Resources

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Electrical Safety Presentation

Electrical Safety - What you need to know for your data center With respect to electrical priorities in the data center, reliability, availability and capacity are at the top of the list. One area that is often missed or overlooked is electrical safety. Where does electrical safety fit in the design, operation and management of your data center? Are you aware of your responsibilities concerning the electrical safety of your facility? This presentation provides an introduction and overview of electrical safety standards and requirements of which you need to be aware. The presentation will be made by Martin Conroy, Senior VP and co-founder of Tier4 Data Center Group. With 25+ years in data center construction and project management, Mr. Conroy has expertise in the areas of power quality, harmonics, grounding, site analysis, code compliance, and data center cooling. Prior to co-founding Tier4 Data Center Group in 2006, Mr. Conroy was the President and founder of Computer Power Consulting Corp. Mr. Conroy is a published author and teaches courses dealing with power quality, grounding, and compliance issues. Tier4 Data Center Group provides data center consulting, site assessments, cooling studies and testing services. For more information go to: www.tier4datacentergroup.com

AFCOM-safety

Energy Efficiency for the Older Data Center Your boss keeps asking what you are doing to make your data center more energy efficient because he's getting bombarded with "green" white papers on a daily basis. Your budget doesn't have much room for capital projects to begin with - and, more importantly you need to keep dollars in reserve for issues that you know will come up. You are hearing terms like 'carbon footprint' and 'green house gases' and wonder how on earth that applies to you and your budget. This session will provide practical suggestions that can be applied to your data center environment to decrease unproductive energy usage. Suggestions will be viewed both from an initial investment and ROI perspective. We will also arm you with an understanding of the latest green terminology so you'll be prepared to address executive inquiries like a pro.

Energy Effecientcy

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