This is a great time to look at the Data Center conferences & events for 2016 and begin planning your professional calendar. Chances are, you’re considering attending a data center event and conference or two, since data centers are a staple of today’s business world and the lifeblood of the technology industry. Data centers require savvy strategies for evaluating their current performance and identifying areas of needed improvement, along with schedules for upgrades and maintenance. Data center efficiency and performance are critical for your business, and attending data center events and conferences is an important step to take to keep up with the demands being placed on your data centers today.
It’s also a good idea to attend data center events and conferences because of the unprecedented amounts of data that companies and system administrators are forced to store today. Your data centers and data center managers face more challenges than ever before, and your company needs to be able to handle the budget issues, security challenges, and management tasks that are associated with the increase demand for capacity. Ensuring data security and preventing data theft and loss are two of the main challenges that data center events and conferences address so that organizations can devise solutions for the foreseeable future.
To help you be prepared to face your data center challenges, we here at ProfitBricks have curated a list of the top data center events and conferences for 2016. By attending one or some of these events, you will have the opportunity to network with peers and learn from data center thought leaders and industry experts to better manage your data centers and understand their relationship with the cloud. There also is a good chance that you will save on registration fees if you register soon for these top data center events and conferences for 2016. Please note, we have listed our top data center events and conferences for 2016 here, in no particular order.
1. DatacenterDynamics Enterprise
@DCDConverged
April 19-20
New York, NY
DatacenterDynamics Enterprise covers “the business of data centers.” This enterprise data center transformation event features 125 speakers and 75 sessions over two days in New York City, at the New York Marriott Marquis. More than 2,500 professionals will come together at DCD Enterprise to explore “how enterprise data centers are being re-defined and how the economics of digital business, IT, and data center service delivery is being re-shaped.” Attendees can expect more than 100 hours of expert panels, keynote presentations, interactive workshops and roundtables, an expo showcasing 100 of the latest technologies, and networking opportunities at DCD Enterprise 2016.
Cost to Attend:
Free-To-Attend End-User Pass: $0 for qualified applicants
Business Networking Pass: $1,750
2. The 5th Annual Greater New York Data Center Summit
@CapRateEvents
April 4-5
New York, NY
Part of the National Data Center Summit Series, the Fifth Annual Greater New York Data Center Summit includes an opening night reception April 4, and a full-day conference April 5. Join leading data center real estate and technology infrastructure executives from New York, New Jersey, and around the U.S. for panel sessions focusing on the state of the market, new development/site selection, investment, financing, and connectivity innovations at the Fifth Annual Greater New York Data Center Summit.
Cost to Attend:
Advance Registration: $495 through March 4
Group Discount, Advance Registration (2+ attendees): $330/person through March 4
3. Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management Conference
@Gartner_inc
Date TBA
Location TBA
The Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management Conference 2015 just wrapped in Las Vegas, Nevada. If you didn’t have a chance to attend in 2015, you definitely should put this data center conference, typically held in December, on your calendar for 2016. Keynote sessions feature industry experts who deliver valuable I&O insights, and attendees learn how to build a best-in-class enterprise-defined data center and how to prepare their I&O organizations for unexpected challenges. 2,500 attendees include individuals from IT operations and facilities; servers, storage, and backup/recovery; mobile, cloud, and desktop virtualization; and data center networking.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
4. LA & OC Data Center Tour | Public/Private & Hybrid Cloud Meetup
@josh_jgruber
Throughout the Year
Los Angeles, CA
The LA & OC Data Center Tour | Public/Private & Hybrid Cloud Meetup includes more than 340 members who are interested in data center services, including OpenStack Public Cloud, hybridization of IT environments, high-density colocation, virtualization, APIs, and more. Meetings typically focus on one of the data center topics and then feature a tour of the SOC2 high-density data center.
Cost to Attend: FREE
5. PuppetConf
@PuppetConf
October 17-21
San Diego, CA
PuppetConf 2016 will take place in San Diego, California, in October 2016. PuppetConf is a data center event that offers training sessions, a contributor summit, keynotes with industry experts, and so much more. Choose the sessions that best suit your needs at “The IT automation event of the year.”
