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Data Center World 2023
Data Center World delivers expert strategy and insight on the technologies and concepts you need to know to plan, manage, and optimize your data center. Data Center World educational conference programming is focused on the rapidly advancing data center technologies. Click on session titles for full session descriptions. All times noted are in CST (Austin, Texas time zone).
May 08 Monday | 7:30 am
Location: In the Palazzo area off Cesar Chavez Street, on Level 1
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Omdia Analyst Summit, Data Center Build
Session Type: Registration
May 08 Monday | 7:45 am
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 08 Monday | 8:00 am
Data Center World: Breakfast for All Access Workshop
Location: 10ABC
Pass Type: All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 08 Monday | 8:30 am
Data Center BUILD: Scope 4- A Blueprint for the Future of Data Center Sustainability
Speaker: Chris Crosby (Compass Datacenters)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 08 Monday | 8:45 am
Data Center World Monday Kickoff: Up, up, and away! Data centers in 2023
Speaker: Bill Kleyman (Neu.ro)
Location: Room 9ABC
Pass Type: All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Omdia Analyst Summit
Session Type: Keynote
May 08 Monday | 9:30 am
Speakers: Bill Kleyman (Neu.ro), Jad Jebara (HyperView), Jörg Hesselink (DC SMARTER), Craig Compiano (Modius)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Workshop
Data Center World: The Flood Has Started...Really!
Speakers: Al Nichols (Silverback Data Center Solutions), Moises Levy (OMDIA), Josh Claman (Accelsius), Greg Stover (Vertiv), Tejas Shah (Intel), Rob Curtis, John Gross (J M Gross Engineering)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Workshop
May 08 Monday | 9:55 am
Data Center BUILD: Part 1 of 2- Why Our Job Sites Must Be Respectful and Inclusive Places to Work
Speakers: Ben Kaplan (Turner Construction), Maja Rosenquist (Mortenson), Vicki O'Leary (Ironworkers International), Kevin Hilton (Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT))
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 08 Monday | 10:30 am
Data Center World: Coffee Break
Location: Level 3
Pass Type: All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 08 Monday | 10:45 am
Data Center BUILD: Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 08 Monday | 10:55 am
Data Center BUILD: Getting Started is the Hardest Part: Site Selection Amidst a Million Hurdles
Speakers: Ali Greenwood (Cushman & Wakefield), Haynes Strader (Skybox Datacenters), Chris Curtis (Compass Datacenters), Brian Frazier (Priority Power), Andrew Ford (GI Partners)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 08 Monday | 11:45 am
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Location: 10ABC
Pass Type: All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 08 Monday | 12:00 pm
Data Center World: Sustainability in Practice- An Omdia Analyst Summit
Speakers: Vlad Galabov (Omdia), Roy Illsley (Omdia), Alan Howard (Omdia), Dominika Koncewicz (Omdia), Moises Levy (Omdia)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, Omdia Analyst Summit
Session Type: Omdia Analyst Summit
May 08 Monday | 12:45 pm
Data Center BUILD: Solving the Power Puzzle
Speakers: Ron Vokoun (Data Center BUILD), Tony Grayson (Compass Quantum), Buddy Rizer (Loudoun County Economic Development), Brian Jabeck (Enchanted Rock), Michael Crabb (Last Energy)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 08 Monday | 1:00 pm
Data Center World: Pathway to Data Center Certification with EPI
Speakers: Joseba Calvo (EPI), Bill Winsininski (Cofluence LLC), Jacques Fluet (TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association))
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Workshop
Data Center World: Women Leadership – Behind the Science
Speakers: Jane Hsieh (Aligned Data Center), Grace Wu (Google), Claudia Garrett (AWS)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Workshop
May 08 Monday | 1:45 pm
Data Center BUILD: Tech Talk- Advancing Data Center Design and Construction
Speaker: Vello Ehvert (Ehvert Mission Critical)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 08 Monday | 2:15 pm
Data Center BUILD: Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 08 Monday | 2:30 pm
Data Center BUILD Round Table: Solutions today for Tomorrow's Success
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Data Center World: Coffee Break
Location: Level 3
Pass Type: All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 08 Monday | 3:45 pm
Data Center BUILD: End of Day Wrap up
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 08 Monday | 4:00 pm
Data Center BUILD Summit Reception
Location: Level 1 Rotunda Foyer
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Data Center World: Women in Data Centers Networking Reception
Location: Room 10C
Pass Type: All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 08 Monday | 4:15 pm
Data Center World: Omdia Analyst Summit Reception
