Program Agenda - February 7, 2013
Track A: General Session Room
Data Center Case Studies
Track B: Breakout Room B
Trending Industry Topics
Track C: Breakout Room C
Emerging Technologies
7:30 - 9:00 am
Registration - Continental Breakfast - Networking - Visit Exhibitors
9:00 - 9:10 am Welcome from Maricel Cerruti and Bob Brown, TELADATA
9:10 - 9:50 am
Opening Keynote Speaker:
Emerging Technologies and the Future Workplace
Philip Ross, CEO of UNWIRED and UnWork.com
10:00 - 10:40 am
Tackling Legacy Data Center Challenges
Moderator: Kyle Brown, Technical Documentation Manager, TELADATA
Panelist: Jim Allen, Vice President of Information Technology, Protective Life Insurance
Panelist: Kevin Barney, Data Center Manager, University of California, San Francisco
To Cloud, or Not to Cloud?
That is the Question.
Speaker: Colin Mayne, Senior Architect and IT Management Consultant
Speaker: Willem Cilliers, Freelance Architect and IT Consultant
Emerging Technologies That Will Change Our Data Centers
KC Mares, President & CEO, MegaWatt Consulting and CTO, Unique Infrastructure Group
10:40 - 11:00 am Break
11:00 - 11:40 am
Managing Power in a Hyper-Growth Environment: How Box, the Fastest Growing SaaS Company in History, Manages Their Data Center Environment
Speaker: Jeff Routledge, Director of Data Center Operations, Box
Speaker: Calvin Nicholson, Senior Director of Software and Firmware, Server Technology
Navigating the DCIM Space: End-User Panel Discussion
Moderator: David Shroyer, Senior Critical Facilities Manager, Citrix
Panelist: Greg Bush, Senior Manager at SAP Americas, Inc.
Panelist: Matthew Zeier, Director of IT Operations at Mozilla
The Promise of Technology vs. The Reality
Moderator: Brian Mata, Audiovisual Design Manager, TELADATA
Panelist: Trent K. Tanaka, Director of Audiovisual Technology, Information Resources and Technology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Panelist: David Smith, Director, Technical Operations, Financial Engines
11:50 am - 1:30 pm Lunch - Visit Exhibitors - Networking - Raffle Prize Announcements
Platinum Lunch Sessions
1:00 - 1:30 pm
 Platinum Sponsor
Presentation by Schneider Electric
From RACK to CRAC: The latest in
Data Center Cooling Trends
Speaker: Michael Donahue, Cooling Business Development Manager, Western North America, Schneider Electric		 Platinum Sponsor
Presentation by Raritan
Minimizing the Hidden Costs of
Managing IT Racks
Speaker: Jawahar Swaminathan,
Director, Energy Management Solutions, Raritan		 Platinum Sponsor
Presentation by Eaton
Harmonic Management in
Energy Saver System UPS
Speaker: Ed Spears, Technical Product
Marketing Manager, Eaton
1:40 - 2:20 pm
There is Hope! How to Extend the Life of your Existing Data Center
Speaker: John Markley, Manager, Global Data Center Operations, Robert Half International
Speaker: Walt Otis, Manager North American Data Center Operation, Robert Half International
The Death of the Retail, Multi-tenant Colocation Data Center?
Speaker: Jason Weckworth, Vice President of Data Center Operations, RagingWire
Innovations in Corporate Real Estate Facilities Design
Moderator: Christina Clark, Vice President, Wixen Real Estate, Inc.
Panelist: Ed Pate, Senior Real Estate & Facilities Manager, Lab126
Panelist: Jeremy Neuner, Co-Founder and (R)evolutionary-in-Chief, NextSpace
Panelist: Louis Schump, VP, Senior Interior Designer, HOK
2:20 - 2:35 pm Break
2:35 - 3:15 pm
Shands HealthCare Achieved Asset Tracking Efficiency
Speaker: Joseph Keena, Manager of Data Center Operations, Shands HealthCare
Speaker: Robin Stringfellow, IS Senior Data Center Analyst, Shands HealthCare
Critical Facilities Roundtable Panel: Alternative and Renewal Power for Off-Grid Computing
Moderator: Bruce Myatt, Executive Vice President, The Data Centers LLP
Panelist: Brian Janous, Utility Architect – Data Center Advanced Development Global Foundation Services, Microsoft
Panelist: Peter Feldman, CEO and Principal, DataGryd
Panelist: Robert H. Krizman, President, The Data Centers, LLC
Building-Wide Applications of People-Centric Data: Benefits of Responsive Buildings
Speaker: Matt Price, VP Channel Development, Enlighted, Inc.
Speaker: Robert Ule, Global Energy Manager, JDSU
3:15 - 3:30 pm Break
3:30 - 4:10 pm
Emerging Trends of "Active-Active" Data Centers
Moderator: Pat Lynch, Managing Director, CBRE
Panelist: Bruce Whetstone, IT Management Consultant, Taos Inc.
Panelist: Lane Patterson, CTO, Equinix
eBay's OpenStratus Private Cloud
Speaker: Jon Langshaw, Director Product Management, Compute & Data Infrastructure (CDI), eBay
Speaker: Suneet Nandwani, Director, Cloud Engineering, eBay
Mobile Technologies Disrupting Your Facility
Moderator: Eric Stromberg, VP Search
Service Engineering, Yahoo!
Panelist: Randy Marcotte, Director of Sales, PerfectCV
Panelist: Michael Nann, WBE, Near-Field Communication
4:10 - 4:30 pm Break
4:30 - 5:10 pm
Ending Keynote Panel Discussion:
The Future of Building Infrastructure
Moderator: Sherry Gubera, VP, CORNISH & CAREY COMMERCIAL Newmark Knight Frank
Panelist: Allan Leinwand, VP and CTO, Platform Development, ServiceNow, Inc.
Panelist: Michael Hirahara, VP, Global Real Estate, Facilities & Services, Brocade
Panelist: Indu Kodukula, COO, Limelight Networks
5:10 - 7:00 pm
Closing Reception - Grand Prize Announcement
  * Must be present to win raffle and grand prize giveaways