DUBAI, UAE, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- With businesses and organisations facing continued pressure to achieve maximum ROI on their IT investments, the region's Data Centre Managers and IT Directors face a host of complex challenges.

Major concerns have included maximising server up-time and maintaining continuous availability; driving efficiency; bringing costs down and achieving more for less; guaranteeing security; keeping up with rapid expansion and maximising data centre longevity.

A brand new conference design to offer strategies and solutions for CTOs, CIOs, Heads of IT and Data Centre Managers will be held between 31 January - 3 February 2010 in Dubai. IQPC's 'Data Centre Management Middle East' will feature a panel of leading Data Centre and IT experts who will share their experiences and best practices for tackling these challenges, with leading service providers and Data Centre vendors show-casing the latest solutions available. Speakers include ADCO, PDO, Emirates Airlines, Ministry of Interior, Bahrain, Roads and Transport Authority, UAE, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Amman Stock Exchange and Al Fahim Group.

With the challenges facing the region's Data Centre Managers and Heads of IT being seemingly endless and an ever-increasing pressure to do more with less, conferences like this represent an unmissable opportunity for the community to come up with new strategies and exchange best practice solutions, says Joanna Edwards, Divisional Director, IQPC Middle East.

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About IQPC Middle East:

For over thirty years, IQPC has helped the world's leading corporations solve their business challenges through the sharing of practical industry solutions and global best practice. In the process, the company has built a formidable reputation for quality and value. During this time, the Middle East's most progressive companies have benefited from IQPC's unrivalled global reach, which has connected international expertise with regional and local leaders.

For more information on the event contact: Anthony J Permal Marketing Manager IQPC Middle East FZ LLC PO Box 502397 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: +971-4-360-2942 Fax: +971-4-363-1938 Anthony.permal@iqpc.ae

SOURCE: IQPC Middle East

CONTACT: For more information on the event contact: Anthony J Permal,Marketing Manager, IQPC Middle East FZ LLC, PO Box 502397, Dubai, UnitedArab Emirates, Tel: +971-4-360-2942, Fax: +971-4-363-1938,Anthony.permal@iqpc.ae