The current and predicted growth of the Turkish economy requires the implementation of robust data centre solutions with built in flexibility to handle the increased demand for mission-critical infrastructure. However, not all models will be universally adaptable for individual businesses. For some, a review of legacy facilities may be a priority, investing in technologies that are able to ensure effective and efficient facility operation. For others, virtualisation or a move to new infrastructures such as the cloud will prove beneficial. 

With current forecasts positive, data centre professionals must ensure that they have facilities in place to support increased demand for capacity and performance. The Datacenter Dynamics Istanbul 2011 conference will bring together data centre professionals to explore the latest developments in the sector through a programme of presentations, case studies and panel discussions. 

From site selection and construction through to cooling and power availability, and data centre automation, Design, Build, Operate sessions at DatacenterDynamics are must attend for any organisation intending to build a data centre or running existing facilities. 

Not too long ago data centre facilities were designed for constant loads and steady availability, now they are dynamic. The transition from single tier, to multi tier to dynamic tier. Application, hardware and physical infrastructure are following this rule: from servers that power down, to distributed applications, even to variable frequency drive fans. DCIM tools hold out the promise of monitoring in an holistic way the IT and facility infrastructure to enable the dynamic data centre.   

The focus now is on scalable and modular data centre design to reduce energy consumption. DatacenterDynamics  will demonstrate how to plan for and build data centres , taking into account all the component parts and their configuration.

Enterprises continually need to evaluate their data centre requirements and decide on how best to accommodate growth and the changing way in which business operates and uses IT. The efficiency of the facility is only half the equation – optimising all the systems that run within it is crucial, from processing to storage to network to application.  

Securing improved IT Optimisation, for example with virtualisation or a private cloud, can help data centre and IT management determine the need for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-service (PaaS), or Software-as-a-service (SaaS). IT Optimisation themed sessions will provide insight on how IT needs drive data centre strategy and how best to deliver the required infrastructure.