Boston Data Center Leadership Summit to Feature Leading Data Center Energy Efficiency Experts

SOMERSET, N.J., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading experts in data center energy efficiency today announced they will participate in a October 20th event for data center and facilities professionals interested in learning more on best practices, solutions and technologies for tackling today's power and energy efficiency challenges.  

Energy and power costs continue to command the lion's share of a data center's budget. Learning the newest approaches and tools to monitor, measure and manage energy and other data center resources -- as well as getting the most out of existing and new data centers -- is the focus of the "Data Center Leadership Summit."  The half-day event will provide information on the latest trends and technologies for data center cooling, active airflow, environment, power, rack and cabling, and electronic asset management.  

Speakers and panelists scheduled to present at the event include data center experts from  Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Columbia University and National Grid, as well as energy experts from event host companies: AST Modular, AdaptivCool, Hubbell, Markley Group  and Raritan.  There also will be a tour of a state-of-the-art colocation facility -- New England's largest multi-tenant, mission-critical telecom/data center facility.

The free event will be held October 20 at the Hyatt Regency Boston, from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.  To register, go to www.raritan.com/Boston-Data-Center-Summit.

Jim Connolly, Director of Real Estate & Facility Operations at Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, and Ian Katz, Data Center Facilities Manager at Columbia University, will be talking about the latest technologies they are using in their data centers and the impact on business operations and the bottom line.  

In addition, Fran Boucher -- Program Manager, Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Group, at National Grid -- will discuss utility funding for enhancing efficiency of new and existing data centers.

Educational sessions also will be a part of the event. These sessions will look at:

- Smart and efficient data centers that begin with smarter racks.
- Airflow management -- the hidden issue in data center cooling.
- Indirect free cooling in Boston PUE 1.11.  Is this a reality?
- Best practices for data center cabling selection.

About Raritan

Raritan is a proven innovator of power management, infrastructure management, KVM and serial solutions for data centers of all sizes.  In more than 50,000 locations worldwide, Raritan's award-winning hardware and software solutions -- including intelligent rack PDUs; energy management software; DCIM software solutions to effectively manage data center capacity, assets and change;  and KVM-over-IP and Serial-over-IP access products -- provide IT and facility directors, managers and administrators with the control they need to increase power management efficiency, improve data center productivity and enhance branch office operations.  Based in Somerset, N.J., Raritan has offices worldwide serving customers in 76 countries.  Visit us at Raritan.com  or follow us on the Raritan blog.   Raritan is an active member of the Green Grid, Climate Savers Computing Initiative, and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design associations.  The company was recognized by the EPA for its contribution to the agency's data center initiative.

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SOURCE Raritan