Preliminary Agenda – CU’s Jan 7th Workshop (Updated 1/4/11)
Written on November 12, 2010 – 9:17 am | by rh311
Columbia University’s Advanced Concept Data Center Pilot Project
Winter Workshop
Hosted by Columbia University Information Technology (CUIT)
January 7, 2011
AGENDA
9:00am Registration & Breakfast
9:30 – 10:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Victoria Hamilton & Alan Crosswell, Columbia University
- Joe Borowiec & Bryan Berry, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
- Joseph Mannino, Columbia University Facilities
How University IT and Facility organizations can work most effectively together to improve energy use in Data Centers
10:30 – 11:15 Data Center Best Practices – Electrical and Cooling Overview
- Roger Schmidt, Ph.D., IBM Fellow and Chief Engineer, Data Center Efficiency
Data center electrical and cooling infrastructure basics
11:30 – 12:30 Columbia University’s Advanced Concepts Data Center Pilot project
- Alan Crosswell, Assoc VP & Chief Technologist, Columbia University Information Technology
- Ian Katz, Data Center Facilities Manager, Columbia University Information Technology
- Peter Crosta, Systems Analyst, Columbia University Information Technology
Overview of Columbia University’s Advanced Concepts Data Center Pilot project – successes, challenges, lessons learned, etc.
12:30– 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 – 2:15 Syracuse University’s Data Center
- Christopher M Sedore, Syracuse University
Syracuse University’s new Green Data Center has a one-of-a-kind integration a number of data center technologies in one facility, including water cooling at the rack, DC power, tri-generation, and virtualization. Together, we will walk through the layers of the operation, including the facility layout, power, cooling, and virtualization and discuss elements of design and efficiency at each layer.
2:30 – 3:15 New York University’s Data Center
- Richard Collins, NYU
3:30 – 5:00 Closing Comments/Open Discussion
- Alan Crosswell, Chief Technologist, CUIT
5:00pm Meeting Adjourned