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Conference ITW Africa photo
Sep 12 2023 - Sep 14 2023

ITW Africa

ITW Africa is the region’s dedicated meeting for the digital infrastructure community.

The event is designed to facilitate deal-making, networking and learning between the continent’s decision makers and international connectivity providers and enablers. Uniting carrier, cloud, data centre, hyperscale, content, satellite, subsea, investment, software and infrastructure industries, ITW Africa will help create new partnerships that will lay the foundations needed to support Africa’s future digital economy. 
See you in Nairobi!
Conference Datacloud USA photo
Sep 11 2023 - Sep 13 2023

Datacloud USA

Datacloud USA returns to Austin between 11-13 September 2023.

The 2nd annual Datacloud USA is the most important event for senior leaders in US data infrastructure market: connecting decision makers from across data center, cloud, edge providers, regional and international enterprise.

You can expect unrivalled networking opportunities with major players from across the North American market as well as a ground-breaking conference schedule featuring the most influential players in 2023.
98 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, TX 78701, United States
Conference ACC 2023 photo
Sep 11 2023 - Sep 15 2023
Punta Engaño Rd, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, 6015 Cebu, Philippines
Conference NATIONAL DICE DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS & COOLING - WEST photo
Aug 15 2023 - Aug 15 2023

NATIONAL DICE DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS & COOLING - WEST


SPEAKERS AND PANELS


MANAGING HARDWARE IN A SOFTWARE WORLD:

How To Best Manage Your Infrastructure For Optimal Performance

ZAID ALI KAHN

GM, Cloud AI & Advanced Systems Engineering, Microsoft

NABEEL MAHMOOD

Member, Board of Directors, United Security Bank

REBECCA WEEKLY

VP, Hardware Systems Engineering, Cloudflare

MODERATOR
CRAIG COMPIANO

CEO, Modius

DENSITY DONE RIGHT:

Enabling High Performance Compute Through Effective Rack Management And Cooling Strategies

STEVE BENSON

VP, Critical Operations, Prime Data Centers

ALI HEYDARI

Distinguished Engineer, Nvidia

MATT PFILE

Founder & CEO, Crane Data Centers

GETTING TO THE BOTTOM LINE:

The Best Practices Around Maximizing Efficiency And Reducing Energy Without Increasing Your Costs

NICK JONES

Senior Director, Regional Operations - West, NTT Global Data Centers Americas

THERESE KERFOOT

SVP, Operations & International, EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure

DAVE MEADOWS

Director, Technology, Stulz USA

CHRIS PRUITT

Senior Director, Operations - Silicon Valley, CoreSite


WHY YOU NEED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT

What You'll Takeaway From The Conference And Key Questions Asked
  • Power and cooling are one the largest, critical segments of the data center industry, what innovations are making operations run more efficiently?
  • How will the power limitations in Northern Virginia impact how business is getting done in the West Coast?
  • High performance computing increasing in adoption - what implications does this have on power usage,  server design and efficiency?
  • What are the impacts on uptime availability, resiliency, sustainability, and power costs of ever-higher power densities and cooling requirements?
  • Air cooling, liquid cooling, or other? Which technique is best when considering cost and scale?
  • Sustainability is becoming an increasing priority, but how do we ensure we're on the right path?
  • A new standard of optimal temperature is becoming more prevalent? Who can apply this tactic and why?
  • Is the current infrastructure ready for new technologies? How do we brace for the future?
  • With increasing spend on IT from hyperscalers and enterprises, how are operators planning for more density?
 
How You'll Do More Business From Attending: Dive into power, cooling, density, DCIM trends that industry experts are currently adopting, and how to optimize your data center for the most optimal performance. With rack densities increasing and capacity continuing to hit limitations, maximizing what you have currently and running it efficiently will be a key differentiating factor. 
Relevant Industry News & Developments:
  • Nivida granted US funding for data center cooling research as AI impacts rise
  • Nvidia is seeking to redefine data center acceleration 
  • Nvidia to win big from ChatGPT as data center unit continues growth
  • CoreSite expands data center footprint in Denver and Silicon Valley
  • Prime Data Centers announces first Phoenix data center campus with five data centers and 210MW of critical power
  • EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure breaks ground on first of two Silicon Valley data centers 
 
Who You’ll Meet While Networking: Owners, providers, engineers, brokers, contractors, director of operations, director of operations, CIOs, investors, lawyers, CEOs, vice president of design and construction


301 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113
Conference AFCOM Chicago Jumpstart Your Career in Data Centers Event feat. Carrie Goetz photo
Aug 2 2023 - Aug 2 2023

AFCOM Chicago Jumpstart Your Career in Data Centers Event feat. Carrie Goetz

Jumpstart Your Career in Data Centers

Wednesday, August 2, 2023
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
Zonatherm Products
875 Busch Pkwy
Buffalo Grove, IL  60089

|   | Featured Guest Speaker:Carrie Goetz
AFCOM Data Center Institute member
Amazon Best Selling Author
Jumpstart Your Career in Data Centers: Featuring Careers for Women,
Trades and Veterans in Tech and Data Centers
|   |


Presentation will be followed by Q&A and book signing with Carrie.

