events will be on helping IT professionals use the power of the cloud to increase agility and resilience as the industry enters the broad production phase of cloud deployment . Day Two of the event , currently slated for October 8 , will focus on the data centre industry , with keynotes and roundtables covering industry trends like data centre misalignment and the future of networking and interconnection . The event agenda has largely been crafted around the expertise of event organiser , 451 Research ( now a part of S & P Global ), which is providing the lion ’ s share of thought leaders and expert speakers for the event , including 451 Research co-founder and Research Director , William Fellows . Key Speakers : Brett Azuma , SVP , 451 Research ; Ciaran Flanagan , Head of Global Data Centre Solutions , ABB

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