How far has the colocation market evolved? What you should expect from a colocation partner to cloud-enable your business
Not all colocation is equal. To run a viable cloud from colocation requires a partner who can scale, with direct access plus metro and carrier connectivity, professional expertise, and pan European reach.
In today's cloud era the colocation needs of the cloud service provider and enterprise end user have shifted. They are no longer confined to space, power, tenure and the choice from a list of network providers. Instead what is required is the infrastructure to create and harness flexible platforms for private and hybrid cloud use as well as offerings and connections into the major public cloud platforms.
Join us for this CBRonline.com Webinar in association with Colt which will address how users can overcome the inhibitors to successful colocation cloud delivery and adoption strategies.
Addressing the business and technology issues in-depth, this Webinar will provide real insight and actionable guidance on choosing the right colocation partner for your cloud platform.
This webinar will provide in-depth understanding of:
- Building and using clouds in colocation
- Services and service levels you ought to expect from a colocation partner such as proximity, low latency, carrier connectivity, interconnects, local and vertical market expertise and even smart hands expertise.
- Connectivity into major public cloud platforms
- Network access, metro and backbone connectivity
- Local, national and pan European considerations
- Flexibility and future proofing
By understanding the potential of a fully integrated colocation strategy encompassing power provision, long distance carrier and metro telecoms up to design consultancy and other professional services, this webinar will aid key decision makers engage the right partner and safely embark on their pathway to the cloud.
Presented by
Robin Brown,
VP Product Portfolio, Data Centre Services, Colt Technology Services
Robin has over 17 years direct experience in the TMT sector and started his career working with Credit Lyonnais Securities as a stock analyst in Hong Kong before moving to the United Kingdom. Robin fulfilled a number of sales and marketing roles within Cable & Wireless and Verizon prior to taking on executive board level responsibility with Adapt; a datacentre and managed services business.
He then joined Pintoresco Advisors, a US M&A advisory firm, taking up senior executive positions advising on and delivering business restructuring, acquired asset integration and expansion strategies within both local and global managed service providers. Robin is currently Director, DCS Portfolio at Colt Technology Services and is responsible for leading GTM activities and commercial strategy for the Data Centre Services portfolio.
Hans van Breda,
HP EMEA Go to Market manager – Workload and Cloud Practice
Hans is an experienced Go to Market- and Sales Manager in the Outsourcing Services Industry with a focus on the Enterprise Cloud and Workload Services. He is driving new business developments with Hybrid Cloud Services enabled by HP Helion Cloud platforms for IaaS, SaaS and PaaS combined with other Cloud Market Leader Platforms including the Transition and Transformation of applications (SAP, Oracle and Legacy).
He's working at CxO and Business Stakeholder level, influencing and change the way organisations are utilizing information technology to achieve business goals. Meeting with Enterprise customers, System Integrators, ISV's, Resellers and Third Party Advisors on a regular basis. Presenting at industry events, industry roundtables, working with Analysts and Sourcing Advisors and giving interviews for articles.
Ambrose McNevin,
Editor-in-Chief of CBRonline.com
With over 20 years experience in IT publishing Ambrose has launched and edited some of the UK's biggest B2B IT publications and web sites. Ambrose has been responsible for the launch and development of some of the industry's biggest publishing brands in the channel, C-level, IT, Cloud and data centre infrastructure sectors. Ambrose has hosted and spoken at industry events around the world. He writes extensively on technology from a development, business and financial perspective covering the full spectrum of supply side players from data centres to cloud computing. He regularly covers the financial services, mobile, telecoms, media and public sector verticals.
As Editor-in-chief of CBRonline.com he leads a high energy, dedicated and enthusiastic team of reporters delivering up to the minute news and analysis on every aspect of the business of IT.