The first 30 people to pre-register and attend the event will receive a FREE copy of Carrie's book!




OUR SPEAKER

|   | Carrie Goetz personifies over 40 years of global experience designing, running, and auditing, data centers, IT departments, and intelligent buildings.

Among her accolades:

* 2023 BICSI ICT Woman of the Year
* 2022 and 2023 Top 25 Women in Technology by Mission Critical
* 30 Top Most Influential Women in Tech 2021 by CIO Outlook
* Top 10 most influential women in technology 2020 by Analytics Insight
* Network Computing Inspiration Award finalist 2020
* IMason’s IM100
* 2020 Comptia Women in Leadership Spotlight Finalist.

Carrie is fractional CTO to multiple companies. She is an international keynote speaker and is published in 69 countries in over 250 publications. She holds an honorary doctorate in Mission Critical Operations, RCDD/NTS, PSP, CNID, CDCP, CSM-Agile, AWS CCP and is a Master Infrastructure Mason with 40+ certifications throughout her career. She served on the WIMCO national education committee and is a long-time participant in 7x24 Exchange, AFCOM and Data Center Institute board of advisors, Mission Critical Advisory Board, Women in Data Centers, CNet Technical Curriculum Advisory Board, NEDAS Advisory Board, a member of BICSI, Women in BICSI, and an Education committee member, and a member of Women Leading Technology Sorority. She champions STEM education through outreach projects and her podcast series. She holds two patents.
875 Busch Pkwy Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089 United States
Conference DICE NORTHEAST 2023 photo
Jul 18 2023 - Jul 18 2023

DICE NORTHEAST 2023




SPEAKERS AND PANELS


How Investors and Developers Are Navigating The Current Investment and Deal-Making Landscape

FENTRESS BOYSE

Member of Mgmt., Private Infrastructure - Americas, Partners Group

JENNIFER FRITZSCHE

Managing Director, Greenhill

SADIQ MALIK

Managing Director, DigitalBridge

JEFFREY MOERDLER

Member, Mintz

COREY WELP

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty

MODERATOR
BRIAN TORMEY

President, TitleVest

DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION:

Building To Meet Today’s Demands And Dynamic Needs

JOHN HAWKINS

Global Cloud Data Center Real Estate Lead, IBM

RYAN MALLORY

COO, Colocation Services, Flexential
JOHN PETERSON

VP, Data Center Design, Evoque Data Center Solutions

DATA CENTER OPERATIONS, ENGINEERING AND COOLING:

Leveraging New Tools, Technologies and Protocols To Do More, For Longer

ARNO VAN GENNIP

VP, Global IBX Operations Engineering, Equinix

SUDHIR KALRA

Executive VP, Global Operations, Compass Datacenters

DAVID KLEIN

Founder & CEO, ChilliRack

JOSEPH LICCARDO

VP, Data Center Field Operations, CoreSite




AGENDA

TIMEACTIVITY
8:00 AM
8:55 AM | Registration, Breakfast and Networking
8:55 AM
9:00 AM | Opening Remarks: Welcome to DICE Northeast
9:00 AM
9:45 AM | Making IT Rain: How Investors and Developers Are Navigating The Current Investment and Deal-Making LandscapeGiven current market dynamics, how are investors and developers putting their capital to work, how are leasing deals being structured?
9:45 AM
10:30 AM | Design, Construction And Engineering: Building To Meet Today’s Demands And Dynamic NeedsWith land, power, cost constraints, the way data centers are being designed and developed are changing. From build-to-suit to retrofits, various development types and architectures are being leveraged to meet client demands. What advances are we seeing in this space? What are current customer demands in the Northeast?
10:30 AM
10:50 AM | Networking Break
10:50 AM
11:35 AM | Data Center Operations and Cooling: Leveraging New Tools, Technologies and Protocols To Do More, For LongerUnderstanding energy optimization, optimal temperatures, cooling tactics, power rack density, and infrastructure design to make systems run for longer and stronger. What new practices are being applied within the data center?
11:35 AM
12:00 PM | Post-Event Networking




WHY THIS MATTERS

What You'll Learn
  • With the continued data center demand in NYC-New Jersey, the vacancy rate hit a record low of 7% in 2H2022 - what's in store for this year?
  • What has played out in the first half of 2023? How has the cost of capital affecting deal making in 2023?
  • How are major cities, like New York, preparing for the next generation of digital infrastructure?
  • What are the current design and construction trends across the tri-state and northeastern cities? Are we seeing more build-to-suit or retrofits in the market?
  • Has the migration of enterprises from NYC to the South affected the data center market?
  • Which incentives are driving data center demand in Connecticut and New Jersey from NYC?
  • What opportunities are investors currently interested in? How is sustainability changing the game?
 
