My son Wyatt asked me what is a data center conference? It is a place where people in the industry get together to share their ideas about building and running data centers. Which ones do I go to? The one that I get the most out of.
I've gone to most of the data center conferences over the years. My favorite is 7x24 Exchange which occurs twice a year and the next one is on Oct 23-26, 2016 in Phoenix.
Below are some of the reasons why I am going. I doubt my son Wyatt will read this, but for those of you who live in the data center industry check it out.
This next one has a great lineup. Opening Keynote is former CEO of Travelocity Terry Jones. Don Beaty has a panel discussion
MODERATOR
Don Beaty (bio)
President
DLB Associates Consulting Engineers, PC
PANELISTS:
Nicholas Franzoni (bio)
EP Supply Chain Performance Manager
Caterpillar
Diraj Bamola (bio)
Vice President, Global Design & Construction
Equinix
Joe Kava (bio)
VP of Data Centers
Google
Daren Matthews (bio)
VP Supply Chain Planning
Schneider Electric
Jack Pouchet (bio)
VP Market Development
Emerson Network Power
2nd day keynote is with Chris Crosby
Keynote: Twin Sons of Different Mothers: Legacy and Bandwidth and Why
IDC estimates that 50% of existing data center networks cannot support IoT applications. Data center operators need to be developing and implementing their strategies to reduce latency and bandwidth to ensure they can support the escalating requirements driven by more attached devices and the volume and variety of packet sizes that characterize IoT and new large, rich packet applications. This presentation will explore the nature of latency and bandwidth issues, the shortcomings of today’s existing networks, and the solutions and equipment that data center operators need to incorporate into their network plans.
Chris Crosby (bio)
CEO
Compass Datacenters
And after that is another great panel hosted by Google's Heather Dooley.
Panel: Data Center Delivery & Operations
Organized by the 7x24 Exchange Women in Mission Critical Operations Committee (WiMCO)
Panelists will deliver a dynamic discussion sharing real work examples on how to be successful in your career while delivering on your core professional objectives. This panel will provide views from construction, operations and health and safety on current technical and business trends.
MODERATOR
Heather Dooley (bio)
Data Center Business Operations
Google Data Centers
and
Member,
7x24 Exchange Women in Mission Critical Operations Committee (WiMCO)
PANELISTS:
Jenna Dumke (bio)
Project Manager, Critical Environment
Mark G. Anderson Consultants (MGAC)
Cindy Joos (bio)
Senior Director Global Operations
CenturyLink
Marisa McGough (bio)
Estimator
DPR Construction
Anita Tarab (bio)
Director of Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability
Google