Now in its sixth year, DataCentres Ireland is the biggest national event of its kind and is free to attend at the RDS from 22-23 November. This hybrid conference and exhibition is your guide to data-centre strategy, offering a chance to experience the latest in industry solutions, best practice and insights from industry leaders. The two-day programme includes mini-conferences on GDPR and Open Compute, the 12th EURECA Workshop and a reception for networking with peers. Combining a strategy stream and an operational stream, it will also feature over 75 exhibitors including fire protection solutions by Tyco and Vimpex, power-efficient modular UPS systems by Delta Energy Systems and Riello and TEGG Service the most comprehensive electrical testing service in the world. Speakers at this year’s DataCentres Ireland include Barry Lowry, chief information officer for the Irish Government; Dr Rabih Bashroush, co-ordinator of the EU Commission EURECA Project; and Pat Breen, Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection. Barry Rhodes, chief executive of INEX, Ireland’s internet exchange, said, “In providing the comprehensive annual conference program and associated exhibition, this annual forum provides an ideal occasion for those of us involved with data centres, both directly and indirectly, to keep up to date with what is going on and to meet informally with like-minded professionals.” DataCentres Ireland was founded in 2012 by Stepex Ltd, a communications, publishing and exhibitions company based in the UK. Supported by the Data Centre Alliance, IDA Ireland, Host In Ireland, ASHRAE Ireland and the Irish Wind Energy Association, DataCentres Ireland is the largest and longest-running event of its kind. To view the programme and to register for free, visit http://www.datacentres-ireland.com or call +44 1 892 518877.