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OCP hosts an Annual Summit each year, in March, in San Jose, California, which drew more than 3,300 attendees this year, its largest event in the organization’s history.

The first regional summit of the Open Compute Project Foundation will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The annual 2018 OCP Regional Summit brings together key decision makers, customers, executives, channel partners, engineers, developers, and suppliers for keynotes, workshops, meetups, plugfests, and more.

Key ingredients of the OCP event in Amsterdam in October 2018 will include:

• Keynote presentations that will focus on key issues specific to the European region
• Customers from several European countries will share their best practices and more
• A number of workshops will support channel partners who would like to get involved in the marketing of OCP based hardware
• Engineering workshops will feature in-depth discoveries from OCP project groups
• And, the Expo Hall will be packed with the latest OCP hardware and software offerings

Rittal is taking part as a bronze sponsor and exhibitor at the OCP Regional Summit in Amsterdam, October 1-2, 2018. For more information on Rittal and OCP-ready data center solutions delivered by them, visit: www.rittal.com/it-solutions/en/solutions/detail/show/Loesungen/ocp-open-compute-project

Founded in 2011 by Facebook, Intel, and Rackspace, the Open Compute Foundation’s goal is to apply open source principles to hardware intended for use in data centers and telecommunication facilities. OCP members can publish their own hardware designs via Open Compute. Other participants are allowed to use these designs for building and marketing their own products, while they’re also allowed to develop these designs further. This way, the Open Compute Foundation plans to achieve faster innovation in the field of OCP-based IT hardware development.

The Privacy Expo event at the High Tech Campus in the Netherlands is a must-attend Privacy, Data & Cyber Security event for CTOs, CEOs, compliance officers, privacy consultants, data protection officers (DPOs), cyber security consultants, training professionals, software developers, IT consultants, and other high profile visitors.

During Privacy Expo 2018, visitors get C-level networking opportunities and expert insights into the latest developments with regards to blockchain technology, cyber security, data privacy, ethical hacking, encryption, data protection, and security by design. This English language event in Eindhoven includes the masterclass ‘Advanced Privacy, Data & Cyber Security.’ Exhibitors will showcase their latest technologies and services.

Keynote sessions during Privacy Expo 2018 are composed as 40-45 minute high quality presentations. Keynote speakers include Mabel de Vries, Principal Information Security Consultant at DPA Professionals – a large consultancy company (1,600 employees) specializing in data protection and compliance with legislation and standards frameworks such as GDPR and ISO; Pieter Lacroix, Security Director at Sogeti – an international IT technology and engineering services company bringing together more than 25,000 professionals in 15 countries; Patrick de Brouwer, Ethical Hacker at Northwave; Ton Wagemans, CEO at Considerati; and more.

Broadband World Forum (BBWF) is a truly global event and attracts attendees from Europe, APAC, Africa & the Americas. It’s one of the world’s largest events dedicated to the global fixed network community. BBWF boasts a 300-strong global speaker faculty and a program “bursting” with free content, “inspiring” interviews, analyst insights and live product demos. Covering all of the industry’s priorities, speakers and exhibitors will be showcasing the latest innovations in technology areas including: Fixed Access, Virtualization & Cloud Services, Telco TV, 5G, IoT, Smart Home & Connected Cities.