David Cuthbertson of Square Mile Systems presented a thought provoking presentation on how to implement best practise management procedures within your Data Centre.

He then goes on to show, that currently there is no recognised framework or training for Data Centre Managers and that instead Data Centres Managers have to rely on Trade Associations such as AFCOM, The Data Centre Specialist Group and The Uptime Institute.

He then goes on to explain how the new TIA 942 framework can help give structure and guidance to Data Centre Managers.

For those who could not attend this presentation given at the BICSI Conference, held in Citywest, Dublin, Ireland, 2007 the presentation documentation can be downloaded.

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Jeff Paliga gave a very topical discussion on the current need for all Data Centre senior managers to focus on the growth rate of Data Centres and how Reliability and Scalability need to be planned at the very start of any project.

His presentation shows the 60% of CIO/CTO’s say they greatest challenge they face is Driving Growth / Innovation while trying to manage costs and that 39% of an IT Managers time is spent trouble shooting their Data Centre.
For those who could not make it the BICSI conference in Dublin, Ireland 2007 attached is the presentation given by Jeff Paliga

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Brian Donowho gave a talk about how cabinets influence the thermal dynamics of the data centre.

He showed how Koldlok Brush Grommets, reduce bypass airflow (information on Koldlok Guide part 1 and Koldloks Guide part 2) and then explained how his range of Water Cooled Cabinets can help reduce the heat in your data centre.

for those of you who could not make it to the BICSI conference held in Citywest, Dublin, Ireland. The full presentation can be downloaded here.

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The guys from ADC Krone gave a well received talk on Data Centre Design Considerations and how there range of products can help.
They also discuss pratical considerations such as Copper and Fibre Positioning in the Data Centre and the resiliance of a data centre in terms of the different tiersTier 1 - 99.671% Uptime

Tier 2 - 99.741% Uptime

Tier 3 - 99.982% Uptime

Tier 4 - 99.995% Uptime

For those of you who could not make the lecture held during the BICSI conference held in Dublin, Ireland this year, a pdf document is attached which contains the presentation given.

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