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Data center teams will learn comprehensive energy and thermal management strategies

Degree Controls, Inc. (DegreeC) has announced its fourth seminar in a series addressing the growing problem of data center cooling. In addition to addressing energy and thermal management in the data center, the seminar will include analysis and discussion of the EPA’s Report on Server and Data Center Efficiency, which was submitted to the U.S. Congress in August of this year.

The seminar will be held November 1, 2007 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA.

Kevin Heslin, Editor of Mission Critical magazine, which is the exclusive media sponsor for the seminar, will kick-off the seminar with an industry and trend report. “We are delighted to be involved in this seminar. DegreeC’s seminar series is touching on a topic that is very timely for today’s data center teams,” said Heslin.

Joe Loper, Vice President of Policy and Research at the Alliance to Save Energy, will deliver the luncheon keynote and provide attendees with insight on the expected effects of the EPA report on server efficiency. “I look forward to helping attendees understand what actions can be expected in the coming year. More importantly, I look forward to hearing the concerns of the data center teams that are in attendance,” said Loper.

The presentation portion of the seminar will include topics ranging from humidity to LEED certification.

Martin Olsen, Director of Product Management and Development at Active Power, Inc. will discuss how UPS systems based on thermal and compressed air can provide both back up power and cooling during a power outage.

Wally Phelps, Data Center Product Manager at DegreeC, will discuss how directing airflow rather than flood cooling can significantly lower cooling costs and reduce energy consumption.

Coy Stine, Simulation Engineer at DegreeC, will discuss the surprising hidden energy costs of humidity decisions.

Steve Spinazzola, Vice President, RTKL Associates will present a case study on building a LEED certified data center.

Michael J. Gagnon, Vice President of Product Development at Wright Line, LLC, will present a case study on the costs, benefits and efficiencies achieved by close-coupled heat containment, which can result in as much as 22 kW of effective heat removal per rack enclosure.

“For most large and mid-sized corporations the data center is the last frontier for major energy savings at low investment,” said Eric Birch, Executive Vice President of DegreeC. “This seminar will help attendees ensure that their data centers are running as efficiently as possible. In addition, attendees will learn, what (if any) government action will be taken with regard to data center efficiency.”