ServerTech Blog - Information for the Data Center Equipment Manager

INTEROP

Interop will take place in Las Vegas, NV at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center from April 27th to May 2nd.

The show exhibition will take place from April 29th to May 1st from 10 to 5.
Register for a free exhibition pass with priority code CMCLNL01.

Interop provides a one stop shop that exhibits more than 500 vendors. Considered as the largest comprehensive business technology event, the venue provides an opportunity for you to explore innovative products and technologies to meet your needs.

See vendors for the show, register for a free exhibition pass, or find additional information for the show to maximize your experience.

BICSI

The BICSI Spring Conference will take place from April 27th to April 30th in in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland.

Visit their website for more information, a full list of exhibitors, and a full conference schedule.

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty Trust is hosting a webinar today, April 21st at 12:00pm CDT.

This webinar will examine their recent survey regarding the importance of incorporating Green initiatives in the Data Center.

I find Digital Realty to be a reliable source for analyzing the Green trends taking place in the data center.

Green Grid Members Webcast

The Green Grid will host a member only webcast on Thursday, April 17^th at 8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.

For more information regarding the webcast go to
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/thegreengrid/join?id=Q9RFGC&role=attend&pw=gr%60%3B9CX

Interface- Anchorage, Alaska

Server Technology will be exhibiting in Anchorage, Alaska on April 16th at the Captain Cook Hotel.

For more information regarding the show please visit http://f2fevents.com/?page_id=13.

NAB

Server Technology will be exhibiting at NAB from April 14-17.

For a more information about NAB visit www.nabshow.com.

Interop NOC Hot Stage

As part of the setup and configuration of the Interop NOC, a Hot Stage Open House will be held on April 8th from 5 to 7pm at the Interop Hot Stage Test Facility:

330 Harbor Blvd., Building E in Belmont, CA 94002.

This is a great opportunity for your team to visit the hot stage to see the engineers and new industry technologies in action as well as finding ways to improve your data center.

Please RSVP by sending an email to rsvp@interop.net and include details for your event badge including name, company and contact information.

Data Center Command and Control

Server Technology will be exhbiting at Data Center Command and Control will take place on April 9th in London, England.

You must pre-register for the show.

Shared University Research and Academia Initiative

IBM has launched a company initiative in which Universities are, in essence, providing state of the art research and experimentation to address company standards and goals.

In a recent launch IBM has joined forces with Ohio State University and Georgia Tech with the goal of automating aspects of virtual cloud computing.  The goal is to address an initiative IBM introduced last year to provide "a company-wide cloud computing... across its server, software, services, and R&D units"

The big goal of the research is AUTOMATION.  With the frequency of changes expected to quickly escalate, IBM is exploring how to expand the capabilities of cloud computing.

As IBM noted the practical application lies in the fact that companies "are expressing interest in cloud computing because they enable them to set up and modify environments in more aggressive manners to meet business demand".  Research into automation will assist in accomplishing these goals.

Likewise, with heating and cooling costs rocketing with no sign of relief in the near future, the next generation of server's will undoubtedly address the issue of how to do more with less.  Translating to, how to more efficiently utilize Data Center space.

Research will also address power and cooling in virtual data centers and cloud computing environments.

Interop NOC Hot Seat