Cost to Attend: All prices reflect a limited-time, discounted rate
PuppetConf ONLY Ticket (2+ Days, Oct. 19-21): $717
PuppetConf + Contributor Summit Ticket (3 Days, Oct. 19-21): $717
PuppetConf PLUS Intro to Puppet Training (3 Days, Oct. 19-21): $1,300
PuppetConf PLUS Puppet Architect Training (4 Days, Oct. 18-21): $2,000
PuppetConf PLUS Puppet Practitioner Training (5 Days, Oct. 17-21): $2,700
PuppetConf PLUS Puppet Fundamentals Training (5 Days, Oct. 17-21): $2,700
6. NANOG 66
@nanog
February 8-10
San Diego, CA
The North American Network Operators Group (NANOG) presents NANOG 66, a data center event featuring networking opportunities and the chance for attendees to hone their skills and learn advanced networking techniques. NANOG 66 also helps participants discover new network applications through general sessions, tracks and tutorials, lightning talks, the Peering Personals Social, and Beer n Gear.
Cost to Attend:
Early Bird Member: $425, though January 14
Early Bird Non-Member: $450, through January 14
Student: $100
7. The 5th Annual Northern California Data Center Summit
@CapRateEvents
February 24-25
San Francisco, CA
The St. Francis Yacht Club is the home of the 5th Annual Northern California Data Center Summit. This data center event will feature market intelligence, networking, and a data center tour. Expanded networking opportunities, an opening night reception, and the full-day conference are just a few of the things attendees can expect to experience at the 5th Annual Northern California Data Center Summit.
Cost to Attend:
Advance Registration: $495, through January 22
Advance Registration, Group Discount (2+ attendees): $330/person, through January 22
8. Software Defined Data Center: Over Beers Meetup
Throughout the Year
New City, NY
Software Defined Data Center: Over Beers Meetup is a group that welcomes everyone, including IT virtualization enthusiasts, individuals working on infrastructure to support Hadoop, Splunk, and Big Data, and those who are interested in cloud management software such as OpenStack. Data center professionals especially enjoy attending these meetups because they provide a space for socializing and chatting over drinks. Sean Coughlin, eastern regional director of sales at SwiftStack, organizes Software Defined Data Center: Over Beers.
Cost to Attend: FREE
9. LISA16
@usenix
December 4-9
Boston, MA
USENIX’s Large Installation System Administration (LISA) conference is in its 30th year. LISA is the data center event that is the premier conference for IT operations and welcomes systems engineers, operations professionals, and academic researchers. Attendees share real-world knowledge about designing, building, and maintaining the systems that are critical to today’s interconnected world.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
10. Linley Data Center Conference 2016
@LinleyGroup
February 9-10
Santa Clara, CA
The Linley Group provides technology analysis of semiconductors for networking, communications, mobile, and wireless. They also present the Linley Data Center Conference, a data center event that covers system design for data center servers and networking. A two-day, single-track event, Linley Data Center Conference 2016 specifically focus on the processors, components, and interconnects for data center servers and networking and features an overview of designing data center equipment, a keynote from an industry leader, and talks and panel discussions on a range of data center topics.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
11. Technology Convergence Conference
@TeledataTCC
February 25
Santa Clara, CA
The Technology Convergence Conference is a full-day data center event where data center, facilities, and technology groups converge. This end-user conference includes CIOs, CTOs, IT, facilities, audiovisual, security, and data center professionals and features the 2016 TCC Keynote, The Evolution of Communication, with Jonathan Christensen, CEO and co-founder of Wire. The Technology Convergence Conference focuses on data center trends and best practices, cloud computing, sustainable and smart buildings, and much more.
Cost to Attend:
End User/Technology Manager
Super Early Bird: $199 through December 18
Early Bird: $299 through January 31
Regular Registration: $399 through February 25
Service Provider/Vendor
Super Early Bird: $750 through December 18
Early Bird: $1,125 through January 31
Regular Registration: $1,500 through February 25
12. DC3: Data Center & Cloud Computing Group of Greater NYC
@DC3NYC
Throughout the Year
New York, NY
DC3: Data Center & Cloud Computing Group of Greater NYC is a data center metope that covers everything about data center and cloud technologies. With nearly 200 members, this data center meetup gives attendees the chance to collaborate with CIOs, managers, users, and others to network and stay on the cutting edge of data center and cloud technologies.
