Schedule

Bob Cassiliano, 7x24 Exchange Chairman, will open the conference, provide an overview, review meeting logistics and address general housekeeping items.

Robbie Bach (bio)
Innovation Expert, Former Chief Xbox Officer for Microsoft & Author

Join 7x24 Exchange at our fall conference as Robbie Bach shares proven business and leadership principles from his journey innovating within the larger Microsoft construct to help you drive change and position your organization as a disruptor before someone else "Ubers" you.

From garage-shop inception to ultimate business success, Robbie led the successful creation and development of the industry-revolutionizing and iconic Xbox video game business. During his illustrious 22-year career at Microsoft, including as president of entertainment & devices and chief Xbox officer, Robbie was responsible for creating new and branded consumer entertainment experiences across music, gaming, video and mobile communications.

In his dynamic and inspiring presentation, Robbie will provide the 7x24 Exchange attendees with tips for applying his 3P Framework, a proven model for clear strategic guidance that includes identifying clear purpose, principles and priorities to guide success. Drawing on lessons learned and shared in his best-seller, "Xbox Revisited: A Game Plan for Corporate and Civic Renewal," he delivers simple yet effective insights on strategy, innovation, leadership and people management to help business audiences address and overcome the challenges of today’s fast-paced marketplace.

Facebook’s disruptive and revolutionary strategy for meeting the demand for data centers challenges vendors to step up and be part of an open approach, one that requires the willingness to evolve toward transparency and teamwork.  The presenters will show how their companies transformed a challenge into an opportunity for greater understanding, collaboration, and technological innovation. The presentation will outline how that transformation exemplifies a new way forward for the industry.

James Swensen (bio)
Global Data Center Facilites Operator
Facebook

Bill Westbrock (bio)
Strategic Account Executive
Schneider Electric

The cloud and colocation markets are seeing unprecedented levels of increasing demand from all sectors of the IT industry ranging from legacy enterprise operators ‘testing the waters’ to start-ups and innovators taking a cloud first, cloud only approach. Yet, each new client brings with them a host of new demands, systems architecture, and a bit of naiveté that adds complexity to the design, construction, and operation of commercial data centers.  Join us in this session to review the latest results and findings from the 2017 industry survey and put the results in perspective with real-world observations and practical experience in addressing the dynamic needs of real-world clients.

Phill Lawson-Shanks (bio)
Chief Architect and VP Innovation
EdgeConnex

Jack Pouchet (bio)
Vice President Market Development
Vertiv

Designed to encourage in-depth discussion and debate on the latest challenges in data center planning, design and operation, topics will include: trends in infrastructure design resiliency, energy efficient design and operational practices, capacity planning and management, and the day-to-day challenges in managing data center operations. The moderator will guide the discussion with the use of PowerPoint slides and handouts; However, the real star of this session will be you, the end user! Bring your appetites, but more importantly, be ready to engage your peers in an exciting interactive discussion on the latest challenges of our industry. Don’t forget those business cards as this will be a great opportunity to meet your peers in the industry!

MODERATOR:
David Schirmacher (bio)
President
7x24 Exchange International
and
Reset Advisors, LLC

Colocation providers are receptive to new technologies and topologies that can improve power usage efficiency (PUE), availability, flexibility and scalability, while also reducing costs and time to market. The panel will provide discussion on the differentiation of enterprise verses colocation design, construction and operations. They will also explore continuing data center trends to simplify the power chain. Enabling power for the future and incorporating the latest technologies to support IoT will also be evaluated.

MODERATOR:
Dave Sterlace (bio)
Global Head of Data Center Technology
ABB

PANELISTS:
Paul Hines (bio)
SVP – Critical Facilities Head – North America
Citigroup

Tony TeVault (bio)
Vice President
Holder Construction

James Warren (bio)
Principal and Founder
kW Mission Critical Engineering

This presentation addresses the importance of having a global strategy for management and delivery of data center, pop, and edge sites. As the demand for worldwide implementations grows, so does the responsibility. From handling shipping, customs IOR , global currencies, and VMI to ensuring products are delivered overseas on time (and not confiscated) must be considered for an effective plan. This presentation addresses best practices for managing your global data center infrastructure in a global economy.

Michael Liberman (bio)
Mission Critical Infrastructure Applications
Rahi Systems

Batteries have been the magic power behind supporting critical loads. This sesion will review the battery technologies available today, in the near future and the distant future relative to UPS applications. What, when, how and why to use each technology supported by performance, physical footprint, initial cost, life cycle cost and disposal data.

Steven Shapiro (bio)
Mission Critical Practice Lead
Morrison Hershfield Mission Critical

With each physical and cyber attack against our nation’s critical infrastructure and information repositories, it becomes more evident that procurement, design, construction, and operations need to be concurrent to achieve a comprehensive approach to securing mission critical facilities. Gaps between these four core phases increase vulnerabilities beyond a vehicle bomb or insider cyber-attack. This presentation discusses threats (cyber, electronic and physical) that must be identified, validated and fortified against, through incorporating protective designs across all disciplines, in order to keep pace with the ever-changing diversity of threats against mission critical facilities.

John Collins (bio)
Senior Account Executive
FoxGuard Solutions, Inc.

Dana Pomeroy (bio)
Vice President/National Design-Build Director
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Holly Stone (bio)
President
Stone Security Engineering

As the leading knowledge exchange in the mission critical space, 7x24 Exchange recognized the importance of increasing the engagement and participation of women in the industry which led to the development of WiMCO. The committee focuses on recruiting women into the organization, supporting WiMCO initiatives at a Chapter level and providing leadership opportunities through the community. Join us for an interactive networking session and engage with your peers in the industry.

