- Peer Learning
- Optional Data Center Tours
- Optional Tutorials
- Keynote Address
- Cloud Computing Track
- Data Center Management Track
- End User Case Studies Track
- Facilities Management Track
- Roundtable Discussions
- Product Information Sessions
- Open Forum Closing Session
- Event Overview
- Technologies
- Exhibiting Companies by Name
- Exhibiting Companies by Classification
- Floor Plan
- Strategic Partners
- Data Center World Sponsors
- Data Center World Raffle
- Data Center World End-User Expo Only Pass
Peer-to-peer learning and interaction provides invaluable information on what really works, what others have tried and how to avoid mistakes others have made. These roundtable sessions give you the opportunity to interact with other attendees and learn from their experience. They will be run by a panel of experts, with an open-forum style that provides an atmosphere for frank discussions about the following topics:
RT01: Cloud Computing
Chris Whitener, Chief Strategist, HP Secure Advantage, Hewlett Packard
John Parker, Data Center Manager, Environmental Systems Research Group
Cloud Computing is still a mystery for many data center managers. Is it right for your data center? What are the pros and cons? Is security an issue? Is it true that most data centers will go to the Cloud over the next 5 – 10 years? Hear from the experts. Learn what other data center managers are doing to prepare for this. Is it true, as some claim, that Cloud reduces IT labor costs by up to 50%, improves capital utilization by 75% and cuts provisioning from weeks to minutes? Hear what your peers have experienced.
RT02: Data Center Issues and Trends
John Parker, Data Center Manager, Environmental Systems Research Group
Ben Stewart, Senior VP Operations, Engineering, Terremark Worldwide, Inc
Tom Roberts, Director Data Center Services, Trinity Information
Cyber security, greening, virtualization, colocation, mobile devices in the data center, federal regulations, consolidation…these are just a handful of subjects on the hot list as we head into 2011.
RT03: Upgrade or Build? You Decide
Daniel Hahn, Director of Technical Services, Trans Union Interactive
Michael Petrino, Vice President, PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
Like more than half of all the data centers in the world today, you need more space. Should you expand your existing data center or build an entirely new one? Or, should you consider co-location centers for some of your processing? Is Cloud the answer? Hear what your fellow data center managers are doing to address this issue and see what makes the most sense for you.
RT04: IT Healthcare Issues
Donna Manley, IT Senior Director, University of Pennsylvania
Tom Roberts, Director Data Center Services, Trinity Information Services
Mark J. Jacobs, MHA, CPHIMSS, FHIMSS, Welspan Health
President Obama is calling for every American to have an electronic medical record by 2014. That's a pretty lofty goal, especially for industry data center professionals charged with making that happen. Will you make the deadline?
RT05: Data Center Security
Jim Danburg, Consultant: Data Center Security, Organizational Resilience, EMP Evangelist
Steve Spatig, Business Development Manager, Southco Inc.
Tom Skoulis, Principal, Resource One Solutions, LLC
These are not our father's security problems. Threats from both inside and outside the data center are growing by leaps and bounds. In fact, cyber crime is expected to drain more than $1 trillion from vulnerable companies in 2010. Find out what your peers are doing to protect themselves and keep damage to a minimum.