August 24-27, 2020
Henry B. González Convention Center
San Antonio, Texas
As we’ve moved our event dates to August 24-27, please note our Agenda will be updated frequently as we work with our speakers and panelists to schedule the best program possible for you. We appreciate your support and patience.
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Agenda at a GlanceBreakfast for All Access Pass Holders
Location: Room 004
Pass Type : All Access
Session Type: Networking
Session Type: Networking
10 Things You Need to Know to Plan and Operate an Effective Data Center
Speaker: Kelly Bates (Department of Veterans Affairs)
Location: 210A&B
Pass Type : All Access
Track : Optimizing Data Center Delivery & Performance
Session Type: Workshop
AFCOM's New Data Center Energy Efficiency Program
Speaker: Kevin Kent (The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center)
Location: 207A&B
Pass Type : All Access
Track : Data Center IT Infrastructure & Platforms
Session Type: Workshop
Location: Meeting Room Level Foyer
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Networking
Cloud, Edge, AI, ML, and 5G Applications: How Fast to Adopt, How Much to Spend?
Speakers: Cliff Grossner (Omdia), Lucas Beran (Omdia), Alan Howard (Omdia)
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access
Track : Data Center IT Infrastructure & Platforms
Session Type: Workshop
Lunch For All Access Pass Holders
Location: Room 004
Pass Type : All Access
Session Type: Networking
Case Study: The Implication on Edge Infrastructure Driven by Commercial Property
Speaker: Michael Skurla (BitBox)
Location: 207A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center IT Infrastructure & Platforms, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
How Upgrading your Legacy Data Center Infrastructure Can Save Thousands in OpEx
Speaker: Paul Thornton (1&1 IONOS)
Location: 213A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Optimizing Data Center Delivery & Performance
Session Type: Session
ISO 55000: Overview of Asset Management with a Focus on Industrial and Commercial Equipment
Speaker: Bhanu Srilla (Grace Engineered Products)
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate
Session Type: Session
Integrating Distributed Generation into Data Centers
Speaker: Rajan Battish (RSP Mission Critical Group)
Location: 206A
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Managing and Securing the "Open Edge" Data Center
Speakers: Cliff Grossner (Omdia), Martin Olsen (Vertiv), Bill Carter (Open Compute Project Foundation), Gavin Cato (Marvell), Sanjay Aiyagari (RedHat)
Location: 212A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Session
Speakers: Q Pham (Wartsila), Iain Hannaway (Wartsila)
Location: 210A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Product Information Sessions
Cloud, Colocation, Enterprise Data Center Optimization
Speaker: Mark Evanko (BRUNS-PAK)
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate
Session Type: Session
Cooling Optimization 101: A Beginner's Guide to Data Center Cooling
Speakers: Lars Strong (Upsite Technologies Inc.), Dean Boyle (EkkoSense)
Location: 206B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Essentials
Session Type: Session
Liquid Immersion - Overcoming Final Obstacles to Mainstream Adoption
Speaker: Jack Kolar (TAS)
Location: 213A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Planning for Innovation
Session Type: Session
Predicting Energy Consumption in Data Center Design and Operation
Speaker: Paul Bemis (Applied Math Modeling)
Location: 212A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
State of the Data Center Industry: Texas & Beyond (and Other Fun Snippets)
Speaker: Ali Greenwood (Cushman & Wakefield)
Location: 207A&B
Track : Data Center Essentials
Session Type: Session
The Next Generation of Data Center Cooling
Speaker: Jim Treadway (MITRE Corporation)
Location: 206A
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Location: Meeting Room Level Foyer
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Networking
Building a Cloud Interconnect Fabric to Move Up the Value Chain
Speaker: Jay Gill (Pluribus Networks)
Location: 213A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Optimizing Data Center Delivery & Performance
Session Type: Session
Case Study: Using DCIM Tools to Manage and Measure Multiple Data Centers and 122+ Network Closets
Speaker: Ralph Wescott (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
Leveraging Vendor Management to Improve Resiliency - The Hard and Soft Sides
Speakers: Tad Davies (Bick Consulting Services), Bill Doty (CH Robinson)
Location: 206B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Essentials
Session Type: Session
Stormproof Your Facility: Strategies to Ensure 100% Uptime When the Power Grid Goes Down
Speaker: Jeremy Whiddon (Atlas Oil Company)
Location: 206A
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Unified Cyber-Physical Protection (UCP) for Data Centers
Speaker: Scott Rye (CyberSecure IPS)
Location: 207A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center IT Infrastructure & Platforms
Session Type: Session
Location: Hilton Palacio del Rio – Stetson Room
Session Type: Networking
Location: Bridge Hall
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Networking
Session Type: Networking
A Brief History of the Data Center
Speaker: Christian Pruett (Arrow Electronics)
