Why is the German economy being slow to embrace the digital future? What do companies need to do? These are the questions IT analyst and author Tim Cole will be answering in his keynote speech at Rittal’s IT practical days. Cole has been monitoring and analysing the digital transformation for many years, remaining in close dialogue with business, political and financial leaders. At the industry event on 20 June at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Stuttgart and on 27 June at BMW Welt in Munich, IT decision-makers will discover the opportunities and challenges of the digital transformation at first hand.
Data centre a focal point of digitalisation
“In Tim Cole, we have secured the services of a first-class IT expert and speaker for the practical days. I’m very much looking forward to his speech and to further stimulating discussions about IT trends and issues. IT managers attending the event will obtain valuable business know-how and inspiration direct from the excellent speakers,” says Rittal’s Vice President Sales IT Germany Christian Ludwig. Besides Cole, speakers from Cisco Systems, TÜV IT, PINNOW & Partner and iNNOVO Cloud will be passing on their experience and expertise at workshops. The focus will be on the challenges and changes for data centres in the era of digital transformation.
Workshops on key future topics
Workshop 1: Hybridisation of the data centre world – how cloud models are changing data centre construction. Speaker: Dr. Sebastian Ritz, Managing Director and founder of iNNOVO Cloud GmbH.
Workshop 2: The significance and requirements of IoT/edge computing for the traditional data centre. Speakers: Roland Bätz, Data Centre Cloud Specialist, and Stephan Fleck, Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco Systems GmbH
Workshop 3: The future-proof data centre – planning and operating challenges. Speaker: Carsten J. Pinnow, Managing Partner, PINNOW & Partner GmbH
Workshop 4: Modularity and efficiency of edge and container data centres. Speakers: Michael Nicolai, Rittal GmbH & Co. KG (20 June; Stuttgart); Bernd Hanstein, Rittal GmbH & Co. KG (27 June; Munich)
Further information
For further details and to register for this free event, go to www.rittal.de/praxistag-it.