Cost to Attend: FREE
13. The Green Data Center Conference
@GSMIonline
February 23-25
San Diego, CA
The Green Data Center Conference, a data center event designed to help attendees optimize their data center, will focus on “driving ROI through efficiency and innovation.” This three-day data center conference features four intensive workshops along with more than 20 sessions on power and cooling, data center design, and data center management, plus two data center tours.
Cost to Attend: $1,295
14. OFC Conference
@ofcconference
March 20-24
Anaheim, CA
The OFC Conference, featuring “the future of optical networking and communications,” includes a technical conference March 20-24, with the exhibition scheduled to take place March 22-24, with more than 550 exhibitors. The OFC conference offers more than 35 training courses and a high-quality technical program presented by industry experts.
Cost to Attend:
Full Conference, Member: $650 before February 22
Full Conference, Non-Member: $815 before February 22
Full Conference, Student Member: $190 before February 22
Full Conference, Student Non-Member: $230 before February 22
15. Modern Infrastructure Summit
@TechTEvents
Date TBA
Location TBA
A data center event hosted by TechTarget, the Modern Infrastructure Summit prepares attendees to deliver the next generation of IT services. Modern Infrastructure Summit offers vendor-neutral insights and expert advice on modernizing IT infrastructure and provides attendees with plenty of opportunities for networking with other successful IT professionals.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
16. 451 Hosting + Cloud Transformation Summit
@451Research
September 19-21
Las Vegas, NV
451 Hosting + Cloud Transformation Summit is scheduled for September 2016 at the Bellagio Resort and Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. HCTS joins together more than 500 senior decision makers representing cloud service providers, vendors, and financial institutions from around the world. This data center event was a smashing success in 2015 and promises to be even bigger and better in 2016.
Cost to Attend:
451 Research Client Rate: $1,095 until December 31
451 Research Non-Client Rate: $1,995 until December 31
17. Uptime Symposium
@451Research
Date TBA
Location TBA
The Uptime Symposium is a top conference for data center leaders and professionals. This data center event features keynotes from industry leaders, as well as sessions that focus on data center management and governance, efficient IT and the impact on data center strategies, DCIM software and the need for transparency across all data center resources, and data center design innovations and the considerations for deployment of the modular data center.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
18. Cloud Centric Boston
@mikehall64
Third Wednesday or Thursday of Every Month
Boston, MA
Mike Hall, board member of the Virtualization Group Boston, organizes Cloud Centric Boston, a meetup that encourages the exchange of knowledge between IT and business professionals, especially in the areas of virtualization, cloud computing, and data center solutions. This data center metope also evaluates industry trends and vendor solutions at their monthly meetings, which typically are held on the third Wednesday or Thursday of every month.
Cost to Attend: FREE
19. HostingCon Global 2016
@hostingcon
July 24-27
New Orleans, LA
HostingCon 2016 will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in July 2016. HostingCon is a premier data center event that features networking and learning opportunities with cloud providers, MSPs, VARs, ISVs, value-added service providers, and many other attendees. HostingCon offers a fun, educational atmosphere for highlighting new services and getting the pulse of the industry.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
20. Data Center World
@DataCenterWorld
March 14-18
Las Vegas, NV
Data Center World’s Global Conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in March 2016. Attendees experience education and networking events at this premier international conference designed especially for data center and facilities managers. Data Center World draws from more than 3,500 AFCOM members’ experiences and knowledge to create an end-user program that focuses on providing practical solutions for data center and facilities managers today. Gain valued connections through enhanced networking opportunities and gain access to the latest data center technology at Data Center World 2016.
Cost to Attend:
Premium Conference, Member: $1,695
Premium Conference, Non-Member: $1,995
Standard Conference, Member: $1,395
Standard Conference, Non-Member: $1,695
21. Cisco Live
@CiscoLive
July 10-14
Las Vegas, NV
Cisco Live is a must-attend data center event for IT professionals. Offering education and training, Cisco Live increases attendees’ knowledge of Cisco products and joins together partners and customers to learn new technologies, discuss business trends, share ideas, and network. Cisco Live also features keynotes from industry experts, Cisco executives, and technology, business, and entertainment luminaries, plus innovation talks that offer a multi-faceted look at the challenges and potential of the latest innovations in network technology, security, and the cloud.
