Africa’s Anticipated IT Industry Cloud Event Preparations Gains Momentum

The anticipated 3^rd annual Cloud and Virtualisation Summit Africa will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, from 10 to 11 October 2012. The event is hosted by international business-to-business conferencing company, Kinetic Events. The must-attend event is aimed at business and technology leaders who need to understand how cloud computing and virtualisation is fundamentally transforming the way in which we think about, acquire and use computing resources.

Enterprise virtualisation projects are the focus of many IT professionals attempting to consolidate servers or data centres, decrease costs and launch successful “green” IT conservation initiatives. To better understand the greater concept of virtualising; IT resources are somewhat ‘squeezed’ from the enterprise computers processing power, memory, bandwidth and storage capacity, while transferring the data gathered onto the smallest number of hardware platforms possible,  and then strategically assigning those resources to operating systems and applications on a time-share basis.

The main driver gearing enterprises in transforming IT models and processes towards virtualisation and cloud computing for some or all of their computing infrastructures, is that the innovative, next-generation technology is a cost effective solution to enterprise IT infrastructures. Cloud computing is reforming the global IT marketplace, offering a more cost effective method for the enterprise to acquire and use IT. The summit focuses on how traditional enterprises are able to successfully adopt cloud computing, featuring industry thought leaders, industry experts and end-user experiences of cloud computing and virtualisation technologies.

The summit is aimed at industry enterprise and technology leaders with the thirst for knowledge and understanding, insight and guidance on how cloud computing and virtualisation is essentially transforming the way in which we think about, acquire and use computing resources. The summit will allow senior decision makers and industry executives to discover the most appropriate and effective level of cloud computing engagement for them, and how innovative cloud technologies can be deployed alongside existing static deployments of hardware and software.

The interactive format of the summit includes a cutting edge agenda offering strategic workshop sessions featuring industry thought leaders and innovative solution providers; expert-led interactive keynote sessions presented by internationally renowned guests,innovative networking and interactive discussion sessions, and an invaluable industry solution providers showcase area.

For more information, to apply to attend, comment or photographs, visit www.cloudsummit.co.za or contact Shaunei Meintjes on +27 21 555 0866 or shaunei@kineticevents.net. Follow @ITLeadersAfrica and @KineticEventsSA on Twitter for daily updates and news feeds.

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Shaunei Meintjes

Marketing Specialist, Kinetic Events

+27 (0) 21 555 0866

shaunei@kineticevents.net

www.kineticevents.net

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Southern Africa’s Premier Cloud Event For IT Leaders

The Cloud and Virtualisation Summit Africa offers innovative resources, ideas and best practice case studies enabling your enterprise to apply them immediately in order to leverage the cloud, assisting you in maximising performance, minimising costs and improving the scale of your projects. Improving resource utilisation through virtualising IT infrastructures is fast becoming precedence for enterprises, globally. Successful deployment requires upfront preparation and strategising when carefully determining the appropriate infrastructure components and architecture for the enterprise. The summit will allow attendees to discover the basic concepts behind cloud and virtualisation, the potential enterprise benefits and key decisions associated with virtualisation projects, and exactly how to get started with virtualisation assessment. 

Event           Cloud and Virtualisation Summit Africa

Date            10 to 11 October 2012

Venue          Hilton Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa

Website       http://www.cloudsummit.co.za/

The summit has been strategically developed to enable the convergence of enterprise and technology leaders, allowing attendees to explore the future of IT with cloud and virtualisation, and how cloud computing is fundamentally transforming the way in which we think about, acquire and use computing resources. The summit will allow senior executives to discover appropriate levels of enterprise cloud computing engagement, and how they can be deployed alongside existing static deployments of hardware and software. Share experiences with internationally renowned guests and industry experts, providing invaluable opportunities to discover next-generation transformations from a cutting edge conference agenda addressing critical industry cloud computing, virtualisation and enterprise-related issues. Best practice case studies presented by industry leaders and experts, while taking advantage of the unrivalled networking opportunities with executive peers within the African industry. 

Invited speakers include; 

	Dr Happy Sithole Centre of High Performance Computing, South Africa Director		Willem van Biljon Co-Founder & Vice President of Products Nimbula
	Simon Hudson Indwe Risk Services Executive Head: Business Improvement & Group CIO		Derrick Plank Founder ClearSpace Consulting
	Doug Vela Ubank CIO		Rocky Gwewera Senior Manager: Enterprise Architecture Development Sasol
	Tshidi Modiragale Mutual & Federal Insurance Limited Company IT Risk and Compliance		Rohan Isaacs Director Norton Rose South Africa
	Pat O’Callaghan Group IT Infrastructure Manager De Beers		Malcolm MacDonald CIO I-Net Bridge
	Shaybaaz Kumandan Group IT Manager NBC Holdings		Hrusostomos Vicatos Managing Director Victree
	Kim Andersen Principal Advisor CXO Advisor		Trevor Cronje CEO RentWorks
	Seaparo Phala CIO Department of Arts and Culture		Neville Perry CIO Bancabc

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East African Enterprise ICT Sector Up in The Clouds As Industry Gains Insight

The Cloud East Africa Summit will host over 100 IT professionals, CIOs, Chief Information Security Officers and cloud computing experts from the top companies in East Africa, to share knowledge, experience and strategy in enterprise cloud computing. The summit aims to educate and inform attendees looking to position Kenya and East Africa as a giant in an ever developing mobile world. Attendees will discover the correct solution set and innovative strategies to effectively launch cloud within the economy.