MODERATOR:
Juli Ierulli (Bio)
Marketing Communications Manager,
Large Power Systems - Industry Solutions, Caterpillar and
Marketing Director, Vendor Representative
7x24 Exchange International

Get ready for game time at the 7x24 Exchange Mission Critical Sports Bar & Grill. This premier, one of a kind exposition will allow attendees the opportunity to network and view the latest and greatest equipment, products and services available to assist you in your day-to-day data center operational needs. Special thanks to our Marquis Plus+ Partners as this event would not be possible without their support.

Special thanks to our Marquis Plus+ Partners that made this event possible:

The sheer volume of the applications supported by Cloud and SaaS providers continues to grow in volume and importance. The presenter will discuss how these entities face increasing pressure to deliver uptime, the attributes necessary to address these requirements while simultaneously increasing scale, and why not every data center provider can support these requirements.

Chris Crosby (bio)
CEO
Compass Datacenters

Today, data centers account for roughly 2 percent of the total U.S. electricity use, and national computational demand is expected to grow at a fast pace. Data center energy consumption can be reduced by 20 to 40 percent through proven, commercially available energy efficient technologies. Experts from Intuit, PayPal and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories who participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Initiative will share their success stories in “Shaping the Future” of their data centers by using energy efficiency to lower energy bills, improve resiliency and cut pollution.

Dale Sartor (bio)
Staff Scientist/Engineer
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

David Breland (bio)
Manager, Enterprise Data Center Facilities
Intuit, Inc.

Rich Reyher (bio)
Director, PayPal Core Platform & Infrastructure: Global Data Center
PayPal, Inc.

Commercial real estate cycles, and trends directly affect data center supply, which in turn, affects delivery dates, pricing, and also is a reflection of other more subtle trends in the market. The presenters will discuss the global implications of interoperability of real estate, data center delivery and product type during this session.

Kristina Metzger (bio)
Global Advisor
CBRE

Jeff West (bio)
Director, Data Center Research & Analysis
CBRE

IoT is getting a lot of buzz, but can it help you improve the performance of your data center? This presentation describes how an IoT approach was used to manage the existing, multi-vendor cooling infrastructure in three North American colocation data centers, and describes what happened. What was the expected ROI, and what was delivered? How difficult was the implementation? What results were achieved? How did it impact facility staff? What impact did it have on the overall business and sustainability goals? Answers to these questions and more will be covered in this case study presentation.

John Longo (bio)
Director, Operations East Region
vXchange

Jeff Rauenhorst (bio)
VP, Analytics
Vigilent

The data center comprehensive enterprise solution continues to transform in 2018. This includes considerations for cyber security. Learn the “elements” and fundamental concepts associated with the continued transformation. Understand what board of directors, senior management, stock holders, trustees, and tax payers are looking for in their data center solution. A vendor neutral overview of total cost of ownership vs. risk!

Paul D. Evanko (bio)
VP of Sales, Marketing and Strategic Alliances
BRUNS-PAK

As the thirst for critical environments continues to grow, market forces are demanding IT facilities be more energy efficient. This pressure is prompting changes in cooling technologies. Many heat rejection solutions are now utilizing water evaporation to enhance peak performance, reduce energy consumption, and lower operating costs. We’ll review the pros and cons of adiabatic enhanced air-cooled chillers, water-cooled chillers, direct and indirect adiabatic cooling. While water is and undoubtedly will be part of the efficient cooling solution, it is not without cost and operational risk. Join us as we dive in and discuss water’s role in the data center.

Aaron Duda, PE, LEED AP BD+C (bio)
Principal
kW Mission Critical Engineering

Join 7x24 Exchange for the final networking opportunity of the 2017 fall conference by moonlight, at a traditional Mexican Street Fiesta!  Food truck vendors, authentic décor, entertainment and games will set the tone for a fun and unique evening onsite at the resort!

Special thanks to the partners that made this event possible:

ABB, Anord Critical Power, ASCO, Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions, Caterpillar Inc., CBRE, Clune Construction Company, ComRent, Cummins, Data Aire, East Penn Manufacturing, EnerSys, Fibrebond, FLUKE, GE Industrial Solutions, Generac Industrial Power, Gordon Data Center Products, Kohler, Krators Modular Systems Division, MTU Onsite Energy, Page, PDI, PowerSecure, S&C Electric Company, Saft American Inc., Schneider Electric, Siemens Industry, Inc., Starline/UEC, Stulz Air Technology Systems, Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., Syska Hennessy Group, Thomson Power Systems, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Vertiv, Victaulic

Bob Cassiliano will review highlights from day two and address housekeeping items of interest.

Carrie Goetz (bio)
Global Director of Technology
Paige DataCom Solutions

How secure is your data center’s power and thermal infrastructure? From unit and supervisory controls to BMS and network connections, the security of power and thermal infrastructure equipment is often overlooked and can be the greatest physical and cyber security threat your data center faces. The answer is new software and controls technology, security standards and simple processes that will greatly increase the security of your infrastructure from small IT closets up to large data center operations as shown through a case study of a government working through a cyberhardening process.

Jason Gloeckner (bio)
Director of Thermal Controls
Vertiv

Joe Saunders (bio)
CEO & Founder
RunSafe Security

C7 Data Center in Salt Lake City started with a vision and small operations, but was competitive through innovation and strategy. New technology is often avoided due to risk, but this presentation shows how risks can be diminished and rewards can be achieved. Learn about C7 Data Center’s experience in adopting new emergency power technology which allows the highest reliability, lowest capital investment and agility for a colocation data center.

Steve Boyce (bio)
Director of Facilities Engineering
C7 Data Centers

Curt Gibson (bio)
Power Solutions Manager
Generac Power Systems