Graybar Data Center Seminar

Planning for the Next Generation Data Centers

Join Graybar for a FREE half-day seminar aimed at preparing your data center for the future. We'll feature data center pros from Chatsworth Products Inc, Corning and Brocade to answer your data center questions.

When:

Thursday, July 26th
Topics run from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cocktails 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Seminar Schedule

Topics run from 1 P.M. - 5 P.M. Cocktails following.

The Economics of Airflow Management

Could your data center be experiencing dangerous hotspots? Need to expand your data center but limited on space? Interested in learning how to reduce your data center cooling and energy costs? As the demands of today's data centers create new challenges in design, airflow management, energy savings and power, listen to CPI's industry experts provide insights on topics including:

• Data Center Design Strategies
• Economics of Airflow Management
• Best Practices for Economization

Presented by: Ian Seaton
CPI
Technical Applications Development Manager

The Future Is NOW.

Corning has skipped ahead to the next level in data center solutions, and we'll give you a glimpse into the future. How do new "top-of-a-rack" architectures impact structured cabling? What does it take to design a structured cabling solution for next generation storage area networks? What do tomorrow's data center technologies look like today? Is my network 100G ready? In this seminar, we'll provide answers to these questions plus answers to the questions you haven't thought of yet!

Presented by: Eric Klaiber
Corning
Data Center Marketing Specialist

Building Next Generation Cloud-Optimized Data Centers

The data center is undergoing a major evolution as information and services are being accessed remotely. Standards for virtualization and cloud computing are still taking shape, while low-latency, maximum uptime and cost-efficiency are paramount. But there is a risk in moving too slowly or too quickly to migrate to new technologies. Learn more in this seminar.

Presented by: Duke Butler
Brocade
Principal Engineer

Meet your presenters

Ian Seaton
CPI Technical Applications Development Manager

Ian Seaton has extensive product development experience in electro-mechanical systems. He serves on the BICSI standards committee responsible for the new data center design manual as editor of the rack and cabinet section and as a thermal consultant to the mechanical working group. He teaches BICSI-accredited data center thermal management courses. Ian has written and spoken extensively on data center thermal management over the past 7+ years. He has a master's degree from California Polytechnic State University.

 

Eric Klaiber
Corning Data Center Marketing Specialist

For the past seven years, Eric Klaiber has been involved in industries at the forefront of technology. As the data center marketing specialist for Corning Cable Systems, Eric is responsible for implementing the technical aspects of marketing strategy. This includes being the subject matter expert for the TIA-942 Standard and creating marketing strategies using this standard. Eric is also in charge of the Corning Cable Systems webinar program. Prior to this position, Eric spent two years as a field engineer for Corning Cable Systems, where he installed and tested fiber optic systems for Enterprise and Carrier Networks customers. He was responsible for teaching fiber optic training classes and also became a certified instructor for the Fiber Optic Association. This hands-on experience helped him understand the nuances of designing and installing a fiber optic network that performs efficiently, effectively and reliably. Eric has a Bachelor of Science in physics from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., and a Master of Science Management in project management from Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, Colo.

 

Duke Butler
Brocade Principal Engineer

Duke has been with Brocade for over 10 years and has worked in the networking (LAN/WAN/SAN) and disaster recovery field for more than 15 years holding positions with companies such as EMC, Nishan Systems and Sterling Software. As a principal engineer, he focuses primarily on developing technologies and next generation protocols in the data center and works extensively with Brocade's enterprise and service provider customers to understand requirements and develop solutions to meet these needs. Recently Duke has been leading the efforts in helping solve the challenge of large scale virtualization and private cloud infrastructure. He also drives customers' feedback and requirements into Brocade's product management and development teams to ensure Brocade continues to solve customers' challenges.