UDIT hosts the MCPRO Data Innovation Forum: data as a driver of digital transformation
What do open architectures have in common with outer space? Or the firefighters of one of the most enigmatic fires of the decade with backup strategies? These questions, as suggestive as they were unexpected, set the tone for the MCPRO Data Innovation Forum, an event that brought together experts, companies and professionals from the technology sector to reflect on the present and future of data in the digital environment at the Innovation Hub of UDIT's International Campus of Technology, Innovation and Applied Sciences on 2 April.
The conference, organised by the specialised publication MCPRO, brought together more than 70 attendees at a key event to explore the latest trends in data management, technological architectures and solutions driven by Artificial Intelligence.
The event's programme combined specialised presentations with thematic round tables, in which representatives from leading companies in the sector such as Econocom, PureStorage, Red Hat and Veeam took part. These sessions allowed to address from different angles how data has become a key strategic asset for organisations and which technologies are redefining its use.
In addition to acting as host, UDIT played an important role in the development of the forum. The event was opened by Javier Pascual Soriano, director of the campus, who highlighted the importance of establishing links between the university, business and technological innovation as a formula for facing the challenges of the digital future.
The academic representation was provided by Luis Miguel Danielsson Villegas, professor of the degrees in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and Full-Stack Development, who participated in the round table entitled "Architectures for a scalable and sustainable AI". In his speech, he highlighted the role of university education in preparing professionals capable of facing the technical challenges posed by the new open architectures and Open Source-based environments.
Throughout the day, the various experts agreed on the need for more efficient and sustainable technological infrastructures as a cornerstone of any modern digital strategy. Optimisation of storage and compute capacity were highlighted as essential elements not only to improve the performance of systems, but also to reduce their energy footprint and ensure a more ethical, responsible and high-value development of AI.
