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Coronavirus turns Dell Technologies World 2020 virtual
Dell Technologies World 2020 will run as a virtual event in response to rising coronavirus concerns across local, regional and global markets.
Set for 4-7 May in Las Vegas, the flagship conference plays host to industry executives from Dell Technologies and VMware, in addition to customers and channel partners from around the world.
“Because nothing is more important than the health and safety of our team members, customers, partners and suppliers, we have decided to make Dell Technologies World 2020 a virtual event,” a company statement read.
For customers and partners that booked a reservation at the Venetian or Palazzo as part of the Dell Technologies World room block, the vendor said such rooms will be automatically cancelled; "please do not contact the hotel directly. We will be following up with you shortly and will post more details here.”
SAP cancels all in-person March events
SAP has cancelled all of its in-person events in March 2020, opting instead to change some into “free and open digital experiences”.
This includes SAP Concur Fusion in Orlando, Florida from 9-12 March, SAP Ariba Live in Las Vegas, Nevada from 16-18 March and SAP NOW events that were set for March.
The SAP NOW events affected include the ones scheduled for Colombia, Switzerland, Guatemala, Sweden, Argentina, Ecuador, Germany, Norway and Uruguay.
SAP Concur Fusion and SAP Ariba Live will instead be conducted as “free and digital experiences” according to a statement on SAP, running on the same dates as their cancelled physical counterparts.
Data#3 cancels JuiceIT events
Data#3 has cancelled its series of JuiceIT events for March, following close monitoring of COVID-19.
Originally scheduled for 11, 19 and 24 March in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth, respectively, Laurence Baynham, CEO and managing director of Data#3, said the decision to cancel was “very difficult”.
“Our number one priority is ensuring the safety of our customers, partners, employees and the wider community. We believe this is the right decision given the current circumstances,” he said.
In a statement, Data#3 said the company is looking to run JuiceIT events in the future but was not able to provide dates at this time.
Ingram Micro cancels Showcase 2020
This year’s Ingram Micro Showcase has been cancelled as a precautionary measure amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, with the distributor looking at “alternative options” it can take once the crisis has subsided.
In a message to partners, Ingram Micro New Zealand managing director Jason Langley said that the decision was made in the face of an increasing number of corporate and governmental travel bans arising from efforts to minimise the spread of COVID-19, and an increasing number of events being cancelled.
COVID-19 concerns push Ingram Micro Cloud Summit to 2021
Ingram Micro has pushed its 2020 Cloud Summit conference to 2021, citing the COVID-19 coronavirus as the reason behind the move.
Originally scheduled for 12 to 14 May 2020, the company put out a statement saying “the health and well-being of all attendees and exhibitors is the company’s top priority.”
While no further details were given about the new dates, the summit is expected to stay in Miami, with Ingram Micro Cloud claiming to be “committed” to the location.
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