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: All Access- Omdia, Omdia Analyst Summit
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 09 Tuesday | 7:30 am
Location: Expo Hall (Hall 3)
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Location: In the Palazzo area off Cesar Chavez Street, on Level 1
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Registration
May 09 Tuesday | 7:45 am
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 09 Tuesday | 8:30 am
Data Center Manager of the Year Award
Location: Ballroom A
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Keynote
Data Center World Keynote: How Robots and AI Will Change Digital Infrastructure
Speaker: Burcin Kaplanoglu (Oracle)
Location: Ballroom A
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, Data Center Build
Session Type: Keynote
May 09 Tuesday | 9:45 am
Data Center World: Coffee Break
Location: Level 3
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 09 Tuesday | 10:00 am
Data Center BUILD: Part 2 of 2- Why Our Jobsites must be Respectful and Inclusive Places to Work
Speakers: Ben Kaplan (Turner Construction), Kevin Hilton (Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT)), Vicki O'Leary (Ironworkers International), Tiffany Boston (Mortenson)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Data Center World, Tech Talk: Leveraging Renewable Energy for Always On Power
Speakers: Peter Panfil (Vertiv), Brad Luyster (Vertiv)
Location: Room 7
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Sponsored Session
Speaker: Phill Lawson-Shanks (Aligned Data Centers)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Data Center 101- A Masterclass in Digital Infrastructure Design in the Modern Era
Speaker: Bill Kleyman (Neu.ro)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Don't Fall Off The Edge
Speakers: Chrissy Olsen (Wesco Anixter), Jeff Martin (Ascent Mission Critical), Tony Grayson (Compass Quantum), Martin Kipping (Rittal), Sam Allen (Rahi Systems)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: From "Meh" to Mighty: A Data Center Makeover Story
Speakers: Geoff Hubbard (World Wide Technology), Dondra "Dre" Pitts (World Wide Technology)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
May 09 Tuesday | 10:50 am
Data Center BUILD: Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 09 Tuesday | 11:00 am
Data Center BUILD: Investing in and Financing the Future of Data Centers
Speakers: Alan Howard (Omdia), Anubhav Raj (Aligned Data Centers), Genevieve Maltais-Boisvert (Digital Bridge), Don Anderson (Portfolio Solutions, LLC)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 09 Tuesday | 11:05 am
Data Center World, Tech Talk: Recent Advancements in PDU Designs Ensure Uptime and Reliability
Speaker: Calvin Nicholson (Legrand)
Location: Room 7
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Sponsored Session
Data Center World: Are Microgrids a Viable Solution for Data Centers?
Speakers: Moises Levy (OMDIA), Brian Jabeck (Enchanted Rock), Steve Pullins (AlphaStruxure), Peter Gross (PMG Associates)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Cloud Repatriation- Costs are increasing and reality sinks in
Speaker: John Parker (Esri)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Hollywood & Data Centers-You're Going to Need a Bigger Boat
Speakers: Sean Tajkowski (MEDCA), Guy Finley (Mesa), Tony Grayson (Compass Quantum), Chrissy Olsen (Wesco Anixter)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Roadmap to 2040- Harnessing the Power of Education
Speakers: Phillip Koblence (Nomad Futurist), Nabeel Mahmood (Nomad Futurist)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Sustainability in the Data Center Industry (Human Capital)
Speakers: Jane Hsieh (Aligned Data Center), Carrie Goetz (StrategITcom, LLC), Emily Sullivan (JLL)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
May 09 Tuesday | 11:50 am
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 09 Tuesday | 12:05 pm
Location: Expo Hall (Hall 3)
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 09 Tuesday | 1:00 pm
Data Center BUILD: Solving Supply Chain Challenges
Speakers: Mark Schultz (Gray), Richard Bralley (Vertiv), Phill Lawson-Shanks (Aligned Data Centers), Sarah Telford (DPR Construction)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Data Center World, Tech Talk: Celebrating The Future
Speaker: Arnold Offner (Phoenix Contact)
Location: Room 7
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Sponsored Session
Data Center World: 3 DCIM Tools, 3 DC Managers, 3 Perspectives
Speakers: Ryan Gruver (Banner Health), Cy Sinclair (Bloomberg), Bill Kleyman (Neu.ro), Christian Bingham (Aptum)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: A Pragmatic Conversation on Data Center Sustainability
Speaker: Ben Stewart, PhD (NTT)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Batteries– the Achilles Heel of Your ESG / RE Strategy
Speaker: Jack Pouchet (Natron Energy)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Dude, Where's my data center?!?
