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Making the most of Middle East’s digital infrastructure

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James Netherwood, Head of Research Middle East, Capacity and Datacloud, discusses the upcoming Capacity Middle East event and the launch of Datacloud Middle East. The events unite over 3,500 executives from over 90 countries for visionary content and unrivalled networking and business opportunities. Capacity and Datacloud Middle East unite the entire ecosystem to drive digital transformation, unlock the value of AI, and enhance connectivity for all. With a reputation for attracting leading regional and international carriers, the event is continuing to evolve with the launch of Datacloud Middle East in 2026 for hyperscalers, data centre operators and suppliers.

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Making the most of the Middle East’s digital infrastructure

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DEI matters more than ever - in the IT industry and beyond

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Liz Blackman, Chief Marketing Officer at Avantra, discusses the continuing importance of DEI, despite some recent ‘push back’, explaining the importance of women's perspectives in creating balanced leadership teams, how diverse viewpoints lead to better solutions and innovation in technology, the responsibility of current women leaders in challenging stereotypes for future generations and some practical approaches to creating more equitable environments in male-dominated industries.

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WOMEN IN IT – Jenny Briant, Academy Operations Director at the Ten10 Academy

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Jenny Briant, Academy Operations Director at the Ten10 Academy, shares valuable insights on empowering women in tech and promoting inclusive workplaces – including building a career in tech without a traditional tech background; the importance of DEI representation in AI and tech leadership; AI in recruitment: the need for human oversight; empowering women and Gen Z in tech; and just why a well-crafted DEI strategy can bring so many benefits to an organisation when it comes to both employee and customer interactions.

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Private solution to a public cloud ‘problem’

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Mike Hoy, CTO, Pulsant, outlines some of the end user uncertainties related to cloud - discussing network connectivity, data sovereignty and data migration concerns. With AI set to ask further cloud questions, Mike explains how Pulsant’s recently launched Pulsant Private Cloud solution could just be the answer for many UK-based organisations, as well as how the planned acquisition of two further UK data centres enhances the company’s platformEDGE strategy.

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Reinventing the high-tech company of tomorrow

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Deborah Garand, Managing Director - High Tech, Accenture, discusses the findings of the company’s recent ‘As a Service, at Your Service’ research report which looks at the challenges and opportunities for high-tech companies as they look towards as-a-service (aaS) offerings to improve customer value and operational flexibility. The stakes are high, with 97% of executives believing generative AI can expedite the organisation’s strategic shift toward aaS models, while 75% of executives believe that legacy technology hardware companies will no longer exist unless they begin acting more like software companies.

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IceCloud Integrated Services - setting the standard for sustainable computing

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Kenneth Tan, Executive Director at Sardina Systems, Philip Kaye, Co-Founder and Director at Vespertec and Kristófer Andri Kristinsson, Product Manager and Business Development Manager at Borealis Data Center, explain how the three organisations have collaborated to develop an integrated IT solution that simplifies operations, offers optimised pricing, and is powered by 100% sustainable energy.

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AI cloud platform promises sustainable compute

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Alex Sharp, Chief Projects Officer, Data Centres at Nscale, outlines the scale of the AI data centre challenge – with average rack consuming 130 kilowatts of power, and as chips become more sophisticated, so too does their appetite for energy. In just five years, data centres could account for up to 30% of global emissions. Happily, there are ways in which such a future can be addressed to ensure a sustainable, digital future for the data centre sector.

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Dealing with IT infrastructure complexity in a hybrid cloud world

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Andy Bevan, Head of Propositions and Strategy Consulting at Daisy Corporate Services, discusses recent research findings which reveal that two-thirds of IT leaders say that legacy infrastructure is creating a sustainability nightmare. Andy explores the options available for addressing this problem, with a consumption-based IT infrastructure model the likely solution.

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Data repatriation adds to hybrid momentum

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Mark Noland, Technology Manager at Kingston Technology, discusses the growing trend for organisations to move back certain IT assets on premises, and data repatriation in particular. He explores the many factors to consider when it comes to developing a hybrid model – with a mixture of cloud and on-prem delivering an optimised IT environment.

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Cloud repatriation fuels hybrid momentum

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Calvin Hsu, VP of Product Marketing, Citrix, discusses the company’s recent study, which found that a quarter of UK IT leaders have moved or are thinking of moving at least half of their workloads out of the cloud and back to on-premises. Calvin explores the reasons behind such cloud repatriation – and also offers some advice to help companies better understand what workloads belong where in today’s hybrid IT world.

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