DatacenterDynamics Converged

DatacenterDynamics Converged pulls together the people, processes and technology necessary to execute a world class data center strategy under one roof.

Critical issues arising from developments in the public and private sector near the nation’s capital and surrounding regions undoubtedly impact data centers throughout the country.

Trends in engineering practices reflect the evolution of technology aimed at improving energy efficiency, optimizing reliability in cooling and power, temperature control, cloud computing, implementing Green Grid initiatives, and much more.

Multiple factors directly impact the daily operations and management of a data center, from ENERGY STAR updates, regulatory policy, evolving manufacturer specifications, co-location integration strategies, security, and recent projects that influence new approaches to infrastructure management.

Washington, DC is an epicenter where public policy, innovative engineering developments, and new applications for data center technology dictate the direction of how the rest of the North American sector goes.

With 70% of DCD attendees responsible for the direction, tactical management, and operational implementation of their data center strategy we are continually evolving our conference programmes to meet growing information needs.

No matter what a your role is in the data center value chain, you will benefit from the insight of the world’s industry-leading practitioners presenting case studies or technical papers on how to optimise internal and external IT requirements from a facility, IT, and business perspective.

Our hallmark multi-track conferences are supported by a unique expo environment where vendors are encouraged to exhibit often sizeable infrastructure products and make software demonstrations.

Data center professionals can no longer confine themselves to traditional disciplines and demarcated responsibilities. The siloed and often fractious relationship between Facilities and IT is being challenged at every turn. The battle for optimisation is being fought where physical and logical infrastructure meet, and Cloud infrastructure and Software-as-a-Service become a reality.

Key topics:

DESIGN, BUILD,OPERATE:
Design, Build, Operate focuses on every part of the mission-critical facility lifecycle. From site selection and engineering design through to power availability and full data center automation; this is a must attend event for any organization embarking on a new data center project or operating existing facilities.

OUTSOURCING DECISIONS:
For every decision to build a data center there is one to outsource. From collocation to Platform-as-a-Service, from Software-as-a-Service, to building your data center capacity in the cloud, what are the options most appropriate to your organization? This conference theme explores an enterprise's strategic options for data center outsourcing, weighing up the economic benefits, the risks and the performance characteristics against those of doing it yourself.

IT OPTIMIZATION:
The efficiency of the facility is only half the equation – optimizing all the systems that run within it is crucial: from processing to storage, to network to application. The ITO conference stream provides insight on how IT needs drive data center strategy and how that impacts infrastructure requirements.

Who should attend?

DatacenterDynamics Washington DC is specifically designed to fill the knowledge and networking needs for both those responsible for the design, build an operation of IT facilities as well as key IT decision makers responsible for strategic decisions regarding capacity planning and technology investment.

Chief Information and Technology Officers
Datacenter Facilities Managers and EngineersInformation Technology and Infrastructure Managers
Network, Cabling and Communication Engineers and Integrators
Architects, Design Build Consultants, and MEP Professionals
Datacenter, Commercial Office Space and Operations Staff
NOC, SOC and DOC Staff and Managers
Server, Storage and Application Administrators
C-level executives (Chief Executive Officer / Chief Information Officer / Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer / Chief Technology Officer)
Data Centre Managers and Directors
Data Centre Project Managers
IT Directors
IT Project Managers
Infrastructure Directors
IT Consultants
Data Centre Consultants
Business Analysts
Finance Directors & Managers

Speaker and Presenter Information

Reuven Cohen Enomoly, CTO and Founder Robert Meyers Energy Star, EPA, Data Center Product Manager Mohamed G. ELGazzar Federal Aviation Administration, Systems Engineering National Program Manager Alan Brill Kroll, Senior Managing Director Lillie Coney Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Associate Director Glenn Jones Mathematica Policy Research, Senior Systems Analyst Bob Landstrom 1E, Inc., Data Center Practice Lead Allan Braish Schneider Electric, DCIM Software Consultant IT Business North America