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Symposium 2009 Premier Keynote Presentations |
Monday, April 13th
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Redesign Your Data Center to Cut Costs and Fuel Business Growth
Steve Sams, IBM
Even in the midst of this global economic downturn, IT computing demand and energy costs are continuing to skyrocket. Today, energy efficiency can comprise up to 60% of the capital costs and 75% of the operational costs of a data center. These costs are quickly becoming critical drivers of change. Is your IT infrastructure able to support this change? Learn how to redesign your data centers using standard, modular design approaches to align your IT needs to your business requirements.
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Advanced Integration: Using Technology to Manage Risk and Drive Data Center Efficiency
Iain Campbell, Johnson Controls
In his February 25, 2009, testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Mr. Campbell said that "energy efficiency is the fastest, cheapest and cleanest energy source, and should be the first priority in addressing climate change." In his remarks to the Symposium delegates, he will discuss specific examples of advanced integration technologies that open specific opportunities for data center owners and managers to improve efficiency without compromising risk management.
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Best Practices for Green Data Center Design
Tony Cataliotti, Sun Microsystems
Meeting your green and IT efficiency goals requires a holistic approach that delivers a true business solution. And when addressing green IT objectives, making the right technology decisions is only part of the challenge: infrastructure design, environmental considerations and the human interface are equally important. Learn the unique value of bringing architects together with engineers, IT consultants and end users to design next-generation data centers. By integrating state-of-the-art design techniques and emerging technologies, you can better address efficiency, sustainability, and scalability requirements. Sun Microsystems and Winter Street Architects will share data center design best practices and concepts around strategic planning, integrated design and comprehensive modeling that help clients achieve better, greener and more efficient data centers. You will learn about various design alternatives to meet today's changing IT needs, including how to address both existing and new data center spaces, modular design and building information modeling.
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Tuesday, April 14th
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No Blank Checks: Even Most Uncompromising IT Environments Imaginable are Deploying Energy Management Programs, Using Power Analytics
Mark Ascolese, EDSA
Not all mission-critical facilities are created equal. Power Analytics is helping some of the world's most vital facilities-ranging from the world's busiest financial network to some of the US government's most crucial real-time data operations-to ensure the highest levels of reliability, while simultaneously keeping energy costs at bay. This session features a fascinating look into some of the most demanding IT environments ever created, and how Power Analytics is helping them to achieve their reliability and energy efficiency goals.
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When High Density and High Efficiency Collide
Neil Rasmussen, APC
Can high density and high efficiency coexist? Is there a "best" density to maximize efficiency? We discuss the best approach when high density and high efficiency are both requirements.
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Wednesday, April 15th
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Energy Investment Strategies for Challenging Times
Kathleen Hogan, EPA
In these trying economic times, climate change and energy security continue to be tremendous challenges that must be confronted. In response, Federal, State and local policy makers are intensifying their efforts to combat these challenges with an array of solutions. Increasingly, a growing array of diverse organizations are also responding by investing in energy efficiency strategies to insulate themselves from the risk of rising energy prices as well as to seize climate friendly market opportunities.
Kathleen Hogan, Director of the U.S. EPA's Climate Protection Partnership Division and the ENERGY STAR Program, will describe the current policy landscape and offer a vision for the necessary role of investments in energy efficiency as essential strategies which organizations can use to prosper in these challenging times.
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Understanding Power Requirements, the Key to Energy Efficiency:
A Customer Case Study
Chris Crosby, Digital Realty Trust
In terms of power, a green data center is one in which all components are operating at their peak efficiencies. The primary requirement to achieve this objective is to understand your energy usage patterns and incorporate this knowledge into your data center planning efforts. In this case study Digital Realty Trust and one of its major customers demonstrate how the customer's intimate knowledge of their power usage enabled them to obtain a facility guaranteed to support their current and future needs.
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Thursday, April 16th
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