Location: 206B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Essentials
Session Type: Session
Speaker: Paul Mott (Raritan)
Location: 212A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Planning for Innovation
Session Type: Session
Case Study: Designing an Energy-Efficient Supercomputing Center
Speakers: Michael Strevell (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Adam Brendamour (ESD Consulting)
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
Case Study: One Company's Journey to a Modern Disaster Recovery Solution- DRaaS
Speaker: Craig Rhodes (Structured)
Location: 207A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center IT Infrastructure & Platforms, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
Energy Storage Technology Trends and Implications for Mission Critical Infrastructure
Speaker: Jack Pouchet (Natron)
Location: 206A
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Speaker: Steven Anson (Anixter)
Location: 210A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Product Information Sessions
Solving Challenges in Cooling Miniature/Edge Data Centers
Speakers: Hector Diaz (Easter-Owens), Lars Strong (Upsite Technologies)
Location: 213A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Optimizing Data Center Delivery & Performance
Session Type: Session
Keynote: State of the Data Center Report - 2020 Vision
Speaker: Bill Kleyman (Switch)
Location: Lila Cockrell Theatre
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Keynote Programming
Session Type: Keynote
A Deep Dive Look at Open19 for Data Centers of All Sizes
Speaker: Dolly Wu (Inspur Systems)
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate
Session Type: Session
Critical Facilities Solutions - Live Data Center Floor Replacement and Infrastructure Services
Speakers: Randy Bishop (Critical Facilities Solutions), Kevin Beck (Jerry L. Johnson & Associates)
Location: 206A
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Product Information Tech Talk with DCS: Structured Cabling at the Edge
Speaker: Kevin Ehringer (Data Center Systems (DCS))
Location: 210A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Product Information Sessions
Renewing Colocation Contracts: Getting More and Spending Less
Speaker: Kirk Killian (Partners National Mission Critical Facilities)
Location: 207A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center IT Infrastructure & Platforms
Session Type: Session
The Importance of Automation and Predictive Maintenance at the Edge
Speakers: Christopher Papp (Engineering Excellence), Eric Bartlett (Iconicx Critical Solutions), Stuart Spohn (Power Solutions Group)
Location: 213A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Planning for Innovation
Session Type: Session
The Importance of Facility Documentation
Speaker: Michael Balles (Murphy Company)
Location: 206B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Essentials
Session Type: Session
The Ins and Outs of Procurement - Get More Bang for your Buck
Speaker: Carrie Goetz (Strategitcom)
Location: 212A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate
Session Type: Session
Case Study: Hyperscalers' Fight for Sites
Speaker: Jennifer Reininger (ESD)
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
Case Study: Next-Gen Monitoring - IT Operations Analytics
Speaker: Ryan Gruver (Banner Health)
Location: 212A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Planning for Innovation, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
Speaker: Lars Strong (Upsite Technologies)
Location: 206A
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Speaker: David Subia (IBM)
Location: 210A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Product Information Sessions
Location: 213A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center IT Infrastructure & Platforms, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
Using Technology to Enhance Plant Electrical Safety and Maintenance Operations
Speaker: Bhanu Srilla (Grace Engineered Products)
Location: 206B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Essentials
Session Type: Session
Who Pulled the Plug? Navigate the Yellow Brick Road to the Cloud
Speakers: Keith Meierhofer (Itascapoint), Rick Thissen (Itascapoint), Bill Doty (CH Robinson)
Location: 207A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Optimizing Data Center Delivery & Performance
Session Type: Session
Colocation Trends: Supporting Enterprises and Hybrid Cloud Adoption"
Speaker: Kirk Killian (Partners National Mission Critical Facilities)
Location: 206A
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Session
Speaker: Tanja Lewit (Alternate E Source)
Location: 212A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Planning for Innovation
Session Type: Session
Speaker: Tom Hodson (Total Cable Solutions)
Location: 210A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Product Information Sessions
Speakers: Andrew Graham (Critical Environments Group), Cam Rogers (RLE Technologies)
Location: 213A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Optimizing Data Center Delivery & Performance
Session Type: Session
The New Reality: Why Data Centers are Turning to Microgrids for Power Resiliency
Speakers: Kevin Normandeau (Microgrid Knowledge), Allan Schurr (Enchanted Rock), Bill Kleyman (Switch Data Centers), Brian Jabeck (Power Solutions International Inc.)