Speaker: Lee Smith (DataCenterDNA)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Migrating to and Supporting a Hybrid Environment
Speaker: Joseph Furmanski (UPMC)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
May 09 Tuesday | 1:50 pm
Data Center World: Coffee Break
Location: Level 3
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 09 Tuesday | 2:00 pm
Speaker: Rich Kilmer (CargoSense)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
Data Center World: IT / OT Convergence - Challenges of Merging Two Worlds
Speaker: Ryan Gruver (Banner Health)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: New Blended Physical/Cyber Threats From the Explosion of RF and IoT Devices.
Speaker: Brett Walkenhorst (Bastille Networks)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Report to Congress on U.S. Data Center Energy Use
Speakers: Arman Shehabi (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Nichole Hanus (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: The State of Colocation - 2023
Speakers: Alan Howard (Omdia), Bill Kleyman (Neu.ro), Jeff Wabik (DC BLOX)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Understanding Thermal Impacts Before The Next Heat Wave
Speaker: Anke Beyer-Lout (CPP, Inc.)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
May 09 Tuesday | 2:30 pm
Data Center BUILD: Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 09 Tuesday | 2:40 pm
Data Center BUILD: Data centers are changing the construction industry
Speaker: Nancy Novak (Compass Datacenters)
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 09 Tuesday | 3:00 pm
Data Center World: Destination Migration Expectation
Speakers: Rick Thissen (Itascapoint Inc.), Bill Doty (CH Robinson), Keith Meierhofer (Itascapoint Inc.)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Hybrid Cloud Success
Speaker: Skyler Holloway (Switch)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: So you want that new CRAC next month? How about next year!
Speakers: Raymond Parpart (University of Chicago), Bill Winsininski (Cofluence LLC), Mark Germagian (Gateview Technologies)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: Sustainable, Hyperscale Data Center Ecosystem– Design & Deliver Best Practices
Speakers: Don Mitchell (OpenComputeProject, Victaulic), John Gross (JM Gross Engineering), Trenton Thornock (Wyoming Hyperscale White Box), Sam Allen (Burns & McDonnell)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
Data Center World: The Data Storage Trifecta: Capacity, TCO, Sustainability
Speakers: Ravi Pendekanti (Western Digital), Ali Zafar (Dropbox)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
May 09 Tuesday | 3:30 pm
Data Center BUILD: Summit Roundup
Location: Ballroom BC
Pass Type: All Access- BUILD, Data Center Build
Session Type: BUILD
May 09 Tuesday | 4:00 pm
Location: Exhibit Hall 1-3
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Location: Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Location: Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Location: Expo Hall (Exhibit Hall 1-3)
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 09 Tuesday | 4:15 pm
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 10 Wednesday | 7:30 am
Location: Expo Hall (Hall 1)
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Location: In the Palazzo area off Cesar Chavez Street, on Level 1
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Registration
May 10 Wednesday | 8:30 am
Speakers: Garima Kochhar (Dell), Shweta Saraf (Netflix), Rebecca Weekly (Cloudflare), Bill Kleyman (Neu.ro)
Location: Ballroom A
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, Data Center Build
Session Type: Keynote
Location: Ballroom A
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Keynote
May 10 Wednesday | 9:45 am
Data Center World: Coffee Break
Location: Level 3
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 10 Wednesday | 10:00 am
Avoiding an ESG Nightmare at the Edge
Speaker: Tony Grayson (Compass Quantum)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Colo + Cloud Solutions to Supply-Chain Challenges
Speaker: Kirk Killian (Partners National Mission Critical Facilities)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Data Center High Performance Computing (HPC) Challenges and Solutions
Speaker: Mark Evanko (BRUNS-PAK WORLDWIDE, INC.)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Data Center World, Tech Talk: Total Cost of Ownership and Grid interactive UPS evaluation tools
Speaker: Ed Spears (Eaton)
Location: Room 7
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Sponsored Session
How virtual reality reduces risk on new data center construction
Speakers: Angel Say (Resolve), Ryan Zoldan (Mortenson), Jaden Richardson (Meta)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
You Are Using Too Much Energy! Stop It!
