Presenter: Matt Lane, President, Geist Intelligent Facilities

Tuesday, May 18
2:45-3:15 pm, Nassau B

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The word "monitoring" is creating a lot of buzz in the data center world today. What is really needed though in a comprehensive monitoring system? This session, conducted by Matt Lane of Geist Intelligent Facilities, will explore many questions like:

• What can I monitor in my facility?
• What should I monitor in my facility?
• How much data is too much data?
• What should I look for in a monitoring vendor?
• How can I calculate a return on investment for my monitoring system?

Answers to these questions and more will be discussed. Join us for a best practices look at critical infrastructure monitoring systems.

Panelists include: James Houghton, Adaptivity; Kevin Meagher, EDSA; Antonio Piraino, Tier1 Research (Moderator); Byron Washom, University of California-San Diego

Monday, May 17
11:35-12:10 pm, Sutton Complex

"Plan your work... and work your plan." It's an axiom that personal productivity coaches have advocated for years... and nowhere is it more true than in the data center. Throughout the lifecycle of any data center, technology upgrades, equipment changes, and maintenance can inadvertently cause a data center to drift further and further from the original design specifications. The future as envisioned by virtualization, cloud computing and now energy management all require new and innovative approaches that imply clear understanding of what your base line is and how to move forward. Optimization is the key. As you deviate from your original design model or blueprint, can your attempts to "upgrade" your facility- or embarking on virtualization, cloud computing, and smart grid strategies - actually be causing it to operate sub-optimally?

Join executives from EDSA, Adaptivity, and fellow data center operators in this lively discussion about "IT Blueprints" and "model-based power analytics"... two important constructs in ensuring the highest possible levels of availability and energy efficiency.

Panelists include: Carl Cotulli, Wright Line; Joerg Desler, Stulz-ATS; Dr. Bob Sullivan, Uptime Institute (Moderator)

Monday, May 17
2:05-2:35 pm, Gibson

What cooling innovations should data center operators expect in the next few years? Some strategies, like hot / cold aisle containment, are easy to adopt and continue to evolve. Others, like outside air cooling, are still considered experimental but hold great promise.

Some have posited that in some ways, the cooling industry has "failed the CIO" in terms of delivering what data centers need. On this panel, cooling solutions providers, data center end-users, and Uptime Institute's "chief skeptic" Dr. Bob Sullivan meet to discuss (and debate!) the cooling options in terms of their costs, efficiency, and contributions to high availability.

Presenter:  Calvin Nicholson, Senior Director Product Management and Software Development, Server Technology

Tuesday, May 18
3:55-4:25 pm, Nassau A

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This presentation explores device and in-feed power measurements within the data center cabinet using a cabinet power distribution unit. These measurements can be used to help calculate PUE and DCiE efficiency metrics, allocate cooling resources, identify comatose servers, and for capacity planning. It also looks at kW-h power information that can be used for billing specific departments within an enterprise data center or by co-location facilities for billing based on actual power usage.

Presenters:  Mark A. Ascolese, Chief Executive Officer, EDSA, with Kfir Godrich, Vice President, HP Enterprise Business; and Alain Steven, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Viridity Energy

Tuesday, May 18
2:45-3:15 pm, Gibson

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Not long ago, the idea of operating a mission-critical facility as an autonomous microgrid, one that was "hot-pluggable" on and off the public grid as needed, would have been as far-fetched as building one on a fault line. The greatest obstacle was the fact that the two vital software technologies required - a master controller, and an energy pricing/optimization engine - were at least five years from being commercially viable, according to industry experts. Someone forgot to tell EDSA and Viridity Energy: the two companies have partnered with UC San Diego - already one of the most technologically advanced campus-wide microgrids in the world - to develop one of the first highly-reliable campus microgrids. The implications for data center operators are enormous... bringing them closer to the day when they will be able to make real-time expert decisions about when to rely on self-generated power, when to switch to utility power, and when to sell excess power back to the public grid, all without jeopardizing reliability. Don't miss the sneak preview of what's coming to a data center power grid near you.

Presenter:  KC Mares, President, MegaWatt Consulting

Monday, May 17
2:40-3:10 pm, Morgan

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Data center design and operations has remained fairly constant until recently, with dramatic improvements in energy efficiency that are driving data center PUEs from above 2.0 to below 1.2, and some achieving PUEs below 1.10.

This presentation will share many of the secrets to achieving ultra-efficient data centers for less cost than traditionally built and operated data centers. Attendees will also learn how some of the new technologies allow us to design and operate data centers much differently today and even more so in the future than our standard methods.

Presenter: Victor Avelar, Senior Research Analyst-Data Center Science Center, APC by Schneider Electric

Tuesday, May 18
2:45-3:15 pm, Bryant

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Companies around the globe are publishing PUEs that are close to perfection, but are these numbers achievable in a real-world, world-class production data center? This session will help attendees push past the hype and understand the science behind PUE. Learn about the metrics, measurements and best practices that go into calculating an accurate PUE. Beyond the basic calculations, you will examine what factors could increase or decrease your PUE calculations and how to produce a sound metric as a launching point for greater efficiency within your data center.