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Location: 206B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate
Session Type: Session
UPS Energy Storage - Look Out! Changes are Coming to a Data Center Near You
Speaker: Dan Lambert (ZincFive)
Location: 207A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center IT Infrastructure & Platforms
Session Type: Session
Keynote: Designed for Digital: How to Architect Your Business for Sustained Success
Location: Lila Cockrell Theatre
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Keynote Programming
Session Type: Keynote
Session Type: Networking
Location: Bridge Hall
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Networking
Session Type: Networking
Backhaul Bypass: The Real Killer App for the Edge
Speaker: Keith Rutledge (Compass Edge Point)
Location: 206A
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Optimizing Data Center Delivery & Performance
Session Type: Session
Climate Change and the Need for Efficient Data Centers
Speaker: Kevin Kent (The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center)
Location: 213A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Data Center Evaluation Next - Facility Awareness in IT Systems in the Data Center
Speakers: Roxy Gong (VMware), Gavin Lu (VMware)
Location: 207A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center IT Infrastructure & Platforms
Session Type: Session
Mitigating Insider Physical and Cyber Threats in Data Centers Using Sensors and Real-Time Analytics
Speakers: Bruno Riegl (Swiftsure Group, LLC/rfidCollect, LLC.), Tim Buckley (rfidCollect LLC), Andy Jimenez (Anixter)
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate
Session Type: Session
Speaker: Michael Tempel (IBM)
Location: 210A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Product Information Sessions
Software-Defined Power - The Final Frontier of the Software Defined Data Center
Speaker: Carrie Goetz (Strategitcom)
Location: 212A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Planning for Innovation
Session Type: Session
Location: 206B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Essentials
Session Type: Session
Keynote: Apollo 11 Computing - Lessons for Today's Data Centers
Speaker: Frank O'Brien (NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Location: Lila Cockrell Theatre
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Keynote Programming
Session Type: Keynote
5G and the Edge - It's Complicated!
Speaker: Suresh Krishnan (Kaloom)
Location: 212A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Planning for Innovation
Session Type: Session
Case Study Panel: Pivoting the Power Paradigm - Using 415/240 VAC Power to Better Serve Customers
Speakers: Matt Burkle (Chatsworth Products), Sal Gonzalez (Equinix), Robert Hudock (E + I Engineering Group), David Knapp (Chatsworth Products)
Location: 206A
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
Physical vs. Cybersecurity: Working Together to Better Protect Data Centers
Speakers: Daniel Braden-Astbury (Stanley Security), Joe Morgan (Axis Communication Inc.)
