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Entries with Label: AFCOM
AFCOM Data Center World - Day 1
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The show and the organization brings together a myriad of datacenter professionals, ranging from private, public (gov’t, education) and not for profits institutions, who come together both to share their experiences in educational sessions, network, and, for the vendors, market products. While the event covers a wide range of topics, much of the focus is on what is referenced as the “facilities side” (physical/to include building infrastructure) of the datacenter with an emphasis on power, cooling, and related “environmentals”, managed with a different skills set than what we bring on the “IT side”.
AFCOM Data Center World - Day 2
Thursday, March 31, 2011
My experience on Day 2 of the AFCOM conference has oriented on datacenter operations process and financials. As a general theme, IT managers are preoccupied with effective execution and managing costs. A couple of observations...
