Chair: Andrew Waterstone, SunGard Availability Services (UK) Limited
Vice-Chair: Andrew Jay, CB Richard Ellis Ltd
At a glance: The Intellect Data Centres Group brings together the IT industry and the UK’s data centre operators to enable the sector to articulate a cohesive pan-industry voice, communicate concerns with greater clout, and represent the sector's interests to all stakeholders with greater effectiveness. Meeting dates
For a list and summary of the group's previous meetings, please visit the Meeting Reviews section.
Focus: launched in July 2008, the Data Centres Group provides a collective voice for members with an interest in the UK data centre industry. In the initial scoping meeting members and stakeholders began driving the direction of the group. They covered discussion points such as:
Current activities
The Data Centres Group has produced a report aimed at the UK Government and regulators: 'Data centres: the backbone of the UK economy'. The report outlines the vital role that datacentres play in upholding both the public sector and private sector businesses, promotes the importance of data centres, and encourages the Government to consider the views of the industry more consistently when developing policy.
This document is an important step in formulating the UK datacentre industry's collective position, and will provide the basis for many stakeholders' understanding of the importance of the industry.
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