IDC Extends IT Security, Storage Roadshow to Middle East, Africa

The latest installment of International Data Corporation’s world- renowned IT security, storage, and Business continuity road show is set to roll into the Middle East and Africa (MEA) this month, opening in Casablanca on June 24.

Running under theme ‘Security Your Business: Technology Meet people,’ the road show will then travel to eight other key cities throughout the region which include Lagos Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cairo, Kuwait, Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha.

The uptake of IT security storage and business continuity solution in Middle East and Africa mirrors the region’s rapidly growing markets .Businesses and government agencies are investing heavily in everything from basics hardware and network to managed services and mobility solutions. As a result, spending on IT security and business continuity solutions will be more than double by 2010, as organization seek solutions that all aspects, of the IT environment, from hardware to the people that use it.

Ranjit Rajan, senior research manager, Software, IDC MEA, said companies in Middle East and Africa are starting to realize that if they are not able to manage effectively, they will be putting their entire businesses at risk. "Increase investments into enterprise applications have led to data boom in the region that emphasizes the need for more efficient data management and data protection. Enterprises are also investing in disaster recovery solutions to enable business continuity and protection against both planned and unplanned downtimes,’’ he said.

IDC’S IT Security, Storage, and Business Continuity road show will drive discussions around the future directions, changing priorities, new capabilities and upcoming possibilities that are going to shape IT Security in the coming year. It will feature addresses from the region’s most respected IT Security professionals and IDC analyst, covering a range of topics such as identifying business-critical processes, mitigating the effect of downtime, business continuity and data recovery, and storage network management.

IDC has partnered with a host of leading regional and global vendors to ensure that the very latest technology developments will be covered by the road show. The diamond partners is I(TS)2 , while EMC and integrals are platinum partners. Oracle, Kaspersky, McAfee, Secure Computing, Fortinet, and Tredmicro make up the roadshow’s Gold partners and the silver partners are Ironport and phion.