Panelists include: Mark Ascolese, EDSA; Craig Compiano, Modius; Kevin Flanagan, CGI; Andy Lawrence, The 451 Group (Moderator); Neil Rasmussen, APC by Schneider Electric

Wednesday, May 19
8:15-8:45 am, Nassau Suite

As data centers get increasingly complex and power hungry, data center operators have begun to examine software tools for tracking and analyzing their IT and facility performance. But there are a wide range of strategies and tools for tracking and analyzing power use, some much more far-reaching than others. This panel will discuss some of the tools, approaches, and options available, and how to determine the business case for a particular site. In addition, the panel will discuss which variables are most important to track, and how to determine whether operators need control or simply visibility into key areas. Finally, the panel will provide examples of high-payoff actions that operators can take in their sites, using the features that these tools provide.

Presenter:  Andy Lawrence, Research Director for Eco-Efficient IT, The 451 Group

Wednesday, May 19
3:35-4:05 pm, Nassau A

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There are many technologies for tracking and managing data center energy use - both IT and facility energy. How are the technology suppliers positioned? Where do they compete, and where do they complement each other? This session provides an independent overview of the leading suppliers. The session will define what a "complete" data center management solution needs to include, cover the different categories of product offerings, and set out a roadmap for the future monitoring and management of data centers that seek to be genuinely energy efficient.

Presenter: Dave Rotheroe, Senior Technologist, IT Data Center Strategy, Design, & Engineering, Hewlett Packard

Monday, May 17
2:40-3:10 pm, Gibson

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Data center efficiency is often thought of in terms only of the facility efficiency, often measured by PUE. While PUE is an important measure that requires attention, focusing too much on it and neglecting a comprehensive approach to efficiency raises TCO (Total Cost of Ownership). Covered in the presentation are real world options, including specific examples of actual installations, that lower TCO with a balanced approach to all aspects of data center operations from the facility, to the IT equipment, to how that equipment is used.

Presenters:  Herman Chan, Director, Power Business Unit, Raritan, with Jo McCarthy, IT Enterprise Architect, J.R. Simplot

Tuesday, May 18
2:00-2:30 pm, Nassau A

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As part of a data center refurbishment, the J.R. Simplot data center management team wanted to improve energy efficiency to meet corporate green initiatives. They also wanted to increase IT rack density, be better able to troubleshoot equipment and put in systems to manage potential risks. To improve energy efficiency and provide more power to IT racks they converted from 120 to 240 volt AC single-phase power. They also installed energy management software and intelligent rack PDUs with outlet-level power monitoring to add remote energy management, power monitoring of individual devices, environmental monitoring and sophisticated and accurate power usage reports and analytics.

Presenter:  TBD

Modern data centers run most economically and energy efficiently if they are run within tight operating envelopes - for example, at higher temperatures. This approach, however, requires widespread monitoring and control systems to ensure problems and changes are picked up before - or at least when -- they occur. Unless the right monitoring systems and architectures are used, however, this can be prohibitively expensive and inflexible. In this presentation, SynapSense discusses how to implement appropriate monitoring and control systems that ensure optimal efficiency.

Presenter: Andy Hawkins, Product Manager, Innovations Team, 1E

Wednesday, May 19
2:10-2:40 pm, Nassau A

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In December 2009, the Obama administration confirmed a pledge to a reduce greenhouse gases (GHG), with a 17% cut from 2005 levels by 2020, and 80% by 2050. One of three key focus areas at the Uptime Symposium 2010 is Sustainable IT and specifically, how to use IT and best practices to reduce waste of energy, water and other resources, and hold down carbon emissions.

In this presentation, Andy Hawkins of 1E explores the topic of measuring efficiencies in the data center, explains what can be done to identify and eliminate this waste and why this is the year to take action.

Presenter:  Daniel Costello, Director of Data Center Services Research and Engineering, Global Foundation Services, Microsoft

Monday, May 17
2:05-2:35 pm, Nassau B

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Daniel Costello will give a overview of Microsoft's current data centers, its data center vision and the opportunities in the future. The discussion will also include Microsoft's experiences, innovations and strategy to drive up efficiency and drive down cost.

Presenter: Doug Oathout, Vice President - Enterprise Business, Hewlett Packard

Smart Grids have been proposed as a way of reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions across entire nations. They involve moving and managing demand and workloads, monitoring, and sophisticated control systems. In this session, Doug Oathout, one of Hewlett Packard's leading thinkers on energy efficiency in servers and data centers, explains how an integrated, holistic and smart infrastructure can be designed to slash IT energy use.

Join representatives from EDSA, Skanska, eBay, and the Department of Defense Super Computing Resource Center for a spirited discussion of data center designs. Topics will range from energy efficiency, to model-based diagnostics for availability, to mini-smart grids. Experts in power analytics, site design and construction, and two types of data center operations lend a variety of insights.

Presenter: Dean Nelson, Senior Director of Global Data Strategy-Architecture and Operations, eBay

eBay's data centers support large numbers of end users and demanding, transaction-oriented applications. But the company also a commitment to best practices and sustainability. That means it needs to be on the leading edge of best practices, technology and metrics. In this presentation, Dean Nelson, known for his leadership and innovative thinking across the data center world, describes what eBay is doing at its latest data center in Utah, and across its data center estate.