Data Center Resources

Speaker: Kevin Macomber

Presentation Highlights:

• The shortcomings of traditional approaches
• Applying four new categories to datacenter planning
• Applying the Vector concept to capacity planning
• Building flexibility and visibility into enclosure-level power distribution

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Presentation Specifics:

With the volatile rate of change in IT technologies, power demands can quickly exceed established barriers in a legacy distribution system, such as the performance potential of existing amperage/voltage ratings, UPSs, cabling and connectors. The cost of upgrading, augmenting or replacing the power architecture can be astronomical. The costs can often be minimized or avoided if the power planning process is more forward-looking. This seminar describes an approach that considers the major milestones and thresholds in data center power requirements-and how planners should adjust their strategies and recommendations for data centers as they pass through different evolutionary stages.

Learn how to save money by lowering operating costs

• by improving power configuration flexibility to support both new and legacy hardware
• by reducing panelboard pole positions
• by reducing the complexity of the downstream electrical architecture
• by reducing installation costs by as much as 50%

Kevin Macomber

Engineering Manager - Integrated Technologies

Formerly trained in the US Navy, Kevin has over 15 years of extensive experience on the raised floor environment and supports engineering on some of the largest datacenters in North America.  He has developed or supported the design and build of dozens of industry-leading power quality designs throughout the data center electrical architecture.  He is a well respected lecturer and author.  He has spoken most recently at 7×24 Exchange, IT Roadshow and has written numerous white papers and articles to include the BICSI 2009 Winter publication.