Kevin Kinyanjui, Information Systems Director and CIO of Kenya Airways presented the first keynote of the day with a focus on strategising, designing and building a cloud environment for your enterprise with insight into the practicalities of creating the cloud.

The anticipated panel discussion focused on the most pressing issues facing the industry when deploying virtualisation and cloud computing, with a closer look at key issues to be considered including security, privacy, service levels, back-ups, technical issues and best practices for deployment. The panel will feature leading industry experts including Benson Kinoti, Chief ICT Officer of the Kenya Institute of Education.

Paul Kukubo, the CEO of the Kenya ICT Board is set to present a topical, industry focused and comprehensive keynote session at the summit this year, one that promises to be insightful, inspiring and intuitive.

Mardia van der Walt-Korsten, the SVP and Regional Head in Africa and the Middle East, and Chairman of the Board for T-Systems has prepared an interesting session focusing on T-Systems’ contribution to enabling change in Africa, introducing T-Systems as a global ICT Company that delivers world class services and solutions with local soul.

Industry focused workshop sessions will address effective solutions in successfully delivering IT projects and services with themes selected by attendees to demonstrate the value of cloud computing to the enterprise. Telkom SA will present a topical workshop focusing on establishing a converged solution across Africa to enable our individual economies to grow. Summit gold solution provider T-Systems is set to address the enterprise journey to the cloud environment.

Summit moderator and Director of ClearSpace Consulting SA, Derrick Plank will deliver a current keynote session focused on allowing attendees to discover the factors that are critical to the success of the private cloud initiatives based on the challenges encountered and the key competencies developed by top performing organisations. 

George Makori, Senior Manager of Cloud and Managed Services for Safaricom Business discusses cloud initiatives for the enterprise in a must-attend keynote session focused on Africa’s enterprise industry.

Francis Gituru, the IT Director of Kenya Commercial Bank presents a cloud computing focused keynote sessions placing the spotlight on security in the cloud.

David Irungu Waggema, the IT Manager at the Nairobi Securities Exchange takes delegates on an insightful journey into transitioning to the cloud for the enterprise and looking at the steps involved in moving from basic Server Virtualisation, through optimisation to private cloud.

The Cloud East Africa Summit has proved to be a valuable contribution to the IT industry in Africa with attendees providing positive feedback to the producers.

The success of the summit is attributed to its professionalism, organisation and expert presentation. Event organisers; Kinetic Events would like to thank all sponsors, partners, participants and attendees for an outstanding event.

For more information, comment or photographs, visit www.cloud-eastafrica.com or contact Shaunei Meintjes on +27 21 555 0866 orshaunei@kineticevents.net. Follow @ITLeadersAfrica and @KineticEventsSA on Twitter for daily updates and news feeds. 

Contact information

Shaunei Meintjes

Marketing Specialist, Kinetic Events

+27 (0) 21 555 0866

shaunei@kineticevents.net

www.kineticevents.net

Tags: Africa Enterprise, African Enterprise, East Africa Enterprise

Source : techtalkafrica[dot]com

Check out 3D Ms. Pac-Man at New York’s Museum of Art and Design

At Babycastles Summit, visitors experienced a new realm of video games including a 3D Ms. Pac-Man set that covered every wall of the room.

Lots of museums in New York City offer interactive exhibitions where visitors can play with the installations and experience the sensory first-hand. But none were quite as geeky and awesome as this 3D Ms. Pac-Man game that takes up the space of an entire room — ceilings included. If you happened to be in the Big Apple this past month, a visit to the Museum of Art and Design in midtown afforded you the opportunity to take the widely-loved 8-bit game to a new dimension.

Created Keita Takahashi, the mastermind behind the wacky game Katamari Damacy, the playable 3D Ms. Pac-Man requires player to physically move their bodies as they play. As Ms. Pac-Man runs off one wall and onto the other, you’ll need to make the correct turns and keep your eyes on the other walls to ensure you don’t accidentally run into a ghost. Remember to watch out for the special fruits as well if you want to make the high score!

The installation is part of Babycastles Summit, a collaboration between the social video gaming group and Takahashi, to bring the arcade world to life size. Other exhibitions include a two-player controlled Super Mario Bros. that looks more like ball drop game for weight trainers, and Defender-style game that requires players to run from room to room to catch the movement of their characters on separate but connected computer screens. The latter takes side-scroller games to a literal level, and makes the game feel more interactive. Who wouldn’t want to jump into a ball pit after completing a level? Unfortunately, this option isn’t very doable in New York City-sized apartments for us gamers in the metropolis… which is why a day at the museum makes perfect sense.

If you’re visiting New York and want to learn more about video game history and some interactivity, don’t feel bad that you missed this summit. A short trip to the Museum of Moving Image in Queens also allows you to explore some background behind gaming technologies and play with vintage arcade booths. This is the same museum that, back in 2007, had an exhibition for a projector screen-sized Star Wars shooter game so you can certainly expect tons of nerdy fun no matter how many times you visit.

Check out the videos from Babycastles Summit, a giant adult playground, thanks to Kotaku.

Source : digitaltrends[dot]com