Presenters:
Eddie Schutter, AT&T
Dean Nelson, eBay
What are the energy efficiency concerns and experiences of end user data centers operators? What are some of the top challenges/requests of data center end users? How can The Green Grid focus its efforts on the initiatives that make the most difference in the industry and end user experiences? How can manufacturers and end users work together to support the industry in energy efficiency goals and best practices?
The Green Grid asked these questions in 2008 at the first "Birds-of-a-Feather" (BOF) session at the Technical Committee meeting in Seattle, WA. The event resulted in many of The Green Grid’s current initiatives and the development of The Green Grid Advisory Council. This end user council works directly with the Board and Committees on behalf of The Green Grid end users.
In 2009, the Advisory Council conducted another BOF session and recognized that The Green Grid needed even greater access to end users. This coupled with new membership in the Advisory Council led to a new relationship between The Green Grid and Data Center Pulse, an exclusive end user community representing over 1300 end users in 55 countries.
In this session, representatives from the Advisory Council will share the readout results of the 2009 BOF session and provide the updated "top 10" from Data Center Pulse. Additionally, Data Center Pulse’s "Chill Off 3", an industry test comparing efficiencies of different cooling products in the data center will be introduced to forum attendees.