7th Annual Data Center Summit
November 02, 2018 • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Golden Valley Country Club
7001 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley, MN 55427
US
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Cost
Early-Bird Rate $89; Regular Rate $99; $129.00 Walk-In Rate
Contact
952-405-7783
alan@resummits.com
Speakers Include:
Matt Koropchak, Regional VP of Sales, Flexential
Meagan Madden, Associate Product Manager, Xcel Energy
Brett Severson, Vice President, CBRE
Tom Lambrecht, Manager Economic Development Services , Great River Energy
Kylle Jordan, Regional Business Development Manager, MN Dept of Employment and Economic Development
Tom Sagstetter, Commercial Account Manager , City of Elk River
Thom Jackson, Associate, Dunham Engineering
Keith Meierhofer, Itascapoint Advisory Services
Keith Rosdahl, Vice President, Parsons Electric
8:00 AM Know your needs before you shop for a data center
• Know your uptime needs before planning against downtime
• Company goals (sustainability, certifications, reductions, acquisitions)
• Why an educated space plan will help sell your site
• How do you fit a Cloud inside a building?
• Physical and network traffic flows in and around the data center
• Could your data center use a tune up instead of buying a new one?
9:00 AM Data Center Efficiency Programs
• What type of investment needs to be made and what is the payback
• How do you determine the best change to make with all the clutter in the marketplace
• What types of changes can I make myself
• How to create opportunities to influence the value of the project
10:00 AM Break
10:10 AM Key Data Center Decisions: New Construction vs Retrofit vs Colocation
• What is driving the Data Center Industry in Minnesota
• Decision making; New vs Retrofit vs Colocation – Who should the owner engage
• Site selection and why it is unique for Data Centers
• What delivery systems should one consider? (Plan/Spec; Negotiated; Design Assist; Design Build)
• What are some of the evolving trends in the Data Center market
• What are some of the “Lessons Learned” from past projects
11:05 AM Community Infrastructure
• How can your community prepare for data center developments
• Why should a community attract data centers
• What is driving site location decision point
• How can communities work with the real estate professionals
12:00 PM Adjourn and Networking