Capital and resource constraints, IT refresh and consolidation, disruptive technologies - from the application to the platform, regulation, energy and operational costs, and performance optimisation are all affecting design, build and operation transformation.
In our first visit to Brussels, the DatacenterDynamics Conference and Expo series will address the challenges faced by owners and operators of legacy structures in need of upgrading and new builds required to meet the complex combination of exponential data growth, technology advances, energy efficiency, resilience and security. The conference programme will provide case studies from public sector and international agencies and organisations.
Conference topics to be covered will include:
Data center design - The latest construction techniques including adaptive thermal management, modular building platforms, and power architecture
Energy stewardship - How to maximize performance per watt in your datacenter whilst balancing the requirements for availability and agility
Renovation and retrofitting - Updating existing facilities to meet the demands of higher voltages, higher densities and their knock-on effects for data centre design
Determining the impact Unified Computing Platforms will have on the data centre fabric – cooling power, fibre and system tools
Examining the convergence of physical and logical management tools – How will dashboards enable better monitoring and prediction of future performance?
Exploring the use of capacity management and automation tools to fine tune data centre performance
A thorough assessment of the challenge of energy efficiency metrics use and how to turn information into insight
The impact of cloud computing and virtualisation on facility and IT infrastructure configuration
Modularity and scalability as the key to maximising ROI for future investment decisions
Regulation - How will existing and potential tools promote the drive towards sustainable eco facilities?
