Malaysia Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2021

Justin Heyes, Business Manager (SEA), W.Media

This panel will discuss:
1. How COVID-19 accelerated demands for virtual infrastructure and how it has been affecting the DC industry;
2. How the industry is coping with the new norm;
3. Current regulations for DC operations/management;
4. Human Capital Development

Speakers:
Sureendhran Subramaniam, Global Head of DC, Cloud and Automation, British American Tobacco (BAT)
Ts. Izuddin Abdullah, Head of IT, TNB Integrated Learning Solution Sdn Bhd
Ts. Adi Azlan bin Mohd Ali, IT Consultant, MAMPU (Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit)

Moderator:
Fong Choong Fook, CEO, Cyber Security Consultant and Trainer , LE Global Services Sdn Bhd (LGMS)

Malaysia is a mature market for data centers and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asian region. The country is witnessing investments in around five facilities, expected to be operational in the next 2-3 years. Malaysia has abundant reserves of resources and favorable government policies for data centers, which will be significant factors driving the growth of the market. Not only international Data Center providers invested in this project, but also our local service provider. In this panel, we will discuss the new developments of our local Data Center firms and the challenges they have met.

Speakers:
Tan Tze Meng, Head of Data Cloud Business Unit, Digital Infrastructure and Services Department, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation(MDEC)

The data center operations maturity determines the effectiveness of its operations and overall risk position. Understanding the definitions of the 5 maturity levels will help data center operators/owners/users/customers to set a benchmark for their risk exposure and drive continuous improvement to the desired level.

Speakers:
Jan Willem Mooren, Chief Technology Officer & Managing Director, EPI Group of Companies Malaysia

This panel will discuss:
1. Data Sovereignty and Government Regulations, how they impact cloud migration for players;
2. Pros and Cons of outsourcing cloud services;
3. Cybersecurity state in Malaysia and ways to improve

Speakers:
Soumo Mukherjee, Head of Security Architecture (Cyber Security), Petronas
Ts Alan Yau, CTO, SysArmy
Ts. Adi Azlan bin Mohd Ali, IT Consultant, MAMPU (Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit)

Moderator:
Dr Nurhizam Safie, Deputy Dean (Networking and Alumni) of the Faculty of Information Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

This panel will discuss:
1. Are there any ways to customize the cloud for your data and needs?
2. What are available analytic tools to analyze the current performance?
3. The importance of company’s internal strategy to assure ‘making best out of service

Speakers:
Wilix Hong, Partner Technology Strategist, Microsoft
Bert Lim, Chief Technical Navigator | CTO, Cloudify.Asia
Ts Alan Yau, CTO, SysArmy

Moderator:
Steven Wong Weng Leong, Chief Digital & Global Banking Strategist, China Construction Bank (CCB) Malaysia

Mohamed Diab, Lead Data Engineer, Zalora

Speakers:
Ts. James Lai, Chairman, Malaysia IoT Association

The continued adoption of multi-hybrid cloud by enterprises fosters innovation by aligning the workloads to the cloud services that can be consumed to best meet the ever-changing business demands.

The way enterprises are approaching multi-cloud environments is evolving. Many organizations already have different applications or workloads running on multiple different clouds, but their choice of clouds is on an ad hoc basis rather than as part of a strategic road map . Mixing multiple services, cloud providers, and cloud environments can quickly complicate architecture design, dependencies, and cost complexities amongst others.

A haphazard approach to digital transformation is a pathway to failure to reach their goals due to poor planning. In an urgent need to deliver business outcomes, organizations are ready to add services and embrace multi-cloud. Many organizations have moved quickly without the due diligence and strategic planning required to effectively create and optimize a long-term multi-cloud strategy.

Speakers:
Srinivas Rao, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), AVM Cloud

Green data centre (GDC) as an enterprise class computing facility is entirely built, managed and operated on green computing principles. Global technology companies are constantly challenged on how to make data centres more energy efficient in a growingly digital economy. The main challenge in Malaysia is the reluctance of businesses to try unconventional methods of air flow and power management, despite the return of significant savings. Thus, in this topic, we will look into different types of reliable metrics to create a green dc environment.

Speakers:
Ts. Rizman bin Yusam, Senior IT Officer – Data Center Operation & Disaster Recovery, Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara
Eric Ho, Economic Cluster Lead, MyDIGITAL Corporation, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department
Yong Yoon Kit, CSO, Head of Corporate Strategy and Development, Green Packet Global

Moderator:
Justin Heyes, Business Manager (SEA), W.Media