Speakers: Raymond Parpart (University of Chicago), Ryan Gruver (Banner Heatlh)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
May 10 Wednesday | 11:00 am
Location: Exhibit Hall 1-3
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Location: Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Location: Expo Hall (Exhibit Hall 1-3)
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 10 Wednesday | 11:10 am
Solution Spotlight with Enchanted Rock
Speaker: Jayesh Goyal (Enchanted Rock)
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 10 Wednesday | 11:45 am
Speakers: Jean-Marc Gaufrès (Dassault Systèmes), Nikhil Dalvi (Dassault Systèmes)
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 10 Wednesday | 12:00 pm
Location: Expo Hall (Hall 1)
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 10 Wednesday | 12:20 pm
Speaker: Eric Hyland (Legrand)
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 10 Wednesday | 12:55 pm
Solution Spotlight: Building Solutions to Meet Unique Data Center and Network Requirements
Speaker: Joshua Seawell (Sumitomo Electric Lightwave)
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 10 Wednesday | 1:30 pm
Cybersecurity Risks Hiding in Physical Security Systems
Speaker: Greg Kemper (Genetec, Inc.)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Data Center World, Tech Talk: Sustainable Cooling: Not Just Hot Air
Speaker: Danielle Rossi (Mission Critical Cooling)
Location: Room 7
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Sponsored Session
Generative AI/ChatGPT in the data center
Speakers: Uri Soroka (Neu.ro), Constantine Goltsev (theMind), Vova Soroka (theMind)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Session
The Ever-Changing IT Operations Roles and Responsibilities
Speaker: Roy Illsley (Omdia)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
Why Supercapacitor Technology Is the Energy Storage/Backup Power Solution of the Future
Speaker: Doug Ridley (ATX Networks)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
May 10 Wednesday | 2:20 pm
Data Center World: Coffee Break
Location: Level 3
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 10 Wednesday | 2:35 pm
Beyond PUE & CUE: Innovation in Construction Carbon Intensity Metrics
Speakers: Bill Hassel (Turner Construction), Hashem Izadi Moud (Turner Construction), Rowan Parris (Turner Construction Company)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Speakers: Szymon (Simon) Jonca (Comarch), Marcin Geroch (Comarch)
Location: Room 7
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Sponsored Session
Ninjas Want Your Data- Secure Your Data Centers Now!
Speaker: Carlos Francisco (Meta)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Session
Strategies for Re-Using Data Center Heat Energy and Their Impact on PUE (Both Real and Perceived)
Speaker: Lars Strong, P.E. (Upsite Technologies)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Taking a Deep Dive into Ocean-Cooled Data Centers
Speaker: Kyle Burton (NZE (Net-Zero Edge))
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
May 10 Wednesday | 3:40 pm
"Fear and Loathing in Austin": US/European Data Center Sustainability & Regulation
Speaker: John Booth (Carbon3IT Ltd)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Empowering Contributors to Apply Life Skills to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Speakers: Jemma Robertson (Bloomberg), Cy Sinclair (Bloomberg)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Session
From Atoms to Bytes: Powering Data Centers with Nuclear Energy
Speaker: Michael Crabb (Last Energy)
Location: Room 6AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
Right-Sizing the Edge for What You Really Need
Speaker: Mike Andrea (Oper8 Global)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Speaker: Patty Anderson (BGIS)
Location: Room 7
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Sponsored Session
The Future of Data Center Operations: Management System and Maturity Level approach
Speakers: Joseba Calvo (EPI), Jacques Fluet (TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association))
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Session
May 10 Wednesday | 4:30 pm
Location: Exhibit Hall 1-3
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Location: Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Location: Expo Hall (Exhibit Hall 1-3)
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Location: Expo Hall (Exhibit Hall 1-3)
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 10 Wednesday | 4:35 pm
Speaker: Dennis Thankachan (Lightyear)
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 10 Wednesday | 5:05 pm
3rd Annual Innovation Challenge: Finalist Presentations
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 10 Wednesday | 7:30 pm
Data Center World Conference Party
Location: Clive Bar, Austin
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 11 Thursday | 7:30 am
Location: Expo Hall (Hall 1)
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Location: In the Palazzo area off Cesar Chavez Street, on Level 1
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Registration
May 11 Thursday | 8:30 am
Data Center World Keynote: Innovation & Convergence In The 21st Century
Speaker: Kian Gohar (Geolab)
Location: Ballroom A
