This debate, chaired by Tom McEwan (Edinburgh Napier University), is an annual event where BCS Edinburgh bring together two experts in the field to illuminate a topical area of IT professionalism. This year we investigate the availability of skills to allow Scottish companies to exploit the potential of e-Commerce and e-Business.

Attributed to Thomas J. Watson Sr. (1874-1956) while he was president of International Business Machines, this apocryphal quote could turn out to be true in a manner of speaking if one were to rephrase the statement thus: ‘I think there is a world market for maybe five computer clouds.’ But would five clouds be enough? And if so, what services would these clouds offer and how might an organisation benefit from using them rather than more traditional on-premises solutions?

The UKaE 's largest conference dedicated to enterprise IT infrastructure data centre management.  The theme for this year's event is Designing for Demand.

Whether impacted by Cloud Computing or Carbon Reduction regulation, today’s data centre facilities need to accommodate ever-expanding and changing demands. The dynamic data centre has arrived.

Over 2 days you will have the opportunity to attend 18 sessions of your choice from a selection of 70 case studies, technical papers, panel debates and roundtable discussion groups.

Gain insight on the latest ideas of how to lower operating costs while developing a blueprint for your IT and data centre infrastructure requirements.