How You'll Do More Business:
There is no slowdown in this industry. Learn about the trends, opportunities, and challenges ahead to position yourself to make the right business decisions and expand your network. 
Relevant Industry News & Developments:
  • 1547 Realty expands inventory in Orangeburg, NY, the company's flagship data center facility. 
  • CoreSite completed 35,000 sq ft expansion to NY2 facility
  • Lightpath announced new 300-mile diverse route between Ashburn, VA and New York Metro
  • DigitalBridge weighs sale of Vantage Data Centers Stake, raising over $1.5bn
  • Partners Group buys data center platform EdgeCore Digital with $1.2bn investment
 
Who You’ll Network With In CRE:
Owners, providers, brokers, investors, engineers, lawyers, CEOs, vice president of design and construction, heads of acquisitions, directors of site selection, end-users, and more commercial real estate decision-makers.
 
Why You Should Attend:
To learn how Northeast markets are evolving to meet today's end-user and colocation data center requirements. 
 
DON'T MISS OUR PREMIER NATIONAL DATA CENTER EVENT ON MAY 24-25 IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA 
Be sure to check out DICE East: A National Data Center Event! Bringing together hundreds of leaders across the digital infrastructure industry addressing all trending topics, the summit will be held on May 24-25 in Northern Virginia. 

New York
Conference DCD>Connect | Silicon Valley photo
Jun 26 2023 - Jun 26 2023

DCD>Connect | Silicon Valley

DCD>Connect | Silicon Valley returns to the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, bringing together 700 top executives from the West Coast's data center design and construction supply chain, for 2 days of debates, workshops, panels, interviews, demos and 1-2-1 introductions to support technology discovery and day-to-day best-practice.

In addition to our industry-leading content, we’ve also added a host of new networking and relationship building opportunities, so that you can connect with the industry's tech innovators in a 5-star setting, (think networking cafes, open bars and wine-tasting experiences) to reinforce your existing relationships and build new ones.
5101 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Conference 7x24 Spring Conference 2023 photo
Jun 4 2023 - Jun 7 2023
4040 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837
Conference DICE East: A National Two-Day Data Center Event photo
May 24 2023 - May 25 2023

DICE East: A National Two-Day Data Center Event

WHY YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS DATA CENTER COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CONFERENCE:

What You'll Learn From CRE Leaders:
  • In 2023, global data center demand is set to reach 35 GW, up from 17 GW in 2022. How are investors and developers bracing for this pace of growth?
  • The dynamics in the largest data center market in the world are changing — what are the ripple effects for stakeholders and other markets?
  • What are developers and service providers doing to manage the chronic supply chain challenges? How have they adjusted their processes for this “new normal?”
  • How are data center developers and operators actively addressing the sustainability challenges and minimizing their environmental footprints? Is there a sense of urgency?
  • What can we learn from power-hungry, high-performance computing technologies? What does it mean for the industry?
  • How are engineering practices and applications changing to adapt to today's needs? What are the current misconceptions?
  • What are the market demand drivers for higher power densities in the rack? What are the implications for the ecosystem of mechanical and electrical infrastructure?
  • Is the sector attractive to investors given the current cost of capital?
  • What will be the future innovations and big ideas that will shape this industry for the next three to five years?
 
How You'll Do More Business From Attending This Event: Learn how top players are navigating the region's density, power and land challenges, which deals are coming to the market and how industry titans are driving new trends to shape the industry. Hear from the industry's most influential people, connect with decision-makers and expand your network with the right people. 
 
Relevant Data Center News & Developments To Be Discussed During The Session:
  • ECL launches hydrogen powered data center modules
  • Quantum Loophole taps STO Mission Critical to lead construction in Frederick, Maryland, leaving Virginia 
  • The first Sabey Data Centers building in Texas completion expected in December
  • Google developing new climate-conscious cooling tech to save water
  • Catching up with data center construction constraints 
  • Countering the growing thread of human error and physical security breaches 
  • How to keep data centers cool and ensure optimal cooling capacity
  • Data center laws and regulations that could result in increased costs and delays, and a slowdown in growth
  • AI explosion forcing data center design shift 'on a viral scale'
  • Small nuclear reactors could power data centers sooner than you think
 
Who You’ll Meet During Networking: Providers, investors, contractors, lawyers, consultants, brokers, end users, CEOs, vice presidents of construction, engineers, heads of facilities, directors of operations and city officials.
 
Why You Should Attend This Summit: Learn how other data center markets are likely to follow Northern Virginia's lead at Bisnow's largest data center conference of the year.

1700 Tysons Boulevard Mclean, VA 22102
Conference Gartner IT IOCS Conference 2023 in Sydney photo
May 15 2023 - May 16 2023

Gartner IT IOCS Conference 2023 in Sydney

Businesses across the globe are challenged to bring value and innovation wherever their customers are. Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders have a critical role to play in transforming and enhancing their capabilities to empower the anywhere business. The focus is on enhancing customer experiences and developing staff and skills while building and operating resilient, sustainable, secure, and scalable platforms and systems.

Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference 2023 is the place to find objective answers and topic coverage in addition to top trends analysis. Gain the insights and guidance to create an effective pathway to the future.

488 George Street Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

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