Data Center 2009 looks for the next-gen green IT challenge

MUMBAI: Trade Fairs and Conference International (TFCI), a leading producer of premiere business & technology events, organised a summit - ���DataCenter 2009, India���s largest conference focusing on the green initiatives in Data Centers.

The objective of the conference was to provide a holistic approach to the enterprises on drivers that can help build greener data centers. Considering the current tough market conditions, the conference also highlighted the benefits that can be achieved from environment-friendly server environments.

Topics covered at the conference emphasized on critical factors such as people, technologies, processes, data center facilities, value proposition of the business, and how to effectively manage the impending transitions.

Companies like Sify Technologies, Wipro, EMC Corporation, Dell, APC, Hewlett-Packard, Netmagic Solutions, Tyco Electronics, IBM, Hitachi, Airtel, Red Hat and Extreme Networks participated in the conference.

Discussing on the recent trends in IT Infrastructure and Data Centers, Saji Thoppil, General Manager, Compute & Storage, Wipro Infotech, said, ���IT is entering a crucial phase in its evolution. Emerging from the present economic downturn it can be an Information Technology that is clear, concise and clean, able to catapult itself to a higher level of value to the business.���