Issues of energy efficiency and energy costs are increasing concerns for the datacenter industry. As datacenter power costs draw close to overtaking hardware costs, DatacenterDynamics is delighted to welcome Andrew Fanara, Manager of US EPA ENERGY STAR® Product Specifications Development Unit, to address the second annual DatacenterDynamics Conference and Expo, being held 5th October at the Hilton, South Michigan Avenue.
The size and growth of the datacenter industry allied to concerns over utility supply, costs and environmental impact, adds real currency to the theme of Mr Fanara's presentation in which he will review the status of efforts to improve the energy efficiency of servers, discuss server energy metrics and present opportunities for energy savings.
Mr. Fanara's presentation represents one of the highlights of an expanded DatacenterDynamics Chicago conference programme that includes over 18 presentations plus solutions seminars and concludes with an Industry Expert Panel. The event is expected to bring together the largest gathering of Chicago datacenter owners and operators, as IT and facility professionals assemble hear and discuss what's new in datacenter design and operations.
The format of DatacenterDynamics Chicago gives delegates the ability to tailor a day to meet their own specific needs. Topics under scrutiny this year include The Power Gap' which will study power efficiency opportunities from the chip to server and from rack solutions to the transmission system; the examination of adaptive cooling solutions to extreme density issues; the presentation of opportunities in green' facility design as well as the introduction of new design modelling techniques; best practices in outsourcing to counter capacity constraints, as well as the latest on cable management and of course mission critical monitoring. This cutting-edge schedule will help the largest enterprise, operator and institutional datacenter operators improve availability and manage their costs in 2006-2007.
An impressive line-up of speakers includes:
Hardik Bhatt, Chief Information Officer, the City of Chicago
Don Beaty, President, DLB Associates (ASHRAE TC9.9)
Micahel Salvador, Associate Director Data centers - Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Bill Kosik, Managing Principal, EYP Mission Critical Facilities
Dr. Merhdad Foroozesh, Advanced Data Center Practice - Intel Solution Services
Stephen Spinazzola, Vice President - RTKL
DatacenterDynamics Chicago will take place on Thursday October 5th at the Chicago Hilton, Michigan Avenue. A full schedule is available online at www.datacentredynamics.com