Cost to Attend:
Full Conference, Pre-Registration: $1,995 through March 14
IT Management, Pre-Registration: $2,295 through March 14
22. 7×24 Exchange Spring
@7x24Exchange
June 5-8
Boca Raton, Florida
A not-for-profit organization providing an educational forum focused on challenges faced by mission critical industry professionals, 7X24 Exchange offers its spring conference with the theme Navigating the Future in June 2016. Details for the 7×24 Exchange Spring Conference are still in the works, but previous years’ events have featured keynotes from industry experts, sessions with industry innovators, and networking opportunities for those in the data center industry. 7×24 Exchange Spring Conference is the place to be for dialogue among those who design, build, maintain, and manage mission critical information infrastructures.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
23. SC16
@Supercomputing
November 13-18
Salt Lake City, UT
SC16 includes the conference from November 13-18 and the exhibition from November 14-17, 2016, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 28th annual data center conference will join those in the international supercomputing community for the technical program that features presentations, papers, informative tutorials, research posters, and Birds of a Feather sessions. The exhibition hall highlights the latest technologies and innovations from leading vendors, research organizations, and universities, so that attendees can learn about the technologies that will shape large-scale technical computing and data-driven science. This data center event focuses on high performance computing, networking, storage, and analysis.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
24. SNIA Data Storage Innovation Conference
@SNIA
June 13-15
San Mateo, CA
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) strives to advance IT technologies, standards, and education programs for all IT professionals. That’s why they present the SNIA Data Storage Innovation Conference, a data center conference for decision makers, technology implementers, and individuals who recognize, influence, and support data storage innovation as solutions. DSI’s agenda covers Big Data infrastructure, cloud storage, data and storage management, data security and identify management, green and energy efficient IT, storage security, and more.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
25. HPC User Forum
@idchpuserforum
April 11-13
Tucson, AZ
The HPC User Forum promotes the health of the HPC industry worldwide and addresses the issues of common concern to users. The HPC User Forum holds two full-membership meetings in the United States annually, with the first of 2016 being held in Tucson, Arizona. The HPC User Forum events promote active participation, encourage networking, and offer technical sessions addressing the issues that matter most to the HPC industry, including data and data centers.
Cost to Attend:
HPC User Forum Member: $495
Non-Member: $5,000
Organization Attending for the First Time: $495/person (limit of 2 attendees)
26. TDWI 2016
@TDWI
January 31-February 5
Las Vegas, NV
TDWI offers in-depth education and research on everything relating to data, including data centers. That’s why TDWI 2016 is the data center conference for “advancing all things data.” TDWI 2016 features end-to-end learning experiences covering foundational concepts to best practices and including hands-on skills and ideation so that attendees leave with practical takeaways. TDWI 2016’s learning experiences center on the core pillars of business intelligence: leadership and innovation experience, analytics experience, Big Data experience, and data management experience.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
27. Critical Facilities Summit
@CFSummit
October 3-5
Charlotte, NC
The Critical Facilities Summit is a data center event geared toward anyone involved in the design, constructing, engineering, and management of data centers, including IT facilities managers, directors of data center facilities, directors of data center operations, and so forth. This exclusive data center conference and expo features networking and peer-to-peer interaction over the course of two and a half days of conference sessions presented by leaders in mission critical facilities design, operations, and management.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
28. Cisco Data Center Partner Connection
@ciscoDC
January 12-15
Maui, HI
Cisco is holding its fourth annual Data Center Partner Connection in Maui, Hawaii, in January 2016. An invitation-only event, Cisco hosts its valued channel partners for opportunities to network with data center executives and thought leaders, plus their strategic ecosystem solution partners. This data center event provides insights into Cisco’s technology roadmap and shares how Cisco’s data center architecture “is accelerating relevancy, speed, profitability,a nd growth in the channel.”