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, Data Center Build
Session Type: Keynote
May 11 Thursday | 9:40 am
Bridging the Digital Divide with Sustainable Last-Mile Connectivity & Compute
Speaker: Hugh Carspecken (Ubiquity Edge)
Location: Room 10AB
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Session
Colocation with Open Source Hardware - OCP Ready Data Centers
Speaker: Rob Coyle (Open Compute Project Foundation)
Location: Room 8ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Colocation, Hyperscale and Cloud Innovation
Session Type: Session
Data Center Operators Building an ESG Roadmap
Speaker: Todd Murren (Bluebird Network)
Location: Room 5ABC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Sustainability & Mission Critical Facilities Management
Session Type: Session
It's Not Me it's My Supply Chain: Dealing with the New Reality
Speaker: Nancy Novak (Compass Datacenters)
Location: Room 9BC
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Track: Design, Build, Operate, Control
Session Type: Session
May 11 Thursday | 10:30 am
Data Center World: Coffee Break
Location: Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
Location: Exhibit Hall 1-3
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Location: Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
Location: Expo Hall (Exhibit Hall 1-3)
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 11 Thursday | 10:40 am
Solution Spotlight: Bringing Efficiency and Profitability to the Data Center with GaN
Speaker: Julian Styles (GaN Systems)
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 11 Thursday | 11:15 am
Solution Spotlight: Understanding the Fundamental Principles of Advanced Optimization
Speaker: Andrei Hari (Armstrong Fluid Technologies)
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 11 Thursday | 11:50 am
Solution Spotlight: Rapid Decom: Weeks, Not Months
Speaker: Chris Greene (Iron Mountain)
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 11 Thursday | 12:00 pm
Location: Expo Hall (Hall 1)
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
On Demand: (Keynote) How Robots and AI Will Change Digital Infrastructure
Speaker: Burcin Kaplanoglu (Oracle)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
On Demand: (Monday Kickoff) Up, up, and away! Data centers in 2023
Speaker: Bill Kleyman (Neu.ro)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
On Demand: 3 DCIM Tools, 3 DC Managers, 3 Perspectives
Speakers: Ryan Gruver (Banner Health), Cy Sinclair (Bloomberg), Bill Kleyman (Neu.ro), Christian Bingham (Aptum)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
On Demand: A Pragmatic Conversation on Data Center Sustainability
Speaker: Ben Stewart, PhD (NTT)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
Speaker: Phill Lawson-Shanks (Aligned Data Centers)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
On Demand: Cloud Repatriation- Costs are increasing and reality sinks in
Speaker: John Parker (Esri)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
On Demand: IT / OT Convergence - Challenges of Merging Two Worlds
Speaker: Ryan Gruver (Banner Health)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
On Demand: So you want that new CRAC next month? How about next year!
Speakers: Raymond Parpart (University of Chicago), Bill Winsininski (Cofluence LLC), Mark Germagian (Gateview Technologies)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
On Demand: Sustainability in Practice- An Omdia Analyst Summit
Speakers: Vlad Galabov (Omdia), Roy Illsley (Omdia), Alan Howard (Omdia), Dominika Koncewicz (Omdia), Moises Levy (OMDIA)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
May 11 Thursday | 12:20 pm
Rack and Stack Competition- Championship!
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 11 Thursday | 12:40 pm
Passport to Prizes- Winners Announcement!
Location: Data Center Live Theater, Expo Hall
Pass Type: Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Expo Hall
May 11 Thursday | 1:30 pm
Data Center Site Tours- CoolIT & Enchanted Rock
Location: Texas Advanced Computing Center, Enchanted Rock, Zilker Brewing Co.
Pass Type: Standard, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: Networking and Special Events
May 12 Friday | 12:00 pm
Speakers: Garima Kochhar (Dell), Shweta Saraf (Netflix), Rebecca Weekly (Cloudflare), Bill Kleyman (Neu.ro)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
On Demand: (Keynote) Innovation & Convergence In The 21st Century
Speaker: Kian Gohar (Geolab)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
On Demand: Data Center High Performance Computing (HPC) Challenges and Solutions
Speaker: Mark Evanko (BRUNS-PAK WORLDWIDE, INC.)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
On Demand: Generative AI/ChatGPT in the data center
Speakers: Uri Soroka (Neu.ro), Constantine Goltsev (theMind), Vova Soroka (theMind)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand
On Demand: How virtual reality reduces risk on new data center construction
Speakers: Angel Say (Resolve), Ryan Zoldan (Mortenson), Jaden Richardson (Meta)
Location: On Demand
Pass Type: Digital, Industry Conference, Standard, AFCOM Vendor Member, All Access- BUILD, All Access- Omdia, All Access- Workshop, Data Center Build
Session Type: On Demand