FM01: What’s inside your fire sprinkler system?
Tim Davis, COO, Fire Protection Systems Corrosion Management, Inc.

Fire sprinkler systems are one of the least understood systems in data centers; yet leaks and failures of fire sprinkler systems are a serious life safety issue. Corrosion in fire sprinkler systems can quickly lead to unplanned downtime and extensive property damage. Understanding and selecting a fire sprinkler system corrosion control strategy for your mission critical facility saves significant dollars and avoids potential code and liability issues. Attend this session and learn how to avoid costly mistakes and find out what corrosion control strategies other mission critical facilities are currently implementing.


FM02: Integrating Solar PV for Reliability, Efficiency and Flexibility
Dr. Matt Donnelly, Chief Technology Officer, Senergy Energy Systems, LLC

The data center environment provides some unique opportunities for introducing a renewable energy component to the energy supply mix. This presentation will describe and contrast two different approaches for integrating Solar PV into the data center with an eye toward reliability and efficiency metrics. In addition to the technical information, attendees will receive information regarding credit and rebate programs and how these affect the cost/benefit analysis.


FM03: DC Power in the Data Center: Becoming Lean and Green
Chip Bronk, General Manager, Cableco Technologies, Division of Methode Electronics Power Solutions Group

Increasing power demands are driving the data center industry to find more efficient ways to distribute power. The conversion of power from AC to DC is an inefficient process, ultimately increasing the PUE of your facility and generating unnecessary heat. Power can be converted as many as six times from when it enters the data center to the time it reaches the processor. Direct DC distribution down to the cabinets, rather than typical AC to DC conversion, can reduce costs, increase efficiency and drive a green solution into your data center. This session will present an overview of industry trends and the benefits of utilizing direct DC power distribution in the data center.


FM04: Sustainability and the Green Data Center
Jessica Kennedy, California Operations Director, Brightworks

This presentation will review the value proposition for sustainability as it applies to data centers and provide several case studies of data center facilities that have made decisions to focus not just on energy efficiency but also water use reduction, healthy indoor air quality, corporate "greening" policies and other green operational practices. The session will review up-to-date information on the incentives to design and build data centers with a sustainability-based approach.


FM05: How to Delay or Avoid Data Center Build Outs
Sean Nicholson, Director of Product Management, Aperture, Emerson Network Power

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – but if your data center is maxed out, what do you do? With the cost of building new infrastructure running into the millions of dollars, the most cost-effective strategy for accommodating business growth is optimizing performance of what you already have in place. This session will outline data center infrastructure management strategies for better utilizing existing data center resources to delay or eliminate the build out of new racks, zones or entire data centers. Attendees will discover management strategies to utilize power and cooling resources closer to their full capacities.


FM06: The Top 10 Most Misunderstood Design/Build Practices
Mike Hagan, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing Lee Technologies

As capital becomes more available, many data center managers will be building or expanding their facilities. Additionally, they may want projects to include a reliable Tier design, lower PUE and smaller price tag. While these elements should be easy to achieve, a fast approach done the wrong way could jeopardize project success and leave data center managers with challenges for years to come. Although Tier standards and PUE measurements are trends throughout the industry, larger facilities and 1-3MW facilities address these issues in very different ways. This session will review the 10 most misunderstood practices in planning, building and expansion projects, and outline solutions that can help attendees avoid design problems while incorporating Total Cost of Ownership, reliability, efficiency and speed-to-market into their data center design plans.


FM07: Data Center Builds and Expansions: From Concept to Completion
Michael Petrino, Vice President, PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.

Before you begin expanding an existing data center or building a new one, it is necessary to understand the design, engineering and construction process for these types of projects. Data center managers should put a tremendous effort on the planning and pre-design phase, forming a clear vision of the outcome of the project, and use this vision against which to benchmark progress. This session will cover the entire process – from concept to completion, and include success tips and pitfalls to avoid during a data center expansion or build.


FM08: Cabling Infrastructure: Charting a Course for the Coming Decade
Rick Dallman, Sr. Data Center Infrastructure Architect, CXtec

This presentation will detail the latest, leading-edge technology in optical infrastructure connectivity design and distribution, utilizing products and manufacturing techniques that far exceed today's industry standards. It will include best practices for infrastructure, equipment and cabling design to future-proof the high-speed data center at speeds of 40, 100, 120 gigabit and beyond. The discussion will address how to increase efficiency, decrease material and installation costs, and reduce environmental controlled real estate by incorporating innovative, best-in-class connectivity solutions, reliability and performance.


FM09: Optimizing Existing Chilled Water Production – An Overlooked Opportunity
Michael Flaherty, General Manager, tekWorx, LLC

Data center cooling optimization efforts have focused almost entirely on techniques to use cooling more efficiently in the raised floor area, while practically nothing is being done to produce cooling more efficiently in the first place. This lack of focus presents a wide open opportunity for operating cost and carbon footprint reduction in data centers that are cooled with chilled water. Since increased efficiency yields more cooling output from the same plant, optimization can extend the life of plant and delay capital expenditures.


FM10: Demystifying 400V Power Distribution
Rajan Battish, PE, Principal, BKM Mission Critical Facilities

This session discusses bringing 400V power distribution technology to the raised floor, including the engineering and implementation benefits and pitfalls. Detailed examples of single lines with challenges faced in effectively implementing the 400V system will be given. Come discover how using 400V power can benefit your organization through greening and CapEx and OpEx savings.


FM11: Data Center UPS Batteries: The Final Frontier for Preventing Downtime
Sean A. Blaylock, Director Business Development, Exide Technologies

This session will focus on the key criteria to consider when specifying and applying lead acid batteries for data center applications. In addition, a discussion of how sealed Valve Regulated and Flooded Wet Cell technologies can help when undertaking a successful project to install, operate, and test stationary battery banks. Factors that limit the life of lead acid batteries will also be explored.

 

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