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
29. The Green Grid Forum and Members Meeting 2016
@TheGreenGrid
March 8-9
Seattle, WA
The Green Grid Forum and Members Meeting welcomes C-level executives and government policymakers to focus on effective and accountable information and communications technology ecosystems. Attendees will learn the strategies, best practices, and tools for leading the way in managing sustainable data centers. Networking opportunities with IT experts, data center owners and operators, and industry representatives from across the global ICT industry abound at the Green Grid Forum and Members Meeting 2016.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
30. AFCOM Symposium
@afcom
Throughout the Year
Throughout the U.S.
The leading association for data center management professionals, AFCOM presents its Symposiums to meet the “demand for ongoing education and networking among data center and facilities managers.” Held throughout the nation at various times during the year, the AFCOM Symposium features vendor-neutral education, networking, and access to the most up-to-date technology and service providers.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
31. Annual Greater Chicago & Midwest Data Center Summit
@CapRateEvents
Date TBA
Location TBA
The Annual Greater Chicago & Midwest Data Center Summit typically is held in June, so mark your calendars and check back as details for this 2016 data center event become available. The summit features an opening night reception and a full-day conference with valuable market intelligence and networking opportunities for data center managers, IT directors, and others who work in the data center industry.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
32. Data Center Infrastructure Expert (DCIE)
@TechXact
January 11-15
San Francisco, CA
TechXact Group offers data center training, such as the Data Center Infrastructure Expert program. This five-day data center event is a program offering three certificates: Data Center Infrastructure Specialist Certificate (January 11 and 12), Data Center Engineering Specialist Certificate (January 13, 14, and 15), and Data Center Infrastructure Expert, which participants will earn upon successful completion of the first two courses.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
33. CAMP IT Conference: IT Infrastructure/Operations Management (Data Center) Strategies
September 15
Chicago, IL
The CAMP IT Conference: IT Infrastructure/Operations Management (Data Center) Strategies centers on strategies and techniques for making crucial decisions in relation to data center efficiencies and modernization. Participants can earn 7 CPE/PDU credits upon completion of the conference, which features content on designing and managing the intelligent data center, avoiding disaster in the digital world, implementing a chargeback system to charge departments for resources fairly, and much more.
Cost to Attend: $289
34. UOPX Data Center Tours
@dankonzen
January-August 2016
Phoenix, AZ
Campus chair of the College of Information Systems and Technology at the University of Phoenix, Dan Konzen organizes the University of Phoenix (UOPX) Data Center Tours. The data center tours are offered once a month from January through August 2016 and are two hours in length. Visitors must register for the UOPX Data Center Tours and should be prepared to bring either an Apollo badge or a government-issued ID to get through data center security.
Cost to Attend: FREE
35. 2016 DCI Conference
@DataCenterInc
September 11-15
Kansas City, KS
The 2016 Data Center Inc. (DCI) Conference is scheduled for September 2016 in Kansas City, Kansas. This annual data center event offers in-depth looks at DCI’s latest updates, industry experts, free training and one-on-one consultations with DCI experts, an exhibitor showcase, and more. More details for this 2016 data center event are soon to be released, so check back for more information.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
36. Provider Forum on Financing & Investing in Data Centers & Cloud Services Infrastructure (East)
@IMN_RealEstate
June 9-10
Washington, DC
Information Management Network is a leading source of real estate conferences focusing on data centers. Their annual Provider Forum on Financing & Investing in Data Centers & Cloud Services Infrastructure (East) is scheduled for June 2016 in Washington, DC. This data center event focuses on the critical business issues that C-level executives at data center providers face by addressing four key themes – optimizing business models and strategies for growth, expanding to new service offerings, cost reduction and mitigation strategies, and cost-effective infrastructure investment and future-proofing. The sixth installment of the Provider Forum on Financing & Investing in Data Centers & Cloud Services Infrastructure (East), the 2016 event is expected to draw more than 25 CEOS and presidents of data centers and 250 senior executives, including prominent data center owners, investors, and service providers.
