Over 140 data centre vendors, resellers and equipment suppliers are set to showcase their solutions at the Data Centre World 2012 conference and expo at the end of February.

The fifth annual Data Centre World exhibition is also expecting a record number of visitors through its doors, up on last year's 2,541 visitors. The growing numbers are a sure indication of the increasing interest in data centres and virtualisation technology.

"A survey undertaken at the show last year found that that 38per cent of visitors planned to spend over £1m annually on data centre products and services – representing almost £1billion of potential business for exhibitors and attendees," said Data Centre World in a press release.

The conference will take place over two days and feature a number of talks, panel discussions and case studies looking into the latest issues affecting the data centre, including topics such as ‘Virtualisation and the Cloud’, ‘IT and Management’ and ‘Infrastructure and Facilities’.

The expo aims to offer the best advice to companies looking to implement green technologies.

A survey last year found visitors to the conference were interested in purchasing cooling and power management (58per cent), design and build (38per cent), servers (32per cent) and security products (30%).

"Data Centre World provides an excellent platform for everyone to discuss the latest technologies, as well as the tools and knowledge they are implementing to drive data centres forward," said Thomas Pavel, director channel sales EMEA at LSI.

The conference takes place at London Olympia between 29th February and 1st March and is free admission.

Written by Louise Boyd
 

Record numbers set to attend Data Centre expo