IDC's IT Security, Storage, & Business Continuity Roadshow set to tour Middle East and Africa

Running under the theme of 'Securing Your Business: Technology Meets People', the roadshow has already taken Casablanca, Lagos Nairobi, and Johannesburg by storm and is due to stop in Kuwait, Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha later in the year.

The uptake of IT security storage and business continuity solutions in the Middle East and Africa mirrors the region's rapidly growing markets.

Businesses and government agencies are investing heavily in everything from basic hardware and networks to managed services and mobility solutions.

As a result, spending on IT security and business continuity solutions will more than double by 2010, as organizations seek full solutions that address all aspects of the IT environment, from hardware to the people that use it.

"Companies in the Middle East and Africa are starting to realize that if they are not able to manage threats effectively, they will be putting their entire businesses at risk," says Ranjit Rajan, Senior Research Manager, Software, IDC MEA.

"Increased investments into enterprise applications have led to a data boom in the region that emphasizes the need for more efficient data management and data protection. Enterprises are also investing in disaster recovery solutions to enable business continuity and protection against both planned and unplanned downtimes."

IDC's IT Security, Storage, & Business Continuity Roadshow will drive discussions around the future direction, changing priorities, new capabilities and upcoming possibilities that are going to shape IT Security in the coming years.

It will feature addresses from the region's most respected IT security professionals and IDC analysts, covering a range of topics such as identifying business-critical processes, mitigating the effect of downtime, business continuity and data recovery, and storage network management.

IDC has partnered with a host of leading regional and global vendors to ensure that the very latest technology developments will be covered by the roadshow.

The Diamond Partner is I(TS)2, while EMC and Integralis are Platinum Partners.

Oracle, Kaspersky, McAfee, Secure Computing, Fortinet, and Trendmicro make up the roadshow's Gold Partners, and the Silver Partners are Ironport and Phion.