Tuesday, June 5
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Delivering at Scale: The Changing Role of Value Chain in the Data Center
Fueled by cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, video streaming, & mobile applications, the hyperscale data center has become a foundational component in data center network architectures. As the hyperscale market continues its unprecedented growth, the data center construction industry has needed to evolve to meet the deployment needs. This presentation will highlight how […]
Tuesday, June 5
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Designed to Cure: St Jude’s Mission to Change the World
James McMurry will provide an overview of the amazing work of St. Jude, their approach to and the impact of research, statistics, latest technology, and their relentless pursuit of cures. He will talk about the importance and challenges of having their own facility and what he expects this facility to do for the next 50 […]
Tuesday, June 5
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Importance of the Edge in the Delivery of IT
Edge computing is ready for dramatic growth in 2018. While various types of edge devices have been around for years, they were mostly relegated to ancillary or communications aggregation functions, with the vast majority of ‘real computing’ still being conducted in large centralized data centers. In 2018, that is all changing. Distributed computing and cloud-type services […]
Tuesday, June 5
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Breakout A: Tomorrow’s Edge: Supporting Real Time Information at the Edge
In this presentation, we’ll address the opportunities and challenges of an edge-to-core data center strategy and provide a roadmap for implementing this strategy. We’ll review the trends driving the growth at the edge and the implications of this growth to core and edge facilities alike. We’ll also provide best practices for edge deployment and management, […]
Tuesday, June 5
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Breakout B: Digital Transformation and Modernizing of Data Centers
Data Centers have come a long way from the old mainframe computer rooms of the past. Today’s data centers showcase the latest advances in software-defined storage and networking, Artificial Intelligence, modular and scalable hardware, and virtualized and containerized applications. We will show how today’s physical infrastructure has evolved to keep up with these technology advancements. […]
Tuesday, June 5
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Breakout C: Data Center Cooling: Then, Now, and Future
Data center cooling systems have varied widely over the years, yet the goal was always the same: keeping the facility running smoothly by preventing the internal equipment from overheating. Today’s data centers are ranked not just on reliability, but also on efficiency and cost effectiveness – and the means of cooling the data center is […]