Plenary Sessions
Sydney Convention 2025: Cloud & Datacenter in Transition
The 2025 edition of W.Media's Sydney Cloud and Datacenter Convention will focus on how digital infrastructure is adapting to the increasing volume and the changing requirements of demand.
As digital transformation accelerates in Australia, so the dependence on Sydney grows as the country’s key digital hub. Sydney accounts for around 65% of Australia’s operational IT capacity and its rate of growth in 2024 was the highest among the key hubs in Australia, according to the Property Council.
The challenges of demand growth are compounded by increases in density and connectivity requirements. As digital technologies drive the next era in the development of digital infrastructure, how will the datacentres and cloud of today be re-shaped for coming demands and how will this impact their design, construction, operation and management? In a future of factories, edge, automation and cloud fragmentation, what will be the role of the datacentre and its workforce?
At the 2025 Convention for Sydney, we will present thought-leading, industry-recognised speakers and panellists, working locally, nationally and internationally. Each session through the day will look at a range of mission-critical opportunities and challenges for the industry. The programme includes insights, case studies and examples, opinion and debate presented through keynote presentations and panel discussions, The day will also feature an exhibition hall and tech demonstrations together with opportunities to network and relax in the breaks scheduled across the day.
What, broadly, are the processes that different vendors of data centre solutions and equipment go through from coming up with the initial ideas behind a solution to bringing it to market? What are the key decisions made at critical points in this process? How are key trends and changing market needs factored into the design, manufacture and ‘go to market’ process? How will these processes evolve moving forward into the future?
A technical presentation focusing on the impact of AI on power quality for your data centres and possibilities to manage the negative impacts in order to maximise uptime.
While the principles of sustainability have become more widely adopted in corporate culture, it has taken longer for their practices to be viewed not merely as costs, but as strategic investments. Going green today means more than environmental responsibility—it also means adopting smarter, more resilient business practices that maximize every dollar spent, reduce organizational inefficiencies, and transform burdensome costs into value-generating opportunities. How are these trends playing out in the data centre sector? What role can leadership, technology, best practices, and corporate values play in driving both sustainable and economically sound progress across the industry?
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