Megabyte conference on IT solutions

Around 100 participants packed the Portomaso Suite at the Malta Hilton for the "Integrate, Consolidate and Manage the Enterprise of the Future" conference organised by Megabyte Limited.

The conference was held to showcase the latest IT solutions provided by Megabyte as system integrator for Microsoft and HP products.

The event renewed the current debate on the future competitiveness of Maltese businesses and particularly the benefits of using the latest IT solutions when using products from HP and Microsoft.

It also served to expose in some detail the strengths of the 20-year HP/Microsoft Frontline Partnership and the value it adds to IT solutions for local businesses.

The showcase event attracted managing directors, chief executives, general managers, chief technical officers, information management officers and IT managers of several companies, who were addressed by a number of high profile international speakers.

These included Elias Tabet, Enterprise and Partners Group manager, Microsoft Eastern Mediterranean, Hinrich Westerkamp, director HP/Microsoft Frontline Partnership with Hewlett-Packard Europe, Middle East and Africa, Alberto Caprara, sales manager for Public Sector and Financial Services, HP European Emerging Markets and Patrick Diaz, Network Storage Solution specialist with HP European Emerging Markets.

Several themes were tackled with a sharp focus on the need to attain adequate return on IT investment (RoITI). Apart from taking a critical look at existing and future IT solutions, the event also demonstrated best practice on how local businesses can achieve the much sought after, competitive advantage.

Consolidation of IT assets, including the optimisation of storage, System Integration and, Enterprise Management software for true eBusiness integration were highlighted by both Megabyte's consultants and the foreign speakers. A case study of how Megabyte used the abilities of its own staff to integrate the products of HP and Microsoft, was presented.

"The Integrate, Consolidate and Manage the Enterprise of the Future conference proved to be a timely one. The feedback we're already getting following this event shows that Maltese businesses are very aware of future challenges they have to overcome to ensure survival and success in a bigger and more demanding market.

"Megabyte, using HP and Microsoft integrated solutions, will continue to be a reliable IT partner for Maltese entrepreneurs in delivering the latest IT solutions that will not only make economic sense but will ensure a more enterprising and dynamic culture in those organisations that envisage the new business realities as an opportunity for growth," John Ambrogio, general manager of Megabyte Limited said .