Network World’s guide provides an overview of significant network and data center conferences scheduled for 2025. These events offer invaluable opportunities for networking, hands-on learning, and professional development. Participants can look forward to product demonstrations, networking sessions, and insightful keynote addresses.
Upcoming Events
March 2025
- Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Sydney, Australia: March 3-4
- Gartner Data & Analytics Summit, Orlando, Florida: March 3-5
- MWC, Barcelona, Spain: March 3-6
- SXSW, Austin, Texas: March 7-13
- Gartner Tech Growth & Innovation Conference, Grapevine, Texas: March 10-11
- Tech Show, London, England: March 12-13
- Big Data & AI World, London, England: March 12-13
- Enterprise Connect, Orlando, Florida: March 17-20
- NVIDIA GTC AI Conference, San Jose, California: March 17-21
- OFC50, San Francisco, California: March 30-April 3
April 2025
- The HBS & MIT Sloan Technology & National Security Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts: April 4-5
- Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Dubai UAE: April 7-8
- RSA Conference, San Francisco, California: April 28 – May 1
May 2025
- Knowledge25, Las Vegas, Nevada: May 6-8
- Nutanix .NEXT 2025, Washington, D.C.: May 7-9
- Automate 2025, Detroit, Michigan: May 12-15
- Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference, Sydney, Australia: May 13-14
- Extreme Connect, Paris, France: May 19-22
- Computex Taipei Summit, Taipei, Taiwan: May 20-23
June 2025
- Cyber Security and Cloud Congress, Santa Clara, California: June 4-5
- Cisco Live, San Diego, California: June 8-12
- Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, National Harbor, Maryland: June 9-11
- London Tech Week, London, England: June 9-13
July 2025
- USENIX ATC, Boston, Massachusetts: July 7-9
- Gartner CIO Leadership Forum, Tokyo, Japan: July 9-10
August 2025
- Black Hat USA, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 2-7
- DEF CON, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 7-10
September 2025
- Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, Gold Coast, Australia: September 8-10
- .conf25, Boston, Massachusetts: September 8-11
- Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, London, England: September 22-24
- Cyber Security and Cloud Expo, Amsterdam, Netherlands: September 24-25
October 2025
- Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, Orlando, Florida: October 20-23
November 2025
- Web Summit, Lisbon, Portugal: November 10-13
- KubeCon & CloudNativeCon, Atlanta, Georgia: November 10-13
December 2025
- AWS re:Invent, Las Vegas, Nevada: December 1-5
- Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit, Grapevine, Texas: December 8-10
Conclusion
This detailed lineup of conferences underscores the importance of networking and continuing education in the evolving fields of cloud computing, data centers, and network security. Attendees can leverage these events to stay current with trends, technologies, and best practices.
