Data Center World 2025
What if...? A Collaborative Workshop on Future Data Center Design
Ryan Gruver (IT Director, Banner Health)
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Track: Emerging IT & Data Center Technologies
Session Type: Workshop
Vault Recording: TBD
Audience Level: All Audiences
As data demands surge globally, the challenge of designing ultra-scale data centers becomes more critical than ever. In this interactive workshop, attendees will collaboratively design a 10-gigawatt data center—a monumental project that pushes the boundaries of current technology and sustainability. Participants will be guided through the process of conceptualizing a futuristic facility capable of delivering unprecedented computing power, all while balancing energy efficiency, cooling solutions, and infrastructure scalability.
This half day program will focus on key design principles such as power distribution, cooling innovations, and renewable energy integration. Attendees will work in teams to develop solutions, tackling real-world challenges like site selection, modular designs, automation, and green energy sourcing.
By the end of the workshop, participants will have co-created a blueprint for a state-of-the-art data center capable of handling tomorrow's data workloads, ensuring high availability, sustainability, and cost-efficiency. Whether you're a data center operator, engineer, or IT leader, this session will provide you with the insights and practical strategies needed to lead in the next era of data center design.
Takeaway
- Practical insights into designing scalable and sustainable mega data centers, including power distribution and cooling innovations.
- Strategies for integrating renewable energy sources and maximizing energy efficiency in future data center designs.
- Hands-on experience collaborating on a futuristic data center blueprint, preparing participants to tackle real-world challenges in ultra-scale infrastructure projects.