Cost to Attend:
Enterprise/Corporate End-Users/Colocation Tenants: FREE to qualified data center tenants (corporate enterprise users)
Super Early Bird Registration: $1,795 through April 15
37. Interop Las Vegas: Virtualization & Data Center Architecture Track
@interop
May 2-6
Las Vegas, NV
Interop is the event for IT professionals who want to explore the latest in network infrastructure, and the Virtualization and Data Center Architecture Track is the data center event at Interop that is not to be missed. James Bowling, cloud infrastructure architect, serves as track chair, and the track “presents independent experts who can help IT pros understand, operationalize and manage virtualization and cloud and extend their benefits across the enterprise.” The virtualization and data center architecture track at Interop also gives attendees the opportunity to examine the pros and cons of containers and hyper convergence and learn how to implement them to support their data center’s business needs.
Cost to Attend:
5-Day Pass, Early Bird: $2,899 through March 18
3-Day Pass, Early Bird: $2,099 through March 18
2-Day Pass, Early Bird: $1,799 through March 18
Expo Plus Pass, Early Bird: $249 through March 18
38. Annual Southwest Data Center Summit
@CapRateEvents
Date TBA
Location TBA
The Annual Southwest Data Center Summit includes more than 40 speakers, including active industry executives and experts. While details for the 2016 summit have yet to be released, we know that it will feature an opening night reception and a data center tour, along with panel sessions that focus on the stare of the market, new development and site selection, investment, financing, and connectivity innovations. Check back for more information about this data center event as it becomes available.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
39. Next-Generation Optical Networks for Data Centers and Short-Reach Links III
@SPIEtweets
February 13-18
San Francisco, CA
Scheduled for February 2016 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, the Next-Generation Optical Networks for Data Centers and Short-Reach Links III conference features nine sessions focusing on data centers and featuring industry experts, thought leaders, and researchers. Networking opportunities and joint sessions give attendees plenty of time to collaborate and share ideas, as do the daily lunch/exhibition breaks at this data center event.
Cost to Attend:
Speaker/Author or Program Committee/Session Chair – Full meeting plus one Symposium online collection
SPIE Member: $715
Non-Member: $775
Speaker/Author or Program Committee/Session Chair – Full meeting plus one online proceedings volume
SPIE Member: $620
Non-Member: $680
Non-Author Attendee – Full meeting plus one Symposium online collection
SPIE Member: $790
Non-Member: $850
Non-Author Attendee – Full meeting plus one online proceedings volume
SPIE Member: $695
Non-Member: $755
Full-Time Student – Full meeting plus one Symposium online collection
SPIE Member: $495
Non-Member: $515
Full-Time Student – Full meeting plus one online proceedings volume
SPIE Member: $340
Non-Member: $360
40. MCDC Expo
@mcdc_expo
May 3-5
Chicago, IL
The MCDC Expo joins data center community professionals together to share ideas, solutions, and insights for the future. Event organizers for this data center conference decided to address the needs of all stakeholders and thus geared MCDC Expo “to focus on communications between the key players and the hot topics facing the DC world today,” which is why the expo includes keynote addresses by industry leaders, shared knowledge sessions with senior-level attendees, more than 20 case studies offering real solutions to real problems, and extensive networking opportunities.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
41. Twin Cities Software Defined Data Center Meetup
Throughout the Year
Rogers, MN
Organized by Jamie Johnson, CEO at Deltaware Data Solutions, the Twin Cities Software Defined Data Center Meetup is specifically geared toward participants who are interested in the software defined data center environment. A relatively new data center meetup, the Twin Cities Software Defined Data Center Meetup engages attendees with discussions about the challenges and successes in software defined data center environments as well as the latest industry trends.
Cost to Attend: FREE
42. Apache Spark Summit East
@spark_summit
February 16-18
New York, NY
Spark Summits are among the largest events that bring together the Apache Spark community. Apache Spark Summit East is no exception, and it will take place in New York City in February 2016. Leading production users of Spark, Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, and related projects will be speaking at this data center event that features tracks in data science, developers, businesses, use cases, and more, with sessions geared toward Apache Spark training and Advanced DevOps Spark training. The data and data center information gleaned from Apache Spark Summit East is sure to aid IT professionals and developers in their future endeavors.