Location: 207A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center IT Infrastructure & Platforms
Session Type: Session
Skin in the Game - Investigating Outages in Mission Critical Data Centers
Speaker: Lee Smith (DataCenterDNA)
Location: 213A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Optimizing Data Center Delivery & Performance
Session Type: Session
Speaker: Dan Maxcy (P3 Power Protection)
Location: 206B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
Salute Mission Critical - Data Center Careers for Veterans
Speaker: Scott MacIntire (Salute Mission Critical)
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Session Type: Data Center Knowledge Stage
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Data Center Knowledge Stage
Dessert Reception Exhibit Hall Lounge
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Session Type: Networking
Data Center Knowledge Stage Activites
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Session Type: Session
Unveiling of Leaders Lab Whitepaper on Scaling Workloads
Speaker: Carrie Goetz (Strategitcom)
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Data Center Knowledge Stage
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Session Type: Data Center Knowledge Stage
Unveiling of Leaders Lab Whitepaper on Edge Computing
Speaker: Hector Diaz (Easter-Owens)
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Data Center Knowledge Stage
Location: Bridge Hall
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Networking
Session Type: Networking
Keynote: How Dropbox Reduced Costs Significantly by Optimizing its Data Center Footprint
Speaker: Latane Garetson (Dropbox)
Location: Lila Cockrell Theatre
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Keynote Programming
Session Type: Keynote
Session Type: Networking
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Data Center Knowledge Stage
Speakers: Phil Baroody (TechnoGuard Inc.), Ajay Nagar (MOPstar), Brian Cook (TechnoGuard Inc.), Anwar Timol (CloudOgre.com), Luis Martinez (Trinity University), Chris Orlando (DDC Cabinet), Isaac Lopez (DDC Cabinet)
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Data Center Knowledge Stage
University of Texas San Antonio Student Entrepreneurs Presentation - AI for the Stock Market!
Speakers: Francisco Novoa (University of Texas at San Antonio), Barrett Mattingly (University of Texas at San Antonio)
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Data Center Knowledge Stage
Innovation Startup Challenge Awards, Exhibitor Booth Awards, and Raffle Drawings
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Data Center Knowledge Stage
Case Study: Deciding on the Right Models for Your Company and How to Make Those Decisions
Speakers: Wendy Stewart (Databank), Richard Sargent (Georgia Institute of Technology), Justin Marchan (Georgia Institute of Technology), Evan Grimmett (DataBank)
Location: 213A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Optimizing Data Center Delivery & Performance, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
Chiller Assisted Cooling for Mission Critical Facilities
Speaker: Stephen Spinazzola (BALA|SVA)
Location: 207A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Data Center Infrastructure Management: Forget the Tools, Think About the Process
Speaker: Mark Haag (Delta Air Lines)
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate
Session Type: Session
How Much Time Do You Have When Your Cooling System Fails?
Speaker: Paul Bemis (Applied Math Modeling)
Location: 206A
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Leveraging Direct Contact Evaporative Cooling to Densify Data Center Retrofits and New Builds
Speakers: Kelly Morgan (451 Research), Udi Paret (ZutaCore Inc.), Matt Koukl (Affiliated Engineers), Ameya Soparkar (Rittal)
Location: 212A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center Planning for Innovation
Session Type: Session
Product Information Tech Talk with Direct Line: Data Center Transformations with Direct Line
Speakers: Jeffrey Cordle (Direct Line), Mike Janes (Direct Line)
Location: 210A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Product Information Sessions
Academic Research: Breakthrough Adiabatic Cooling to Lower Data Center PUE
Speakers: Charles Culp (Texas A&M University), Dave Claridge (Texas A&M University)
Location: 212A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management
Session Type: Session
Speakers: Clemens Pfeiffer (Tier44 Technologies, Inc.), Larry Osakwe (PayPal), Shawn Tugwell (PayPal)
Location: 207A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Data Center IT Infrastructure & Platforms, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
Case Study: Power and Performance - Increasing Data Center Efficiency
Speaker: Farooq AlJwesm (Saudi Aramco)
Location: 206A
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Mission Critical Facilities & Energy Management, Case Studies
Session Type: Session
Data Center Site Risk Metric: An Important Tool for Data Center Due Diligence
Speaker: Moises Levy (DCMETRIX)
Location: 205
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Design, Build, Operate & Automate
Session Type: Session
Top 10 Ways to Boost Capacity with Better Data Center Power and Networking Management
Speakers: Ashish Moondra (Chatsworth), Jonathan Davis (Sunbird)
Location: 213A&B
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Optimizing Data Center Delivery & Performance
Session Type: Session
Keynote: Theory of Creativity: Embedding Innovation Into Everyone's DNA
Speaker: Duncan Wardle (Disney & Founder of iD8 and innov8)
Location: Lila Cockrell Theatre
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Track : Keynote Programming
Session Type: Keynote
Closing Networking Reception hosted by Texas Chapters
Location: San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk
Session Type: Networking
Location: Hall 4 - Data Center Knowledge Stage
Pass Type : All Access, Standard
Session Type: Data Center Knowledge Stage