A free 1-day seminar

Most IT changes in the data center happen in incremental stages and it is rare that you have the opportunity to start from scratch. While the opportunity to renovate or build a new data center is certainly exciting, it is also intimidating. And as you begin to plan your project it's easy to slip off track with questions that require steep commitments – such as how to achieve growth and flexibility for an unpredictable future.

Don't be overwhelmed - our Renovating or Building a New Data Center Seminar is here to help! Experts Ken Brill of the Uptime Institute and IT guru Joe Clabby give you a framework to get your data center construction project started effectively and efficiently right from the start and show you the bumps in the road you can avoid along the way.

Learn about:

• What choices may affect aspects of the whole project and how to determine which path to take
• The necessary design considerations for your new infrastructure
• How to manage high profile "green" projects and ensure results
• Developing a plan to manage the process from end-to-end successfully
• And many more helpful tips on data center construction projects

Register for this seminar now!

Don't miss this opportunity - attendance is limited. Reserve your free seat today by completing our quick online registration form or by calling Chris King at 508-621-5594.

What you learn:

Session 1: Future-proofing Your Server and Systems Infrastructure

In this session, Joe Clabby provides best practices on reducing server costs by consolidating, virtualizing and provisioning your new data center. Joe will also discuss the bifurcation trend toward blades and mainframes as a proofpoint and how that may change the way you plan out your own data center environment. Topics covered include:

• Mainframes, server virtualization and blade servers -- what server setup will work best for you?
• IBM's migration of  3900+ servers to 30 mainframes
• Moving to scale-up high-end systems or blades -- why and how is this different than racks?
• Why blades and mainframes are the absolute best for dealing with power, heating, cooling, consolidation, virtualization, manageability, and real estate issues

Session 2: Assessing Your Data Center Needs and Capacity Planning

Before beginning your data center construction project, you must assess your IT needs. This includes an in depth analysis of the processing and availability demands of your customers now and in the future. In this session, speaker Ken Brill, Founder and Executive Director of The Uptime Institute provides guidance on this issue and topics such as:

• Leveraging your new server and storage designs to improve your IT efficiency and reduce future power and cooling requirements
• Determining floor space, power and cooling that you will need now and in the future
• Deciding how far ahead you should make commitments for unknowns

Session 3: How to Manage a Data Center Construction Project

This session with Ken Brill takes you through the fundamentals for building your management team, including best practices for evaluating and selecting consultants and the role of IT in your project. Ken also discusses considerations to explore when selecting a data center site and provide an overview of the costs and tradeoffs of a data center construction project. The following topics are also explored:

• Roles that should be retained by the internal team and which can be delegated to consultants
• The Tier levels you can build on and how the costs work out
• If you have an existing 10 plus year old data center -- how do you decide if you should renovate or build a green field site?
• Risks and gotcha’s that typically occur during a data center construction project

Don't miss out! Attendance is free, apply now by registering online or call Chris King at 508-621-5594 to reserve your seat today.

Who should attend:

This seminar is designed for IT managers and IT practitioners responsible for expanding, renovating or new data center construction projects.

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