Cost to Attend:
Spark Summit 3-Day Package, Two Day Conference + One Day Training: $1,225 for a limited time
Spark Summit Conference Only, Two Day Keynotes and Sessions: $725 for a limited time
43. Silicon Valley Network & Infrastructure Meetup
@M2MiCorp
Throughout the Year
Palo Alto, CA
Founder, CEO, and CTO of Machine-To-Machine Intelligence (M2Mi) Corporation, Geoff Brown is the organizer of the Silicon Valley Network & Infrastructure Meetup. With more than 440 members, this data center meetup is perfect for those in operations, networks, systems, architecture, and other related fields. The goal of the Silicon Valley Network & Infrastructure Meetup is to provide a forum for sharing ideas and collaborating with torahs who build and maintain the infrastructure. Please note, membership is by approval.
Cost to Attend: FREE, unless otherwise stated
44. Defrag 2016 Conference
@defrag
Date TBA
Broomfield, CO
While details for the Defrag 2016 Conference are still in the works, it’s a good idea to put a reminder in your calendar for November 2016, as that typically is when the event is held. Defrag is a data center conference that provides a more intimate environment for IT professionals, C-level leaders, and other technology leaders who seek to discuss cloud computing, APIs, mobile technologies, Big Data, DevOps, IoT, data centers, and more.
Cost to Attend: Contact for attendance cost
45. Cumulus Networks & Open Networking
@CumulusNetworks
@8bitdad
Throughout the Year
Cary, NC
Scott Suehle, community manager at Cumulus Networks, is the organizer of Cumulus Networks & Open Networking, a data center meetup that serves the open networking and open hardware communities. With nearly 150 members, Cumulus Networks & Open Networking welcomes developers and ops engineers using open networking solutions who seek to discuss the trends in simplifying data center operations, how to merge networks into the architectural and supply chain model of compute, and more.
Cost to Attend: FREE
46. Cloud Expo
@CloudExpo
June 7-9
New York, New York
November 1-3
Santa Clara, CA
Cloud Expo takes place in June 2016 in New York City and November 2016 in Santa Clara, California. Cloud Expo is a conference on all things cloud, including cloud computing, IoT, Big Data, containers, microservices, DevOps, WebRTC, and data centers. Cloud Expo features technical and strategic industry keynotes, general sessions, breakout sessions, and signature Power Panels, plus an exhibition of more than 100 exhibitors who offer specific solutions and comprehensive strategies. Learn from the experts and the top technologists and apply your knowledge to optimize your data centers.
Cost to Attend:
Gold Pass, Early Bird: $1,600 through December 31
Expo Plus Registration, Early Bird: $300 through December 31
47. Cloud and Data Center Professionals
@BenGreenbergNYC
Throughout the Year
New York, NY
Cloud and Data Center Professionals is a meetup organized by Ben Greenberg, sales engineer of global enterprise at Global Cloud Xchange. Cloud and Data Center Professionals meetup members are cloud computing experts with an interest in data center colocation, data center and operations, automation, data center management, and much more. Network in person or online with the more than 215 members of Cloud and Data Center Professionals, and look for their free seminars, workshops, and other data center events.
Cost to Attend: FREE
48. Sacramento Cloud Computing and Virtualization Users Group
Throughout the Year
Sacramento, CA
Todd Dalton, client executive at Arista Networks, is the organizer of the Sacramento Cloud Computing and Virtualization Users Group. He started this data center meetup to share the advancements in data center and enterprise networks, with a focus on the best practices and innovative tools to improve data center automation. Sacramento Cloud Computing and Virtualization Users Group features thought leaders in software defined networking.
Cost to Attend: FREE
49. IT Infrastructure Architecture Technology Seminars
@mansjabal
Throughout the Year
Chicago, IL
Mans Jabal is an IT infrastructure consultant working as a senior network architect. He also organizes the IT Infrastructure Architecture Technology Seminars meetup, a group meant to increase attendees’ abilities to analyze IT infrastructure design requirements, develop network designs, justify those design decisions, and validate and optimize network designs based on best practices. Members are interested in data center and operations automation, data center networking and design, virtualization, and the latest IT and network technologies and practices that benefit business.
Cost to Attend: FREE
With so many data center conferences and events, you might be left with no travel budget. Therefore we have also included some local meetups, which may inspire you to search this list on Meetup.com with over 166 Data Center meetups and over 50,000+ members. You may also want to check out the ProfitBricks public cloud, which is located in some of the best data centers in the US and EU.
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