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News ASHRAE Hosts NY Workshops on Data Center Energy Savings ATLANTA, GA — According to ASHRAE, data centers in New York State use an estimated $593 million worth of energy each year. Implementation of energy-efficiency guidance and best-practices information will be presented at five upcoming workshops from ASHRAE held throughout New York State. This information could result in a savings of at least $25 million for New York data centers over the next five years. Specifically, a 75 percent reduction in data center energy use could be experienced for some data centers. “Estimates show that the total energy usage by data centers approaches 2 percent of the United States electricity usage, which is equivalent to about eight 1000-MW power plants,” said Roger Schmidt, chair of ASHRAE’s technical committee on mission critical facilities, technology spaces and electronic equipment. “The significant energy usage by datacom equipment has governmental agencies and utility companies very interested in how energy-efficiency opportunities can be implemented.” ASHRAE received an $180,000 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to host five workshops in New York focused on data center energy efficiency and best practices. Registration is free to attend the workshops. The first workshop takes place March 25 in Albany at the Nanotechnology Center, University of Albany, State University of New York. Additional workshops are planned for May 28, Baruch College, New York City; July 29, Syracuse University; Sept. 9, New York Power Authority, Buffalo; and Nov. 6 at Baruch College, New York City. ■ AFCOM Announces Keynote Speakers AFCOM, host and organizer of Data Center World announced that Michael Manos of Microsoft and Hubert Yoshida, Hitachi Data Centers, would present keynotes on the mornings of April 1 and 2 at the conference in Las Vegas, NV. Manos, director, Data Center Services, Microsoft, will talk about The Changing Face of the Data Center on the first morning. Yushida, CALENDAR Mission Critical Webinars MARCH Exploring Private Sector Initiatives That Will Change How You Run Your Data Center, March 18, 2008, www.missioncriticalmagazine.com/. Sponsored by Eaton and APC-MGE Room Scale Intelligent Cooling Solutions Beyond CFD, March 25, 2008, www.missioncriticalmagazine.com/. Sponsored by Degree Controls MAY Everything You Need to Know about Cooling Data Centers May 22, 2008, www.missioncriticalmagazine.com/ MARCH Data Center Dynamics, March 4, New York, NY, Data Center Dynamics, www.datacenterdynamics.com ASHRAE Workshop on Data Center Energy Savings, March 25, Albany, NY, ASHRAE, www.ashrae.org/education/ page/1578 Download Charrette 2007 Findings from The Uptime Institute The Uptime Institute announced that it is making available the Charrette 2007 Findings to the public on its website. The highly productive three-day event offered extensive insight into the issues the industry currently faces. Participating Delegates determined how and what changes were needed from the inside-out in order to become green, and also what can be done to achieve up to a 50 percent reduction in data center energy consumption within the next 36 months. The tactical approaches to green enterprise computing uncovered at the 2007 Charrette will provide the foundation for the 2008 Symposium: Green Enterprise Computing—Capitalizing on Current Opportunities and Exploring Future Trends in Energy Efficiency, offered April 27-30 in Orlando, FL. Registration for the 2008 Symposium is open. ■ APRIL Data Center World Expo, April 1-2, Las Vegas, NV, AFCOM, www.datacenterworld.com/ Gartner Emerging Trends Symposium/ITxpo 2008. April 6-10. Las Vegas, NV, Gartner, gartner.com/us/ emergingtrends Green Enterprise Computing, April 27-30, The Uptime Institute, Orlando, FL, www.uptimeinstitute.org Mission Critical Announces New Online Education Program Mission Critical and Power Management Concepts announced that they would collaborate to make available a full-scale on-line education program. Final details had not been released. Kevin Heslin, editor, said that the Online education would be develop by Power Management Concepts and distributed online by Mission Critical. He said that interested participants could get breaking details on the Mission Critical website or by signing up for the newsletter. Peter Curtis, president, Power Management Concepts, suggested that the comprehensive course would cover 11 modules plus two prerequisite basics courses. ■ MAY 2008 Niagara Summit, May 4-6, Tridium, Wesley Chapel, FL. www.niagarasummit.com/ Battcon ‘08, May 5-7, Marco Island, FL, Albercorp/Battcon, www.battcon.com/ ASHRAE Workshop on Data Center Energy Savings, May 28, New York, NY, ASHRAE, www.ashrae.org/education/page/1578 JUNE 7x24Exchange, June 1-4, 7x24exchange, Boca Raton, FL, www.7x24exchange.org/ ■ Winter 2008 www.missioncriticalmagazine.com | 73 http://www.missioncriticalmagazine.com/ http://www.missioncriticalmagazine.com/ http://www.missioncriticalmagazine.com/ http://www.datacenterdynamics.com http://www.ashrae.org/education/page/1578 http://www.ashrae.org/education/page/1578 http://www.datacenterworld.com/ http://gartner.com/us/emergingtrends http://gartner.com/us/emergingtrends http://www.uptimeinstitute.org http://www.niagarasummit.com/ http://www.battcon.com/ http://www.ashrae.org/education/page/1578 http://www.7x24exchange.org/ http://www.missioncriticalmagazine.com

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Mission Critical - Winter 2008 Table of Contents Editorial: What Have We Been Doing? Cronin’s Workshop: Imagining the Perfect Data Center Power And Cooling Solution Digital Power: The Next Edge in Business Resiliency Zinc Whiskers: Keeping Up With The Green Movement Mission Critical Care: Shipping, Staging, and Installation Legal Perspectives: “A Reliable Energy Supply Is Key to Data Center Success” Continued Payback, Instant Protection Beyond the Nines The Green Information Technology Revolution Health Care Network Offers Glimpse of the Future of Backup Power High-Density Data Centers – Discuss, Design, Deploy High Performance Data Centers Call for Innovative Cooling Techniques More Data in the Data Center Five Considerations for Powering Data Center Racks New Products Industry News Events Classifieds Letters Ad Index Datacenter Wiki: wiki-Mission Critical

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