GDS International’s CIO EU Summit to tackle the key challenges faced by technology leaders in 2013

BRISTOL, U.K. - April 15, 2013 - PRLog -- Kilkenny, IRELAND – April 9, 2013: Taking place at the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny, Ireland from the 21st – 23rd May the CIO EU Summit will examine the challenging role of today’s CIO. The gathering will provide a platform for today’s business leaders to examine current trends and develop real-life business strategies.

The event begins with the CIO20 Meeting, a closed door roundtable that brings together 20 of the most senior members of the delegation to discuss the key challenges and opportunities currently affecting business decisions. The trends and issues discussed during this session help shape the direction of the summit.

The challenge for many of today’s CIOs is that demand for IT services continues to outpace the growth in IT budgets. While IT organisations continue to better align themselves with the business’ goals, the goals of the business continue to be reshaped by the consumerization of IT. This ongoing challenge will be at a heart of discussions during the event.

Today’s digital landscape, and in particular mobility will also be high on the agenda during the summit. With reliance on the mobile sphere forcing companies operating across all industries to change the way they approach the development of enterprise strategies.

The event will also move the topic of cloud computing beyond the public vs private debate and challenge attending executives to think about how the cloud is powered. The summit will introduce game-changing alternative data centre sites where power is not only 100 per cent carbon neutral, but also more affordable than in traditional data centre locations.

The CIO EU Summit gives the most senior representatives from across a variety of different industries the opportunity to develop real-life solutions that can be implemented on their return to the office. Other trends and issues that will be covered during the summit include Social Business, Big Data & Analytics and Security of Information.

For more information, please visit www.ciosummiteu.com

Contact: Charlie Bestall, Summit Marketing Manager charlie.bestall@gdsinternational.com / 00 44 1179 212 754

About GDS International
GDS International (http://www.gdsinternational.com/) creates engagement opportunities for business, onsite and online. We bring senior executives together, face-to-face, at exclusive summits, conferences, and on virtual private roundtables to advance their business with brilliant results.  We create tangible business opportunities: networking platforms that help to establish thought leaders, stay in touch with existing partners, and stay abreast of crucial market, technology and regulatory developments.

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